Two children are nil despite them literally existing?

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#1

okay i think what i’m about to show explains everything

function VFX(viewmodel: Model, weapon: Tool)
    local vfxPart: BasePart = viewmodel.Handle:FindFirstChild("VFXPart")
    
    if not vfxPart then return end
    
    local muzzleFlash: ParticleEmitter = vfxPart:FindFirstChild("MuzzleFlash")
    local lightEmitter: PointLight = vfxPart:FindFirstChild("LightEmitter")
    
    if not muzzleFlash or not lightEmitter then
        warn("Muzzle flash or light emitter does not exist!")
        print(muzzleFlash, lightEmitter)
        return
    end
    
    local ammoType: StringValue = weapon:FindFirstChild("AmmoType")
    
    if not ammoType then return end
    
    if ammoType.Value == "NRG" then
        muzzleFlash.Color = Color3.fromRGB(101, 147, 255) -- Blue
    else
        muzzleFlash.Color = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 0) -- Yellow
    end
    
    muzzleFlash:Emit(1)
    
    coroutine.wrap(function()
        lightEmitter.Enabled = true
        task.wait(0.01)
        lightEmitter.Enabled = false
    end)()
end

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bruh??

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am i going crazy???

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#2

If this is client-sided, replace FindFirstChild to WaitForChild.

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#3

yooooo

i have some crazy BAD news

now it yields infinitely :frowning:

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#4

Are you sure that you are passing the correct ViewModel?

#5

first i clone the viewmodel out of ReplicatedStorage

then i set the parent of it to Workspace and pivot it to the player’s camera

then i pass it into the functions

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unless i’m doing something stupid??

#6

Nothing bad here.

The effects MIGHT be destroyed or removed by another script.

#7

everything is entirely client sided and nothing gets deleted :slightly_frowning_face:

is this what happens after you take a 2 week break??

ugh…

#8

Maybe add a wait(5) before the script starts to see if something needs to load?