How do I add a reload animation to this gun script?

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#1

Hey there fellow developers! Can you guys help me?

  1. What do you want to achieve?
    I want to add a reload animation to this script, I was following a tutorial just so you know.

  2. What is the issue?
    I’m not a very good scripter and I’m still learning. Anyways, I can’t add a Reload Animation to this script.

  3. What solutions have you tried so far?
    I tried trying to add one myself by following tutorials from other videos and inserting those scripts into the this script but I didn’t work.

--Variables
local gun = script.Parent
local gun_shot = gun.Handle['Pistol Shoot']
local empty_sound = gun.Handle["Dry Fire"]
local reload_sound = gun.Handle["Pistol Reload"]


--UserInputService Setup
local userInput = game:GetService('UserInputService')

--MouseIcon

--Remote Event Setup
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage')
local remoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('ShotEvent')

--Mouse Click Check
gun.Equipped:Connect(function(mouse)
	mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
		if gun.Ammo.Value > 0 then
		remoteEvent:FireServer(gun.Handle.Position, mouse.Hit.p)
		gun_shot:Play()
			gun.Ammo.Value = gun.Ammo.Value - 1
		else
			empty_sound:Play()
		end
	end)
	
end)

--R to Reload Check

userInput.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProcessed)
	
	if not gameProcessed then
		if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Keyboard then
			local keycode = input.KeyCode
			if keycode == Enum.KeyCode.R then
				gun.Ammo.Value = 0
				reload_sound:Play()
				reload_sound.Ended:Wait()
				gun.Ammo.Value = 6
				
			end
		end
	end
end)

Huge thanks if you can help - VeilStrife

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#2

you could try this

local ReloadAnim -- at the top of the script where variables are
local localPlayer = game.Players.LocalPlayer 
local character = localPlayer.Character --[[ im assuming this is a localscript
if its not then dont do this]]

-- in the reload function
ReloadAnim = character:FindFirstChild("Humanoid"):LoadAnimation(gun.[name of your animation])
	if ReloadAnim then ReloadAnim:Play() end
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#3 
local tool = script.Parent
local humanoid
local animator

local reload: AnimationTrack -- typing : AnimationTrack in not necessary

tool.Equipped:Connect(function() -- set humanoid once the tool is equipped
humanoid = tool.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") -- define both user's humanoid and animator
animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")

reload = animator:LoadAnimation(reloadAnim) -- "reloadAnim" must be an Animation object. 
end)

-- Place this anywhere in the 'reload' function.
reload:Play()

(Please read about Animator object)

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#4

i got a error saying: Workspace.VeilStrife.Tool.LocalScript:55: Expected ‘)’ (to close ‘(’ at line 37), got ‘end’

#5

replace this with the path to your animation and remove the brackets

#6

now there’s a errorsaying this : ReloadAnim is not a valid member of Part “Workspace.VeilStrife.Tool.Handle”

#7

can you show me the hierarchy of the tool

#8

here
V Tool
Ammo (Int Value)
LocalScript
V Handle
Dry Fire (Audio)
Pistol Reload (Audio)
Pistol Shoot (Audio)
Touch Interest
Reload Anim (Animation)

note: i had to write it in text cause it couldnt upload images :neutral_face:

#9

if the name of the animation has a space in it just do Handle["Reload Anim"] like you did at the top of the script

why is the animation inside of the handle?!?!?!

#10

oh sorry is it supposed to be in the script or tool?

#11

well its usually in the tool but you can put it wherever you want, but the handle is mainly used for sounds and stuff like that

#12

ah thanks for the info, i’ll try doing what you said

#13

it works!!! thanks for the help man!

#14

you are welcome but also, the post below mine’s code is more up-to-date as it uses the Animator object (something i never used or heard of before) so you should find out how you can use his code in the future

#15

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