Player.CharacterAdded event won't even print

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#1

This script was working a few hours ago but now it suddenly won’t print “Added” .

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local PayWalls = Instance.new("Folder")
	PayWalls.Parent = player
	PayWalls.Name = "PayWalls"

	for i, v in pairs(payWallsFolder:GetChildren())do
		local wallObject = Instance.new("ObjectValue")
		wallObject.Parent = PayWalls
		wallObject.Value = v
		wallObject.Name = v.Name

		local access = Instance.new("BoolValue")
		access.Parent = wallObject
		access.Name = "Access"
		local value = payWallStore:GetAsync(player.UserId.."-"..wallObject.Name)
		print(value)
		access.Value = payWallStore:GetAsync(player.UserId.."-"..wallObject.Name)
	end
	player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
		print("Added")
		for i, v in pairs(PayWalls:GetDescendants()) do
			if v.Value == true then
				print("Has Been Added")
				local collisionGroup = v.Parent.Name
				print(collisionGroup)
				addCharacterToCollisionGroup(char,collisionGroup)
			end
		end
	end)
end)

The data store is working and all however my player.CharacterAdded event won’t even print “Added”. What happened? I’m sure it’s enabled.

#2

try this

local function onPlayerAdded(player)
    local PayWalls = Instance.new("Folder")
	PayWalls.Parent = player
	PayWalls.Name = "PayWalls"

	for i, v in pairs(payWallsFolder:GetChildren())do
		local wallObject = Instance.new("ObjectValue")
		wallObject.Parent = PayWalls
		wallObject.Value = v
		wallObject.Name = v.Name

		local access = Instance.new("BoolValue")
		access.Parent = wallObject
		access.Name = "Access"
		local value = payWallStore:GetAsync(player.UserId.."-"..wallObject.Name)
		print(value)
		access.Value = payWallStore:GetAsync(player.UserId.."-"..wallObject.Name)
	end
	player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
		print("Added")
		for i, v in pairs(PayWalls:GetDescendants()) do
			if v.Value == true then
				print("Has Been Added")
				local collisionGroup = v.Parent.Name
				print(collisionGroup)
				addCharacterToCollisionGroup(char,collisionGroup)
			end
		end
	end)
end

for i, player in ipairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do 
	onPlayerAdded(player)
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
#3

It could be because something above is not functioning.

#4

Solved. I changed something, it’s another issue.

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#5

The character may already be present when event is connected, which means your function is never called. The way you fix this is by giving the function a name and calling it if the character is already present.

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function (player)
     local function onCharacter(char)
          print("Character found!", char:GetFullName())
          -- ...
     end
     player.CharacterAdded:Connect(onCharacter)
     -- If the character is already present, we need to manually call onCharacter.
     if player.Character then
          -- Using task.spawn here ensures that code after this
          -- call won't be blocked if onCharacter yields.
          task.spawn(onCharacter, player)
     end
end)
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#6

If you figured out your problem, you should post about it in your own thread in case someone else has a similar problem. Marking your own “I figured it out” post as a solution is counterproductive unless you’ve actually shown a solution.