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[SOLVED] How to update a :GetChildren() variable in a PlayerAdded event?

Asked by 3 years ago
Edited 3 years ago

So I have just started scripting in roblox and I am trying to make a simple script that will randomly select a player just like a murder mystery game! The code:

local players = game.Players:GetChildren()
local imposter = nil
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function()
    print (players)
end)
if #players > 2 then
    Imposter = players[math.random(1, players)]
    print(imposter)
end

The output:

{}  -  Server - ImposterSelect:4

What I imagine is happening is that the variable is getting set before I join the game making it empty. What I am trying to do is update the variable to be what is currently is. I could put the line local players = game.Players:GetChildren() in the PlayerAdded event but I would need to redefine it outside the event to access it.

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Answered by 3 years ago

Hi! I solved it myself! I removed the local tag in my variable to make it script-global.

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