Attempt to index nil with 'Value'

[Earthraphobic2]

Hi, so I have the error attempt to index nil with 'Value' in a local script in StarterGUI:

for _,v in pairs(workspace.Checkpoints:GetChildren()) do
	v.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
		if hit.Parent == player.Character then
			if player.PlayerGui.SpeedRun.TimerHolder.Visible == true then
				if v.Name == "20" then

					if tag.Value == "Easy" then --ERROR HERE

						game.StarterGui:SetCore("ChatMakeSystemMessage", {
							Text = "You have speedrunned the easy section in " ..timer.TextLabel.Text.. "! Good job!",
							Font = Enum.Font.SourceSansBold,
							Color = BrickColor.new("Sea green").Color
						})
						endTimer()
						exit.Visible = false
						stagetrans.Enabled = true
						timer.Visible = false
						skipstage.Enabled = true
					elseif tag.Value ~= "Easy" then
						return
					end

--more code here that's not relevant

I made the line easy to see. I have the value made on a server script in serverscriptservice. I don’t know whats happening and would appreciate anyone who would help me. Thanks!

[DargoA]

It’s because you didn’t define the tag variable.

[C3z1to_22 (Hunter)]

The error is really in the line you wrote the comment? In if v.Name == 20 then you’re not trying to index anything with value, as DargoA said, the error might be in the following line if tag.Value == "Easy then where you’re trying to index tag with value but the tag variable is not included in the script you wrote in the post.

[Earthraphobic2]

oh yeah thats what i meant. Yeah the error Is there and i defined the tag variable. It is not the full script the tag variable is defined at the start of the script.

[C3z1to_22 (Hunter)]

If you did define the variable then somehow when you’re checking

if tag.Value == "Easy" then

the tag variable gets nil, check in other scripts if you really defined it and if any of them sets the tag variable to nil.

[Earthraphobic2]

Fixed it by just changing the variable from :FindFirstChild() to :WaitForChild()