Attempt to index nill with 'name'

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#1

Iam making a simulator game with a friend but I was scripting the pets but I run into a problem but can’t fix it

I can’t buy the pet and the output says ‘attemt to index nill with ‘name’’

I tried pretty much everything and im not really a scripter so-

I hope someone can help me

the script:

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local leaderstats = Instance.new('Folder', player)
	leaderstats.Name = 'leaderstats'
	
	local Pets = Instance.new('Folder', player)
	Pets.Name = 'Pets'
	
	local coins = Instance.new('IntValue', leaderstats)
	coins.Name = 'Coins'
	coins.Value = 15
	
	player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
		local attachement = Instance.new('Attachment', char.HumanoidRootPart)
		attachement.Name = 'CharacterAt'
	end)
end)

game.ReplicatedStorage.Remotes.Add.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player,ammount)
	local currency = 'Coins'
	player.leaderstats[currency].Value = player.leaderstats[currency].Value
end)

game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteFunctions.EquipPet.OnServerInvoke = function(player, pet)
	local currency = 'Coins'
	local MainPet = game.ServerStorage.Pets:FindFirstChild(pet)
	
	if not player.Pets:FindFirstChild(MainPet.Name) then
		if player.leaderstats[currency].Value >= MainPet.Price.Value then
			player.leaderstats[currency].Value = player.leaderstats[currency].Value - MainPet.Price.Value
			local clonedPet = MainPet:Clone()
			clonedPet.Parent = player.Character
			clonedPet:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(player.Character.Head.CFrame)
			
			local atPet = Instance.new('Attachment', clonedPet.PrimaryPart)
			
			local at1 = Instance.new('Attachment', player)
			local ap = Instance.new('AlignPosition')
			ap.Parent = clonedPet
			ap.RigidityEnabled = true
			ap.Attachment0 = atPet
			ap.Attachment1 = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.CharacterAt
			
			
			return 'Bought'
		else
			return 'Not enough coins'
		end
	else
		return 'Equip'
	end
end
#2

I’m assuming the error occurs at
if not player.Pets:FindFirstChild(MainPet.Name) then
could you post the code that invokes this and sends the “pet” parameter or tell me what it is exactly?

#4

in here, maybe you didn’t set anything to the mainpet variable

#5

Do you know how to fix it so it works?

#6

wait you did, you declared the MainPet in here

maybe the thing that causing the error is this

I don’t see any pet variable

#7

oh wait, i was wrong again lmao. sorry you did declared the pet in here

#8

Idk im not a scripter or so so idk

#9

oh, who wrote the script?

nothing in her

#10

Me but its from a youtube tutorial

#11

I think the problem is in here because you’re trying to find something that doesn’t exist

in here you used the pet it doesn’t actually store anything to the variable

I suggest you find another tutorial or just learn the basic of scripting so you can actually make your own script

anyways, good luck!

#12

Rip I worked 5 hours on it

Do you know a good tutorial

#13

Here, I looked up some tutorials for you.

#14

I will try with these the youtuber qlso has a new tutorial for a simulator so

#15

Good Luck!

nothing again

#16

I want to learn to script but idk hoeto script

#17

There are many tutorials on YT about scripting but I know these guys have good tutorials on things.

AlvinBlox
TheDevKing
HowToRoblox

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#18

in that part of :FindFirstChild(), for anyone that is with this problem, i recommend using tostring(), an example, Instance:FindFirstChild(tostring(Part.Name))

#20

go read the api reference before asking me or trying to do anything with tostring(), Strings (roblox.com)

#21

Yessir.

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