How do i randomise the 'StarterCharacter' for players?

Hi, for my game i require players appearance to be randomised on respawn. I have 4 different characters for my game to choose from. So far i have this:


game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(plr)
	plr.CharacterAdded:connect(function(char)
		local Characters = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Players:GetChildren()[math.random(1,4)]
		print(Characters)
		
		if game:GetService("StarterPlayer"):FindFirstChild("StarterCharacter") then
			game:GetService("StarterPlayer").StarterCharacter:Destroy()
		end
		Characters.Name = "StarterCharacter"
		Characters.Parent = game:GetService("StarterPlayer")
		
		
	end)
end)

Now this works, but not very accurate. Heres what happens in a nutshell.

Spawning (As my own avatar, SHOULD spawn as one of the 4 characters)
Reset
Spawn as ONE of the characters
Reset
Spawn as my Own avatar again.

What i want from this script is so that it will ALWAYS spawn as one of the 4 characters. Please help, Thanks :)

AnonymousJun 17, 2018

✓ Accepted answer

If you check well, you are inserting your rig in StarterPlayer. You're changing it when character is added, which won't put the character you randomised. To fix, you need to change the StarterCharacter when the Character is removed.

game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(plr)
    local Characters = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Players:GetChildren()[math.random(1,4)]

    if game:GetService("StarterPlayer"):FindFirstChild("StarterCharacter") then
        game:GetService("StarterPlayer").StarterCharacter:Destroy()
    end

    Characters.Name = "StarterCharacter"
    Characters.Parent = game:GetService("StarterPlayer")
    plr.CharacterRemoving:connect(function(char)
        Characters = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Players:GetChildren()[math.random(1,4)]

        if game:GetService("StarterPlayer"):FindFirstChild("StarterCharacter") then
            game:GetService("StarterPlayer").StarterCharacter:Destroy()
        end
        Characters.Name = "StarterCharacter"
        Characters.Parent = game:GetService("StarterPlayer")
    end)
end)

AnonymousJun 17, 2018Edited Jun 17, 2018Permalink

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And to do this i will need to add an OnDied function?

AnonymousJun 17, 2018#

I've already posted the solution. OnDied is not a existing event. Though, having the character removed is not the same as having 0 health in your humanoid (dead). So, uh, you should use CharacterRemoving.

AnonymousJun 17, 2018#

Ok thanks, it works better now. However, How would i randomise the character so that on spawn the player has one of the randomised characters, because at the moment the player still spawns as him/herself as soon the play button is pressed

AnonymousJun 17, 2018#

Edited, try it out.

AnonymousJun 17, 2018#

Brilliant, Thankyou

AnonymousJun 17, 2018#

Now you have corrected it i can now understand the logic, quite a simple fix all along :P. Thankyou so much.

AnonymousJun 17, 2018#

No problem

AnonymousJun 17, 2018#

Can I use this script for my own game?

AnonymousMar 9, 2020#

Also, where do you put the script/localscript ?

AnonymousMar 9, 2020#

The Server Script Service i think

AnonymousAug 23, 2020#

How do i randomise the 'StarterCharacter' for players?

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