Animation failing to play

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#1

Hey devs,

So everything is in the right place, but it won’t work. No errors, though I will actively update if there are any.

Here’s the code: (it’s a script under a model in the workspace)

local npc = script.Parent
local humanoid = npc:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local anim = script:WaitForChild("Idle")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local startAnim = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Events"):WaitForChild("NPCAnimation")
local stopAnim = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Events"):WaitForChild("StopAnimation")

local function playIdleAnimation()
	local animator = humanoid:FindFirstChildOfClass("Animator")
	if not animator then
		animator = Instance.new("Animator")
		animator.Parent = humanoid
	end

	startAnim:FireAllClients(humanoid, anim)

	humanoid.Running:Connect(function()
		if humanoid.WalkSpeed > 0 then
			stopAnim:FireAllClients(humanoid, anim)
		else
			startAnim:FireAllClients(humanoid, anim)
		end
	end)
end

playIdleAnimation()

And yes, it directs to the right place.

Thanks for help! :heart:

#2

Still needing assistance on this script.

#3

I still haven’t found a solution. I have searched the docs, but it does not talk about this. Please help.

#4

Hmm, I’m not sure if I’m absolutely wrong right now but the walkspeed does not change while the player is running. The WalkSpeed property decides at what speed the character will move. To get the current speed of the body, you will need to use the first parameter of the .Running event. So right now your script will always fire the “stopAnim” event, as the WalkSpeed is always above 0 seemingly (which makes sense considering a value of 0 would make the character not move at all).

-- your code before here

humanoid.Running:Connect(function(speed) -- speed is the CURRENT speed of character
    if speed > 0 then -- checks for current speed, not for WalkSpeed
        stopAnim:FireAllClients(humanoid, anim)
    else
        startAnim:FireAllClients(humanoid, anim)
    end
end)

--rest of code continues here

Does this work?

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#5

Checking right now, I’ll give you an update (sorry for late response)

Nope, doesn’t work, maybe I should try and make a running animation. See if you can fix it if you want.

#6

Instead of detecting humanoid.Running event, detect if the move direction changed, specifically the magnitude of the Move direction if more than 0 then the player is moving, if 0 or less then the player is idle

Humanoid:GetPropertyChangedSignal("MoveDirection"):Connect(function()
if Humanoid.MoveDirection.Magnitude > 0 then
-- player is moving
else
-- player is idle
end
end)

I wrote this code on mobile, i apologize if theres any syntax errors

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Script not fast enough