Transferring data from a loop to a function?

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#1

Alright, so I’m messing up the player value (b) that is supposed to transfer individual players to a function. Think im completely off with the script itself, but it’s worth a try i guess. Anyone know how to fix it?

local cachedSpawns={}
		local playersPlaying={}
		
		function StartGame(b)
			local character = b.Character or b.CharacterAdded:wait()
			if character then
				StartGame()
				event:FireClient(b, {reason="HideGuis"})
				wait(.3)
				event:FireClient(b,{reason="CloseScreen"})
				wait(2.7)
				local randomSpawn = map.Spawns:GetChildren()[Random.new():NextInteger(1,#map.Spawns:GetChildren())]
				if cachedSpawns[randomSpawn] then
					repeat randomSpawn = map.Spawns:GetChildren()[Random.new():NextInteger(1,#map.Spawns:GetChildren())] wait() until not cachedSpawns[randomSpawn]
				end
				cachedSpawns[randomSpawn] = true
				character:WaitForChild('Humanoid').WalkSpeed = 0
				character:WaitForChild('Humanoid').JumpPower = 0
				character:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(randomSpawn.CFrame*CFrame.new(0,2.75,0))
				table.insert(playersPlaying,b.UserId)
				wait(2)
				event:FireClient(b,{reason="OpenScreen"})
				wait(0.7)
				--Countdown				
				event:FireClient(b,{reason="Countdown"})
				wait(5.25)
				event:FireClient(b,{reason="Audio",file="164486422"})
			end
		end	
		
		for a,b in ipairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
			StartGame(b)
		end
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#2

The player (b) returns nil in the function.

#3

You’re calling StartGame() inside of the function, you don’t pass any parameters, so b is nil in the 2nd call.

#4

Well, is there an alternative way to pass the parameters over from the loop to the function?

#5

Change StartGame() to StartGame(b) inside the function?
Idk if thats what you want

#6

Just remove that function call, I can’t see why it should be there. Because if it had a valid parameter (a player), it would recursively call forever and crash.

The actual loop call is correct.

#7

no way… lmao, the StartGame() inside the function wasn’t intentional :joy: It was a typo from an earlier version of the script. Works now, thanks.