Attempt to index nil with value even though it exists?

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#1

I’m trying to index a value in a table called DAMAGE, I am literally printing it every 0.1 seconds to check if its nil, and its not. Yet when I reference it in my OnHit function it says attempt to index nil?

function Gauntlet:OnHit(humanoid)
	if self._hitdebounce then return end
	self._hitdebounce = true
	print("Hit someone")
	print(self.config.DAMAGE)
	humanoid:TakeDamage(self.config.DAMAGE)
	task.wait(2)
	self._hitdebounce = false
end

I am checking the value every frame and it prints the damage just fine

task.spawn(function()
	while true do
		task.wait(0.1)
		print(self.config.DAMAGE)
	end
end)

What is going on here?

#2

I could be wrong but
If the table is called “DAMAGE” then why are you making them take the table as damage?
idrk what self.config means so maybe its different but
correct me if im wrong but you say humanoid:TakeDamage(number value) but you gave it a table…?

#3

I’m referencing a value in a table, the config looks sorta like this:

return {
    SOME_DAMAGE = 40,
    SOME_STRING = "bondburger",
    SOME_TABLE = {
        SOMEOTHER_VALUE = true,
    },
}

However I already fixed this issue by instead passing the damage as an argument in the function itself, and sending it when I detect a humanoid collision. No idea why that works and this doesn’t but whatever I guess.