Character cloning returns nil

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why is this working on my old roblox world but giving me errors on my new one?

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer


local tool = script.Parent
local db = true
local newClone = nil

-- Get the current character safely and wait if not loaded
local function getCharacter()
	local character = player.Character
	if character and character.Parent then
		return character
	end
	return player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
end

local function createGhostClone()


	local char = getCharacter()
	if not char or not char:IsDescendantOf(workspace) then
		warn("Character is not valid or not in workspace")
		return
	end

	if not db then return end

	-- Clone character
	newClone = char:Clone()
	wait(1.5)
	newClone.Parent = workspace -- Put clone somewhere visible but not under character
end

  00:08:56.848  Players.xnite77.Backpack.Poop.LocalScript:31: attempt to index nil with 'Parent'  -  Client - LocalScript:31
  00:08:56.849  Stack Begin  -  Studio
  00:08:56.849  Script 'Workspace.xnite77.Poop.LocalScript', Line 31 - function createGhostClone  -  Studio - LocalScript:31
  00:08:56.849  Stack End  -  Studio
2

Oh boy.

Anyway, ill try to clean your code up and add some debugging, let me know what the code returns.

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharaterAdded:Wait()

local tool = script.Parent
local db = true
local newClone

local function createGhostClone()
	if not character then
		warn("Character is not valid or not in workspace")
		return
	end

print("Character found")

	if not db then return end
print("Debounce passed")
    newClone.Archivable = true
	newClone = character:Clone()
    newClone.Archivable = false
print("new clone: "..newClone)
	task.wait(1.5)
	newClone.Parent = workspace
print("Finished")
end

Let me know what the print statements return, also your debounce seems to do nothing, thats why it might not be working.

Also this seems like very old code, its not up to todays standards.

I suggest you rework the whole thing or update the code.

3

umm :sweat_smile:

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()

local tool = script.Parent
local db = true
local newClone

local function createGhostClone()
	if not character then
		warn("Character is not valid or not in workspace")
		return
	end

	print("Character found")

	if not db then return end
	print("Debounce passed")
	newClone.Archivable = true
	newClone = character:Clone()
	newClone.Archivable = false
	print("new clone: "..newClone)
	task.wait(1.5)
	newClone.Parent = workspace
	print("Finished")
end

tool.Equipped:Connect(createGhostClone)

  00:44:13.479  Players.xnite77.Backpack.Poop.LocalScript:18: attempt to index nil with 'Archivable'  -  Client - LocalScript:18
  00:44:13.479  Stack Begin  -  Studio
  00:44:13.479  Script 'Workspace.xnite77.Poop.LocalScript', Line 18 - function createGhostClone  -  Studio - LocalScript:18
  00:44:13.480  Stack End  -  Studio

is my studio broken or smth??

i’ve never encountered such a problem its rly confusing

its been a while since ive used roblox studio but have smth changed? this is really strange, my old world works fine except some r15 animations dont seem to work anymore

4

oop js realized u typed newclone instead of character, welp that fixes it lmao, thanks so much

<3

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