Cannot load the AnimationClipProvider service

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#1

A tool that I made always errors whenever I die, so if the tool is unequipped it errors cannot load animationclipprovider service, same thing if it’s equipped, why?

Here is a localscript


local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()

local RaycastHitbox = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.RaycastHitboxV4)
local Hitbox = RaycastHitbox.new(script.Parent.Model.Hitbox)
local Params = RaycastParams.new()
Params.FilterDescendantsInstances = {char}
Params.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Exclude
Hitbox.RaycastParams = Params

local tool = script.Parent

local slashingsound = script:WaitForChild("SlashingSound")

local slashing = false

local Idle = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid"):WaitForChild("Animator"):LoadAnimation(script.Idle)
local Slash = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid"):WaitForChild("Animator"):LoadAnimation(script.Slash)

tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
	game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent1:FireServer(tool.Model.BodyAttach)
	
	char["Right Arm"].ToolGrip.Part0 = char["Right Arm"]
	char["Right Arm"].ToolGrip.Part1 = tool.Model.BodyAttach
	
	Idle:Play()
end)

tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent2:FireServer()
	
	Idle:Stop()
end)

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	if slashing then return end
	Slash:Play()
	slashingsound:Play()
	Hitbox:HitStart(0.2)
	Hitbox.OnHit:Connect(function(hit, humanoid)
		print(hit)
		humanoid:TakeDamage(34)
	end)
	slashing = true
	wait(2.3)
	slashing = false
end)
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How can I make this a tool?
#2

Experiencing this issue as well, might be an engine bug however I found a workaround that works for me:

Workspace:WaitForChild(LocalPlayer.Name)
#3

try putting the animations in workspace.

pretty sure LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait() works the same

thanks for the new knowledge, i barely know stuff about animation errors.

#4

no sometimes the character added signal fires before the animation clip provider service loads, already tried that before.

#5

Sorry for the late reply, I’ll try this later as i’m busy

#6

Putting the animations in workspace did not work

#7

is this just referencing the local player?

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#8

The code errors upon animation loading because the character has not been parented to workspace yet, therefore a fix should be:

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()
if not char.Parent then
	char.AncestryChanged:Wait()
end
#9

I’ll try this

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#10

It’s not giving the error anymore however when respawning, equipping the tool just makes it fall to the ground and disappear from the inventory

#11

That means the code never resumes execution… maybe AncestryChanged never fires??

Try this?

if not char.Parent then
	char:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Parent"):Wait()
end

Edit: I just remembered something, it may be getting an old character of yours… I am not too sure about a workaround for this, but I’ve experienced that before. Maybe it’d work if you did something like this:

local char = plr.Character
if not char or not char.Parent then
	char = plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()
end

Once again, not too sure if this is a functional solution but… maybe?

Edit #2: After testing it in studio on my own, I factually confirmed I can reproduce an issue of getting the old character & this fixing it, hopefully it does for you too.

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#12

Its yielding until the local players character is a descendant of workspace. In my code I put the WaitForChild line directly before I load the animation track on my humanoids animator.

#13

hello, i know im pretty late but i know how to fix this issue! all you have to do is: local char = workspace:WaitForChild(plr.Name) and thats how i fixed it!

#14

this basically does not work, I have tried all of these and I just keep getting the error

#15

Damn, really forgot about this post

#16

:sob:

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