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Can't get the Character of a Player?
I have a tool in starterpack and inside there a server script. My idea was to get the player from the backpack and then the character, but it errors saying nil or that it's not a valid member of DataModel. I found the player, but I can't use Player.CharacterAdded:Wait() or Player.Character for some reason.
local tool = script.Parent
local player = script:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA("Player")
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
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The problem is because `player` is nil. I need more details from you to give you a solution. Optikk 499 — 4y
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bro I literally said I found the player and it's "FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA("Player")" Sindrotex -41 — 4y
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Try `print(type(character))` and see what is printed NotTheChara 191 — 4y
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Sindro, you grabbed the player wrong. WideSteal321 773 — 4y
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ight how do I grab it right Sindrotex -41 — 4y
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both player and character print right, but if I try to parent a model FROM the tool to the character it breaks saying "attempt to index nil with character"
(tool variable is the model)
local tool = script.Parent
local player = script:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA("Player")
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
print(player)
print(character)
tool.Parent = character
prints but immediately after it says nil so...
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local tool = script.Parent
local player = script:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA("Player")
local character = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(player.Name)