local player=game.Players.Localplayer
local char=player.Character
Every time I try to test my game, this error pops up... I don't know how to fix this...
18:59:37.338 - Players.Player1.Backpack.LootCorpse:5: attempt to index field 'Character' (a nil value)
Character is a nil value. Your code doesn't contain enough information to discern why, but let's have a gander:
You're not waiting for player.Character to exist. char = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:wait() will fix that issue, because it makes sure that it waits for your character at all times.
You're not using WaitForChild. This is a LocalScript; in the event that Character isn't Player.Character like expected, you'll need to use WaitForChild to make sure that it exists before trying to get any references to it.
It seems like the Character is returning before the character actually loads in. Here's a simple fix
local player = game.Players.Localplayer
repeat wait() until player.Character
local char = player.Character
Note: Also make sure this is in a LocalScript, or else you can't call the LocalPlayer
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Your 2nd bullet is incorrect. I've tested that out before, and that's the reason my scripts never got past that point. The model 'Character' isn't a child of the Player Instance, which will prohibit the script from advancing beyond that point. In case I flipped my words: 'Character' won't show up as a descendant of Player in the Explorer, so therefor it will not work.
My second bullet isn't incorrect, but instead you just can't read. My second bullet is in the event that it's not referring to the Character property of Player and instead a Character child of some other object. There's a whole 3 lines missing, so I have to cover all possibilities.