How to make a gui textbox activate a animation to play on a dummy

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#1

Hello, I would like to achieve the proper working function for a script I have been trying to do.

The issue is I have been trying many ways to resolve a proper way to use some of the code I have done but they all ended up failing in the process. I have tried ways to achieve the result with tables, modules and events but non seem to work properly.

Basically I would like when a GUI text-box is pressed it will activate a animation to play on a specific dummy. I would really like if anybody could help me with this issue. I have been trying a lot to do it But i dont think I can properly make it correctly so if anybody has a solution or info please tell me. -P.s This is very important for my game.

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#2

Don’t you mean the text button?

This is my way to activate for the to play the animation.

local textButton = script.Parent
local npc = workspace.npc -- path to npc
local animation = npc.Animation -- path to animation property

textButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	local anim = npc.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(animation)
	anim:Play()
end)

(This is clientside, which means player in server or other clients can’t see, but tell me if you want it serverside)

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#3

Thank you for this I believe this will work perfectly but also I do not have an animation property I only have a script that runs the animation inside of the dummy so maybe any help for that? Like do I need to add an animation track to it or something

#4

My bad, I meant the instance, not property. (Animation track)

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#5

So do I refer to the script? Because this is the script I have in it: local Character = script.Parent
local animation = Instance.new(‘Animation’)
local track = nil
animation.AnimationId = “rbxassetid://6867024177”
track = Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(animation)
track:Play()

#6

You don’t have to necessarily change the animation if it has already been set on studio.

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#7

I just need a path to the animation but Idk if i refference the script because the script is the only thing in the dummy no animation tracks or scripts besides it

#8

It still will work so you don’t need to bother with the script in the dummy.

(I don’t know what script are you mentioning in the dummy)

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#9

Ok I removed the script in the dummy, So in local animation = npc.Animation – path to animation property What would I put? The text button is in starter gui and the dummy is in workspace
the local script u gave I put in the text button and the only thing I do not get is:
local animation = npc.Animation – path to animation property (I dont know what to put there)

#10

Sorry for making you confused, you don’t need an animation property.

It’d look like this.

local textButton = script.Parent
local npc = workspace.npc
local animation = npc.Animation

textButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	local anim = npc.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(animation)
	anim:Play()
end)
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#11

Thank you, I will test to see if it works!

#12

Ok so it doesnt play an animation

#13

Maybe because I didnt put one or something?

#14

did you path it to the animation?

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#15

How would I do that I dont have any animation inside the dummy or ur talking about saved anims?

#16

You need to run the code on the server, only the player’s animation replicate but NPC’s animation don’t replicate. Fire a Remote event to the server and then play the animation.

#17

Do you want something like this? I made this a while ago, tell me if you want me to send the script.

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#18

Yes That is exactly what I need

#19

ah ok. sorry for the late reply i forgot about this. heres the script (it should be a script under the gui button):

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	local humanoid = game.Workspace.Dummy.Humanoid --change the path if ur dummy is named smth else
	local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
	animation.AnimationId = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=your animation id"
	local animationTrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(animation)
	animationTrack:Play()
end)
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