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:
local char = script.Parent:GetChildren()
for i = 1, #char do
local hum = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animation = hum:LoadAnimation(game.Workspace.CultistAnimations.Cheer)
animation:Play()
end
Any help is appreciated
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.
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animation = humanoid:LoadAnimation(game.Workspace.CultistAnimations.Cheer)
animation:Play()
Or if for some reason, the characters are all in a folder, you can do:
local humanoid
local characters = script.Parent:GetChildren()
for i,v in pairs(characters) do
if v:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
humanoid = v
local animation = humanoid:LoadAnimation(game.Workspace.CultistAnimations.Cheer)
animation:Play()
end
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.
Thanks! I fixed the nil value that occurred after using this script and now it all works. Thank you!
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Are all of these NPCs in a model? Or are they free objects in the workspace?
They're in a model