Attempt to index nil with 'UpperTorso'

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#1

So I am making a zombie games and I have 3 different maps and I am trying to make the maps randomly spawn but I keep getting an error. Here is the script with the error.

local countdown = game.ReplicatedStorage.Values:WaitForChild(“countdown”)

for i = 15,0,-1 do
countdown.Value = i
if 1 then
local map = math.random(1,3)
if map == 1 then
game.ReplicatedStorage.Maps[“Nuketown Zombies”]:Clone().Parent = workspace.Map
end
if map == 2 then
game.ReplicatedStorage.Maps[“Rundown hosipital area”]:Clone().Parent = workspace.Map
end
if map == 3 then
game.ReplicatedStorage.Maps[“Town Map”]:Clone().Parent = workspace.Map
end
print(map)
for i, v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
v.Character.UpperTorso.CFrame = workspace.Map:FindFirstChildOfClass(“Model”).Spawn.CFrame
end
end
wait(1)
end

And the error
18:09:11.869 2 - Server - Script:16
18:09:11.870 ServerScriptService.Script:18: attempt to index nil with ‘UpperTorso’ - Server - Script:18
18:09:11.870 Stack Begin - Studio
18:09:11.870 Script ‘ServerScriptService.Script’, Line 18 - Studio - Script:18
18:09:11.870 Stack End

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

#2

Does the player rig is in R6 mode? If so, change it to Torso

#3

I think you should either do a waitforchild, Example:

Character:WaitForChild("UpperTorso")

or you could use the HumanoidRootPart as the part being teleported. Example:

Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
#4

I will change it to torso but still errors

#5

It still will error with both at the WaitForChild

#6

Is the script on server side or local side?

#7

It’s a regular script in serverscript service I was thinking of changing to a localscript but I did not know if it would change anything or not

#8

Ok, since you’re using a server script, then you should do

if not v.Character then return end

That should be able to get the character on a serverside if it hasn’t loaded in yet.

#9

I did but it still errors at WaitForChild

18:38:27.193 3 - Server - Script:16
18:38:27.193 ServerScriptService.Script:18: attempt to index nil with ‘WaitForChild’ - Server - Script:18
18:38:27.193 Stack Begin - Studio
18:38:27.193 Script ‘ServerScriptService.Script’, Line 18 - Studio - Script:18
18:38:27.194 Stack End

#10

Just take out the waitforchild and try it out.

#11

Now it errored how it did at the beginning
18:41:13.529 2 - Server - Script:16
18:41:13.530 ServerScriptService.Script:18: attempt to index nil with ‘UpperTorso’ - Server - Script:18
18:41:13.530 Stack Begin - Studio
18:41:13.530 Script ‘ServerScriptService.Script’, Line 18 - Studio - Script:18
18:41:13.530 Stack End

#12

where did you put the

if not v.Character then return end

?

#13

like this?

	for i, v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		v.Character.UpperTorso.CFrame = workspace.Map:FindFirstChildOfClass("Model").Spawn.CFrame
		if not v.Character then return 
		end
	end
end
wait(1)

end

#14

This caused by either the rig type the player loading in bears is R6 or because your code is executing before UpperTorso instantiates.

To fix this you can just add a slight pause before the code runs or call :WaitForChild.

#15

Thank you been stuck on it for a while I solved it by adding a wait(1) right after do

#16

Wait Its no longer working it worked once
Its erroring again
18:54:15.811 ServerScriptService.Script:19: attempt to index nil with ‘UpperTorso’ - Server - Script:19
18:54:15.811 Stack Begin - Studio
18:54:15.811 Script ‘ServerScriptService.Script’, Line 19 - Studio - Script:19
18:54:15.812 Stack End

#17

It stopped working because your character took more than 1 second to load in so the wait(1) was not sufficient.
Replace the wait(1) with two lines.

game.Workspace:WaitForChild(v.Name)
v.Character:WaitForChild("UpperTorso")

I’d also recommend switching to HumanoidRootPart instead of UpperTorso so your script is compatible with both R15 and R6 but that is up to you.

#18

What do I do about this 19:08:33.019 Infinite yield possible on ‘Workspace.baseballcal15:WaitForChild(“HumanoidRootPart”)’ - Studio
19:08:33.019 Stack Begin - Studio
19:08:33.019 Script ‘ServerScriptService.Script’, Line 19 - Studio - Script:19
19:08:33.019 Stack End

#19

Also why do I keep glitching through my maps
Just wanted some advice on this problem

#20

To my knowledge the first issue should not be an error but just a warning. This should be fine but you can always add a timeout to make sure it doesn’t hold up the entire script forever, just add a comma followed by how long you want to wait. (You can read about it here Instance | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub)

As for the glitching, I have no clue. Is it just happening in studio or also in the actual Roblox player? You can check if your fps is running at 60 by doing ctrl+shift+f5.