CharacterAdded refuses to fire

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Maybe I am just missing something very simple, but unless i remove everything and only keep the plr variable and the CharacterAdded function with the print statement, the CharacterAdded function does not fire

Local Script inside StarterPlayerScripts 
local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local deadGui = plr.PlayerGui:WaitForChild("DeadGUI")
local background = deadGui:WaitForChild("Background")
local deadText = background:WaitForChild("DeadText")
local reboot = background:WaitForChild("Reboot")
local txt = reboot.TextLabel
local TS = game:GetService("TweenService")
local TSinfo = TweenInfo.new(0.6,Enum.EasingStyle.Quart,Enum.EasingDirection.Out)
local flatline = background.DeathFlatline
local boom = background.DeathBoom
local camera = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera
print("hi")

plr.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
	print("spawned")
	local Humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
	boom:Stop()
	flatline:Stop()
	camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom
	background.Visible = false
	Humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
		print("dead")
		camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
		camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(1000,1000,1000)
		boom:Play()
		flatline:Play()
		background.Visible = true
		flashtext()
		deadText:TweenSize(UDim2.new(1, 0,0.4, 0),Enum.EasingDirection.Out,Enum.EasingStyle.Back,0.6)
		task.wait(2)
		TS:Create(txt,TSinfo,{TextTransparency = 0})
		TS:Create(txt.Glow,TSinfo,{ImageTransparency = 0.8})
		dotdotdot()
	end)
end)

I wont include the functions since them being included in the script and not does not affect it at all

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Does it even get to plr.CharacterAdded part?

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it prints the “hi” i added after the variables, no errors, not sure?

4

try checking the character : Player.Character if its loaded bcuz it does not fire once the character is loaded already so you will need to separate that function

6

character seems to be nil, strange, what do you suggest i do?
i have other scripts with CharacterAdded that just work so i am incredibly confused

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What do you mean? Do you mean that CharacterAdded returns you nil? Also is your script inside of StarterPlayer.StarterPlayerScripts

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CharacterAdded doesn’t return anything, it doesn’t fire

Edit: Yes the script is in starterplayer

10

Please read my post, i have already done that and it would print “spawned”

11

Oh, okay, sorry. Maybe try doing plr.Character? if it does not give the character parameter.

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as i said the characteradded doesnt fire once the character is loaded so you will need to check if the character is already loaded to run the function

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local deadGui = plr.PlayerGui:WaitForChild("DeadGUI")
local background = deadGui:WaitForChild("Background")
local deadText = background:WaitForChild("DeadText")
local reboot = background:WaitForChild("Reboot")
local txt = reboot.TextLabel
local TS = game:GetService("TweenService")
local TSinfo = TweenInfo.new(0.6,Enum.EasingStyle.Quart,Enum.EasingDirection.Out)
local flatline = background.DeathFlatline
local boom = background.DeathBoom
local camera = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera
print("hi")

local function OnCharacterAdded(Character) 
	print("spawned")
	local Humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
	boom:Stop()
	flatline:Stop()
	camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom
	background.Visible = false
	Humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
		print("dead")
		camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
		camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(1000,1000,1000)
		boom:Play()
		flatline:Play()
		background.Visible = true
		flashtext()
		deadText:TweenSize(UDim2.new(1, 0,0.4, 0),Enum.EasingDirection.Out,Enum.EasingStyle.Back,0.6)
		task.wait(2)
		TS:Create(txt,TSinfo,{TextTransparency = 0})
		TS:Create(txt.Glow,TSinfo,{ImageTransparency = 0.8})
		dotdotdot()
	end)
end

plr.CharacterAdded:Connect(OnCharacterAdded)

if plr.Character then
	OnCharacterAdded(plr.Character)
end
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I think I know your issue, the character loads in before the function is connected. Possibly because of the WaitForChild Stuff that is above the code. Maybe try this?

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer

plr.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
	print("spawned")
	
	local deadGui = plr.PlayerGui:WaitForChild("DeadGUI")
	local background = deadGui:WaitForChild("Background")
	local deadText = background:WaitForChild("DeadText")
	local reboot = background:WaitForChild("Reboot")
	local txt = reboot.TextLabel
	local TS = game:GetService("TweenService")
	local TSinfo = TweenInfo.new(0.6,Enum.EasingStyle.Quart,Enum.EasingDirection.Out)
	local flatline = background.DeathFlatline
	local boom = background.DeathBoom
	local camera = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera
	
	local Humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
	boom:Stop()
	flatline:Stop()
	camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom
	background.Visible = false
	Humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
		print("dead")
		camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
		camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(1000,1000,1000)
		boom:Play()
		flatline:Play()
		background.Visible = true
		flashtext()
		deadText:TweenSize(UDim2.new(1, 0,0.4, 0),Enum.EasingDirection.Out,Enum.EasingStyle.Back,0.6)
		task.wait(2)
		TS:Create(txt,TSinfo,{TextTransparency = 0})
		TS:Create(txt.Glow,TSinfo,{ImageTransparency = 0.8})
		dotdotdot()
	end)
end)
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This seems to have resolved my issue, though I am still mildly confused on how none of my other scripts have this issue, thanks

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