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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.
1 | local tool = script.Parent |
2 | local player = script:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA("Player") |
3 | 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)
1 | local tool = script.Parent |
2 | local player = script:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA("Player") |
3 | local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait() |
4 | print(player) |
5 | print(character) |
6 | tool.Parent = character |
prints but immediately after it says nil so...
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1 | local tool = script.Parent |
2 | local player = script:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA("Player") |
3 | local character = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(player.Name) |