Custom Character Help

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#21

If it’s a direct child of ServerStorage (not in a folder, for example), then try what @sonicfoo3 posted in his latest reply. But change modelname to the name of your character. If I’m correct, WaitForChild isn’t necessary in server scripts for referencing objects created in studio.

#22

Alright, I tried it and this is what happened weirdthing

#23

Maybe add some Instance called “IsCustom” to your custom character and then use this.

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local ID = -- the userid id of your friend
local customChar = -- the character

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
    if plr.UserId == ID then
        plr.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
            if not char:FindFirstChild("IsCustom") then
                local newChar = customChar:Clone()
                newChar.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = char.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame
                plr.Character = newChar
                newChar.Parent = workspace
            end
        end)
    end
end
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#24

If I’m correct in saying, should the newchar.Parent = workspace be newchar.Parent = plr?

#25

What is an instance? I am so very sorry, I am quite new.

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#26

An instance, is how you create something from within a script. For example, if I wanted to create a part in a script, I would say
local part = Instance.new("Part")

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#27

An instance is an object that can be seen in the explorer, for example, part or model

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#28

So would I add a part named IsCustom to my custom character?

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#29

If you look at the explorer in play mode in studio you’ll notice that characters are parented to workspace. Player.Character is a property of player and it’s a Reference to the character.

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#30

It doesn’t need to be a part. Folders, value objects and many other things are Instances too. You could add a folder and name it “IsCustom”.

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#31

I tried and it didn’t change anything. It still duplicates the character.

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#32

Did you include the quotation marks when naming the folder. If you did, remove them, but keep them in the script.

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#33

IT still doesn’t work.

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#34

Could you show a picture of the explorer, where I can see the character and its children.

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#35

In play mode?
30 characters

#36

You can also take it in editmode, I want to see the character in ServerStorage

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#37

image

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#38

so, do you know a solution?

#39

Unfortunately, I don’t. I’ll try to find what problem there is in the code I gave you when I’m on computer again.

#40 
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local ID = -- the userid id of your friend
local customChar = game.ServerStorage.customchar

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
    if plr.UserId == ID then
        plr.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
            if char.name ~= "customchar" then
                char:Destroy()
                local newChar = customChar:Clone()
                newChar.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = char.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame
                plr.Character = newChar
                newChar.Parent = workspace
            end
        end)
    end
end)