Why does my script not work?

Hello! So I am trying to make the player a giant black hole whenever they join the game, but for some reason, it looks like this:
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Can someone please tell me why?

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

function SetupPlayer(Player)
	for _, v in pairs(Player.Character:GetChildren()) do
		if v.ClassName == "MeshPart" then
			v.Transparency = 1
		elseif v.ClassName == "Accessory" then
			v:Destroy()
		end
		
		if v.Name == "Head" then
			v.face:Destroy()
		end
	end
	
	local Hole = ReplicatedStorage.Hole:Clone()
	Hole.Parent = game.Workspace
	Hole.Name = Player.Name .. "'s Hole"
	
	local Weld = Instance.new("WeldConstraint")
	Weld.Parent = Hole
	Weld.Part0 = Hole
	Weld.Part1 = Player.Character.HumanoidRootPart
	
	while (Player.Character == nil) or (Player.Character.HumanoidRootPart == nil) do
		task.wait(1)
	end
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(Character)
		SetupPlayer(Player)
		Character.Humanoid.UseJumpPower = true
		Character.Humanoid.JumpPower = 0
	end)

If you think you know what went wrong, please let me know. Thank you and have a wonderful day! :slight_smile:

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set the holes position to the humanoidrootpart before welding

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It worked! But why do my head and waist accessories still appear?
image

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when checking if its an accessory try destroying the handle ( v.Handle:Destroy() )not the accessory itself

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Like this?

function SetupPlayer(Player)
	for _, v in pairs(Player.Character:GetChildren()) do
		if v.ClassName == "MeshPart" then
			v.Transparency = 1
		elseif v.ClassName == "Accessory" then
			v.Handle:Destroy()
		end
		
		if v.Name == "Head" then
			v.face:Destroy()
		end
	end

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Because for some reason it does not work.
Full script:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

function SetupPlayer(Player)
	for _, v in pairs(Player.Character:GetChildren()) do
		if v.ClassName == "MeshPart" then
			v.Transparency = 1
		elseif v.ClassName == "Accessory" then
			v.Handle:Destroy()
		end
		
		if v.Name == "Head" then
			v.face:Destroy()
		end
	end
	
	local Hole = ReplicatedStorage.Hole:Clone()
	Hole.Parent = game.Workspace
	Hole.Name = Player.Name .. "'s Hole"
	Hole.Position = Player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position
	
	local Weld = Instance.new("WeldConstraint")
	Weld.Parent = Hole
	Weld.Part0 = Hole
	Weld.Part1 = Player.Character.HumanoidRootPart
	
	Hole.Eating.Changed:Connect(function(Val)
		if Val == true then
			task.wait()
			Hole.Eating.Value = true
		end
	end)
	
	Hole.Touched:Connect(function(Toucher)
		if Toucher.Parent == workspace.Stuff and Hole.Eating.Value == false then
			Hole.Eating.Value = true
			Toucher.CFrame = CFrame.new(Toucher.Position, Hole.Position)
			Toucher.Velocity = Toucher.CFrame.LookVector * 35
			Toucher.Anchored = false
			
			Hole.EatingSound.TimePosition = 0
			Hole.EatingSound.Playing = true
			task.wait(0.35)
			Toucher:Destroy()
			Hole.Size += Vector3.new(0, 2, 0)
			
		elseif string.find(Toucher.Name, "Hole") ~= nil then
			if Toucher.Size.Y > Hole.Size.Y then
				
				local Explosion = Instance.new("Explosion", workspace)
				Explosion.Position = Hole.Position
				Explosion.BlastRadius = 100
				Explosion.BlastPressure = 100
				task.wait()
				Hole:Destroy()
				Player.Character.Humanoid.Health = 0
			end
		end
	end)
	
	while (Player.Character == nil) or (Player.Character.HumanoidRootPart == nil) do
		task.wait(1)
	end
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(Character)
		SetupPlayer(Player)
		Character.Humanoid.UseJumpPower = true
		Character.Humanoid.JumpPower = 0
	end)
	
	while task.wait(1) do
		for _, Player in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
			if Player.Character then
				Player.Character.Humanoid.JumpPower += 1
			end
		end
	end
	
	for _, Player in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
		if Player.UserId == 3081295884 then
			print("wolf")
		end
	end
end)
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Does anyone know why this does not work?

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Heya @Kittylitterking123!

I took a look at your script and it seemed that there were a few parts that did not need to be included, so I decided to remake everything with a simple code to understand.

The code was made in the Workspace because at StarterPlayer > StarterPlayerScripts or StarterCharacterScripts it is not working, independent of being a LocalScript or a Script, but at Workspace, it is working fine:

local Players = game:GetService( "Players" )

local ReplicatedStorage = game.ReplicatedStorage

local Folder = ReplicatedStorage.Folder

for _, value in Folder:GetDescendants() do
	
	if value:IsA( "Part" ) and value.Name == "Hole" then
		
		Black_Hole = value
		
		print( true )
		
	end	
		
end

Black_Hole_Clone = Black_Hole:Clone()
Black_Hole_Clone.Parent = game.Workspace
Black_Hole_Clone.CanCollide = false
Black_Hole_Clone.CanQuery = false
Black_Hole_Clone.CanTouch = false

local WeldConstraint = Instance.new( "WeldConstraint", Black_Hole_Clone )

local NoCollisionConstraint = Instance.new( "NoCollisionConstraint", Black_Hole_Clone)

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function( Player )
	
	print( Player.Name, true )
	
	local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	
	local Humanoid = Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA( "Humanoid" )
	
	Player.CharacterAppearanceLoaded:Connect(function()
		
		for _, value in pairs( Character:GetDescendants() ) do
			
			print( value )
			
			if value.ClassName == "MeshPart" then
				
				value.Transparency = 1
				
			end
			
			if value.Name == "Head" then
				
				print( value.Name )
				
				local Head = value
				
				for _, value2 in pairs( Head:GetDescendants() ) do
					
					if value2.Name == "face" then
						
						value2:Destroy()
						
						print( value2 )
						
					end
					
				end
				
			end
			
			if value.Name == "HumanoidRootPart" then
				
				print( value.Name )
				
				Black_Hole_Clone.Parent = value
				
				WeldConstraint.Part0 = Black_Hole_Clone
				WeldConstraint.Part1 = value
				
				NoCollisionConstraint.Part0 = Black_Hole_Clone
				NoCollisionConstraint.Part1 = value
				
			end
			
		end
		
		Humanoid.UseJumpPower = true
		
		if Humanoid.UseJumpPower == true then
			
			Humanoid.JumpPower = 0
			
			print( Humanoid.JumpPower )
			
		elseif Humanoid.UseJumpPower == false then
			
			Humanoid.JumpHeight = 0
			
			print( Humanoid.JumpHeight )
			
		end
		
	end)
	
end)

Let me know if it works, @Kittylitterking123! :grin:

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Use a Weld instead of a weld constraint, that would let you not need to bring its position to the hrp

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Sadly it didn’t work. It turns the player’s character invisible and spams my output with this error I’ve never seen before.

What all do I need to set for the Weld? I’m not used to welding instances through scripts lol.

This part where it spams errors in the Output/Developer Console is part of a Roblox Engine bug:

Furthermore, related to the script, there are a few things that I would like to mention as well that I missed:

  1. You need to create a Folder in ReplicatedStorage.
  2. You need to insert the mesh “black hole” into the Folder.
  3. Make sure both Position and CFrame are -0.5 (X), 1 (Y), 0 (Z)
  4. Change the name from “black hole” → “Hole”.

Believe this should explain better. Tell me if that works by sharing a photo and/or a video! :smile:

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A weld is a weld constraint without the offset.

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I did the steps you provided, but it didn’t do anything.

I made the blackhole which is just a squashed-down cylinder part I put into a Folder in RS.
I set the position and CFrame to the correct coordinates.
image
I also changed the name of BlackHole to Hole in my server script.

Did I do anything wrong?