Code not registering a Boolean value?

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#1

So i’m trying to make a ragdoll script that activates while a boolean value is set to true, here being where the value is located:

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The value is created with this script:

local playerRagdoll = char:WaitForChild("Ragdolled") -- Every other variable is defined. I just think that this here might be the problematic one.

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
	plr.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
		
		-- Creates the ragdoll value instance
		local playerRagdoll = Instance.new("BoolValue")
		playerRagdoll.Value = false
		playerRagdoll.Parent = char
		playerRagdoll.Name = "Ragdolled"
		
	end)
end)

And gets activated with this script

local function ragdollThreader()
	while playerRagdoll.Value == true do
		
		print("In loop") -- Its not even registering :c
		
		wait()
		-- Init
		local humanoidRootPart = char:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
		local humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
		humanoid.BreakJointsOnDeath = false
		humanoid.RequiresNeck = false
		humanoid.PlatformStand = true

		-- Check for joints
		for i, v in pairs(char:GetDescendants()) do
			if v:IsA("Motor6D") then

				-- Create attachments
				local socket = Instance.new("BallSocketConstraint")
				local a1 = Instance.new("Attachment")
				local a2 = Instance.new("Attachment")
				a1.Parent = v.Part0
				a2.Parent = v.Part1
				socket.Parent = v.Parent
				socket.Attachment0 = a1
				socket.Attachment1 = a2
				a1.CFrame = v.C0
				a2.CFrame = v.C1

				-- Set constraints
				socket.LimitsEnabled = true
				socket.TwistLimitsEnabled = true

				v.Enabled = false
			end
		end

		wait(2)

		-- Remove ragdolls
		humanoid.PlatformStand = false
		
		for i, v in pairs(char:GetDescendants()) do
			if v:IsA("BallSocketConstraint") then
				
				v:Destroy()
				
			elseif v:IsA("Motor6D") then
				
				v.Enabled = true
			end
		end
	end
end

Changing the boolean value doesn’t prove to do anything meaning that the while loop itself might be the problem. Did I do something wrong when referencing the value? I don’t know, I’ve been trying to solve this for the past hour and am still stumped.

#2

try to put the booleam value in the ServerStorge

#3

Instead of using a while loop that never runs since the value is set to false by default. Use GetPropertyChangedSignal.

And do you ever run the function you created?

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#4

I’m suspecting they run the function once when the player joins and don’t touch it again afterwards when trying to change the value.

#5

Yes, It is spawned later in the code.

#6

I think this might be the best solution. I’ll try it out and see if it affects anything later.

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#7

@jaipack17 Tried it, didn’t work.

#8

I know what the error is. The bool value object is not being instanced for some reason. I just can’t seem to find a workaround. Here is the code:

local playerRagdoll = char:FindFirstChildOfClass("BoolValue")

I’ve also tried

local playerRagdoll = char:WaitForChild("Ragdolled")