Character:FindFirstChild(Tool) Doesn't work

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    I want to fix the problem with my script.

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    The issue is that I don’t know how to fix it because it is happening for the first time to me.

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Script: (Local Script)

--// Services
local Lightning = game:GetService("Lighting")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local StarterGui = game:GetService("StarterGui")

--// Player
local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")

--// Tool
local Tool = script.Parent

--// Folders
local ModulesFolder = ReplicatedStorage.ATPS.Modules
local AnimationsFolder = ReplicatedStorage.ATPS.ToolAnim
local RemoteEventsFolder = ReplicatedStorage.ATPS.RemoteEvents

--// Remote Events
local ATPSCredit = RemoteEventsFolder["ATPS | Credit"]

--// Modules
local GlobalConfig = require(ReplicatedStorage.ATPS.GlobalConfig.Config)
local Camera = require(ReplicatedStorage.ATPS.Modules.Camera)

--// Variables
local CanFire = true
local CanAim = false
local ChangeShoulderDB = false

--// Equip
Character.ChildAdded:Connect(function(Obj)
    if Obj == Tool then
        Camera:Enable()
        Camera:SetCharacterAlignment(true)
    end
end)

--// UnEquip
Character.ChildRemoved:Connect(function(Obj)
    if Obj == Tool then
        Camera:SetCharacterAlignment(false)
        Camera:Disable()
    end
end)

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProccessed)
    if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.T and Character:FindFirstChild(Tool) then
        if ChangeShoulderDB == false then
            Camera:SetShoulderDirection(-1)
            ChangeShoulderDB = true
        elseif ChangeShoulderDB == true then
            Camera:SetShoulderDirection(1)
            ChangeShoulderDB = false
        end
    end
end)

Character.ChildRemoved:Connect(function(Obj)
    if Obj:IsA("LocalScript") and Obj.Name == "Client" then
        Player:Kick("Client detected suspicious changes.")
    elseif Obj:IsA("LocalScript") and Obj.Name == "AntiExploit" then
        Player:Kick("Client detected suspicious changes.")
    end
end)
2

if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.T and Character:FindFirstChild(Tool) then
Is a OBJ, not a string. obj:FindFirstChild() from what I know, it only uses strings/names to find items.

This snippet, should fix your issue.

--// Services
local Lightning = game:GetService("Lighting")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local StarterGui = game:GetService("StarterGui")

--// Player
local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")

--// Tool
local Tool = script.Parent

--// Folders
local ModulesFolder = ReplicatedStorage.ATPS.Modules
local AnimationsFolder = ReplicatedStorage.ATPS.ToolAnim
local RemoteEventsFolder = ReplicatedStorage.ATPS.RemoteEvents

--// Remote Events
local ATPSCredit = RemoteEventsFolder["ATPS | Credit"]

--// Modules
local GlobalConfig = require(ReplicatedStorage.ATPS.GlobalConfig.Config)
local Camera = require(ReplicatedStorage.ATPS.Modules.Camera)

--// Variables
local CanFire = true
local CanAim = false
local ChangeShoulderDB = false

--// Equip
Character.ChildAdded:Connect(function(Obj)
    if Obj == Tool then
        Camera:Enable()
        Camera:SetCharacterAlignment(true)
    end
end)

--// UnEquip
Character.ChildRemoved:Connect(function(Obj)
    if Obj == Tool then
        Camera:SetCharacterAlignment(false)
        Camera:Disable()
    end
end)

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProccessed)
    if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.T and Character:FindFirstChild(Tool.Name) then
        if ChangeShoulderDB == false then
            Camera:SetShoulderDirection(-1)
            ChangeShoulderDB = true
        elseif ChangeShoulderDB == true then
            Camera:SetShoulderDirection(1)
            ChangeShoulderDB = false
        end
    end
end)

Character.ChildRemoved:Connect(function(Obj)
    if Obj:IsA("LocalScript") and Obj.Name == "Client" then
        Player:Kick("Client detected suspicious changes.")
    elseif Obj:IsA("LocalScript") and Obj.Name == "AntiExploit" then
        Player:Kick("Client detected suspicious changes.")
    end
end)
1 Like
3

no, FindFirstChild() can be used for objects too.

4

Try doing Tool.Name instead of just Tool.

5

No it can’t, FindFirstChild requires a string argument and an optional Boolean argument.
https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/function/Instance/FindFirstChild
Object:FindFirstChild("Name", true) --Second argument defaults to 'false'.