How do I change the player's StarterCharacter from a server script when the game is running?

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#1

I tried to ask this to ChatGPT, but the code didn’t quite work.

local players = game:GetService("Players")
local characterModel = game.Workspace.NewCharacter

players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    local function characterAdded(character)
        character.Humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
            local characterAppearance = Instance.new("Appearance")
            characterAppearance.Parent = player.Character
            characterAppearance.Child = characterModel:Clone()
        end)
        player.CharacterAdded:Disconnect(characterAdded)
    end
    player.CharacterAdded:Connect(characterAdded)
end)
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#2

“the player’s” as in a specific player, or all players?

if you want all players, simply have the script place a model named “startercharacter” into the starter character file.

if you want a specific player, I dont know if this is the best way, but I would say it would be to use the character added function, grab the character, and change the humanoid description as documented here:
https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/HumanoidDescription

and if you for some reason means to have the player spawn a a specific character, simply name the character model “startcharacter” and place it in the startercharacter folder

#3

That works, but that isn’t documented in the website unless you’re saying to go through each property of the instance itself and give a new value.

#5

silly me forgot thee wasn’t a function for that specific thing

You could always create a alt account with the specific character look then use getfromuserId

#6

Sure, but what if I want to use a pre-made model created in studio and not using an actual player character’s model?

#7

there we go

#8

Well that didn’t work, don’t where’s the problem:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

Players.CharacterAutoLoads = false

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	print(Players.CharacterAutoLoads)
	print("L")
	player.Character = game.ServerStorage.StarterCharacter
	print(player.Character)
	player.Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").Died:Connect(function()
		print("DIED")
		player:LoadCharacter()
	end)
	player:LoadCharacter()
end)

I had made sure the game settings of my game makes sure so that anyone can use any types of rig in the game. My StarterCharacter in ServerStorage container is a R6 rig.

#9

Never mind, fixed it!

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local Clone = game.ServerStorage.Noob:Clone()

Players.CharacterAutoLoads = false

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	player:LoadCharacter()
	player.Character = Clone
	player.Character.Parent = workspace
end)
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