How to get the character because player.Character isn't working

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#1

Hi, I tried writing this before but I didn’t get a response I tried player.Character but when trying to get the humanoid it said that character was nil and I’ve tried player.CharacterAdded:Wait() ,but the character changes at the start of my game when the player clicks on a gui button so I don’t know how to get the character if anyone helps, thanks so much.

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#2 
game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
       player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)

character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

       end)
end)
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#3

Sorry, I should have specified my real question is how to get the character not how to get the humanoid ,but thanks for the response

#4 
game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
       player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)

-- U can use now `character` for something

       end)
end)
#5

I just meant what would I write for local character = because I don’t know how to use the function in this situation

#6

u have the character there u can do with character something u want could u explain better what u want to do

#7

Bruh. Simple. It’s just 2 lines of code.

--//Local script
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local character = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(player.Name)

Maybe this will work?

#8

U dont need workspace u can just do local character = player.Character

#9

That wont work like he mentioned

#10

It should work but i dont know

#11

Try it out

--//Local script
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local character = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(player.Name)
print("Got Player")
#12

You can do so much things with it

#13

Do this instead. I think OP may just not be using the properties correctly.

local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local character = (player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait())
print("Got Player")
#14

I’m trying it I don’t get why any of this isn’t working its so weird I’m gonna try it on different scripts and see now

#15

Ok I’ll try it right now and see if it works

#16

Could you send the full script? That would definitely help.

#17

I was testing everyone’s code in a shield tool I have but its not equipping after I switch character using a button I created

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
--local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local character = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(player.Name)

local shield = script.Parent

local Backpack = player.Backpack


local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")


local AnimationTrack = Instance.new("Animation")
AnimationTrack.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://10780183458"
local AnimationTrack = Animator:LoadAnimation(AnimationTrack)
AnimationTrack.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Action
AnimationTrack.Looped = true

local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local desiredKey = Enum.KeyCode.Q

local function keyIsDown()
	return UserInputService:IsKeyDown(desiredKey)
end

local tool = player.Backpack:WaitForChild("Shield") 
local handle = tool.Handle

local isHeld = false;

local function removedebounce()
	if not UserInputService:IsKeyDown(desiredKey) then
		isHeld = false;
	end
end
	
	

local function equipTool()
	if UserInputService:IsKeyDown(desiredKey) then
		if isHeld == false then
			humanoid:EquipTool(tool)
			AnimationTrack:Play()
			humanoid.WalkSpeed = 0
			isHeld = true
		else if isHeld == true then 
				return
			end

		end 
	else tool.Parent = Backpack
		AnimationTrack:Stop()
		humanoid.WalkSpeed = 16
	end
end

RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(equipTool)
RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(removedebounce)
#18

Whoa whoa whoa WHOA. Clean up your code there buddy. Scripts can break your code sometimes.

#19

Wait I think I know the problem.
How do you switch characters, like in a script?

#20

I think he means Local or Server-Sided.