I have a tool in game.StarterPack I want it to play a animation once I equip it. I made a r6 animation and the game is r6. I have the animation in the tool. I do not know if I should use a server script or a local script. But, I made a server script that does not work. Here it is:
local animation = script.Parent.Animation
if script.Parent.Equipped == true then
local animation:Play()
end
It does not work, please help me.
Equipped is an event. You can't compare Equipped (which is RBXScriptSignal) to a boolean value. Instead, connect it to a function so that when the event fires, the function is ran. You can connect an event to a function by using the Connect method in a RBXScriptSignal. Remember that you also can't play an animation if it's built on R15 and you're using an R6 rig.
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer --this is the Local Player. only local script's can reference the Local Player.
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:wait() --if the Character is nil than the script will wait for the character to be added
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid") --wait for the humanoid to be added to the character before we try and reference it
local tool = script.Parent
local animation = tool.Animation
local track = humanoid:LoadAnimation(animation) --load the animation into the humanoid
tool.Equipped:Connect(function() --connect event to function
wait(0.1) --allow some time. roblox doesn't like it when you play an animation immediately after this event apparently
track:Play() --play the animation
end)
tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
track:Stop() --stop the animation in case the player unequips the tool while the equip animation is playing. counter-measure
end)
I tried to be descriptive on what was happening. It's good practice to use lots of descriptive variables. Good luck!
How do I make the player frozen during the animation?
You can do this
local animation = script.Parent.Animation
local animation_time-span = 1 --seconds
local tool = script.Parent
script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
local humanoid = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character:WaitForChild('Humanoid') --get humanoid (use LocalScript for this)
humanoid = tool.Parent:WaitForChild('Humanoid') -- get humanoid (script, not localscript)
local track = humanoid:LoadAnimation(animation)
track:Play()
wait(animation_time-span)
track:Stop()
end)
Remove the wait and stop and it will play continuously
I want a script that once I take out the tool from my backpack it plays an animation. The animation is in the tool.
Your variable at line 2 is a syntax error. You don't need to load the animation into the humanoid every time it's equipped - initialize it in the global scope.
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The problem is, what if the tool doesn't start in a player. What if the tool switches players, like a trade
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Equipped is an event, not a boolean
Sorry, I did not know that. Please tell me what I can do.
Are you askng, like how to make a equip animation script? Like the way you hold the tool? or what? And also, as theking said, Equipped is an event.
ChefDev, what I mean is when I take out the tool it plays an animation.