Issue with Loading Animation from ReplicatedStorage

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#1

I need to use an animation for my script. The animation object is in ReplicatedStorage and I declare it in a variable at the Top of my script.

local Animations = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Animations")
local idleFly = Animations:WaitForChild("fly")

But this doesn’t work on its own. It does work however when I add this simple line just before it:

char:WaitForChild("movement"):WaitForChild("anim")

local Animations = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Animations")
local idleFly = Animations:WaitForChild("fly")

or also like this:

task.wait(1)
local Animations = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Animations")
local idleFly = Animations:WaitForChild("fly")

I don’t understand what the script actually needs to wait for. The anim object Parented to movement that is inside the character has no relation to this script whatsoever, so I assume that waiting for that loads the actual thing it needs to load to play the animation. So how would I make the animation load without waiting for the anim object?

#2

What did the error say? For reasons.

#3

There is no error. The state of the animation is playing in both cases, but when I don’t use the wait it just doesn’t appear to be playing on screen.

#4

probably a case cause sometimes the animation will play automatically even when your loading. Causing the animation to leap before you see it

#5

Wait, is there any additional scripts you had except for that?

#6

yea that’s just a small part of the code, but I don’t know what is relevant about it except the declaration of the variables.

#7

what type is the animation? Is it walking, playing automatic or?

#8

it’s a looping flying animation

#9

Can you show the full script?

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#10

Sure I could, but is it necessary? It’s a pretty long script and the animation is just played at the beginning.
Here’s a simplified version of the script:

local plr = Players.LocalPlayer
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local hum = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = hum:WaitForChild("Animator") :: Animator

char:WaitForChild("movement"):WaitForChild("fly")

local Animations = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Animations")
local idleFly = Animations:WaitForChild("fly")


local function playAnimObj(anim)
	local track = animator:LoadAnimation(anim)
	
    track:Play()
end


local function characterInit()
	hum.AutoRotate = false
	hum:ChangeState(Enum.HumanoidStateType.Physics) --Enum.HumanoidStateType.PlatformStanding

    playAnimObj(idleFly)
end

module.start = function(newConstants, newKeybinds)
	if started then return end

	constants = newConstants or constants
	keyBinds = newKeybinds or keyBinds

	characterInit()

	started = true
end