Animation not playing on server

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Basically, im playing animations in a local script in startercharacterscripts and it plays fine on client but not on server. I tried a default roblox dance animation id and it works on both client and server so its not a script issue. I have full access to the animation. I tried putting the animation back into animation editor and change its priority there but then the animation plays on the server but not the client.I’ve also tried playing the animation on a server script and it doesnt work .Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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could we see ur script pls, that might help

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local equipAnimId = "rbxassetid://111375786346158" 
local unequipAnimId = "rbxassetid://88612827625019"
local shootAnimId = "rbxassetid://84381008482863"
local idleAnimId = "rbxassetid://99113786022478"   
local walkAnimId = "rbxassetid://99113786022478"

local function onToolEquipped(tool)

	if not tool:FindFirstChild("Speed") or not tool:FindFirstChild("Cooldown") then
		return
	end

	currentTool = tool
	canShoot = true

	local humanoid = character:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
	if humanoid then
		EUEvent:FireServer(true, tool)
		
		local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
		


		
		
		local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
		animation.AnimationId = equipAnimId
		animation.Parent = animator
		equipTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
		equipTrack.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Action
		
		
	

		local shootAnimation = Instance.new("Animation")
		shootAnimation.AnimationId = shootAnimId
		shootAnimation.Parent = animator
		shootTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(shootAnimation)
		shootTrack.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Action3

		local unequipAnimation = Instance.new("Animation")
		unequipAnimation.AnimationId = unequipAnimId
		unequipAnimation.Parent = animator
		unequipTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(unequipAnimation)
		unequipTrack.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Action

		local idleAnimation = Instance.new("Animation")
		idleAnimation.AnimationId = idleAnimId
		idleAnimation.Parent = animator
		idleTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(idleAnimation)
		idleTrack.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Idle
		idleTrack.Looped = true

		local walkAnimation = Instance.new("Animation")
		walkAnimation.AnimationId = walkAnimId
		walkAnimation.Parent = animator
		walkTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(walkAnimation)
		walkTrack.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Movement
		walkTrack.Looped = true
		
		equipTrack:Play()



		equipTrack.Stopped:Connect(function()
			if idleTrack then
				idleTrack:Play(0.25)
			end
			
		end)
		

		

		humanoid.Running:Connect(function(speed)
			
			if speed > 0 then
				if idleTrack and idleTrack.IsPlaying then
					idleTrack:Stop()
				end
				if walkTrack and not walkTrack.IsPlaying then
					walkTrack:Play(0.25)
				end
			else
				if walkTrack and walkTrack.IsPlaying then
					walkTrack:Stop(0.25)
				end
				if idleTrack and not idleTrack.IsPlaying then
					idleTrack:Play(0.25)
				end
			end
		end)
		



	end

	local success, result = pcall(function()
		return game:GetService("MarketplaceService"):UserOwnsGamePassAsync(player.UserId, 1635798283)
	end)
	hasCooldownPass = success and result or false

	tool.Activated:Connect(function()
		shootGun(tool)
	end)
end

local function onToolUnequipped(tool)
	if unequipTrack then
		unequipTrack:Play()
	end
	EUEvent:FireServer(false, tool)

	currentTool = nil
	canShoot = false
	hasCooldownPass = false
	isAiming = false
	
	

	if walkTrack then
		walkTrack:Stop()
		walkTrack = nil
	end
	if idleTrack then
		idleTrack:Stop()
		idleTrack = nil
	end
	if equipTrack then
		equipTrack:Stop()
		equipTrack = nil
	end
	if shootTrack then
		shootTrack:Stop()
		shootTrack = nil
	end
	if unequipTrack then
		unequipTrack = nil
	end
	

end

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I’m sorry but I’m so confused if the animation is being played in a local script of course you can’t see it on the server because animations don’t replicate to the server, if you want every player to see the animation you can use a remote event firing the FireAllClients function and then play the animation.

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If you play an animation on your client, it won’t play on the server.

If you are trying to play an animation for all clients, either play it from the server directly or send a RemoteEvent to all clients like this:

Server:

local rs = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local remotes = rs:WaitForChild("Remotes")
local animateRemote = remotes:WaitForChild("Animate")

local function animate(player, animationId)
    animateRemote:FireAllClients(player, animationId)
end

-- Example Usage:

local ANIMATION_ID = "rbxassetid://YOUR_ANIMATION_ID"
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
    local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()
    animate(plr, ANIMATION_ID)
end)

Client:

local rs = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local remotes = rs:WaitForChild("Remotes")
local animateRemote = remotes:WaitForChild("Animate")

animateRemote.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(targetPlayer, animId)
    local character = targetPlayer.Character or targetPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait()
    local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid") :: Humanoid
    local animator = humanoid:FindFirstChild("Animator") or Instance.new("Animator", humanoid)

    local anim = Instance.new("Animation")
    anim.AnimationId = animId

    local track = animator:LoadAnimation(anim)
    track:AdjustSpeed(1) -- Here you can adjust playback speed
    track:Play()
end)
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Oh that’s weird i swr they replicated. Mb I’ll try the given solution

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I am very certain that animations played through the Animator do replicate to the server normally, even in Server Authority they do. As soon as you delete the animate script on your client side, the animations will all stop, even on the server.

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Ye because I tried it with a default dance animation and it replicated to server and I was using the same script

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Unfortunately I’m not sure what the issue is but it’s not because of the local script. Best I’d recommend is placing prints to check all over the script to see if everything is working

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Oh sorry, my mind was out of date on the animation controller instance my mind thought it was the same as humanoid:Load animation(), well at least I know now.

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