Custom Character Animations Not Playing

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#1

I am trying to use custom animations for a custom character I made but the animations do not play.

I have this script running in ServerScriptService:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local function onCharacterAdded(character)
    local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

    for _, playingTracks in pairs(humanoid:GetPlayingAnimationTracks()) do
        playingTracks:Stop(0)
    end

    local animateScript = character:WaitForChild("Animate")
    animateScript.walk.WalkAnim.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://7891989420"      -- Walk
    animateScript.jump.JumpAnim.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://7892225376"      -- Jump
end

local function onPlayerAdded(player)
    player.CharacterAppearanceLoaded:Connect(onCharacterAdded)
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)

I tried using the animations in a different way by copying the default Animate script, adding it to the StarterCharacter in StarterPlayer, and changing the id’s to my custom animations but when I tested it the script had been reset to the default one in my character.

Here’s the custom character I’m using.

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#2

I would suggest doing it in StarterCharacter and changing the ID in the values and the script. It worked for me.

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#3

You mean putting the default Animate script into StarterCharacter?

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#4

yes. You just need to set the values parented to the script and the values in the script

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#5

Tried it but it doesn’t seem to work. Here’s what I did.

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#6

I use this (R6) and it works for me. Put it in StarterCharacter or StarterCharacterScripts. Animate - Roblox

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#7

I replaced the Walk and Jump ids but it still does not work with my custom character. I tried putting it in the StarterCharacter and StarterCharacterScripts but neither of them worked.

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#8

Well this is confusing me too now :I

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#9

So it works on your end though? The character does the animations?

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#10

Yes it does work. Have you tried a normal character just for a check if the Animate script works in StarterCharacterScripts at all?

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#11

It definitely seems to have overridden the walk and jump animations because when just using the regular character it stays still when doing those actions (I assume because it’s meant for a different rig it doesn’t know what to do?) so I guess it’s doing something.

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#12

Yes my scripts is for R6. So this means that the issue lies with you character model? Can it play animations at all?

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#13

If I use this Local Script by GnomeCode in StarterCharacterScripts:

-- Very basic walking animation script by GnomeCode
local character = script.Parent
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

-- Remeber to select the animtion object and set the id to your own!
local walkAnim = script:WaitForChild("Walk")
local walkAnimTrack = humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(walkAnim)

humanoid.Running:Connect(function(speed)
	if speed > 0 then
		if not walkAnimTrack.IsPlaying then
			walkAnimTrack:Play()
		end
	else
		if walkAnimTrack.IsPlaying then
			walkAnimTrack:Stop()
		end
	end
end)

and put an animation as a child named Walk with the id in it the animation plays.

#14

Interesting… You could try expanding this script to include the other animations.

#15

I was trying to use the other script because I have no clue how I would expand on this for other animations.

#16

So you said you got it working on your end. Could you upload the model with the script so I can compare it to what I’m doing? Just to make sure.

#17 
-- Very basic walking animation script by GnomeCode
local character = script.Parent
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

-- Remeber to select the animtion object and set the id to your own!
local walkAnim = script:WaitForChild("Walk")
local walkAnimTrack = humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(walkAnim)

humanoid.Running:Connect(function(speed)
	if speed > 0 then
		if not walkAnimTrack.IsPlaying then
			walkAnimTrack:Play()
		end
	else
		if walkAnimTrack.IsPlaying then
			walkAnimTrack:Stop()
		end
	end
end)

humanoid.Climbing:Connect(function(speed)
	--perform climbing anim here
end)

humanoid.Jumping:Connect(function(bool)
	--perform jumping anim here
end)

That script is fairly simple to add to, just do like I, in the above.

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#18

Thanks! It works! It seems I also forgot to save my animation priority as movement. The script did not work until then even though I thought I had set it as movement it must not have saved. Good to know for the future!

#19

How would I do an Idle Animation on this?

#20

probably just make it so when the speed is <= 0 then make it play until its not <= 0

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