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worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:14 AM

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so basically what im trying to make is a viewmodel, local first person arms, like in fps games. what i did is i cloned a rig from replicated storage and then i synced it to the camera, and i tried to sync the animations, but there is one problem. here is the script (i know its messy, sorry):

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local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Camera = workspace.CurrentCamera

Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)

    local viewmodel = game.ReplicatedStorage.ViewModel:Clone()
    local RemoteEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("UpdateHeadAndArms")
    local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid"):WaitForChild("Animator")

    local physicsService = game:GetService("PhysicsService")
    local hum = viewmodel:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

    viewmodel.Parent = Camera
    viewmodel.PrimaryPart = viewmodel:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

    local idle = hum:LoadAnimation(script.Animation)

    if Player.Team == game.Teams.Red then
        for _, part in pairs(viewmodel:GetDescendants()) do
            if part:IsA("BasePart") then
                part.CollisionGroup = "RedTeam"
            end
        end
    else 
        for _, part in pairs(viewmodel:GetDescendants()) do
            if part:IsA("BasePart") then
                part.CollisionGroup = "BlueTeam"
            end
        end
    end

    for _, part in character:GetDescendants() do
        if part:IsA("BasePart") then
            part.CastShadow = true
        end
    end

    idle:Play()

    RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
        local cameraLookVector = Camera.CFrame.LookVector
        viewmodel:PivotTo(
            Camera.CFrame * CFrame.new(0, -1, -1)
        )
        if RemoteEvent then
            RemoteEvent:FireServer(cameraLookVector)
        end
    end)

    local tracks = {}

    character.animTool.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(anim, play)

        if play then
            local track = hum:LoadAnimation(anim)
            tracks[anim] = track
            track:Play()
        else
            if tracks[anim] then
                tracks[anim]:Stop()
                tracks[anim] = nil
            end
        end
    end)

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        if tool then

            local othertool = viewmodel:FindFirstChildOfClass("Tool")
            local clone = tool:Clone()
            clone.Parent = viewmodel
            clone.Handle.CFrame = CFrame.new()

            if othertool then
                othertool:Destroy()
            end

            if clone:FindFirstChild("IsMotored") then
                local other = viewmodel.Torso:FindFirstChild("Motor6D")
                if other then
                    other:Destroy()
                end

                local motor = Instance.new("Motor6D", viewmodel.Torso)
                motor.Part0 = viewmodel["Right Arm"]
                motor.Part1 = clone.Handle

            else
                local other = viewmodel.Torso:FindFirstChild("Weld")
                if other then
                    other:Destroy()
                end

                local weld = Instance.new("Weld", viewmodel.Torso)
                weld.Part0 = viewmodel["Right Arm"]
                weld.Part1 = clone.Handle
            end
        end
    end)

    character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").Died:Connect(function()
        viewmodel:Destroy()
        return
    end)

end)

so it basically works, until you die once, ut it doesnt totally break, its just that the animations cant stop

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:15 AM

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where is this script located

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:15 AM

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starter player

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:16 AM

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try to put it on startercharacter

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starterplayer only runs until death

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:17 AM

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i mean, the script still runs, like everything is working perfectly expect the animations wont stop, thats so weird and specific

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but ill test that

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that did not work

cursive zincBOT Mar 14, 2026, 4:18 AM

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thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:19 AM

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hmm

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bring it back to starterplayer scripts then

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let me read the code

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:19 AM

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i can provide more context and scripts if you want

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:20 AM

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are there any errors on the output when you die?

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:20 AM

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not really

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:22 AM

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worthy saffron ```character.eqTool.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(tool) if tool then ...

explain more what happens when you die

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only the animations break?

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:22 AM

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no, so basically everything that you would expect to happen, happens. the animtions play and everything but it just doesnt stop

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i can send a ss of the script so its less complicated

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    character.animTool.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(anim, play)

        if play then
            local track = hum:LoadAnimation(anim)
            tracks[anim] = track
            track:Play()
        else
            if tracks[anim] then
                tracks[anim]:Stop()
                tracks[anim] = nil
            end
        end
    end)```

this is the part that plays the animations

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:28 AM

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worthy saffron ``` local tracks = {} character.animTool.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(...

look

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i cant send the code because im too lazy rn

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but what i think is happening

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you said that the animations cant stop right

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:28 AM

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yeah

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:29 AM

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Characteradded fires everytime the character is added

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what this means?

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tracks is being created multiple times

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and probably when you die once, it is trying to find the animation on the other tracks table

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on the second life table if you get what i mean

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:30 AM

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i dont get what this means right now but i just gotta think about it a little

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im new to scripting

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:30 AM

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worthy saffron i dont get what this means right now but i just gotta think about it a little

you just need to get this table out of characteradded

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:31 AM

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do i need to reset it after the character dies

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?

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:31 AM

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worthy saffron do i need to reset it after the character dies

yea

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was about to say that

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:31 AM

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alr thanks bro upvote

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:34 AM

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worthy saffron do i need to reset it after the character dies

btw i think it is safer to clean the table on the character added

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not on the Died event

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:34 AM

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the past thing didnt work let me try that

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that didnt work either

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:35 AM

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how are you cleaning the table

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:37 AM

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i just did table = {}

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or should i do nil

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:38 AM

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nah u did right

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nil removes the table

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im trying to see what is wrong

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:39 AM

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btw when you fire animTool you are inputting player, animation object, then true or false depending on whether you want it to play or stop

cursive zincBOT Mar 14, 2026, 4:39 AM

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thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:39 AM

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what this one remote do

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:39 AM

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i just answered that lol

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:39 AM

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timing lol

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my message was still sending

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:39 AM

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those are fired from tools

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i put a print() inside the logic part where it stops the animation and it does not print anything

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:41 AM

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worthy saffron i put a print() inside the logic part where it stops the animation and it does n...

really?

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:41 AM

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yea

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after the first life

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:46 AM

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worthy saffron btw when you fire animTool you are inputting player, animation object, then true...

i think i know what is causing that

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:46 AM

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what is it

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:47 AM

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can you try to print the tracks table inside the onclientevent

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:48 AM

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    character.animTool.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(anim, play)
print(table)
        
        if play then
            local track = hum:LoadAnimation(anim)
            tracks[anim] = track
            track:Play()
        else
            
            tracks[anim]:Stop()
            tracks[anim] = nil
            
        end
    end)

you mean like this?

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:48 AM

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yea

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:50 AM

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it prints some nonsense like this

00:49:49.585 ▼ {
["clear"] = "function",
["clone"] = "function",
["concat"] = "function",
["create"] = "function",
["find"] = "function",
["foreach"] = "function",
["foreachi"] = "function",
["freeze"] = "function",
["getn"] = "function",
["insert"] = "function",
["isfrozen"] = "function",
["maxn"] = "function",
["move"] = "function",
["pack"] = "function",
["remove"] = "function",
["sort"] = "function",
["unpack"] = "function"

it works in after death too but idk what this even means

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:51 AM

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huh

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why is it printing table functions

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thats crazy

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well idk realy

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what i think is that the script is not stopping the right animation

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uhh

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could you try

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character.animTool.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(anim, play)
        local id = anim.AnimationId
        
        if play then
            local track = hum:LoadAnimation(anim)
            tracks[id] = track
            track:Play()
        else
            if tracks[id] then
                tracks[id]:Stop()
                tracks[id] = nil
            end
        end
    end)

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changing the current animation part to that

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?

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:53 AM

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alright

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do i need to delete the
local track = {}
from before

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:54 AM

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nah

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:54 AM

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i mean local table

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:55 AM

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is there any difference?

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:55 AM

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if not this didnt work either, im really wasting your time sorry but if youre still interested maybe i can send an example code from a tool:

script.Parent.Activated:Connect(function()
if turn then
turn = false
slash1:Play()
animtool:FireClient(player, script.Parent.Slash1, true)
cool(tool.Cooldown.Value)
task.delay(2, function()
turn = true
end)
else
turn = true
slash2:Play()
animtool:FireClient(player, script.Parent.Slash2, true)
cool(tool.Cooldown.Value)

    end
    
end)

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:56 AM

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worthy saffron if not this didnt work either, im really wasting your time sorry but if youre st...

nah im okay but im just curious why is it not working

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:56 AM

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me too bro its like why would it start playing if its not gonna stop

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:56 AM

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maybe u gotta wait someone with more experience to guide you

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i cant rlly see any errors on it

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mybe it is a little thing

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:57 AM

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alr bro thanks for the efforts and time tho

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:57 AM

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worthy saffron if not this didnt work either, im really wasting your time sorry but if youre st...

wait

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you said

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play is true

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or false

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right

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:57 AM

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yep

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 4:58 AM

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you are sending true on both fires on the tool script

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you never fired false

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:59 AM

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i probably did and didnt send you that part because i didnt want you to read stuff that arent related

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i know i did because before you die you can stop the animations

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 5:01 AM

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worthy saffron ``` character.animTool.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(anim, play) print(tabl...

oh wait

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i just realised

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you needed to print(tracks)

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not print(table)

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damn why didnt i see that

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 5:02 AM

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right

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my bad

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01:03:49.418 ▼ {
[Instance(Idle,CB4A697C3B9D7A37)] = Idle,
[Instance(Slash1,18B0BCDB3C205D57)] = Slash1,
[Instance(Slash2,E4EEE1D290A63D47)] = Slash2
} - Client - Arms:55

and then

Players.sigmaironingtable.PlayerScripts.Arms:63: attempt to index nil with 'Stop' - Client - Arms:63

arms is the name of the script btw

cursive zincBOT Mar 14, 2026, 5:04 AM

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thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 5:06 AM

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worthy saffron 01:03:49.418 ▼ { [Instance(Idle,CB4A697C3B9D7A37)] = Idle...

huhhhhhhhhhhhh

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are you using the code i sent?

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`

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    character.animTool.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(anim, play)
        local id = anim.AnimationId
        
        if play then
            local track = hum:LoadAnimation(anim)
            tracks[id] = track
            track:Play()
        else
            if tracks[id] then
                tracks[id]:Stop()
                tracks[id] = nil
            end
        end
    end)

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this one

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but still why is it saying that tracks is nil

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 5:07 AM

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01:07:17.173 ▼ {
["rbxassetid://103372683553799"] = Slash1,
["rbxassetid://137015450951644"] = Idle,
["rbxassetid://81446549403565"] = shoot
} - Client - Arms:56

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 5:07 AM

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not tracks i mean the animation

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 5:07 AM

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worthy saffron 01:07:17.173 ▼ { ["rbxassetid://103372683553799"] = Slash...

is the error still happening?

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 5:08 AM

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tried to index nil with stop? no

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 5:10 AM

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worthy saffron if not this didnt work either, im really wasting your time sorry but if youre st...

i think the error is still here

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you never send a false signal

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what is cool?

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 5:12 AM

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hold on

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local animtool = nil
local tool = script.Parent
local hitbox = tool.Hitbox
local character = nil
local player = nil
local touched = false
script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
    local humanoid = script.Parent.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
    local slash1 = humanoid:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.Slash1)
    local slash2 = humanoid:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.Slash2)
    local idle = humanoid:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.Idle)
    character = script.Parent.Parent
    player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
    local turn = true
    local other = character.Torso:FindFirstChild("Motor6D")
    if other then
        other:Destroy()
    end
    animtool = character:FindFirstChild("animTool")
    
    idle:Play()
    animtool:FireClient(player, script.Parent.Idle, true)
    character:FindFirstChild("Right Arm"):WaitForChild("RightGrip"):Destroy()
    local motor6 = Instance.new("Motor6D", character.Torso)
    motor6.Part0 = character:FindFirstChild("Right Arm")
    motor6.Part1 = script.Parent.Handle
    script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(function()
        idle:Stop()
        animtool:FireClient(player, script.Parent.Idle, false)
    end)
    local function cool(time)
        tool.Enabled = false
        task.wait(time)
        tool.Enabled = true
        touched = false
    end

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    script.Parent.Activated:Connect(function()
        if turn then
            turn = false
            slash1:Play()
            animtool:FireClient(player, script.Parent.Slash1, true)
            cool(tool.Cooldown.Value)
            task.delay(2, function()
                turn = true
            end)
        else
            turn = true
            slash2:Play()
            animtool:FireClient(player, script.Parent.Slash2, true)
            cool(tool.Cooldown.Value)

        end
        
    end)
    

end)

hitbox.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    if hit:IsDescendantOf(character) then return end
    if tool.Enabled == true then return end
    if touched then return end
    touched = true
    
    local hmn = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
    if hmn then
        hmn:TakeDamage(tool.Damage.Value)
    end
    
end)

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thats the full script of the tool

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cool is a function for cooldowns

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it disables and enables the tool

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 5:16 AM

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well

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there is alot of things there

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first mistake is that you are recreating the variable turn everytime that you equip the tool

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second one is that you are creating a activated event inside a equipped event

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this will duplicate the activated event everytime you equip the tool

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and yeah you are never sending a false signal to stop the animation

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i think what you can do is firing it again after the cooldown but now with false

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i think this is the time when AI would rlly be useful now

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AI will probably explain way better htan me

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than me*

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dont copy the code from it oblivously, try to understand

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 5:20 AM

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i already asked ai like a few times and didnt understand 😭

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bro im gonna have to go now thanks for the effort man

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ill try what you said tho

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 5:21 AM

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worthy saffron i already asked ai like a few times and didnt understand 😭

you can always say "explain this in simpler terms"

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 5:22 AM

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worthy saffron bro im gonna have to go now thanks for the effort man

good luck

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 5:22 AM

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thanks again

thick cave Mar 14, 2026, 5:22 AM

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there is alot of begginer mistaskes there but for sure you will fix them

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but yea dont be mad to make these mistakes because failing is a great way to evolve

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 2:35 PM

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ok so

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i tryed to read everything

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but its hard

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right here

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wait

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i dont think that is it

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ok so

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first question

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which animations wont stop

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and in what way

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its helpfull if u have a vid

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 2:50 PM

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action type animations will stop automatically, youre only required to stop idle animations

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ill try to get it on video but my pc isnt that great

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 2:53 PM

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second question is what does the tool script do?

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exactly

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 2:59 PM

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its just from an example tool i dont think its really related to the actual script. but all you do from a tool script is you fire a remote event inside the character called animTool

animTool:FireClient(player, animation object, bool)

if you input an animation and true on the server side, it should animate the rig on the local side. if you input false, it should stop the animation

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 3:03 PM

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ok

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so

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i think i know what is happening

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on the first script that u sent

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u are using characteradded

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actually wait a little

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le me confirm

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ye

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that is weird

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even the things that i think are the problem actually are not

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i would think that it is bc the script is creating a new connection every time your character loads

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but i dont think that is it

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 3:07 PM

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im tryna fix that right now i didnt know connections worked like that

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until now

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im kinda new

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 3:08 PM

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ye

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connections still run even after your character dies

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if u want do undo the connection u would need to do sum like

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local con = blabla:Connect(blablabla)

(when u want to disconnect)

con:Disconnect()

cursive zincBOT Mar 14, 2026, 3:09 PM

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devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 3:12 PM

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u can also disconnect inside the function of the connect

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kinda like a return

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but for connections

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 3:13 PM

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devout veldt u can also disconnect inside the function of the connect

just tested it forget abt it

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i thought u could but u cant

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soo uhh

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debugging with prints time

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 3:22 PM

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devout veldt right here

on ts part of the code

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can u put a print of the tracks, anim and the play

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ping me when u do

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 3:36 PM

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sorry i was doing something i just came back

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it print this after i print tracks, anim, play

{
[Instance(Idle,E506FB849A4A2D3E)] = Idle,
[Instance(Slash1,4794CFFF69CB4FE)] = Slash1
} Slash1 true

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 3:39 PM

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just that?

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anything else?

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can i have a vid?

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i feel like im missing something

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 3:42 PM

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when i unequip after dying once it prints this

{[Instance(Slash1,FE9D41C7A543723)] = Slash1
} Idle false

it looks pretty normal and it should stop the animation but idk whats happening

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i was gonna record in roblox but it doesnt even work in the actual game 🙏

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 3:45 PM

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u can record on studio

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f12

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 3:46 PM

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do you know where to find the records

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like the files

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 3:47 PM

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videos

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roblox

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 3:48 PM

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devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 3:49 PM

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hmm

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ok so

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lets just try some basic things

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i saw that u are placing the animations inside the character

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put them on replicated storage and load them from there

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u can make a folder if u want

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 3:52 PM

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the animations are inside the tool

cursive zincBOT Mar 14, 2026, 3:52 PM

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worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 3:52 PM

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but ok

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that didnt work

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im gonna try to disconnect the functions first to see if that works

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 3:58 PM

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ok

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im looking at the scripts on the studio to see if that helps me

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 4:00 PM

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worthy saffron that didnt work

btw can u send me that "print(tracks, anim, play)" after u placed them in the replicated storage

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:01 PM

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do you want me to share the game with you temporarily? i can do that

devout veldt Mar 14, 2026, 4:03 PM

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okk

worthy saffron Mar 14, 2026, 4:04 PM

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devout veldt btw can u send me that "print(tracks, anim, play)" after u placed them in the r...

it prints the same thing

spare spear Mar 15, 2026, 4:41 AM

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reminder that literally any time something stops working when the character is reset USUALLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CHARACTER

cursive zincBOT Mar 15, 2026, 4:41 AM

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spare spear Mar 15, 2026, 4:41 AM

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seen this problem a FEW times in the past two days

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and I don't mean literally just a few.

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ts is so solvable if all character/animation/humanoid/whatnot data is maintained correctly WITH the character state rather than remotely.

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I strongly recommend making this more built on states.

worthy saffron Mar 16, 2026, 11:21 PM

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spare spear I strongly recommend making this more built on states.

can you elaborate on what you mean by built on states?

spare spear Mar 16, 2026, 11:39 PM

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character scripts at the very least

#script stops working after death