Script not returning anything - Animation

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#1 
print("♻️ Loading " .. script.Name .. " : " .. script.ClassName .. " : " .. script.Parent.Name)
-- {{ VARIBLES }}
local M14Tool = script.Parent
local Humanoid = M14Tool.Parent.Parent.Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Animator = Humanoid.Animator
M14Tool.AnimHandle.Parent = Humanoid.Parent:WaitForChild("RightArm")
-- {{{ ANIMATION INSTANCE VARIBLES }}}
local BoltBackAnimation = script.BoltBack
local InspectionAnimation = script.Inspection
local PortArmsToPresentArmsL = script.PortArmsToPresentArmsL
local PortArmsToPresentArmsR = script.PortArmsToPresentArmsR
local PortArmsToAttentionL = script.PortArmsToPresentArmsL
local PortArmsToAttentionR = script.PortArmsToAttentionR
local PortArmsToLeft = script.PortArmsToLeft
local PortArmsToRight = script.PortArmsToRight
local RightHoldToPortAArms = script.RightHoldToPortArms
local LeftHoldToPortArms = script.LeftHoldToPortArms

-- {{{ CHECK VARIBLES }}}
local animationIsPlaying = false

-- {{ FUNCTIONS }}
local function playAnimation(animation)
	if animationIsPlaying then warn("Unable to play user animation for M14. User has animation ongoing") return end
	animationIsPlaying = true
	print("♻️ Playing animation")
	animation:Play()
	print("✅ Animation started")
	animation.Ended:Connect(function()
		animationIsPlaying = false
		print("✅ Animation Ended")
	end)
end

local function loadAnimation(animationInstance)
	print("♻️ Loading Animation : " .. animationID)
	return Animator:LoadAnimation(animationInstance)
end

local function setupAnimationVariables()
	print("♻️ Loading animations...")
	BoltBackAnimation = loadAnimation(BoltBackAnimation)
	print("🕛 Loaded Bolt Back")
	InspectionAnimation = loadAnimation(InspectionAnimation)
	print("🕛 Loaded Inspection")
	PortArmsToPresentArmsL = loadAnimation(PortArmsToPresentArmsL)
	print("🕛 Loaded Port to Present Left")
	PortArmsToPresentArmsR = loadAnimation(PortArmsToPresentArmsR)
	print("🕛 Loaded Port to Present Right")
	PortArmsToAttentionL = loadAnimation(PortArmsToAttentionL)
	print("🕛 Loaded Port to Attention Left")
	PortArmsToAttentionR = loadAnimation(PortArmsToAttentionR)
	print("🕛 Loaded Port to Attention Right")
	PortArmsToLeft = loadAnimation(PortArmsToLeft)
	print("🕛 Loaded Port to Left")
	PortArmsToRight = loadAnimation(PortArmsToRight)
	print("🕛 Loaded Port to Right")
	RightHoldToPortAArms = loadAnimation(RightHoldToPortAArms)
	print("🕛 Loaded Right to Port")
	LeftHoldToPortArms = loadAnimation(LeftHoldToPortArms)
	print("🕛 Loaded Left to Port")
	print("✅ Loaded animations!")
end
setupAnimationVariables()
M14Tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
	print("🎮 Tool : M14 : Equip Function Run")
	playAnimation(PortArmsToAttentionR)
	print("♻️ Animation started...")
	print("♻️ Waiting 5 and playing again")
	task.wait(5)
	playAnimation(PortArmsToAttentionR)
end)

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The rest of the script is not running. I’m really inexpiereced in scripting with tools & animations, I mainly script UI. All help greatly appreciated.

#2

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Could it be that you accidentally toggled off one of these? It looks like there is an error, but something prevents it from showing.

#3

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#4

Strange… :anguished:
Also, I think I see the issue!!!

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An R6 character doesn’t have a “RightArm”, it’s called a “Right Arm”. Hence why it infinitely yields, awaiting for it. I don’t know why the output lacks the appropriate warning.

#5

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local function loadAnimation(animationID)
	print("♻️ Loading M14 Animation : " .. animationID.Name)
	return Animator:LoadAnimation(animationID)
end

Happening on the return line. The “animationID” is an instance btw ← changed to animation instances after, before i was using just ids

#6

This happens because you load animations too early. The character is still in nil.

#7

So player.Character:Wait()? Is it required that I run it locally? It’s currently running serverside.

#8 
local tool = script.Parent

local player = tool:FindFirstAncestorOfClass("Player")
local character = player.Character
if not character or not character.Parent then
    character = player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
end

Maybe something like this would work…

And no, the script can be server-sided in this case.