Magnitude script not working

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1

Hi alll
I am making a horror game in which i was working on a magnitude script where
an sound would play if the antagonist is near but for some reason the script is not working

Here’s the script

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Doll = script.Parent
local target = player.Character



local magnitude = (Doll.HumanoidRootPart.Position - target.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude
if magnitude < 10 then
	game.Workspace.Impact:Play()
	
end
2

Does it log any error?

And try doing

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Doll = script.Parent
local target = player.Character


while wait(1) do
local magnitude = (Doll.HumanoidRootPart.Position - target.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude
if magnitude < 10 then
	game.Workspace.Impact:Play()
	else
print("player isn't enough close.")
end
end
3

Check the output for any errors. The only logical thing that I can see right now is that the script runs before the character has loaded so the character variable would just be nil

Actually do this

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Doll = script.Parent
local target = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()


game:GetService("RunService").Heartbeat:Connect(funciton()
    if game.Workspace.Impact.IsPlaying then
        return
    end


    local magnitude = (Doll.HumanoidRootPart.Position - target.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude
	if magnitude < 10 then
		game.Workspace.Impact:Play()
	end
end)
4

You’re only checking this once the script runs, and never again.

I’d suggest putting it in a loop or something.

5

This is the error showing up
Workspace.Doll2.d:3: attempt to index nil with ‘Character’

6

This is the error showing up
Workspace.Doll2.d:3: attempt to index nil with ‘Character’
]and none of your guys scripts are not working

7

Try

local character = workspace[player.Name]
8

arent the players in game.players

9

Let me try to rescript it for you.

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local doll = script.Parent
local character = nil
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character2)
character = character2

end)
while wait(1) do
if character ~= nil then
local magnitude = (doll.HumanoidRootPart.Position  - character.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude
if magnitude > 10 then
workspace.Impact:Play()
end
else
print("There is no character")
end
end
10

Is this in a LocalScript or a Script [A server script]…? Because in a server script, LocalPlayer won’t work, and in a LocalScript, the whole thing wouldn’t work because of how rigs work, so you’d need to update your code, try doing a loop for the closest player every time it moves, for example, and play the sound there if it’s in a Server Script