FindFirstChild seems to always return nil

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No matter what I attempt, FindFirstChild always returns nil

tag.Value returns correctly to what it needs to be to find the player when actually trying to find the player it just returns nil

					local killer = Players:FindFirstChild(tag.Value)
					print(tag.Value)
					print(killer) -- prints nil
2

FindFirstChild is only used for returning if an Instance exists, not if an Instance’s property exists.

Do this instead

local killer = Players:FindFirstChild(tag)
print(killer.Value)
3

What is the tags name?

Are you sure you are putting its name?

4

Its finding the Player with the name that the string of the value is, not the property

your solution also wouldnt work as that would look for a player named what the tag (an instance) is named

5

for example tag.Value would be DARKMASTER6906, then it trys to find the player named the same as that string

6

Is tag a StringValue or an Instance value? If it’s an Instance then change it to tag.Value.Name (but above it I would make sure it has a value)

Otherwise it should work unless Players isn’t set correctly or tag.Value isn’t correct.

7

It should be

local killer = Players:FindFirstChild('tag').Value

Since you are trying to find the tag and then the value and because you can’t find a player’s username inside another player themselves.

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