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How do I change a player's team?

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Sharpthy 46
8 years ago 
local function getTeamPlayers(teamColor)
local output = {}
for _, player in pairs(game.Players:getPlayers()) do
if (not player.Neutral) and player.TeamColor == BrickColor.new(teamColor) then
table.insert(output, player)
end
end
return output
end

length = function( tab )
    local count = 0 -- increases in accordance with
    --number of entries in provided table
    for index, value in next, tab do
        -- iterates through provided table
        count = count + 1
    end

    return count -- returns total amount of found entries in table `tab`
end

length(getTeamPlayers()) 

function onClicked()
print "test" -- To test if it even gets up to this point
    if (#getTeamPlayers("Bright blue")) < 17 then
        print(#getTeamPlayers("Bright blue"))
        game.Players.LocalPlayer.TeamColor = BrickColor.new("Bright blue") -- This is the broken line
    end
end

script.Parent.ClickDetector.MouseClick:connect(onClicked)

The line to change a player's team isn't working. I have tried lots and lots and things and now I have no idea. How do I change the player who pressed team to Bright blue?

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Answered by
ImageLabel 1541 Moderation Voter
8 years ago

Hi.

The length function I gave was just an example of how the operator itself functioned. It wasn't really meant to be used in your code because the operator is much easier and simpler to use.

  • You cannot use the LocalPlayer unless you are running your code from a LocalScript.

  • You might also want to check that the player's Neutral property is set to false so that they can be automatically classed under the blue team on the leader-board.

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer -- assign a variable to the local player

local function getTeamPlayers(teamColor)
local output = {}
for _, v in pairs(game.Players:getPlayers()) do
if (not v.Neutral) and v.TeamColor == BrickColor.new(teamColor) then
table.insert(output, player)
end
end
return output
end

local function onClicked()
    if (#getTeamPlayers("Bright blue")) < 17 then
        if player.Neutral then
            player.Neutral = false
        end
        player.TeamColor = BrickColor.new("Bright blue")
    end
end

script.Parent.ClickDetector.MouseClick:connect(onClicked)
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Ok, so I've tried that script, and for some reason it still will not work. (I have made it a local script, yes) Sharpthy 46 — 8y
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