Recreating classic Roblox animations

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#1

I found a very old script that was used to play old roblox animations, I believe.

Place in StarterCharacterScripts

function waitForChild(parent, childName)
	local child = parent:findFirstChild(childName)
	if child then return child end
	while true do
		child = parent.ChildAdded:wait()
		if child.Name==childName then return child end
	end
end

-- ANIMATION

-- declarations

local Figure = script.Parent
local Torso = waitForChild(Figure, "Torso")
local RightShoulder = waitForChild(Torso, "Right Shoulder")
local LeftShoulder = waitForChild(Torso, "Left Shoulder")
local RightHip = waitForChild(Torso, "Right Hip")
local LeftHip = waitForChild(Torso, "Left Hip")
local Neck = waitForChild(Torso, "Neck")
local Humanoid = waitForChild(Figure, "Humanoid")
local pose = "Standing"

local toolAnim = "None"
local toolAnimTime = 0

-- functions

function onRunning(speed)
	if speed>0 then
		pose = "Running"
	else
		pose = "Standing"
	end
end

function onDied()
	pose = "Dead"
end

function onJumping()
	pose = "Jumping"
end

function onClimbing()
	pose = "Climbing"
end

function onGettingUp()
	pose = "GettingUp"
end

function onFreeFall()
	pose = "FreeFall"
end

function onFallingDown()
	pose = "FallingDown"
end

function onSeated()
	pose = "Seated"
end

function onPlatformStanding()
	pose = "PlatformStanding"
end

function moveJump()
	RightShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.5
	LeftShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.5
	RightShoulder.DesiredAngle = 3.14
	LeftShoulder.DesiredAngle = -3.14
	RightHip.DesiredAngle = 0
	LeftHip.DesiredAngle = 0
end


-- same as jump for now

function moveFreeFall()
	RightShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.5
	LeftShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.5
	RightShoulder.DesiredAngle = 3.14
	LeftShoulder.DesiredAngle = -3.14
	RightHip.DesiredAngle = 0
	LeftHip.DesiredAngle = 0
end

function moveSit()
	RightShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.15
	LeftShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.15
	RightShoulder.DesiredAngle = 3.14 /2
	LeftShoulder.DesiredAngle = -3.14 /2
	RightHip.DesiredAngle = 3.14 /2
	LeftHip.DesiredAngle = -3.14 /2
end

function getTool()	
	for _, kid in ipairs(Figure:GetChildren()) do
		if kid.className == "Tool" then return kid end
	end
	return nil
end

function getToolAnim(tool)
	for _, c in ipairs(tool:GetChildren()) do
		if c.Name == "toolanim" and c.className == "StringValue" then
			return c
		end
	end
	return nil
end

function animateTool()
	
	if (toolAnim == "None") then
		RightShoulder.DesiredAngle = 1.57
		return
	end

	if (toolAnim == "Slash") then
		RightShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.5
		RightShoulder.DesiredAngle = 0
		return
	end

	if (toolAnim == "Lunge") then
		RightShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.5
		LeftShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.5
		RightHip.MaxVelocity = 0.5
		LeftHip.MaxVelocity = 0.5
		RightShoulder.DesiredAngle = 1.57
		LeftShoulder.DesiredAngle = 1.0
		RightHip.DesiredAngle = 1.57
		LeftHip.DesiredAngle = 1.0
		return
	end
end

function move(time)
	local amplitude
	local frequency
  
	if (pose == "Jumping") then
		moveJump()
		return
	end

	if (pose == "FreeFall") then
		moveFreeFall()
		return
	end
 
	if (pose == "Seated") then
		moveSit()
		return
	end

	local climbFudge = 0
	
	if (pose == "Running") then
		RightShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.15
		LeftShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.15
		amplitude = 1
		frequency = 9
	elseif (pose == "Climbing") then
		RightShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.5 
		LeftShoulder.MaxVelocity = 0.5
		amplitude = 1
		frequency = 9
		climbFudge = 3.14
	else
		amplitude = 0.1
		frequency = 1
	end

	desiredAngle = amplitude * math.sin(time*frequency)

	RightShoulder.DesiredAngle = desiredAngle + climbFudge
	LeftShoulder.DesiredAngle = desiredAngle - climbFudge
	RightHip.DesiredAngle = -desiredAngle
	LeftHip.DesiredAngle = -desiredAngle


	local tool = getTool()

	if tool then
	
		animStringValueObject = getToolAnim(tool)

		if animStringValueObject then
			toolAnim = animStringValueObject.Value
			-- message recieved, delete StringValue
			animStringValueObject.Parent = nil
			toolAnimTime = time + .3
		end

		if time > toolAnimTime then
			toolAnimTime = 0
			toolAnim = "None"
		end

		animateTool()

		
	else
		toolAnim = "None"
		toolAnimTime = 0
	end
end


-- connect events

Humanoid.Died:connect(onDied)
Humanoid.Running:connect(onRunning)
Humanoid.Jumping:connect(onJumping)
Humanoid.Climbing:connect(onClimbing)
Humanoid.GettingUp:connect(onGettingUp)
Humanoid.FreeFalling:connect(onFreeFall)
Humanoid.FallingDown:connect(onFallingDown)
Humanoid.Seated:connect(onSeated)
Humanoid.PlatformStanding:connect(onPlatformStanding)

-- main program

local runService = game:service("RunService");

while Figure.Parent~=nil do
	local _, time = wait(0.1)
	move(time)
end
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#2

That is indeed a very old script, I can tell because :service() has been deprecated for many years, and was replaced by :GetService().
It also uses :connect() instead of :Connect(), :findFirstChild() instead of :FindFirstChild(), className instead of ClassName, and a custom waitForChild function (it might’ve not existed back then)

Nice find.

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#3

I have a problem that the old animation is not replicated on the server, but is working only on the client.
I tried with server script and local script but it still doesn’t replicate on server side…

What should I do and how to fix it so that the animation plays for other players on the server.

#4

To fix this you need to use RemoteEvents to pass the MaxVelocity and DesiredAngle values ​​to the server and then to other clients.

#5

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