Getting a users thumbnail when they join the game

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#1

I had a script that should get a users thumbnail when they join the game, however I’m having some issues.

local ArenaToLobby = RS:FindFirstChild("ArenaToLobby")
local LobbyToArena = RS:FindFirstChild("LobbyToArena")

local backup_thumbnail = "image_string_url"
local playerThumbnails = {}

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player) 
	
	-- Store thumbnail from player that joined
	local content, isReady = pcall(function()
		return Players:GetUserThumbnailAsync(player.UserId,Enum.ThumbnailType.HeadShot,Enum.ThumbnailSize.Size150x150)
	end)
	playerThumbnails[tostring(player.UserId)] = (isReady and content) or backup_thumbnail
end)

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	-- Remove stored thumbnail from player that left
	if playerThumbnails[tostring(player.UserId)] then
		playerThumbnails[tostring(player.UserId)] = nil
	end
end)


-- These are bindable events
ArenaToLobby.Event:Connect(function()
	LobbyToArena:Fire(playerThumbnails)
end)

In a different script:

playEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
	
	local playerThumbnails = nil
	ArenaToLobby:Fire()
	LobbyToArena.Event:Connect(function(thumbnails)
		playerThumbnails = thumbnails
	end)
	
	if #gamePlayers == 6 then
		for i = 3, 1, -1 do
			team1[i].RespawnLocation = workspace:FindFirstChild("Sword Fighting Arenas").Arena1.T1Spawn
			team2[i].RespawnLocation = workspace:FindFirstChild("Sword Fighting Arenas").Arena1.T2Spawn
		end
		

        -- I get an error on these lines saying thats attempting to index the userId with nil.
		local content1 = playerThumbnails[tostring(gamePlayers[1].UserId)]
		local content2 = playerThumbnails[tostring(gamePlayers[2].UserId)]
		local content3 = playerThumbnails[tostring(gamePlayers[3].UserId)]
		local content4 = playerThumbnails[tostring(gamePlayers[4].UserId)]
		local content5 = playerThumbnails[tostring(gamePlayers[5].UserId)]
		local content6 = playerThumbnails[tostring(gamePlayers[6].UserId)]
#2

where is this “gamePlayers” table and what gets put inside of it, because from what i see theres no mention of a table labelled “gamePlayers” but there is mentions of something supposedly being put inside

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#3

Sorry its quite a big script so thats defined elsewhere, it just has the players inside it. That isn’t the issue I don’t think as I use the gamePlayers list all over the script with no issues

#4

its not directly the issue but it is directly related to the issue, im kinda stuck without knowing what is inside of gamePlayers

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#5

Maybe connect the LobbyToArena event before you fire the ArenaToLobby event?

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#6

why was this the solution, i believe infact my message held nothing to lead to the solution

#7

I just solved it myself in the end, so i thought I’d close the post. Thanks for any help tho

#8

I’d recommend explaining what the solution turned out to be so that anyone else who comes across the thread with a similar script structure / setup that encounters the same issue will have a better idea of what they might need to do to fix it

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