Animation not playing correctly

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1

I’m trying to make a tool animation but it’s not working properly, if I click nothing happens but when I unequip the tool the animation plays. Does anyone know why and how to fix this??

local Tool = script.Parent
local Animation = Tool.Animation
local canChop = true


Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
    local Character = Tool.Parent
    local Humanoid = Character.Humanoid

    local AnimationTrack = Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(Animation)
    AnimationTrack.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Action -- put it here
    if canChop == true then

        AnimationTrack:Play()

        canChop = false

        script.Parent.CanDamage.Value = true

        wait(AnimationTrack.Length)
        script.Parent.CanDamage.Value = false
        canChop = true

    end
end)

2

I don’t think it has anything to do with the unequip, the animation just isn’t playing when the tool is in hand.

3

First thing: put in some print statements. There might be some weird reason that the event isn’t firing.

Then, maybe try setting the animation priority in the animation editor?

Or, alternatively, pre-load the animation by putting this code:

local Character = Tool.Parent
local Humanoid = Character.Humanoid

local AnimationTrack = Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(Animation)
AnimationTrack.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Action -- put it here

before the Tool.Activated event.

If that’s not the case, then I might look into it further - I haven’t tested it myself.

Edit: I recently made a similar system with a staff, and didn’t have this problem. If you want to see its code, then just let me know.

4

I tried modifying the script to this however it’s still not working.

wait(game.Loaded)
local Tool = script.Parent
local Animation = Tool.Animation
local canChop = true

if Tool.Parent.Parent:IsA("Player") then
	Character = Tool.Parent.Parent.Character
else
	Character = Tool.Parent
end

local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

local AnimationTrack = Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(Animation)
AnimationTrack.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Action


Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	
	if canChop == true then

		AnimationTrack:Play()

		canChop = false

		script.Parent.CanDamage.Value = true

		wait(AnimationTrack.Length)
		script.Parent.CanDamage.Value = false
		canChop = true

	end
end)
5

If you want I can send you the model on discord (Authentical#9880)

6

Can you upload the model to Roblox and send me the link?
Also, does the script even run? Whenever I use game.Loaded or game:IsLoaded(), it just waits forever and doesn’t run anything.