Having problems changing character using player.Character

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#1

I want to change a player’s character to another using player.Character. However, I’m experiencing many issues such as:

  1. The camera not being centred on the new character
  2. The new character is not playing any animations
  3. The new character is not auto-rotating when I’m in the first-person view or when I’m shift-locking

Here’s my script:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
	wait(5)
	plr.Character = workspace.Dummy
	for _, inst in ipairs(workspace.Dummy:GetDescendants()) do
		if inst:IsA("BasePart") then
			inst:SetNetworkOwner(plr)
		end
	end
end)

I tested setting the new character as a StarterCharacter and that works like intended. Any ideas to fix these issues?

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#2

You need an animation script in the dummy and you need to change the camerasubject = to the dummy’s humanoidrootpart.

#3

The camera subject is set to the Humanoid.

Make sure all the dummy objects are not anchored.

#4

That fixes my first and third problem. But I’m still having problems with the second. It already has a Animate local script in it yet it isn’t playing any animations?

#5

You said it’s a dummy correct? You need a local script for player characters, you can clone the Animate LS and parent it to the new character.

Please provide pictures so I can see the situation.

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#6

dummy
This is what my Dummy looks like. It’s basically the default R6 dummy but it has the Animate script because I ran it as a StarterCharacter and copied that model.

#7

Oh now that makes sense, if you are using the r15 animate script then it won’t work.

#8

You need to get the R6 animate script.

#9

Use R15 or use the R6 animate script.

#10

It is the R6 animate script though. However, I fixed it myself after by placing the animate script only when the character changes and not when the game runs.

So that solves my second issue. I pretty much got this character changing working as intended with some oddities here and there (like how my health bar is not showing on the top right corner when I take damage) but I can live with it. Thanks to everyone who helped!

#11

Make a script or search a script