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NPC animation not playing?

Asked May 16, 20181,243 views4 answers

I have a simple animation for an NPC. There's a script in the character with and animation inside. The AnimationID of it are the numbers that come up from the animations tab on the website link.

The script goes like this:


local anim = script:WaitForChild('Animation')
local hu = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local dance = hu:LoadAnimation(anim)

wait(1)

dance:Play()

But for some reason it doesn't do anything. When I put in a print after the Play()

eg:

wait(1)

dance:Play()
print('Played')

It DOES print 'Played' although I can't see it animating.

Is there a different ID I need to use for the animation? I know for gamepasses there is a different Data-Asset-ID, so is there something similar for animations too?

Please help.

AnonymousMay 16, 2018Edited May 16, 2018

4 answers

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Actually it seems about right. Try changing script:WaitForChild("Animation") to script.Animation

Everything seems right.

Here are the things you need to check for:

If the NPC is anchored, unanchor it.
If you want the NPC to not move, even though you need the NPC unanchored, then anchor the HumanoidRootPart
Another way is to add this script:

script.Parent.Parent.HumanoidRootPart.Anchored = true

Hope this helps!

AnonymousMay 16, 2018Permalink

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Nothing is working... I've even tried using a different animation

AnonymousMay 17, 2018#

The problem is that you're setting something that isn't really a variable (things like do, time, then, cannot be changed)

You can see them easily, it's highlighted in blue (unless you change the colors!)

--> Answer

Change your variable to another one, like animTrack

AnonymousMay 16, 2018Edited May 16, 2018Permalink

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it still doesn't do anything if i change it

AnonymousMay 16, 2018#

The animation has to be yours, you have to be the one who made the animation because roblox doesnt allow you to use other people animations

AnonymousMay 16, 2018#

It is mine

AnonymousMay 16, 2018#

Is there an error like --> Animation ... failed to load in ...?

AnonymousMay 16, 2018#

Nope...

AnonymousMay 16, 2018#

Are you running it froma script or local script and where is it located?

AnonymousMay 16, 2018#

Script, its in the NPC's character

AnonymousMay 16, 2018#

Just like I said in the original post

AnonymousMay 16, 2018#

Are you sure it doesn't play? Try another animation first (a roblox default one should be good for testing)

AnonymousMay 16, 2018#

Try if this works:

local Animation = Instance.new('Animation')
local AnimTrack = nil 

Animation.AnimationId = "" -- paste your animation id here

AnimTrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(Animation)
AnimTrack:Play()

AnonymousMay 16, 2018Permalink

Turns out that place is just broken because when I tried a different place with the EXACT SAME THINGS it worked. :/

AnonymousMay 17, 2018Permalink

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