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Why is the global index becoming a nil value?

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The script I have is to destroy all the clothes and t-shirt as well as change a player's skin color.

The script breaks at Line 4 giving the error: attempt to index global 'char' (a nil value)

I don't understand why it works in Studio but not in actual gameplay.

Here is the code.

local char = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character

while wait(1) do
	for i,v in pairs (char:GetChildren()) do
		if v:IsA("Shirt") or v:IsA("CharacterMesh") or v:IsA("Pants")or v:IsA("ShirtGraphic") or v:IsA("Hat") then 
			v:Destroy()
		end	
		if v.Name == "Torso" then
        for _, TorsoChild in pairs(v:GetChildren()) do
            if TorsoChild:IsA('Decal')then
                print("Decal Removed")
                TorsoChild:Destroy()
				game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Head.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Light orange")
game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Torso.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Institutional white")
game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character["Left Arm"].BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Light orange")
game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character["Right Arm"].BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Light orange")
game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character["Left Leg"].BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Dark stone grey")
game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character["Right Leg"].BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Dark stone grey")
break
            end
        end
    end
	end
end
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2 comments

0

Yes, this is in a LocalScript and also in the Player's PlayerGui

Anonymous#
0

You should tab your code properly.

Anonymous#

1 answer

✓ Accepted answer

Wait For The Character To Load!

You can do this by using the added event with a wait(), and an or statement. Example,

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:wait()

If we add this to your script we get this,

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:wait()

while wait(1) do
    for i,v in pairs (char:GetChildren()) do
        if v:IsA("Shirt") or v:IsA("CharacterMesh") or v:IsA("Pants")or v:IsA("ShirtGraphic") or v:IsA("Hat") then 
            v:Destroy()
        end 
        if v.Name == "Torso" then
	        for _, TorsoChild in pairs(v:GetChildren()) do
	            if TorsoChild:IsA('Decal')then
	                print("Decal Removed")
	                TorsoChild:Destroy()
	                game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Head.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Light orange")
	game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Torso.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Institutional white")
	game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character["Left Arm"].BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Light orange")
	game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character["Right Arm"].BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Light orange")
	game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character["Left Leg"].BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Dark stone grey")
	game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character["Right Leg"].BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Dark stone grey")
	break
	            end
        	end
   	 end
    end
end

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