Script to make sound play from player after player says sound name in chat not working as intended. | Roblox Studio Community | Page 1

brittle pollen Jul 4, 2025, 4:41 PM

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`print("Voice Sounds Script")

local chat = game:GetService("TextChatService").OnIncomingMessage
local HelpSound = script:FindFirstChild("Help")
local PlayerName = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Name
local Head = game.Workspace.PlayerName.FindFirstChild("Head")

if chat == "Help" then
HelpSound.Parent = Head
wait(3)
HelpSound.playing = true

end

if HelpSound.Parent ~= Head then
print("HelpSoundDidNotMove")
wait()
end

if HelpSound.Playing == false then
print("NotPlaying")
wait()
end`

Script is child of starter player scripts not character. The sound is a child of the script itself. I'm very new to scripting I know the basics but this is my attempt at writing something myself without any tutorials so please don't clown on me 😅 . The sounds just doesnt play when I test nothing happens.

proud whale Jul 4, 2025, 5:23 PM

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You should have it in starter character also
U can use this instead

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = script.Parent

plr.Chatted:Connect(function(message)
— here you play the message
end)

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Also you will be the only one to hear it

cedar arch Jul 4, 2025, 5:24 PM

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on coming event isnt a string

proud whale Jul 4, 2025, 5:24 PM

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So I reccommend it in a serverscript

cedar arch Jul 4, 2025, 5:25 PM

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also rather than doing player name

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do local player. charachter

brittle pollen Jul 4, 2025, 5:26 PM

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oh ok thankyou

proud whale Jul 4, 2025, 5:26 PM

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So

Get when player joins (PlayerAdded)
Check if they sent message (Player.Chatted)
Check if message is "help"
Check if they have a character and head
Copy a sound, put it in head, play it. Wait 5 or so seconds and remove it
If u have more questions let me know

cedar arch Jul 4, 2025, 5:27 PM

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proud whale You should have it in starter character also U can use this instead local plr =...

this iwill only work if it is in starter character though

brittle pollen Jul 4, 2025, 5:29 PM

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proud whale So 1. Get when player joins (PlayerAdded) 2. Check if they sent message (Player....

ok ill try and rewrite it like this thankyou

proud whale Jul 4, 2025, 5:29 PM

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cedar arch this iwill only work if it is in starter character though

Yeah but it should be in a serverscript anyway

brittle pollen Jul 4, 2025, 5:42 PM

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`local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Player = game:GetService("PlayerAdded")
local PlayerTalked = Player.PlayerChatted
local HelpSound = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Sounds"):WaitForChild("Help")
local Character = script.Parent
local HelpClone = HelpSound:Clone()

if PlayerTalked == "Help" then
HelpClone.Parent = Character:WaitForChild("Head")
HelpClone.Playing = true
if Character:WaitForChild("Head") == nil then
print("Charecter has no head")
end
wait(5)
HelpClone.Ended:Connect(function()
HelpClone:Destroy()
end)

end`

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"10:42:10.718 Workspace.ohupe.VoiceSounds:3: attempt to index nil with 'PlayerChatted' "

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ok i fixed error but code itself still doesnt work

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brittle pollen Jul 4, 2025, 5:46 PM

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`local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Player = game:GetService("PlayerAdded")
local PlayerTalked = game.Players.PlayerChatted
local HelpSound = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Sounds"):WaitForChild("Help")
local Character = script.Parent
local HelpClone = HelpSound:Clone()

if PlayerTalked == "Help" then
HelpClone.Parent = Character:WaitForChild("Head")
HelpClone.Playing = true
if Character:WaitForChild("Head") == nil then
print("Charecter has no head")
end
wait(5)
HelpClone.Ended:Connect(function()
HelpClone:Destroy()
end)
`
end

proud whale Jul 4, 2025, 5:56 PM

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Ok so

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Player.PlayerAdded is an event

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Which means

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It will make code happen under certain circumstances

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Instead of local player = …

proud whale Jul 4, 2025, 5:57 PM

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proud whale Instead of local player = …

That won’t work since playerAdded isn’t an object, it’s an event

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proud whale Jul 4, 2025, 5:59 PM

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How to use the event:

function playerAdded(player)

print("Hey there someone joined. Name: "..player.Name

end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(playerAdded)

OR…

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)

print("Hey there someone joined. Name: "..player.Name

end)

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Player.Chatted is also an event

So in the event with the player added, add

player.Chatted:Connect(function(message)
print(message
end)

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How it would look like ultimately

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
player.Chatted:Connect(function(message)
print(message)

—here you can have your code
end
end)

Another thing I noticed is that you checked for the head after the sound while it should be before making the sound. If there no head or character, no sound.
Also use FindFirstChild when checking for if a part is not nil

— this should be inside the player.Chatted event

local Char = player.Character
if Char and Char:FindFirstChild("Head") then
— do the thing now with the sound
end

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Also
Instead of waiting 5, then checking for the ending of the sound, skip waiting 5 and just remove the sound after ending

And that event (sound.Ended) will only be fired once
And u only want to wait dor it’s end

So do
YourSoundHere.Ended:Wait()

brittle pollen Jul 4, 2025, 6:42 PM

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I got it working with the help of chatgpt thankyou for your help it basically said the same thing you said

#Script to make sound play from player after player says sound name in chat not working as intended.