Script to change player character does not work

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1

I need help. I’m making a script to change the player character, but it doesn’t work.

The character respawns all the time when the player joins.

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local AvatarCharacterData = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("AvatarCharacterData")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
	local data
	local success, err = pcall(function()
		data = AvatarCharacterData:GetAsync(player.UserId)
	end)
	if success then
			if data then
				local newCharacter
				for index, char in ipairs(game.ReplicatedStorage.AvatarCharacters:GetChildren()) do
					if index == data then
						newCharacter = char:Clone()
						break
					end
					end
				if newCharacter then
					local OldChar = character
					newCharacter.HumanoidRootPart.Position = OldChar.HumanoidRootPart.Position
					newCharacter.Parent = workspace
					player.Character = newCharacter
					OldChar:Destroy()
					player:LoadCharacter()
					game.ReplicatedStorage.ChangeCamera:FireClient(player, newCharacter)
					end
		elseif not success then
				warn(err)
			end
		end
	end)
end)
2

Do you have a playerremoved event where you save it?

PlayerAdded = get the data.
PlayerRemoved = save the data for later.

3

Hello, I don’t have a playerremoved event when I save it.

4

Yeah, that is the problem, you can not save something when a player has no data yet nor if they just joined the game. You need to save the data when the player leaves.

5

:LoadCharacter() respawns the player, consequently reloading their original avatar (OldChar) rather than the newly assigned one (newCharacter) - this could be the cause of the issue you described:

Try removing the :LoadCharacter line and see if it makes any difference

6

Hi, thanks for your help. I did what you said, but sadly it still doesn’t work because the character keeps respawning all the time.

8

Are you try to change player character to custom character??..Im sorry kinda confuse

9

This how I do it if this helps you.

Local Script: Put this in StarterPlayerScripts

local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local (PUT MODEL NAME HERE) = game.ReplicatedStorage.(MODEL NAME HERE)
local RS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Character = Player.Character

UIS.InputBegan:connect(function(input)
	if(UIS:GetFocusedTextBox()) then
		return
	end
	
	if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.(KEYCODE) and game.Players.LocalPlayer.Name == "(USERNAME)" then
		
		local Clone = game.ReplicatedStorage.(EVENT NAME HERE)
		local pos = Player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position
		wait(1)
		Clone:FireServer(MODEL NAME HERE)
		
		(MODEL NAME HERE).HumanoidRootPart.Position = Player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position wait(2)
		script.Disabled = true
	end
end)

Script: Put this in ServerScriptService

local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local (MODEL NAME HERE) = game.ReplicatedStorage.(MODEL NAME HERE)
local (MODEL NAME HERE) = game.ReplicatedStorage.(EVENT NAME HERE):Clone()

local Clone = game.ReplicatedStorage.(EVENT NAME HERE)

Clone.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, (MODEL NAME HERE))
	local WalkSpeed = Player.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed
	Player.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 0
	Player.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = WalkSpeed
	wait(2)
	Player.Character = (MODEL NAME HERE)
	(MODEL NAME HERE).Parent = workspace
	
end)

You have to put the model you want the person to be changed to in ReplicatedStorage as well as the event.
Note: I havent perfected this so once the model dies it wont respawn, feel free to change it.

10

There are multiple ways to do this but I made this for a specific player to be changed into the model.