Attempt to index nil with 'Character

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#1

I ran into error that says

I already searched about this problem but I can’t find any topic that similar. Any help is appriciated :slight_smile: . Here is the script:

local door1 = script.Parent.Left
local door2 = script.Parent.Right

local bil = script.Parent.Tiag.BillboardGui

local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()

local cam = workspace.CurrentCamera

local cutscenecam = workspace.Cutscene.CutsceneCam

local TS = game:GetService("TweenService")
local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")

local ti = TweenInfo.new(2)

local goal = {}
goal.CFrame = cutscenecam.CFrame * CFrame.new(502.1, -346.6, -86.1)

UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input , gameprocess)
	
	if gameprocess then return end
	
	if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.E then
		if (character.HumanoidRootPart.Position - door1.Position).Magnitude < 5 then
			cam.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
			cam.CFrame = cutscenecam.CFrame
			
			TS:Create(cutscenecam , ti , goal)
		end
	end
end)
#2

Could you try doing
(you can still use it how you preferably want it.)

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character
#3

If this isn’t the problem let me know, I’m unsure of which error you mean point you mean.

#4

still hs the same error. The error is at this line

local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
#5

Is this running on a Local or Server Script?
If it’s a server script, it will not work as the player you use is the local player.

Try changing to a Local Script.

#6

Its serverscript and I use player service like this

local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
#7

That wont work unless you do

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(Character) follow a local script like daron said.

#8

If you want it to work properly a function needs to be added for the server script.

#9

One questions…do tween service work on localscript??

#10

Yep, although if you’re going on workspace for it, I highly suggest not doing it as other people will not be able to see, but you can check up on tutorials on how to tween it.

#11

You can’t get the local player in a server script. It is in the name, local. TweenService works on local scripts too and you might want to change your script to local script.

#12

alo this line not working. No error or print in the output .

if (character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart").Position - door1.Position).Magnitude < 10 then

What is wrong??

#13

Technically you’ve already loaded the Humanoid, when a character is added in so you could just do findfirstchild,

if (character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart").Position * door1.Position).Magnitude < 10 then

Try that I’m not too sure if it’ll work.

#14

It is because character is nil.
Edit:
Script stops running when it errors trying to get the character.

#15

I put waitforchild and findfirstchild but still nothing happens
also character and humanoidrootpart is not nill . It print the name

#16

Solution is basic, just change script local script and don’t forget that local scripts don’t run on workspace. Put it inside StarterCharacterScripts or StarterPlayerScripts.

#17

Already did that but nothing happens

#18

Firstly, UserInputService is client-side only, so it cannot be used within a server script, consider replacing this with a ClickDetector, as you’d also be able to get the player from the function of when the door is clicked. This also solves your problem of attempting to get the player and character, as I assume many people have already told you, game.Players.LocalPlayer will not retrieve the player within a server script, however the ClickDetector’s function, ClickDetector.MouseClick, is able to retrieve the player through the following:

ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(player)
       -- your code
end)
#19

The script is local script now

#20

You’d probably want to use RemoteEvents to send the LocalPlayer variable to the server, then calculate the magnitude of the player (HumanoidRootPart) and the door on a server script in order to handle opening and closing it.