How to fix multiple bugs with my pathfinding monster

[RetroAmythest]

1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
   I would like to fix multiple bugs i am having with my pathfinding monster

2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!

#1 Bug : When the monster chases after a player the walking animation works just fine but if the player turns around, the monsters walking animation with the footsteps sound glitch. I’m pretty sure its because of MoveTo() that gets called to go towards the player. Heres a video of it happening (i get no errors at all btw, also i used the roblox animate script and replaced the animations i needed and also further down in my script ignore the jumpscare remote event stuff, i have that all scripted separately which works 100%)

robloxapp-20241006-2114182.wmv (1.3 MB)

and heres a picture inside the NPC

#2 Bug : So I scripted, with the new audio stuff, that a bool value in the players character named “Talking” will change its value depending on if the player is talking with Roblox’s VC which works all fine, the value gets set to true when the player talks and set to false when they arent talking. The monster detects whenever the talking value is true and then will pathfind to that players position, as you can see in the script, and while it pathfinds there if you go next to it while its still walking to where you were when you started talking it doesnt attack you, it will only attack you once it reaches the spot where you were talking, its like it stays in the loop.

#3 Bug : If the monster is chasing you and you start talking then it will try to go to where you were talking, I want to make it so that if its chasing you and you talk it still stays trying to chase you and won’t go to where you were talking.

Thats all the bugs I hope i wasnt bad at explaining them.

3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
   I have tried DevForum, Roblox Assistant, ChatGPT and Youtube and nothing has helped me.

Here is my main pathfinding script in the monster

local monster = script.Parent
local humanoid = monster:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local PathfindingService = game:GetService("PathfindingService")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local JumpscareRE = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("JumpscareRE")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
monster.PrimaryPart:SetNetworkOwner(nil)

local playersTalking = {}

local canSeeTarget
local findTarget
local getPath
local findClosestPlayerTalking
local attack
local attackPlayerTalking
local walkTo
local Patrol
local isChasing = false

canSeeTarget = function(target)
	local origin = monster.HumanoidRootPart.Position
	local direction = (target.HumanoidRootPart.Position - monster.HumanoidRootPart.Position).unit * 40
	local ray = Ray.new(origin, direction)
	
	local hit, pos = workspace:FindPartOnRay(ray, monster)
	
	if hit then
		if hit:IsDescendantOf(target) then
			return true
		end
	else
		return false
	end
end

findTarget = function()
	local players = Players:GetPlayers()
	local maxDistance = 200
	local nearestTarget
	
	for index, player in pairs(players) do
		if player.Character then
			local target = player.Character
			local distance = (monster.HumanoidRootPart.Position - target.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude
			
			if distance < maxDistance and canSeeTarget(target) then
				nearestTarget = target
				maxDistance = distance
			end
			
			coroutine.wrap(function()
				target:WaitForChild("Talking"):GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
					if target:WaitForChild("Talking").Value == true then
						if not table.find(playersTalking, player.Name) then
							table.insert(playersTalking, player.Name)
						end
					else
						if table.find(playersTalking, player.Name) then
							table.remove(playersTalking, table.find(playersTalking, {player.Name}))
						end
					end
				end)
			end)()
		end
	end
	
	return nearestTarget
end

getPath = function(destination)
	local pathParams = {
		["AgentHeight"] = 7.5,
		["AgentRadius"] = 2.5,
		["AgentCanJump"] = false
	}
	
	local path = PathfindingService:CreatePath(pathParams)
	
	path:ComputeAsync(monster.HumanoidRootPart.Position, destination.Position)
	
	return path
end

findClosestPlayerTalking = function()
	local players = Players:GetPlayers()
	local closestPlayerTalking

	for index, player in pairs(players) do
		if player.Character then
			local target = player.Character
			
			if table.find(playersTalking, target.Name) then
				closestPlayerTalking = target
			end
		end
	end

	return closestPlayerTalking
end

attack = function(target)
	local distance = (monster.HumanoidRootPart.Position - target.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude
	
	if distance > 7 then
		humanoid:MoveTo(target.HumanoidRootPart.Position)
		isChasing = false
	else
		isChasing = false
		local Player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(target)
		JumpscareRE:FireClient(Player, monster)
		
		monster.Head.Jumpscare:Play()
		
		local attackAnim = humanoid:LoadAnimation(script:WaitForChild("Attack"))
		attackAnim:Play()
		attackAnim.Stopped:Wait()
		
		target.Humanoid.Health = 0
	end
end

attackPlayerTalking = function(target)
	local distance = (monster.HumanoidRootPart.Position - target.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude

	if distance > 7 then
		walkTo(target.HumanoidRootPart)
		isChasing = false
	else
		isChasing = false
		local Player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(target)
		JumpscareRE:FireClient(Player, monster)

		monster.Head.Jumpscare:Play()

		local attackAnim = humanoid:LoadAnimation(script:WaitForChild("Attack"))
		attackAnim:Play()
		attackAnim.Stopped:Wait()

		target.Humanoid.Health = 0
	end
end

walkTo = function(destination)
	local path = getPath(destination)
	
	if path.Status == Enum.PathStatus.Success then
		for index, waypoint in pairs(path:GetWaypoints()) do
			local target = findTarget()
			local closestPlayerTalking = findClosestPlayerTalking()
			
			if closestPlayerTalking and closestPlayerTalking.Humanoid.Health > 0 and isChasing == false then
				isChasing = true
				attackPlayerTalking(closestPlayerTalking)
				break
			else
				if target and target.Humanoid.Health > 0 and isChasing == false then
					isChasing = true
					attack(target)
					break
				else
					humanoid:MoveTo(waypoint.Position)
					humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait()
				end
			end
		end
	else
		humanoid:MoveTo(destination.Position - (monster.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector * 10))
	end
end

Patrol = function()
	local wayPoints = workspace:WaitForChild("WayPoints"):GetChildren()
	local randomNum = math.random(1,#wayPoints)
	walkTo(wayPoints[randomNum])
end

while task.wait(0.5) do
	Patrol()
end

and here is my footsteps sound script in the monster

local npc = script.Parent
local humanoid = npc:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
local footstepsSound = npc:WaitForChild("Head").Footsteps

if humanoid then
	humanoid.Running:Connect(function(speed)
		if speed > 0 then
			if not footstepsSound.IsPlaying then
				footstepsSound:Play()
			end
		else
			if footstepsSound.IsPlaying then
				footstepsSound:Stop()
			end
		end
	end)
end

roblox animate script (i doubt would be the cause, I’ll just include it incase)

-- humanoidAnimateR15Moods.lua

local Character = script.Parent
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local pose = "Standing"

local userNoUpdateOnLoopSuccess, userNoUpdateOnLoopValue = pcall(function() return UserSettings():IsUserFeatureEnabled("UserNoUpdateOnLoop") end)
local userNoUpdateOnLoop = userNoUpdateOnLoopSuccess and userNoUpdateOnLoopValue

local userAnimateScaleRunSuccess, userAnimateScaleRunValue = pcall(function() return UserSettings():IsUserFeatureEnabled("UserAnimateScaleRun") end)
local userAnimateScaleRun = userAnimateScaleRunSuccess and userAnimateScaleRunValue

local function getRigScale()
	if userAnimateScaleRun then
		return Character:GetScale()
	else
		return 1
	end
end

local AnimationSpeedDampeningObject = script:FindFirstChild("ScaleDampeningPercent")
local HumanoidHipHeight = 2

local EMOTE_TRANSITION_TIME = 0.1

local currentAnim = ""
local currentAnimInstance = nil
local currentAnimTrack = nil
local currentAnimKeyframeHandler = nil
local currentAnimSpeed = 1.0

local runAnimTrack = nil
local runAnimKeyframeHandler = nil

local PreloadedAnims = {}

local animTable = {}
local animNames = { 
	idle = 	{	
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507766666", weight = 1 },
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507766951", weight = 1 },
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507766388", weight = 9 }
	},
	walk = 	{ 	
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507777826", weight = 10 } 
	}, 
	run = 	{
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507767714", weight = 10 } 
	}, 
	swim = 	{
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507784897", weight = 10 } 
	}, 
	swimidle = 	{
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507785072", weight = 10 } 
	}, 
	jump = 	{
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507765000", weight = 10 } 
	}, 
	fall = 	{
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507767968", weight = 10 } 
	}, 
	climb = {
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507765644", weight = 10 } 
	}, 
	sit = 	{
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=2506281703", weight = 10 } 
	},	
	toolnone = {
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507768375", weight = 10 } 
	},
	toolslash = {
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=522635514", weight = 10 } 
	},
	toollunge = {
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=522638767", weight = 10 } 
	},
	wave = {
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507770239", weight = 10 } 
	},
	point = {
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507770453", weight = 10 } 
	},
	dance = {
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507771019", weight = 10 }, 
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507771955", weight = 10 }, 
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507772104", weight = 10 } 
	},
	dance2 = {
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507776043", weight = 10 }, 
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507776720", weight = 10 }, 
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507776879", weight = 10 } 
	},
	dance3 = {
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507777268", weight = 10 }, 
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507777451", weight = 10 }, 
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507777623", weight = 10 } 
	},
	laugh = {
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507770818", weight = 10 } 
	},
	cheer = {
		{ id = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=507770677", weight = 10 } 
	},
}

-- Existance in this list signifies that it is an emote, the value indicates if it is a looping emote
local emoteNames = { wave = false, point = false, dance = true, dance2 = true, dance3 = true, laugh = false, cheer = false}

math.randomseed(tick())

function findExistingAnimationInSet(set, anim)
	if set == nil or anim == nil then
		return 0
	end

	for idx = 1, set.count, 1 do 
		if set[idx].anim.AnimationId == anim.AnimationId then
			return idx
		end
	end

	return 0
end

function configureAnimationSet(name, fileList)
	if (animTable[name] ~= nil) then
		for _, connection in pairs(animTable[name].connections) do
			connection:disconnect()
		end
	end
	animTable[name] = {}
	animTable[name].count = 0
	animTable[name].totalWeight = 0	
	animTable[name].connections = {}

	local allowCustomAnimations = true

	local success, msg = pcall(function() allowCustomAnimations = game:GetService("StarterPlayer").AllowCustomAnimations end)
	if not success then
		allowCustomAnimations = true
	end

	-- check for config values
	local config = script:FindFirstChild(name)
	if (allowCustomAnimations and config ~= nil) then
		table.insert(animTable[name].connections, config.ChildAdded:connect(function(child) configureAnimationSet(name, fileList) end))
		table.insert(animTable[name].connections, config.ChildRemoved:connect(function(child) configureAnimationSet(name, fileList) end))

		local idx = 0
		for _, childPart in pairs(config:GetChildren()) do
			if (childPart:IsA("Animation")) then
				local newWeight = 1
				local weightObject = childPart:FindFirstChild("Weight")
				if (weightObject ~= nil) then
					newWeight = weightObject.Value
				end
				animTable[name].count = animTable[name].count + 1
				idx = animTable[name].count
				animTable[name][idx] = {}
				animTable[name][idx].anim = childPart
				animTable[name][idx].weight = newWeight
				animTable[name].totalWeight = animTable[name].totalWeight + animTable[name][idx].weight
				table.insert(animTable[name].connections, childPart.Changed:connect(function(property) configureAnimationSet(name, fileList) end))
				table.insert(animTable[name].connections, childPart.ChildAdded:connect(function(property) configureAnimationSet(name, fileList) end))
				table.insert(animTable[name].connections, childPart.ChildRemoved:connect(function(property) configureAnimationSet(name, fileList) end))
			end
		end
	end

	-- fallback to defaults
	if (animTable[name].count <= 0) then
		for idx, anim in pairs(fileList) do
			animTable[name][idx] = {}
			animTable[name][idx].anim = Instance.new("Animation")
			animTable[name][idx].anim.Name = name
			animTable[name][idx].anim.AnimationId = anim.id
			animTable[name][idx].weight = anim.weight
			animTable[name].count = animTable[name].count + 1
			animTable[name].totalWeight = animTable[name].totalWeight + anim.weight
		end
	end

	-- preload anims
	for i, animType in pairs(animTable) do
		for idx = 1, animType.count, 1 do
			if PreloadedAnims[animType[idx].anim.AnimationId] == nil then
				Humanoid:LoadAnimation(animType[idx].anim)
				PreloadedAnims[animType[idx].anim.AnimationId] = true
			end				
		end
	end
end

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function configureAnimationSetOld(name, fileList)
	if (animTable[name] ~= nil) then
		for _, connection in pairs(animTable[name].connections) do
			connection:disconnect()
		end
	end
	animTable[name] = {}
	animTable[name].count = 0
	animTable[name].totalWeight = 0	
	animTable[name].connections = {}

	local allowCustomAnimations = true

	local success, msg = pcall(function() allowCustomAnimations = game:GetService("StarterPlayer").AllowCustomAnimations end)
	if not success then
		allowCustomAnimations = true
	end

	-- check for config values
	local config = script:FindFirstChild(name)
	if (allowCustomAnimations and config ~= nil) then
		table.insert(animTable[name].connections, config.ChildAdded:connect(function(child) configureAnimationSet(name, fileList) end))
		table.insert(animTable[name].connections, config.ChildRemoved:connect(function(child) configureAnimationSet(name, fileList) end))
		local idx = 1
		for _, childPart in pairs(config:GetChildren()) do
			if (childPart:IsA("Animation")) then
				table.insert(animTable[name].connections, childPart.Changed:connect(function(property) configureAnimationSet(name, fileList) end))
				animTable[name][idx] = {}
				animTable[name][idx].anim = childPart
				local weightObject = childPart:FindFirstChild("Weight")
				if (weightObject == nil) then
					animTable[name][idx].weight = 1
				else
					animTable[name][idx].weight = weightObject.Value
				end
				animTable[name].count = animTable[name].count + 1
				animTable[name].totalWeight = animTable[name].totalWeight + animTable[name][idx].weight
				idx = idx + 1
			end
		end
	end

	-- fallback to defaults
	if (animTable[name].count <= 0) then
		for idx, anim in pairs(fileList) do
			animTable[name][idx] = {}
			animTable[name][idx].anim = Instance.new("Animation")
			animTable[name][idx].anim.Name = name
			animTable[name][idx].anim.AnimationId = anim.id
			animTable[name][idx].weight = anim.weight
			animTable[name].count = animTable[name].count + 1
			animTable[name].totalWeight = animTable[name].totalWeight + anim.weight
			-- print(name .. " [" .. idx .. "] " .. anim.id .. " (" .. anim.weight .. ")")
		end
	end

	-- preload anims
	for i, animType in pairs(animTable) do
		for idx = 1, animType.count, 1 do 
			Humanoid:LoadAnimation(animType[idx].anim)
		end
	end
end

-- Setup animation objects
function scriptChildModified(child)
	local fileList = animNames[child.Name]
	if (fileList ~= nil) then
		configureAnimationSet(child.Name, fileList)
	end	
end

script.ChildAdded:connect(scriptChildModified)
script.ChildRemoved:connect(scriptChildModified)

-- Clear any existing animation tracks
-- Fixes issue with characters that are moved in and out of the Workspace accumulating tracks
local animator = if Humanoid then Humanoid:FindFirstChildOfClass("Animator") else nil
if animator then
	local animTracks = animator:GetPlayingAnimationTracks()
	for i,track in ipairs(animTracks) do
		track:Stop(0)
		track:Destroy()
	end
end

for name, fileList in pairs(animNames) do 
	configureAnimationSet(name, fileList)
end	

-- ANIMATION

-- declarations
local toolAnim = "None"
local toolAnimTime = 0

local jumpAnimTime = 0
local jumpAnimDuration = 0.31

local toolTransitionTime = 0.1
local fallTransitionTime = 0.2

local currentlyPlayingEmote = false

-- functions

function stopAllAnimations()
	local oldAnim = currentAnim

	-- return to idle if finishing an emote
	if (emoteNames[oldAnim] ~= nil and emoteNames[oldAnim] == false) then
		oldAnim = "idle"
	end

	if currentlyPlayingEmote then
		oldAnim = "idle"
		currentlyPlayingEmote = false
	end

	currentAnim = ""
	currentAnimInstance = nil
	if (currentAnimKeyframeHandler ~= nil) then
		currentAnimKeyframeHandler:disconnect()
	end

	if (currentAnimTrack ~= nil) then
		currentAnimTrack:Stop()
		currentAnimTrack:Destroy()
		currentAnimTrack = nil
	end

	-- clean up walk if there is one
	if (runAnimKeyframeHandler ~= nil) then
		runAnimKeyframeHandler:disconnect()
	end

	if (runAnimTrack ~= nil) then
		runAnimTrack:Stop()
		runAnimTrack:Destroy()
		runAnimTrack = nil
	end

	return oldAnim
end

function getHeightScale()
	if Humanoid then
		if not Humanoid.AutomaticScalingEnabled then
			-- When auto scaling is not enabled, the rig scale stands in for
			-- a computed scale.
			return getRigScale()
		end

		local scale = Humanoid.HipHeight / HumanoidHipHeight
		if AnimationSpeedDampeningObject == nil then
			AnimationSpeedDampeningObject = script:FindFirstChild("ScaleDampeningPercent")
		end
		if AnimationSpeedDampeningObject ~= nil then
			scale = 1 + (Humanoid.HipHeight - HumanoidHipHeight) * AnimationSpeedDampeningObject.Value / HumanoidHipHeight
		end
		return scale
	end	
	return getRigScale()
end

local function rootMotionCompensation(speed)
	local speedScaled = speed * 1.25
	local heightScale = getHeightScale()
	local runSpeed = speedScaled / heightScale
	return runSpeed
end

local smallButNotZero = 0.0001
local function setRunSpeed(speed)
	local normalizedWalkSpeed = 0.5 -- established empirically using current `913402848` walk animation
	local normalizedRunSpeed  = 1
	local runSpeed = rootMotionCompensation(speed)

	local walkAnimationWeight = smallButNotZero
	local runAnimationWeight = smallButNotZero
	local timeWarp = 1

	if runSpeed <= normalizedWalkSpeed then
		walkAnimationWeight = 1
		timeWarp = runSpeed/normalizedWalkSpeed
	elseif runSpeed < normalizedRunSpeed then
		local fadeInRun = (runSpeed - normalizedWalkSpeed)/(normalizedRunSpeed - normalizedWalkSpeed)
		walkAnimationWeight = 1 - fadeInRun
		runAnimationWeight  = fadeInRun
	else
		timeWarp = runSpeed/normalizedRunSpeed
		runAnimationWeight = 1
	end
	currentAnimTrack:AdjustWeight(walkAnimationWeight)
	runAnimTrack:AdjustWeight(runAnimationWeight)
	currentAnimTrack:AdjustSpeed(timeWarp)
	runAnimTrack:AdjustSpeed(timeWarp)
end

function setAnimationSpeed(speed)
	if currentAnim == "walk" then
		setRunSpeed(speed)
	else
		if speed ~= currentAnimSpeed then
			currentAnimSpeed = speed
			currentAnimTrack:AdjustSpeed(currentAnimSpeed)
		end
	end
end

function keyFrameReachedFunc(frameName)
	if (frameName == "End") then
		if currentAnim == "walk" then
			if userNoUpdateOnLoop == true then
				if runAnimTrack.Looped ~= true then
					runAnimTrack.TimePosition = 0.0
				end
				if currentAnimTrack.Looped ~= true then
					currentAnimTrack.TimePosition = 0.0
				end
			else
				runAnimTrack.TimePosition = 0.0
				currentAnimTrack.TimePosition = 0.0
			end
		else
			local repeatAnim = currentAnim
			-- return to idle if finishing an emote
			if (emoteNames[repeatAnim] ~= nil and emoteNames[repeatAnim] == false) then
				repeatAnim = "idle"
			end

			if currentlyPlayingEmote then
				if currentAnimTrack.Looped then
					-- Allow the emote to loop
					return
				end

				repeatAnim = "idle"
				currentlyPlayingEmote = false
			end

			local animSpeed = currentAnimSpeed
			playAnimation(repeatAnim, 0.15, Humanoid)
			setAnimationSpeed(animSpeed)
		end
	end
end

function rollAnimation(animName)
	local roll = math.random(1, animTable[animName].totalWeight) 
	local origRoll = roll
	local idx = 1
	while (roll > animTable[animName][idx].weight) do
		roll = roll - animTable[animName][idx].weight
		idx = idx + 1
	end
	return idx
end

local function switchToAnim(anim, animName, transitionTime, humanoid)
	-- switch animation		
	if (anim ~= currentAnimInstance) then

		if (currentAnimTrack ~= nil) then
			currentAnimTrack:Stop(transitionTime)
			currentAnimTrack:Destroy()
		end

		if (runAnimTrack ~= nil) then
			runAnimTrack:Stop(transitionTime)
			runAnimTrack:Destroy()
			if userNoUpdateOnLoop == true then
				runAnimTrack = nil
			end
		end

		currentAnimSpeed = 1.0

		-- load it to the humanoid; get AnimationTrack
		currentAnimTrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(anim)
		currentAnimTrack.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Core

		-- play the animation
		currentAnimTrack:Play(transitionTime)
		currentAnim = animName
		currentAnimInstance = anim

		-- set up keyframe name triggers
		if (currentAnimKeyframeHandler ~= nil) then
			currentAnimKeyframeHandler:disconnect()
		end
		currentAnimKeyframeHandler = currentAnimTrack.KeyframeReached:connect(keyFrameReachedFunc)

		-- check to see if we need to blend a walk/run animation
		if animName == "walk" then
			local runAnimName = "run"
			local runIdx = rollAnimation(runAnimName)

			runAnimTrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(animTable[runAnimName][runIdx].anim)
			runAnimTrack.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Core
			runAnimTrack:Play(transitionTime)		

			if (runAnimKeyframeHandler ~= nil) then
				runAnimKeyframeHandler:disconnect()
			end
			runAnimKeyframeHandler = runAnimTrack.KeyframeReached:connect(keyFrameReachedFunc)	
		end
	end
end

function playAnimation(animName, transitionTime, humanoid) 	
	local idx = rollAnimation(animName)
	local anim = animTable[animName][idx].anim

	switchToAnim(anim, animName, transitionTime, humanoid)
	currentlyPlayingEmote = false
end

function playEmote(emoteAnim, transitionTime, humanoid)
	switchToAnim(emoteAnim, emoteAnim.Name, transitionTime, humanoid)
	currentlyPlayingEmote = true
end

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local toolAnimName = ""
local toolAnimTrack = nil
local toolAnimInstance = nil
local currentToolAnimKeyframeHandler = nil

function toolKeyFrameReachedFunc(frameName)
	if (frameName == "End") then
		playToolAnimation(toolAnimName, 0.0, Humanoid)
	end
end


function playToolAnimation(animName, transitionTime, humanoid, priority)	 		
	local idx = rollAnimation(animName)
	local anim = animTable[animName][idx].anim

	if (toolAnimInstance ~= anim) then

		if (toolAnimTrack ~= nil) then
			toolAnimTrack:Stop()
			toolAnimTrack:Destroy()
			transitionTime = 0
		end

		-- load it to the humanoid; get AnimationTrack
		toolAnimTrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(anim)
		if priority then
			toolAnimTrack.Priority = priority
		end

		-- play the animation
		toolAnimTrack:Play(transitionTime)
		toolAnimName = animName
		toolAnimInstance = anim

		currentToolAnimKeyframeHandler = toolAnimTrack.KeyframeReached:connect(toolKeyFrameReachedFunc)
	end
end

function stopToolAnimations()
	local oldAnim = toolAnimName

	if (currentToolAnimKeyframeHandler ~= nil) then
		currentToolAnimKeyframeHandler:disconnect()
	end

	toolAnimName = ""
	toolAnimInstance = nil
	if (toolAnimTrack ~= nil) then
		toolAnimTrack:Stop()
		toolAnimTrack:Destroy()
		toolAnimTrack = nil
	end

	return oldAnim
end

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-- STATE CHANGE HANDLERS

function onRunning(speed)
	local heightScale = if userAnimateScaleRun then getHeightScale() else 1

	local movedDuringEmote = currentlyPlayingEmote and Humanoid.MoveDirection == Vector3.new(0, 0, 0)
	local speedThreshold = movedDuringEmote and (Humanoid.WalkSpeed / heightScale) or 0.75
	if speed > speedThreshold * heightScale then
		local scale = 16.0
		playAnimation("walk", 0.2, Humanoid)
		setAnimationSpeed(speed / scale)
		pose = "Running"
	else
		if emoteNames[currentAnim] == nil and not currentlyPlayingEmote then
			playAnimation("idle", 0.2, Humanoid)
			pose = "Standing"
		end
	end
end

function onDied()
	pose = "Dead"
end

function onJumping()
	playAnimation("jump", 0.1, Humanoid)
	jumpAnimTime = jumpAnimDuration
	pose = "Jumping"
end

function onClimbing(speed)
	if userAnimateScaleRun then
		speed /= getHeightScale()
	end
	local scale = 5.0
	playAnimation("climb", 0.1, Humanoid)
	setAnimationSpeed(speed / scale)
	pose = "Climbing"
end

function onGettingUp()
	pose = "GettingUp"
end

function onFreeFall()
	if (jumpAnimTime <= 0) then
		playAnimation("fall", fallTransitionTime, Humanoid)
	end
	pose = "FreeFall"
end

function onFallingDown()
	pose = "FallingDown"
end

function onSeated()
	pose = "Seated"
end

function onPlatformStanding()
	pose = "PlatformStanding"
end

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function onSwimming(speed)
	if userAnimateScaleRun then
		speed /= getHeightScale()
	end
	if speed > 1.00 then
		local scale = 10.0
		playAnimation("swim", 0.4, Humanoid)
		setAnimationSpeed(speed / scale)
		pose = "Swimming"
	else
		playAnimation("swimidle", 0.4, Humanoid)
		pose = "Standing"
	end
end

function animateTool()
	if (toolAnim == "None") then
		playToolAnimation("toolnone", toolTransitionTime, Humanoid, Enum.AnimationPriority.Idle)
		return
	end

	if (toolAnim == "Slash") then
		playToolAnimation("toolslash", 0, Humanoid, Enum.AnimationPriority.Action)
		return
	end

	if (toolAnim == "Lunge") then
		playToolAnimation("toollunge", 0, Humanoid, Enum.AnimationPriority.Action)
		return
	end
end

function getToolAnim(tool)
	for _, c in ipairs(tool:GetChildren()) do
		if c.Name == "toolanim" and c.className == "StringValue" then
			return c
		end
	end
	return nil
end

local lastTick = 0

function stepAnimate(currentTime)
	local amplitude = 1
	local frequency = 1
	local deltaTime = currentTime - lastTick
	lastTick = currentTime

	local climbFudge = 0
	local setAngles = false

	if (jumpAnimTime > 0) then
		jumpAnimTime = jumpAnimTime - deltaTime
	end

	if (pose == "FreeFall" and jumpAnimTime <= 0) then
		playAnimation("fall", fallTransitionTime, Humanoid)
	elseif (pose == "Seated") then
		playAnimation("sit", 0.5, Humanoid)
		return
	elseif (pose == "Running") then
		playAnimation("walk", 0.2, Humanoid)
	elseif (pose == "Dead" or pose == "GettingUp" or pose == "FallingDown" or pose == "Seated" or pose == "PlatformStanding") then
		stopAllAnimations()
		amplitude = 0.1
		frequency = 1
		setAngles = true
	end

	-- Tool Animation handling
	local tool = Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Tool")
	if tool and tool:FindFirstChild("Handle") then
		local animStringValueObject = getToolAnim(tool)

		if animStringValueObject then
			toolAnim = animStringValueObject.Value
			-- message recieved, delete StringValue
			animStringValueObject.Parent = nil
			toolAnimTime = currentTime + .3
		end

		if currentTime > toolAnimTime then
			toolAnimTime = 0
			toolAnim = "None"
		end

		animateTool()		
	else
		stopToolAnimations()
		toolAnim = "None"
		toolAnimInstance = nil
		toolAnimTime = 0
	end
end

-- connect events
Humanoid.Died:connect(onDied)
Humanoid.Running:connect(onRunning)
Humanoid.Jumping:connect(onJumping)
Humanoid.Climbing:connect(onClimbing)
Humanoid.GettingUp:connect(onGettingUp)
Humanoid.FreeFalling:connect(onFreeFall)
Humanoid.FallingDown:connect(onFallingDown)
Humanoid.Seated:connect(onSeated)
Humanoid.PlatformStanding:connect(onPlatformStanding)
Humanoid.Swimming:connect(onSwimming)

if Character.Parent ~= nil then
	-- initialize to idle
	playAnimation("idle", 0.1, Humanoid)
	pose = "Standing"
end

-- loop to handle timed state transitions and tool animations
while Character.Parent ~= nil do
	local _, currentGameTime = wait(0.1)
	stepAnimate(currentGameTime)
end

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nvm i fixed them MAX CHARACTER LIMIT