How to change an NPC to the local player's avatar?

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#1

Hey. So I am trying to make a dummy in my game become the player’s avatar. Though there is a problem. It changes the dummy to the NEWEST player added. For example, I join the game and it becomes my avatar, but then someone else joins and it becomes their avatar. I am trying to make it so it only becomes the local player’s avatar, without it changing to someone else’s. I will explain more if I am not clear enough on what I am trying to do.

If anyone trys to help me, I want them to modify this script:

local Players = game:GetService("Players");

local Dummy = workspace.Morphs.AvatarMorph
local DummyHumanoid = Dummy.Humanoid

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
	local humDes = Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromUserId(plr.UserId);
	if(humDes)then
		DummyHumanoid:ApplyDescription(humDes);
	end
end)

local Players = game:GetService("Players");

local Dummy = workspace.Lobby.AvatarMorph
local DummyHumanoid = Dummy.Humanoid

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
	local humDes = Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromUserId(plr.UserId);
	if(humDes)then
		DummyHumanoid:ApplyDescription(humDes);
	end
end)
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#2

I’m not sure if I understood it. You want every player to see the same NPC as their character?

#3

You’re running this in the server and using PlayerAdded, which will fire every time any player is added. To make the NPC look like the local player, make a local script in StarterCharacterScripts. Try something like this:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local localPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer

local Dummy = workspace.Morphs.AvatarMorph
local DummyHumanoid = Dummy.Humanoid

local humDes = Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromUserId(localPlayer.UserId);
if(humDes)then
	DummyHumanoid:ApplyDescription(humDes);
end
#4

So I want to make a cutscene with the players avatar in it. And as a place holder I use a dummy in the workspace with the core animations.

#5

I’ll try yours out, this is exactly what I was looking for

#6

I get this error: Humanoid::ApplyDescription() can only be called by the backend server
(Line 10)

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#7

Sorry, I didn’t realize that doesn’t work on client. This script will create a new model that looks like the player, you just need to put a part named Placeholder at the dummy’s position and get rid of the dummy.

local Players= game:GetService("Players")
local placeholder = workspace.Morphs.AvatarMorphs.Placeholder

local function cloneCharacter(playerID, playerName)
	local clonePlayer = Players:CreateHumanoidModelFromUserId(playerID)
	clonePlayer.Name = playerName
	
	clonePlayer.PrimaryPart.Position = placeholder.Position
	clonePlayer.PrimaryPart.Anchored = true
	clonePlayer.Name = "Dummy"
	clonePlayer.Parent = workspace
end

local player = Players.LocalPlayer or Players:GetPropertyChangedSignal("LocalPlayer"):wait()
cloneCharacter(player.userId, player.Name)
#8

Got it, I’ll give it a try now

#9

Do I put the script in workspace or starter character?

#10

It should be a local script in starter character.
Anything that you want to appear separately for every client should be in a LocalScript, and the only places where LocalScripts run are the Player’s Backpack, StarterCharacterScripts (or in the StarterCharacter), StarterPlayerScripts, PlayerGui, and ReplicatedFirst.

#11

Alright it spawned the avatar give me one sec and let me test it

#12

Did the script call the placeholder dummy, “Dummy” ?

#13

Yes. You can change this line if you want it to be different:

clonePlayer.Name = "Dummy"

And now that I think about it, you may want it to be in the original folder, so put this line in:

clonePlayer.Parent = placeholder.Parent

instead of this one:

clonePlayer.Parent = workspace
#14

I am also trying to make a morph out of the player, but whenever I use the proximity prompt, nothing happens

#15

I used a “Wait for child” line of code for the Dummy if you were wondering

#16

Oh wait the dummy is in workspace that’s why

#17

It would wait for it to spawn in the folder, but it wouldn’t

#18

Yeah just do this and it should be fixed.

#19

Did the script anchor the dummy?

#20

Yes. If that’s a problem, just delete this line or set it to false.