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How come this NPC animation play script doesn't work? am I missing something?

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Hey guys, I'm trying to get my NPC/Models to play animation (automatically) but it doesn't work and I got this error: 14:00:46.507 - Play is not a valid member of Animation 14:00:46.509 - Stack Begin 14:00:46.511 - Script 'Workspace.Worker.Script', Line 4 14:00:46.512 - Stack End

So mainly it's; 14:00:46.507 - Play is not a valid member of Animation

But I don't know what's wrong, I added a script inside the Worker (NPC) so the script's parent is Worker, then I added a new animation into Worker so it's parent is also Worker, now this is the code in the script;

local animation = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Animation")
while wait() do
	wait(0.1)
	animation:Play()
	wait(0.1)
end

As I said, I'm trying to play the animation so it will just keep playing and playing, but it won't,

What's wrong? Should I move something? Do I need a different script?

And lastly, can you help me rewrite the script while explaining or tell me what I did wrong so I can fix it.

Thank you if you really tried to help.

Anonymous

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If this is an NPC, make sure you're using a Server Script.

Your problem is you're attempting to use :Play() for an Animation instance. :Play() works for an AnimationTrack, not Animation.

  • What is the Animation Instance?

This is basically an Instance that you give a reference to your animation with. Using the AnimationId property.

  • What is an AnimationTrack?

The AnimationTrack is the actual 'animation' that you can play and manipulate to stop, slow down/speed up, and so on. To create this you must use the :LoadAnimation() function with Humanoid or AnimationController to get the AnimationTrack. Example: local AnimationTrack = Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(AnimationInstance)

Here is your fixed script (Assuming you properly made the animation):

local animation = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Animation")
local AnimationTrack = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid"):LoadAnimation(animation) -- I am assuming you have a Humanoid and script.Parent is the Model of the NPC
while wait() do
    wait(0.1)
    AnimationTrack:Play()
    wait(0.1)
end

Also, why are you using a loop and spamming the Play function for your script? There is a way to edit your animation so it loops normally if that is what you're attempting to do.

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