Problems with cloning model: clone has nothing inside

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#1

Hello everybody! I’m having a problem when trying to clone a model and place it inside a specific folder, as the model is being cloned with nothing inside. This is the part of the code responsible for cloning:

local mobExists = ServerStorage.Mobs:FindFirstChild(name)
local Luther = game.ReplicatedStorage.Troops:WaitForChild("Luter gigante")

...

elseif isTroop == true then
			local newMob = Luther:Clone()
			newMob:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart").CFrame = map.Waypoints:FindFirstChild("15").CFrame
			newMob.Parent = workspace.Mobs
			newMob.HumanoidRootPart:SetNetworkOwner(nil)

			local movingTo = Instance.new("NumberValue", newMob)
			movingTo.Name = "MovingTo"
			movingTo.Value = -1
			
			for i, obj in ipairs(newMob:GetDescendants()) do
				if obj:IsA("BasePart") or obj:IsA("MeshPart") then
					obj.CollisionGroup = "Mob"
				end
			end

			movingTo.Value = 15

			print(newMob.Parent)
			newMob:WaitForChild("Humanoid").Died:Connect(function()
				task.wait(0.5)
				newMob:Destroy()
			end)

	coroutine.wrap(mob.Move)(newMob, map)
end

This part of the code is responsible for cloning an existing model and placing it in the game, then calling another function responsible for moving it, however, when cloning the model, it is cloned completely empty, with no part inside it that original model had. But this seems to happen specifically with a folder called “Troops”, if I clone the model and place it inside another folder called “Mobs” it is cloned correctly.

the model being cloned in the Mobs folder:

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the model being cloned in the Troops folder:
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If anyone knows why the model is being cloned incorrectly and can help with how to prevent it, I would be grateful. (Sorry for the bad English)

#2

Have you tried any yielding to ensure that the contents of the model exist before being cloned? Try this out and see if it poses the same problem? Should be placed before the model gets cloned.

“game.ReplicatedStorage.Troops:WaitForChild(“Luter gigante”) or task.wait()”

#3

Yes I already tried that, it still doesn’t work. I put this line before cloning and replaced luther with the new variable:

local GiantLuther = game.ReplicatedStorage.Troops:WaitForChild("Luter gigante") or task.wait()

local newMob = GiantLuther:Clone()
...

output:
Something unexpectedly tried to set the parent of Luter gigante to NULL while trying to set the parent of Luter gigante. Current parent is Troops. - Studio
14:46:09.591 HumanoidRootPart is not a valid member of Model “Workspace.Troops.Luter gigante”- - Mob:249

#4

I managed to make it work by placing the clone in the folder where the map is, but I really wanted to know why it doesn’t work with the folder I wanted