Problem with changing character meshes

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#1

For a game I’m trying to make, i need to know how to:

  1. Search the player’s model in the Workspace
  2. Find anything with the class name “CharacterMesh”
  3. Delete it from the player’s model so the player looks blocky.

Code:

function changePlayerBodyType(player)
	local player2 = workspace:FindFirstChild(player.Name)
	if player2:FindFirstChild("CharacterMesh") then
		for i,v in pairs(player2:GetChildren("CharacterMesh")) do
			v:Destroy()
		end
	end
end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(changePlayerBodyType)
#2

you can try using the Humanoid Description System instead, just create a humanoid description with the properties you need and apply that to the players.

#3

Does 0 stand for the blocky parts?

#4

I’m not entirely sure why you added a string on the parameters of :GetChildren("CharacterMesh"), :GetChildren() only returns the array of the instance’s children that its function is connected to and has no parameters available.

I would do it like this:


function changePlayerBodyType(player)

for i, v in pairs(player.Character:GetChildren()) do

if v:IsA("CharacterMesh") then -- checks if its a character mesh type
         
         v:Destroy() -- destroys it if it is

           end
     end
 end

game.Players.PlayerAdded(changePlayerBodyType)

I apologize if the indentation isn’t good enough since I am typing this on mobile.

#5

Yes it does. I’d experiment with humanoid descriptions, as they are extremely helpful.

#6

its fine ill try that out anyways

#7

The way you typed it out didn’t work, but I modified the text and it worked. Thanks anyway :slight_smile:
What I used:

function changePlayerBodyType(player)
	local player2 = workspace:WaitForChild(player.Name)
	for i,v in pairs(player2:GetChildren()) do
		if v:IsA("CharacterMesh") then
			v:Destroy()
		end
	end
end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(changePlayerBodyType)
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#8

It probably couldn’t find the character but either way I was typing this on mobile and didn’t check whether it would work in studio. I’m glad I’ve helped you regardless!

#9

I posted a script in a different post that removes the player’s bundles.

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