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How would i make the players character change on textbutton click?

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4 years ago

How would I make the players character change on textbutton click? I mean I have an idea but it doesnt work. I thought it would be somethin like

1script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
2    local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
3    local char = game:WaitForChild('ServerStorage').CustomCharacter
4    player.Character = char

how would I do it?

3 answers

Answered by

BestCreativeBoy 1395

4 years ago

Edited 4 years ago

Don't try to access Server Storage via LocalScript as it will not work. Bcz Server Storage is accessable by server only.

This is not going to be a simple thing..

First, Local script in TextButton.

1script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
2    game.ReplicatedStorage.YOUR_REMOTE_EVENT_NAME:FireServer()
3end

Then, the Server script in ServerScriptService.

01local function applyBodyColors(player, item, RigType)
02    local char = player.Character
03    item.Parent = char --Here, item is Body Color of the character
04end
05 
06local function applyBodyPart(player, item, RigType)
07    if RigType == "R15" then
08        local replace = player.Character:FindFirstChild(item.Name)
09 
10        if replace then
11            item.Parent = player.Character
12            replace:Destroy()
13        end
14 
15        player.Character.Humanoid:BuildRigFromAttachments()
16 
17    else -- If, the Rig type isn't R15
18 
19        for _, oldPart in ipairs(player.Character:GetChildren()) do
20            if oldPart.ClassName == "CharacterMesh" then
21                if oldPart.Name == item.BodyPart.Name then
22                    oldPart:Destroy()
23                end
24            end
25        end
26        item.Name = item.BodyPart.Name 
27        item.Parent = player.Character
28    end
29end
30 
31local function AddItemToCharacter(player, item, rigType)
32    local Type = item.ClassName
33 
34    if Type == "Accessory" or Type == "Shirt" or Type == "Pants" or Type == "Hats" then
35        item.Parent = player.Character
36    elseif Type == "Tool" then
37        item.Parent = player.Backpack
38 
39    elseif item.Name == "Head" then
40        player.Character.Head.Mesh:Destroy()
41        item.Mesh.Parent = player.Character.Head
42        player.Character.Head.face:Destroy()
43        item.face.Parent = player.Character.Head
44        player.Character.Head.Color = item.Color
45 
46    elseif Type == "MeshPart" then
47        applyBodyPart(player, item, rigType)
48 
49    elseif Type == "BodyColors" then
50        applyBodyColors(player, item, rigType)
51    end
52end
53 
54local function loadCharacter(player)
55    local Character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
56    local RigType = Character.Humanoid.RigType == Enum.HumanoidRigType.R15 and "R15" or "R6"
57 
58    local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
59    local NewCharacter = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Character")
60 
61    if NewCharacter then
62        if player:HasAppearanceLoaded() == false then
63            repeat until player:HasAppearanceLoaded() == true
64        end
65 
66        player:ClearCharacterAppearance()
67 
68        local EquipCharacter = NewCharacter:Clone()
69        for _, item in pairs(EquipCharacter:GetChildren()) do
70            AddItemToCharacter(player, item, RigType)
71        end
72    end
73end
74 
75game.ReplicatedStorage.YOUR_REMOTE_EVENT_NAME.OnServerEvent:Connect(loadCharacter)
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It's too long I know and just don't copy/paste. Try to understand the script first.

Make sure to add Remote Event in ReplicatedStorage and rename it to that you will be using in the script.

Also, add the character u want to give the player in ReplicatedStorage.

Lemme know if it helps! Please do give an Upvote if it helped you bcz the script took really long time to write.

imma give you an update wether it worked or not cause gosh darn thats a long script Galaxybombboy 134 — 4y

UPVOTE* Galaxybombboy 134 — 4y

Answered by

iOwn_You 543

4 years ago

You need to (locally) clone CustomCharacter to game.StarterPlayer And then name it “StarterCharacter” and do Player:LoadCharacter()

but won't that make STARTER character? Galaxybombboy 134 — 4y

StarterCharacter is the char the player spawns with. If you want to revert it when they die you can use Humanoid.Died to do StarterCharacter:Destroy() iOwn_You 543 — 4y

Youre also using Player:LoadCharacter() to load the new starter character. iOwn_You 543 — 4y

Did this work? ISReFleX 31 — 4y

Answered by

Galaxybombboy 134

4 years ago

COMBO of 2 Replies.

script 1: (localscript inside button)

1script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
2    game.ReplicatedStorage.changecharacter:FireServer()
3end)

script2(script inside serverscriptservice)

1game.ReplicatedStorage.changecharacter.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
2        local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
3        ServerStorage.StarterCharacter:Clone().Parent = game.StarterPlayer
4        player:LoadCharacter()
5end)

Works! Thanks iOwn_You and BestCreativeBoy

How would i make the players character change on textbutton click?

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