Attempt to index nil with Character need help

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#1

So I was scripting and I have a module script where i have a table with animations that will play at random once a function is ran, everything was working until I added some changes to this module script and now nothing works. Even if i try to take away my changes I get the error “Attempt to index nil with character” Ive tried to add a wait, a waitforchild() and CharacterAdded:Wait() instead of just player.Character.

wait(3)
 Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
 Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local module = {
	
	SprintAnim = Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(game.ReplicatedStorage.Specss.Run);
	BlockAnim = Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(game.ReplicatedStorage.Specss.BlockingAnim);

	["HitAnims"] = {
		HitOne = Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(game.ServerScriptService:WaitForChild("Combat").Hit.One);
		HitTwo=  Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(game.ServerScriptService:WaitForChild("Combat").Hit.Two);

	};
	
}


return module

This is the script, please help!

also reason i used global variable is because i thought it would work if i just changed that but it didnt

#2

What is the line number? Can you post the entire error?

#3

Error’

Its line 3

#4

I assume you are using a ServerScript to require the module.
The reason for your error is that Players.LocalPlayer only runs on LocalScripts. To make this module work on the server, you can create a function within the module where you pass the player as an argument and then load the animations.
Also, Humanoid:LoadAnimation is deprecated. I suggest looking into using Animators.

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#5

I changed it and made a playeradded event, but now it says attempt to index Nil with LoadAnimation()

#6

To clarify, here’s a quick example:

ModuleScript:

local Module = {}

local testAnimation = Instance.new("Animation")
testAnimation.AnimationId = "ANIMATION_ID"

local animations = {
	TestAnimation = testAnimation,
}

function Module:loadAnimations(player)
	local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
	local animator = humanoid:FindFirstChildOfClass("Animator")
	task.wait()

	local animationTracks = {}

	for name, animation in animations do
		animationTracks[name] = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
	end

	return animationTracks
end

return Module

ServerScript:

local ServerScriptService = game:GetService("ServerScriptService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local Module = require(PATH_TO_MODULE)

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local animationTracks = Module:loadAnimations(player)
	-- // Sometime later:
	animationTracks.TestAnimation:Play()
end)
#7

Yeah, thank you man. It works now

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