Animation Working in Studio, but Not in the Roblox App

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#1

You can write your topic however you want, but you need to answer these questions:

  1. I am trying to make animations for my game. Even though the animations show clearly in Roblox studio, they do not appear in the Roblox App.
Example

(in studio)

(in roblox)

I’m no scripter, so if the problem has something to do with a script then that is probably why I’m not sure what is happening. However, I believe it just has something to do with the game settings

#2

Can you send your script so i try to fix

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#3

Are you the one that published this animation? if not roblox won’t allow the animation to load ingame. A solution to this is by reuploading the animation by you.

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#4

I did not create this animation, however, I have re-uploaded it to Roblox. I do also have another animation in the game that I did create and upload, and it is having the same problem.

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#5

Have you checked the Ingame console yet?

#6

Sure, but it’s a bit of a long scrip (541 lines)

Summary 
function   waitForChild(parent, childName)
	local child = parent:findFirstChild(childName)
	if child then return child end
	while true do
		child = parent.ChildAdded:wait()
		if child.Name==childName then return child end
	end
end

local Figure = script.Parent
local Humanoid = waitForChild(Figure, "Humanoid")
local pose = "Standing"

local currentAnim = ""
local currentAnimInstance = nil
local currentAnimTrack = nil
local currentAnimKeyframeHandler = nil
local currentAnimSpeed = 1.0
local animTable = {}
local animNames = { 
	idle = 	{	
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=8437530118", weight = 1 },
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=8437530118", weight = 1 },
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=8437530118", weight = 9 }
			},
	walk = 	{ 	
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=8437425119", weight = 10 } 
			}, 
	run = 	{
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507767714", weight = 10 } 
			}, 
	swim = 	{
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507784897", weight = 10 } 
			}, 
	swimidle = 	{
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507785072", weight = 10 } 
			}, 
	jump = 	{
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=8377315570", weight = 10 } 
			}, 
	fall = 	{
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507767968", weight = 10 } 
			}, 
	climb = {
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507765644", weight = 10 } 
			}, 
	sit = 	{
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507768133", weight = 10 } 
			},	
	toolnone = {
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507768375", weight = 10 } 
			},
	toolslash = {
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507768375", weight = 10 } 
--				{ id = "slash.xml", weight = 10 } 
			},
	toollunge = {
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507768375", weight = 10 } 
			},
	wave = {
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507770239", weight = 10 } 
			},
	point = {
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507770453", weight = 10 } 
			},
	dance = {
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507771019", weight = 10 }, 
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507771955", weight = 10 }, 
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507772104", weight = 10 } 
			},
	dance2 = {
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507776043", weight = 10 }, 
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507776720", weight = 10 }, 
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507776879", weight = 10 } 
			},
	dance3 = {
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507777268", weight = 10 }, 
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507777451", weight = 10 }, 
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507777623", weight = 10 } 
			},
	laugh = {
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507770818", weight = 10 } 
			},
	cheer = {
				{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507770677", weight = 10 } 
			},
}

-- Existance in this list signifies that it is an emote, the value indicates if it is a looping emote
local emoteNames = { wave = false, point = false, dance = true, dance2 = true, dance3 = true, laugh = false, cheer = false}

math.randomseed(tick())

function configureAnimationSet(name, fileList)
	if (animTable[name] ~= nil) then
		for _, connection in pairs(animTable[name].connections) do
			connection:disconnect()
		end
	end
	animTable[name] = {}
	animTable[name].count = 0
	animTable[name].totalWeight = 0	
	animTable[name].connections = {}

	-- check for config values
	local config = script:FindFirstChild(name)
	if (config ~= nil) then
--		print("Loading anims " .. name)
		table.insert(animTable[name].connections, config.ChildAdded:connect(function(child) configureAnimationSet(name, fileList) end))
		table.insert(animTable[name].connections, config.ChildRemoved:connect(function(child) configureAnimationSet(name, fileList) end))
		local idx = 1
		for _, childPart in pairs(config:GetChildren()) do
			if (childPart:IsA("Animation")) then
				table.insert(animTable[name].connections, childPart.Changed:connect(function(property) configureAnimationSet(name, fileList) end))
				animTable[name][idx] = {}
				animTable[name][idx].anim = childPart
				local weightObject = childPart:FindFirstChild("Weight")
				if (weightObject == nil) then
					animTable[name][idx].weight = 1
				else
					animTable[name][idx].weight = weightObject.Value
				end
				animTable[name].count = animTable[name].count + 1
				animTable[name].totalWeight = animTable[name].totalWeight + animTable[name][idx].weight
--				print(name .. " [" .. idx .. "] " .. animTable[name][idx].anim.AnimationId .. " (" .. animTable[name][idx].weight .. ")")
				idx = idx + 1
			end
		end
	end

	-- fallback to defaults
	if (animTable[name].count <= 0) then
		for idx, anim in pairs(fileList) do
			animTable[name][idx] = {}
			animTable[name][idx].anim = Instance.new("Animation")
			animTable[name][idx].anim.Name = name
			animTable[name][idx].anim.AnimationId = anim.id
			animTable[name][idx].weight = anim.weight
			animTable[name].count = animTable[name].count + 1
			animTable[name].totalWeight = animTable[name].totalWeight + anim.weight
--			print(name .. " [" .. idx .. "] " .. anim.id .. " (" .. anim.weight .. ")")
		end
	end
end

-- Setup animation objects
function scriptChildModified(child)
	local fileList = animNames[child.Name]
	if (fileList ~= nil) then
		configureAnimationSet(child.Name, fileList)
	end	
end

script.ChildAdded:connect(scriptChildModified)
script.ChildRemoved:connect(scriptChildModified)


for name, fileList in pairs(animNames) do 
	configureAnimationSet(name, fileList)
end	

-- ANIMATION

-- declarations
local toolAnim = "None"
local toolAnimTime = 0

local jumpAnimTime = 0
local jumpAnimDuration = 0.31

local toolTransitionTime = 0.1
local fallTransitionTime = 0.2

-- functions

function stopAllAnimations()
	local oldAnim = currentAnim

	-- return to idle if finishing an emote
	if (emoteNames[oldAnim] ~= nil and emoteNames[oldAnim] == false) then
		oldAnim = "idle"
	end

	currentAnim = ""
	currentAnimInstance = nil
	if (currentAnimKeyframeHandler ~= nil) then
		currentAnimKeyframeHandler:disconnect()
	end

	if (currentAnimTrack ~= nil) then
		currentAnimTrack:Stop()
		currentAnimTrack:Destroy()
		currentAnimTrack = nil
	end
	return oldAnim
end

function setAnimationSpeed(speed)
	if speed ~= currentAnimSpeed then
		currentAnimSpeed = speed
		currentAnimTrack:AdjustSpeed(currentAnimSpeed)
	end
end

function keyFrameReachedFunc(frameName)
	if (frameName == "End") then
--		print("Keyframe : ".. frameName)

		local repeatAnim = currentAnim
		-- return to idle if finishing an emote
		if (emoteNames[repeatAnim] ~= nil and emoteNames[repeatAnim] == false) then
			repeatAnim = "idle"
		end
		
		local animSpeed = currentAnimSpeed
		playAnimation(repeatAnim, 0.15, Humanoid)
		setAnimationSpeed(animSpeed)
	end
end

-- Preload animations
function playAnimation(animName, transitionTime, humanoid) 
		
	local roll = math.random(1, animTable[animName].totalWeight) 
	local origRoll = roll
	local idx = 1
	while (roll > animTable[animName][idx].weight) do
		roll = roll - animTable[animName][idx].weight
		idx = idx + 1
	end
	
--	print(animName .. " " .. idx .. " [" .. origRoll .. "]")
	
	local anim = animTable[animName][idx].anim

	-- switch animation		
	if (anim ~= currentAnimInstance) then
		
		if (currentAnimTrack ~= nil) then
			currentAnimTrack:Stop(transitionTime)
			currentAnimTrack:Destroy()
		end

		currentAnimSpeed = 1.0
	
		-- load it to the humanoid; get AnimationTrack
		currentAnimTrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(anim)
		 
		-- play the animation
		currentAnimTrack:Play(transitionTime)
		currentAnim = animName
		currentAnimInstance = anim

		-- set up keyframe name triggers
		if (currentAnimKeyframeHandler ~= nil) then
			currentAnimKeyframeHandler:disconnect()
		end
		currentAnimKeyframeHandler = currentAnimTrack.KeyframeReached:connect(keyFrameReachedFunc)
		
	end

end

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local toolAnimName = ""
local toolAnimTrack = nil
local toolAnimInstance = nil
local currentToolAnimKeyframeHandler = nil

function toolKeyFrameReachedFunc(frameName)
	if (frameName == "End") then
--		print("Keyframe : ".. frameName)	
		playToolAnimation(toolAnimName, 0.0, Humanoid)
	end
end


function playToolAnimation(animName, transitionTime, humanoid)	 
		
		local roll = math.random(1, animTable[animName].totalWeight) 
		local origRoll = roll
		local idx = 1
		while (roll > animTable[animName][idx].weight) do
			roll = roll - animTable[animName][idx].weight
			idx = idx + 1
		end
--		print(animName .. " * " .. idx .. " [" .. origRoll .. "]")
		local anim = animTable[animName][idx].anim

		if (toolAnimInstance ~= anim) then
			
			if (toolAnimTrack ~= nil) then
				toolAnimTrack:Stop()
				toolAnimTrack:Destroy()
				transitionTime = 0
			end
					
			-- load it to the humanoid; get AnimationTrack
			toolAnimTrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(anim)
			 
			-- play the animation
			toolAnimTrack:Play(transitionTime)
			toolAnimName = animName
			toolAnimInstance = anim

			currentToolAnimKeyframeHandler = toolAnimTrack.KeyframeReached:connect(toolKeyFrameReachedFunc)
		end
end

function stopToolAnimations()
	local oldAnim = toolAnimName

	if (currentToolAnimKeyframeHandler ~= nil) then
		currentToolAnimKeyframeHandler:disconnect()
	end

	toolAnimName = ""
	toolAnimInstance = nil
	if (toolAnimTrack ~= nil) then
		toolAnimTrack:Stop()
		toolAnimTrack:Destroy()
		toolAnimTrack = nil
	end


	return oldAnim
end

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function onRunning(speed)
	if speed > 0.01 then
		local scale = 15.0
		playAnimation("walk", 0.1, Humanoid)
		setAnimationSpeed(speed / scale)
		pose = "Running"
	else
		if emoteNames[currentAnim] == nil then
			playAnimation("idle", 0.1, Humanoid)
			pose = "Standing"
		end
	end
end

function onDied()
	pose = "Dead"
end

function onJumping()
	playAnimation("jump", 0.1, Humanoid)
	jumpAnimTime = jumpAnimDuration
	pose = "Jumping"
end

function onClimbing(speed)
	local scale = 5.0
	playAnimation("climb", 0.1, Humanoid)
	setAnimationSpeed(speed / scale)
	pose = "Climbing"
end

function onGettingUp()
	pose = "GettingUp"
end

function onFreeFall()
	if (jumpAnimTime <= 0) then
		playAnimation("fall", fallTransitionTime, Humanoid)
	end
	pose = "FreeFall"
end

function onFallingDown()
	pose = "FallingDown"
end

function onSeated()
	pose = "Seated"
end

function onPlatformStanding()
	pose = "PlatformStanding"
end

function onSwimming(speed)
	if speed > 1.00 then
		local scale = 10.0
		playAnimation("swim", 0.4, Humanoid)
		setAnimationSpeed(speed / scale)
		pose = "Swimming"
	else
		playAnimation("swimidle", 0.4, Humanoid)
		pose = "Standing"
	end
end

function getTool()	
	for _, kid in ipairs(Figure:GetChildren()) do
		if kid.className == "Tool" then return kid end
	end
	return nil
end

function getToolAnim(tool)
	for _, c in ipairs(tool:GetChildren()) do
		if c.Name == "toolanim" and c.className == "StringValue" then
			return c
		end
	end
	return nil
end

function animateTool()
	
	if (toolAnim == "None") then
		playToolAnimation("toolnone", toolTransitionTime, Humanoid)
		return
	end

	if (toolAnim == "Slash") then
		playToolAnimation("toolslash", 0, Humanoid)
		return
	end

	if (toolAnim == "Lunge") then
		playToolAnimation("toollunge", 0, Humanoid)
		return
	end
end

function moveSit()
	RightShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.15
	LeftShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.15
	RightShoulder:SetDesiredAngle(3.14 /2)
	LeftShoulder:SetDesiredAngle(-3.14 /2)
	RightHip:SetDesiredAngle(3.14 /2)
	LeftHip:SetDesiredAngle(-3.14 /2)
end

local lastTick = 0

function move(time)
	local amplitude = 1
	local frequency = 1
  	local deltaTime = time - lastTick
  	lastTick = time

	local climbFudge = 0
	local setAngles = false

  	if (jumpAnimTime > 0) then
  		jumpAnimTime = jumpAnimTime - deltaTime
  	end

	if (pose == "FreeFall" and jumpAnimTime <= 0) then
		playAnimation("fall", fallTransitionTime, Humanoid)
	elseif (pose == "Seated") then
		playAnimation("sit", 0.5, Humanoid)
		return
	elseif (pose == "Running") then
		playAnimation("walk", 0.1, Humanoid)
	elseif (pose == "Dead" or pose == "GettingUp" or pose == "FallingDown" or pose == "Seated" or pose == "PlatformStanding") then
		stopAllAnimations()
		amplitude = 0.1
		frequency = 1
		setAngles = true
	end

	-- Tool Animation handling
	local tool = getTool()
	if tool and (tool.RequiresHandle or tool:FindFirstChild("Handle")) then
	
		animStringValueObject = getToolAnim(tool)

		if animStringValueObject then
			toolAnim = animStringValueObject.Value
			-- message recieved, delete StringValue
			animStringValueObject.Parent = nil
			toolAnimTime = time + .3
		end

		if time > toolAnimTime then
			toolAnimTime = 0
			toolAnim = "None"
		end

		animateTool()		
	else
		stopToolAnimations()
		toolAnim = "None"
		toolAnimInstance = nil
		toolAnimTime = 0
	end
end

-- connect events
Humanoid.Died:connect(onDied)
Humanoid.Running:connect(onRunning)
Humanoid.Jumping:connect(onJumping)
Humanoid.Climbing:connect(onClimbing)
Humanoid.GettingUp:connect(onGettingUp)
Humanoid.FreeFalling:connect(onFreeFall)
Humanoid.FallingDown:connect(onFallingDown)
Humanoid.Seated:connect(onSeated)
Humanoid.PlatformStanding:connect(onPlatformStanding)
Humanoid.Swimming:connect(onSwimming)

-- setup emote chat hook
--Game.Players.LocalPlayer.Chatted:connect(function(msg)
--	local emote = ""
--	if (string.sub(msg, 1, 3) == "/e ") then
--		emote = string.sub(msg, 4)
--	elseif (string.sub(msg, 1, 7) == "/emote ") then
--		emote = string.sub(msg, 8)
--	end
--	
--	if (pose == "Standing" and emoteNames[emote] ~= nil) then
--		playAnimation(emote, 0.1, Humanoid)
--	end
--	print("===> " .. string.sub(msg, 1, 3) .. "(" .. emote .. ")")
--end)


-- main program

local runService = game:service("RunService");

-- print("bottom")

-- initialize to idle
playAnimation("idle", 0.1, Humanoid)
pose = "Standing"

while Figure.Parent~=nil do
	local _, time = wait(0.1)
	move(time)
end
#7

Unfortunately, I don’t know what you mean by the ‘Ingame console’. If this would be the settings in studio, I did review those.

#8

Try pressing F9 Ingame.

(character limit)

#9

I tried this but it did not work. I believe I will be able to figure out the problem by tomorrow, but thank you for your help!

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