Need Help getting Random Player

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#21

It still is saying the interval after random is empty even though I put #Players in it.

#22 
local playerService = game:GetService("Players")
local Players = playerService:GetPlayers()
local RandomPlayer = Players[math.random(#Players)]
#23

It is still saying the interval after random is empty even though it is not.

#24

I assume you’re running this on the server. You get that error, when your code is prematurely running before the player joins. I would add an if statement to see if #Players > 0, before the condition is met.

#25

You are still miscomprehending what I meant, here’s the implicated script.

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local playersReady = {}

local function pickRandomPlayer()
	return playersReady[math.random(#playersReady)]
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	player.CharacterAdded:Wait() -- this was flawed, as it infinitely added up for each respawn
	table.insert(playersReady, player)
end)

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	local index = table.find(playersReady, player)
	if index then
		table.remove(playersReady, index)
	end
end)
#26

This fully works in my test game:

local playerService = game:GetService("Players")

local players = {}

playerService.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	table.insert(players, player)
	
	-- Check if player was added to table
	
	--[[
	if table.find(players, player) then
		print("Player Added Successfully!")
	else
		 print("Player Not Added Successfully...")
	end
	]]
end)

playerService.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	local PlrToRemove = table.find(players, player)
	
	if PlrToRemove then
		table.remove(players, PlrToRemove)
	end
end)

local function randomizePlayer()
	local RandomNumber = math.random(1, #players)
	
	for i, player in ipairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		if i == RandomNumber then
			player.Character.Head.Transparency = 1
		end
	end
end

-- DON'T CALL THIS IMMEDIATELY!!!
--            vvvv

randomizePlayer()

Here’s a model if you want: PlayerRandomizerScript - Roblox

Hope this helps! :slight_smile:

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#27

Ok so I needed to access this table from multiple scripts so I used a module script and it works until the random part comes in. I put this:

if #playerReady >= 1 then
print(RandomPlayer)
end

RandomPlayer is equal to pickRandomPlayer(). and for some reason instead of print henberrysodapop it prints nil.

#28

RandomPlayer does not change by itself. You have to make sure to overwrite it whenever you’re absolutely sure that at least one player exists.

#29

try print(RandomPlayer.Name) instead of just RandomPlayer