Wallrun script doesn't run after death

[Remingling]

Hi,

Self explanatory but my wallrun script doesn’t run after you die. I am not sure why but I tried debugging and I found something.

-- TODO: Raycasts
local function LeftWallCheck()
	return workspace:Raycast(Root.Position, -Root.CFrame.RightVector * RAY_LENGTH, RaycastParameters)
end

local function RightWallCheck()
	return workspace:Raycast(Root.Position, Root.CFrame.RightVector * RAY_LENGTH, RaycastParameters)
end

--[ Main Functions ]--

function Wallrun()	
	local LeftResult = LeftWallCheck()
	local RightResult = RightWallCheck()
	
	print("Wall run function was ran.")
	if not LeftResult and not RightResult then return end -- needs to go through these casts first.
	print("Passed through casts")

First thing I found was before I died, print(“Functions are ran.”) and print(“Passed through casts”) both ran and the wallrun worked. But after I died, the only print that worked was print(“Functions are ran.”). The other print (print(“Passed through casts”)) didn’t print anymore and the wallrun didn’t work anymore.

[absentdenik (dauser)]

Check if your Root value updates to your new character Root after death.

[Remingling]

Before and after death it printed: Functions are ran: HumanoidRootPart

function Wallrun()	
	local LeftResult = LeftWallCheck()
	local RightResult = RightWallCheck()
	
	print("Functions are ran: ".. Root.Name)

18:42:33.503  Functions are ran: HumanoidRootPart  

second test:

function Wallrun()	
	local LeftResult = LeftWallCheck()
	local RightResult = RightWallCheck()
	
	print("Functions are ran: ".. tostring(Root))

18:45:58.478  Functions are ran: HumanoidRootPart

[Xitral (Guest)]

I’m unsure where this script is and whether it’s client or server so I’ll check off all the boxes:

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StarterPlayerScripts (LocalScript):

StarterPlayerScripts will only run the LocalScript once.

Any further extrapolation requires custom functions. For example, if you did local character = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character at the start of the LocalScript this is why the code breaks on death. The LocalScript will only ever store a reference to the first character, never any characters that are created afterward. You will need to update the reference to the character.

You can do this like so:

local PLR = game:GetService("Players")

local player = PLR.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()

player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(newCharacter)
	character = newCharacter
end)

---

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StarterCharacterScripts (LocalScript):

StarterCharacterScripts will run the LocalScript every time a character is added.

You do not need to update the reference to the character because the script will be deleted/reset every time the character dies. You are most likely not using this approach since the HumanoidRootPart shouldn’t be ill-defined after death.

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ServerScriptService / Workspace (Script):

ServerScriptService / Workspace will run the Script once.

Any further extrapolation requires custom functions.

You can do this:

local PLR = game:GetService("Players")

PLR.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
		
	end)
end)

---

Hope this helps!

[Remingling]

This script was indeed inside StarterPlayerScripts. I did not know that starterplayerscripts ran once. Thank you.