If statement ignored in a serverscript

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#1

Hello! I’m currently trying to make a viewportframe showing a model (character model) playing a random animation.
This is the serverscript:

while true do
	print("start")
	if math.random(1,4) == 1 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a1)
		anim:Play()
		print("1")
	elseif math.random(1,4) == 2 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a2)
		anim:Play()
		print("2")
	elseif math.random(1,4) == 3 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a3)
		anim:Play()
		print("3")
	elseif math.random(1,4) == 4 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a4)
		anim:Play()
		print("4")
	end
	print("done")
	wait(60)
	for i,v in pairs(script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:GetPlayingAnimationTracks()) do
		v:Stop()
	end
	if math.random(1,4) == 1 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a1)
		anim:Play()
		print("1")
	elseif math.random(1,4) == 2 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a2)
		anim:Play()
		print("2")
	elseif math.random(1,4) == 3 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a3)
		anim:Play()
		print("3")
	elseif math.random(1,4) == 4 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a4)
		anim:Play()
		print("4")
	end
	wait(60)
end

This is where the script is located:

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Any help would be appreciated!

#3

You should really research on how to write compact code, instead of your

	if math.random(1,4) == 1 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a1)
		anim:Play()
		print("1")
	elseif math.random(1,4) == 2 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a2)
		anim:Play()
		print("2")
	elseif math.random(1,4) == 3 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a3)
		anim:Play()
		print("3")
	elseif math.random(1,4) == 4 then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.a4)
		anim:Play()
		print("4")
	end

you can just write

local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent["a"..tostring(math.random(1,4))])
anim:Play()

Do this and your problem of the statement being ignored will be solved too

(By the way, the reason for why your statement was ignored is because in your huge if-else statement a new number was being rolled for each check, so if you were unlucky you could have went through the entire if-else statement without activating any of its checks)

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#5

that still didn’t work
the character still has no animations playing
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and i did do your method of compact code

while true do
	print("start")
	script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent["a"..tostring(math.random(1,4))]):Play()	
	print("done")
	wait(20)
	for i,v in pairs(script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:GetPlayingAnimationTracks()) do
		v:Stop()
	end
	script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(script.Parent["a"..tostring(math.random(1,4))]):Play()
	wait(20)
end

any thoughts?

#6

Does it print out any errors?
If not, perhaps try checking if you are reffering to the correct Humanoid.

#7

animations don’t play in viewport frames

#8

Completely forgot about that.
Look into WorldModels

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