Animation freezing and wont unfreeze upon dropping tool | Roblox Studio Community | Page 1

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 5:50 PM

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Trying to use a custom tool hold animation, it freezes at a certain animationevent as intended but if i drop the item or delete it, the equip animation is completely stuck. I'm totally new to animations and scripting them if you cant already tell so please help + give feedback 🙏

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agile masonBOT Apr 1, 2025, 6:05 PM

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studio ** You are now Level 7! ** studio

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:28 PM

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hmm

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well first thing there is a memory leak, you wouldnt want to load a new animation on every equip & unequip

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i suggest you load it outside kf these events and then play/stop as needed

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:30 PM

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signal swallow i suggest you load it outside kf these events and then play/stop as needed

how would i do that?

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:31 PM

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instead of defining the track when the tool is equipped or unequipped, i suggest you define it directly after it's declared

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can you copy the code and send it in a codeblock here

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:32 PM

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signal swallow can you copy the code and send it in a codeblock here

@tepid bloom

sacred slate Apr 1, 2025, 6:33 PM

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Make sure you turn off looped after animation is finished

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That might fix

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:34 PM

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sacred slate Make sure you turn off looped after animation is finished

yeah this too

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:36 PM

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signal swallow <@478651356073295902>

how

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wait wt

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:36 PM

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sacred slate Make sure you turn off looped after animation is finished

oh ight
i use moon animator so idk if thatll effect

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:36 PM

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copy your code

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& paste it here but with lua at the top and at the bottom

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not that

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at top

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and `

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at bottom

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no spaces or anything

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:40 PM

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signal swallow no spaces or anything

alr 1 sec mb took a while

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`local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local holdAnim = script.HoldAnim
local unequip = script["Unequip Anim"]
local track
local track2
local bool = false

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
bool = not bool
if bool == true then
track = player.Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(holdAnim)
track:Play()
track:GetMarkerReachedSignal("End"):Connect(function()
track:AdjustSpeed(0)
end)
end
end)

script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(function()
track:Stop()
track2 = player.Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(unequip)
track2:Play()
end)

script.Parent.ChildRemoved:Connect(function()
track2:Play()
track:Stop()
end)`

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:41 PM

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like this i meant

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:41 PM

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oh

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local holdAnim = script.HoldAnim
local unequip = script["Unequip Anim"]
local track
local track2
local bool = false

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
    bool = not bool
    if bool == true then
        track = player.Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(holdAnim)
        track:Play()
        track:GetMarkerReachedSignal("End"):Connect(function()
            track:AdjustSpeed(0)
        end)
    end
end)

script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    track:Stop()
    track2 = player.Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(unequip)
    track2:Play()
end)

script.Parent.ChildRemoved:Connect(function()
    track2:Play()
    track:Stop()
end)```

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how does it help btw?

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:42 PM

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readability

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:42 PM

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fair

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:42 PM

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are your animations looped?

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:43 PM

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signal swallow are your animations looped?

i mean if i do play without freeze it ends so no

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like if i do track:play it doesnt loop

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:44 PM

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ok

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one sec

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wait

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wrong one

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local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")

-- Animations
local HoldAnimation = script.HoldAnim
local AnimationTrack1 = Animator:LoadAnimation(script.HoldAnim)
local UnequipAnimation = Animator:LoadAnimation(script["Unequip Anim"])
local Boolean = false

Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(NewCharacter)
    Character = NewCharacter
    Humanoid = NewCharacter:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
    Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
end)

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
    Boolean = not Boolean

    if Boolean then
        AnimationTrack1:Play()
        AnimationTrack1:GetMarkerReachedSignal("End"):Connect(function()
            AnimationTrack1:Stop()
        end)
    end
end)

script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
end)

script.Parent.ChildRemoved:Connect(function()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
end)

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@tepid bloom

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:51 PM

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signal swallow <@478651356073295902>

issue now is

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when i equip, the animation plays and then resets like

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signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:52 PM

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ohh

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local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")

-- Animations
local HoldAnimation = script.HoldAnim
local AnimationTrack1 = Animator:LoadAnimation(script.HoldAnim)
local UnequipAnimation = Animator:LoadAnimation(script["Unequip Anim"])
local Boolean = false

Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(NewCharacter)
    Character = NewCharacter
    Humanoid = NewCharacter:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
    Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
end)

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
    Boolean = not Boolean

    if Boolean then
        AnimationTrack1:Play()
        AnimationTrack1:GetMarkerReachedSignal("End"):Connect(function()
            AnimationTrack1:AdjustSpeed(0)
        end)
    end
end)

script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
end)

script.Parent.ChildRemoved:Connect(function()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
end)

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:56 PM

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signal swallow ```lua local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer local Character = Player.Characte...

now it has the same old bug but also another 😭

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:56 PM

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oh wait

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:56 PM

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is it joeover

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wait

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what if instead of stop or adjust speed

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u use pause

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would that work

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:56 PM

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local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")

-- Animations
local HoldAnimation = script.HoldAnim
local AnimationTrack1 = Animator:LoadAnimation(script.HoldAnim)
local UnequipAnimation = Animator:LoadAnimation(script["Unequip Anim"])
local Boolean = false

Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(NewCharacter)
    Character = NewCharacter
    Humanoid = NewCharacter:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
    Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
end)

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
    Boolean = not Boolean

    if Boolean then
        AnimationTrack:AdjustSpeed(1)
        AnimationTrack1:Play()
        AnimationTrack1:GetMarkerReachedSignal("End"):Connect(function()
            AnimationTrack1:AdjustSpeed(0)
        end)
    end
end)

script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
end)

script.Parent.ChildRemoved:Connect(function()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
end)

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try this

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:56 PM

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tepid bloom u use pause

same thing

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:57 PM

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signal swallow same thing

19:57:01.432 Workspace.CYBORG1230987654.Torch.equip:22: attempt to index nil with 'AdjustSpeed' - Client - equip:22

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doesnt play anims

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 6:57 PM

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wrong variable reference

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local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")

-- Animations
local HoldAnimation = script.HoldAnim
local AnimationTrack1 = Animator:LoadAnimation(script.HoldAnim)
local UnequipAnimation = Animator:LoadAnimation(script["Unequip Anim"])
local Boolean = false

Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(NewCharacter)
    Character = NewCharacter
    Humanoid = NewCharacter:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
    Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
end)

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
    Boolean = not Boolean

    if Boolean then
        AnimationTrack1:AdjustSpeed(1)
        AnimationTrack1:Play()
        AnimationTrack1:GetMarkerReachedSignal("End"):Connect(function()
            AnimationTrack1:AdjustSpeed(0)
        end)
    end
end)

script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
end)

script.Parent.ChildRemoved:Connect(function()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
end)

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 6:59 PM

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moment of truth

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ok @signal swallow now it has the same problem that i started with 😭

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:00 PM

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show a video

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:00 PM

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signal swallow show a video

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:01 PM

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ok wait

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:01 PM

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2 bugs

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:01 PM

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so the issue is, it doesnt play on the second time you equip it?

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:01 PM

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if u equip, unequip, re-equip then anim doesnt play 😭

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also if u drop the object like at the end

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it sticks u in that anim

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:02 PM

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ok wait

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script parent child removed is supposed to stop the animations when the tool gets removed?

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:03 PM

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signal swallow script parent child removed is supposed to stop the animations when the tool get...

idek man 😭

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:03 PM

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one min

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:04 PM

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signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:06 PM

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local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local Tool = script.Parent

-- Animations
local HoldAnimation = script.HoldAnim
local AnimationTrack1: AnimationTrack = Animator:LoadAnimation(script.HoldAnim)
local UnequipAnimation = Animator:LoadAnimation(script["Unequip Anim"])
local Boolean = false

Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(NewCharacter)
    Character = NewCharacter
    Humanoid = NewCharacter:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
    Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
end)

Tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
    Boolean = not Boolean

    if Boolean then
        AnimationTrack1:Play()
        AnimationTrack1:GetMarkerReachedSignal("End"):Once(function()
            AnimationTrack1:Stop()
        end)
    end
end)

Tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
end)

Tool.AncestryChanged:Connect(function(_, Parent)
    if Parent ~= Player.Backpack and Parent ~= Character then
        -- Tool dropped
        AnimationTrack1:Stop()
        UnequipAnimation:Play()
    end
end)

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:11 PM

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20:08:22.476 HoldAnim is not a valid member of LocalScript "Workspace.CYBORG1230987654.Torch.Torch Activate" - Client - Torch Activate:8

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:12 PM

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local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local Tool = script.Parent

-- Animations
local HoldAnimation = script.HoldAnim
local AnimationTrack1: AnimationTrack = Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.equip.HoldAnim)
local UnequipAnimation = Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.equip["Unequip Anim"])
local Boolean = false

Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(NewCharacter)
    Character = NewCharacter
    Humanoid = NewCharacter:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
    Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
end)

Tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
    Boolean = not Boolean

    if Boolean then
        AnimationTrack1:Play()
        AnimationTrack1:GetMarkerReachedSignal("End"):Once(function()
            AnimationTrack1:Stop()
        end)
    end
end)

Tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
end)

Tool.AncestryChanged:Connect(function(_, Parent)
    if Parent ~= Player.Backpack and Parent ~= Character then
        -- Tool dropped
        AnimationTrack1:Stop()
        UnequipAnimation:Play()
    end
end)

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:13 PM

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20:13:06.865 HoldAnim is not a valid member of LocalScript "Workspace.CYBORG1230987654.Torch.Torch Activate" - Client - Torch Activate:8

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😭

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:13 PM

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signal swallow ```lua local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer local Character = Player.Characte...

new script

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:14 PM

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yeah same error

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:14 PM

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local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local Tool = script.Parent

-- Animations
local HoldAnimation = script.Parent.equip.HoldAnim
local AnimationTrack1: AnimationTrack = Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.equip.HoldAnim)
local UnequipAnimation = Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.equip["Unequip Anim"])
local Boolean = false

Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(NewCharacter)
    Character = NewCharacter
    Humanoid = NewCharacter:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
    Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
end)

Tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
    Boolean = not Boolean

    if Boolean then
        AnimationTrack1:Play()
        AnimationTrack1:GetMarkerReachedSignal("End"):Once(function()
            AnimationTrack1:Stop()
        end)
    end
end)

Tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
end)

Tool.AncestryChanged:Connect(function(_, Parent)
    if Parent ~= Player.Backpack and Parent ~= Character then
        -- Tool dropped
        AnimationTrack1:Stop()
        UnequipAnimation:Play()
    end
end)

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:15 PM

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same

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error

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😭

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local HoldAnimation = script.Parent.equip.HoldAnim

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this is line 8

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idfk whats going wrong

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:16 PM

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are you sure your pasting the new script in

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:16 PM

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signal swallow are you sure your pasting the new script in

yes

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local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local Tool = script.Parent

-- Animations
local HoldAnimation = script.Parent.equip.HoldAnim
local AnimationTrack1: AnimationTrack = Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.equip.HoldAnim)
local UnequipAnimation = Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.equip["Unequip Anim"])
local Boolean = false

Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(NewCharacter)
    Character = NewCharacter
    Humanoid = NewCharacter:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
    Animator = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
end)

Tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
    Boolean = not Boolean

    if Boolean then
        AnimationTrack1:Play()
        AnimationTrack1:GetMarkerReachedSignal("End"):Once(function()
            AnimationTrack1:Stop()
        end)
    end
end)

Tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    AnimationTrack1:Stop()
    UnequipAnimation:Play()
end)

Tool.AncestryChanged:Connect(function(_, Parent)
    if Parent ~= Player.Backpack and Parent ~= Character then
        -- Tool dropped
        AnimationTrack1:Stop()
        UnequipAnimation:Play()
    end
end)```

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this is it

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:17 PM

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one min

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:21 PM

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alr

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:22 PM

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mind if im back in like 20 min

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:24 PM

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allg

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:43 PM

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signal swallow mind if im back in like 20 min

just tell me, am i cooked

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:47 PM

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tepid bloom just tell me, am i cooked

this is solvable but ill be back in some time

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 7:48 PM

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signal swallow this is solvable but ill be back in some time

hmm alright

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ping me when ur back with a possible solution

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 7:49 PM

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ok

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 8:09 PM

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i might have to help tomorrow, my brain isnt braining

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 8:26 PM

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signal swallow i might have to help tomorrow, my brain isnt braining

fair mine either 😭

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 8:29 PM

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tepid bloom ```local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer local Character = Player.Character or...

uhm

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try equipping the tool for the third time

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 8:30 PM

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?

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yeah thatd work

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but main issue is

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 8:30 PM

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Boolean = not Boolean goes from false to true (equip), true to false (second equip) and false to true (third equip)

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 8:30 PM

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when i drop it, im still stuck in the animation

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 8:30 PM

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marble lance Boolean = not Boolean goes from false to true (equip), true to false (second equ...

i can fix taht js fine but

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the drop bug 😭

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 8:30 PM

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tepid bloom when i drop it, im still stuck in the animation

is the script inside of the tool?

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 8:30 PM

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yh

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 8:31 PM

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when dropping is the tool destroyed or dropped on the floor in workspace?

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as in backspace

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 8:31 PM

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i mean its the same bug for both

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but dropped

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 8:34 PM

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ok test my theory

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does ancestry changed print anything

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wait is it a localscrip tor serverscript

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localscript*

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localscripts dont run in workspace

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so that'd be your issue when dropping it

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iirc

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usually when it comes to handling tools, i tend to handle it using a script external from the tool itself, since when it's destroyed and/or moved to a place where the code wouldnt run that defeats the purpose of handling cleanup

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 8:37 PM

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marble lance usually when it comes to handling tools, i tend to handle it using a script exte...

this is where module scripts tend to come in handy

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as i can attach the module to the tool and clean it up when required

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💪

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 8:38 PM

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marble lance when dropping is the tool **destroyed** or dropped on the floor in workspace?

i used ancestry changed; destroyed does not fire when the parent of a tool is changed (which here it's going from the character model to directly under workspace)

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 8:38 PM

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marble lance localscripts dont run in workspace

they run under tools under character models

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 8:38 PM

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signal swallow i used ancestry changed; destroyed does not fire when the parent of a tool is ch...

ik

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 8:39 PM

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signal swallow they run under tools under character models

when dropped it goes to workspace

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afaik

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 8:39 PM

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marble lance localscripts dont run in workspace

(standalone, mb for not clarifying)

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 8:39 PM

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a script with runcontext client would be better for this then

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 8:41 PM

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aye

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learnt something new today, the actual use of runcontext lmao

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never really needed to explore it so not actually found a use case for it cause of the way i manage my codebase

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 8:43 PM

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true

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 8:44 PM

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signal swallow a script with runcontext client would be better for this then

still for destruction cleanup i'd manage the tool externally or use something like Trove, Maid or Janitor

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and attach it to the tool itself

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😋

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 8:53 PM

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idk what that is, but if its a library, i dont think we need to go that far

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 9:06 PM

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yea no

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lmao

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 9:06 PM

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?

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what are the things you've listed

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 9:15 PM

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They’re libraries

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Pretty useful for code cleanup

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I personally use Trove

marble lance Apr 1, 2025, 9:15 PM

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marble lance Pretty useful for code cleanup

And tracking objects n stuff

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This is sorta off topic so mb

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 9:17 PM

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marble lance This is sorta off topic so mb

its fine im cooked anyways

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ts pmo 😢

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ggwp

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i give up lol, lmk if yall find a solution but until then ill just use the default anim so i can continue scripting other stuff

signal swallow Apr 1, 2025, 9:53 PM

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tepid bloom i give up lol, lmk if yall find a solution but until then ill just use the defau...

send me a copy place file

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ill work on it tmrw

tepid bloom Apr 1, 2025, 9:54 PM

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signal swallow send me a copy place file

dwdw

#Animation freezing and wont unfreeze upon dropping tool