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Attempt to call a nil value in my loop script?
I am trying to make a script that animates a bunch of NPCs all at once. However, in the output, it says:
attempt to call a nil value
It is on line 4 and I cannot figure out what is wrong with it
This is the code:
1 | local char = script.Parent:GetChildren() |
2 |
3 | for i = 1, #char do |
4 | local hum = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid") |
5 | local animation = hum:LoadAnimation(game.Workspace.CultistAnimations.Cheer) |
6 | animation:Play() |
7 | end |
Any help is appreciated
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Are all of these NPCs in a model? Or are they free objects in the workspace? Vxpper 101 — 4y
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They're in a model iiPizzaCraver 71 — 4y
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I imagine that the script is parented to only one character. In that case, it is better that you directly reference the humanoid than using :GetChildren() and play the animation.
1 | local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid") |
2 | local animation = humanoid:LoadAnimation(game.Workspace.CultistAnimations.Cheer) |
3 | animation:Play() |
Or if for some reason, the characters are all in a folder, you can do:
01 | local humanoid |
02 | local characters = script.Parent:GetChildren() |
03 |
04 | for i,v in pairs(characters) do |
05 | if v:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then |
06 | humanoid = v |
07 | local animation = humanoid:LoadAnimation(game.Workspace.CultistAnimations.Cheer) |
08 | animation:Play() |
09 | end |
10 | end |
The problem is that the script itself is a child of its parent and the script has no humanoid which throws a nil value.
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Thanks! I fixed the nil value that occurred after using this script and now it all works. Thank you! iiPizzaCraver 71 — 4y