Why is this occasionally indexing as nil

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#1

For some reason, sometimes the character is being indexed as nil. Even though he’s still alive for some reason, the character is being indexed as nil

Script 
local status = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("Status")
local serverstorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local inround = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("InRound")
local intermissionlength = 10
local increment = 1
local goal = 0
local roundlength = 10
local highest
local teams = game:GetService("Teams")
local playing = teams:WaitForChild("Playing")
local lobby = teams:WaitForChild("Lobby")
local playerservice = game.Players
local obj
local deathmatch = false
local won = false
local eventlength = 2
function resetround()
	roundlength = 10
end
function resetintermission()
	intermissionlength = 10
end
function resetevent()
	eventlength = 2
end
function awardcoins(plr, input)
	print(plr.Name)
	print(plr.ClassName)
	plr:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("Coins").Value += input
end
function awardlevels(plr, input)
	plr:WaitForChild("Levels"):WaitForChild("Exp").Value += input
end
local clone
local clone1
inround.Changed:Connect(function()
	if inround.Value == true and #playerservice:GetChildren() > 1 then
		for i,v in pairs(playerservice:GetChildren()) do
			local char = v.Character or v:LoadCharacter()
			char.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = workspace.Goal.CFrame
			v.Team = playing
			
		end
		while true do
			task.wait(1)
			if #playerservice:GetChildren() <= 1 then
				deathmatch = false
				status.Value = "Not enough players to start the game!"
			end
			if inround.Value == false then
				break
			end
			eventlength -=1
			if deathmatch == true then
				status.Value = "Death match ends in: ".. roundlength .. " seconds"
			else
				status.Value = "Next event in: ".. eventlength .. " seconds"
				if eventlength == goal then
					if clone ~= nil then
						clone:Destroy()
					end
					if clone1 ~= nil then
						clone1:Destroy()
					end
					local random = math.random(1,2)
					if random == 1 then
						--clone = tornado:Clone()
						--clone.Parent = workspace
						status.Value = "Event is low gravity"
					elseif random == 2 then
						--clone1 = tsunami:Clone()
						--clone1.Parent = workspace
						status.Value = "Event is tsunami"
					end
					resetevent()
				end
			end
			roundlength -= increment
			if roundlength == 0 then
				for i,v in pairs(playing:GetPlayers()) do
					for i,v in pairs(v.Character:GetChildren()) do
						if not highest then
							highest = v.Parent.Tag.Value
							continue
						end
						if  v.Parent.Tag.Value	 > highest then
						highest = v.Parent.Tag.Value
						obj = v.Parent.Tag
						end
					end
					if obj ~= nil then
						
						---v.Character.Humanoid.Health = 0

						status.Value = "And ".. obj.Parent.Name .. " is the winner!"
						print(obj.Name)
						print(obj.Parent.Name)
						awardcoins(game:GetService("Players"):FindFirstChild(obj.Parent.Name), 150)
						deathmatch = false
						inround.Value = false
						resetevent()
						resetround()
					end

				end
			end
			if roundlength == goal then
				if clone ~= nil then
					clone:Destroy()
				end
				if clone1 ~= nil then
					clone1:Destroy()
				end
				inround.Value = false
				resetround()
				break
			end
		end
	elseif inround.Value == false and #playerservice:GetChildren() > 1 then
		for i,v in pairs(playerservice:GetChildren()) do
			local char =  v:LoadCharacter() or v.Character
			char:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart").CFrame = workspace.Spectator.CFrame
			v.Team = lobby
		end
		while true do
			if #playerservice:GetChildren() <= 1 then
				status.Value = "Not enough players to start the game!"
				resetintermission()
			end
			task.wait(1)
			status.Value = "Intermission: ".. intermissionlength .. " seconds"
			intermissionlength -= increment
			if intermissionlength == goal then
				inround.Value = true
				intermissionlength = 10
				break
			end
		end
	end
end)
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function()
	if #playerservice:GetChildren() <= 1 then
		status.Value = "Not enough players to start the game!"
		resetintermission()
		resetround()
	else
		inround.Value = false
	end
end)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function()
	if #playerservice:GetChildren() <= 1 then
		resetintermission()
		resetround()
		status.Value = "Not enough players to start the game!"
	end
end)

Sometimes it happens in random lines like this one
char.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = workspace.Goal.CFrame

But it’s mainly happening here even though the script literally asked if variable ‘obj’ was nil and there’s no reason for the character to not be present.

			if obj ~= nil then
						
						---v.Character.Humanoid.Health = 0

						status.Value = "And ".. obj.Parent.Name .. " is the winner!"
						print(obj.Name)
						print(obj.Parent.Name)

Maybe it’s a problem with the variable ‘obj’ but it’s also happening with the line I stated above, please help.

2 Likes
#2

Looks like some other scripts are also doing the same thing. This a roblox problem?

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#3

Hi! I don’t have all information about your problem, can you please show us more information about your code?

Edit:
I think HumanoidRootPart just didn’t load in second case

#4

What information are you looking for in particular?

#5

How code works. Like what’s obj variable? How it sets? When it sets?

#6
Full Script 
local status = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("Status")
local serverstorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local inround = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("InRound")
local intermissionlength = 10
local increment = 1
local goal = 0
local roundlength = 10
local highest
local teams = game:GetService("Teams")
local playing = teams:WaitForChild("Playing")
local lobby = teams:WaitForChild("Lobby")
local playerservice = game.Players
local obj
local deathmatch = false
local won = false
local eventlength = 2
function resetround()
	roundlength = 10
end
function resetintermission()
	intermissionlength = 10
end
function resetevent()
	eventlength = 2
end
function awardcoins(plr, input)
	print(plr.Name)
	print(plr.ClassName)
	plr:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("Coins").Value += input
end
function awardlevels(plr, input)
	plr:WaitForChild("Levels"):WaitForChild("Exp").Value += input
end
local clone
local clone1
inround.Changed:Connect(function()
	if inround.Value == true and #playerservice:GetChildren() > 1 then
		for i,v in pairs(playerservice:GetChildren()) do
			local char = v.Character or v:LoadCharacter()
			char.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = workspace.Goal.CFrame
			v.Team = playing
			
		end
		while true do
			task.wait(1)
			if #playerservice:GetChildren() <= 1 then
				deathmatch = false
				status.Value = "Not enough players to start the game!"
			end
			if inround.Value == false then
				break
			end
			eventlength -=1
			if deathmatch == true then
				status.Value = "Death match ends in: ".. roundlength .. " seconds"
			else
				status.Value = "Next event in: ".. eventlength .. " seconds"
				if eventlength == goal then
					if clone ~= nil then
						clone:Destroy()
					end
					if clone1 ~= nil then
						clone1:Destroy()
					end
					local random = math.random(1,2)
					if random == 1 then
						--clone = tornado:Clone()
						--clone.Parent = workspace
						status.Value = "Event is low gravity"
					elseif random == 2 then
						--clone1 = tsunami:Clone()
						--clone1.Parent = workspace
						status.Value = "Event is tsunami"
					end
					resetevent()
				end
			end
			roundlength -= increment
			if roundlength == 0 then
				for i,v in pairs(playing:GetPlayers()) do
					for i,v in pairs(v.Character:GetChildren()) do
						if not highest then
							highest = v.Parent.Tag.Value
							continue
						end
						if  v.Parent.Tag.Value	 > highest then
						highest = v.Parent.Tag.Value
						obj = v.Parent.Tag
						end
					end
					if obj ~= nil then
						
						---v.Character.Humanoid.Health = 0

						status.Value = "And ".. obj.Parent.Name .. " is the winner!"
						print(obj.Name)
						print(obj.Parent.Name)
						awardcoins(game:GetService("Players"):FindFirstChild(obj.Parent.Name), 150)
						deathmatch = false
						inround.Value = false
						resetevent()
						resetround()
					end

				end
			end
			if roundlength == goal then
				if clone ~= nil then
					clone:Destroy()
				end
				if clone1 ~= nil then
					clone1:Destroy()
				end
				inround.Value = false
				resetround()
				break
			end
		end
	elseif inround.Value == false and #playerservice:GetChildren() > 1 then
		for i,v in pairs(playerservice:GetChildren()) do
			local char =  v:LoadCharacter() or v.Character
			char:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart").CFrame = workspace.Spectator.CFrame
			v.Team = lobby
		end
		while true do
			if #playerservice:GetChildren() <= 1 then
				status.Value = "Not enough players to start the game!"
				resetintermission()
			end
			task.wait(1)
			status.Value = "Intermission: ".. intermissionlength .. " seconds"
			intermissionlength -= increment
			if intermissionlength == goal then
				inround.Value = true
				intermissionlength = 10
				break
			end
		end
	end
end)
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function()
	if #playerservice:GetChildren() <= 1 then
		status.Value = "Not enough players to start the game!"
		resetintermission()
		resetround()
	else
		inround.Value = false
	end
end)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function()
	if #playerservice:GetChildren() <= 1 then
		resetintermission()
		resetround()
		status.Value = "Not enough players to start the game!"
	end
end)

These lines show how the variable is set

if roundlength == 0 then
				for i,v in pairs(playing:GetPlayers()) do
					for i,v in pairs(v.Character:GetChildren()) do
						if not highest then
							highest = v.Parent.Tag.Value
							continue
						end
						if  v.Parent.Tag.Value	 > highest then
						highest = v.Parent.Tag.Value
						obj = v.Parent.Tag
						end
					end
					if obj ~= nil then
						
						---v.Character.Humanoid.Health = 0

						status.Value = "And ".. obj.Parent.Name .. " is the winner!"
						print(obj.Name)
						print(obj.Parent.Name)
						awardcoins(game:GetService("Players"):FindFirstChild(obj.Parent.Name), 150)
						deathmatch = false
						inround.Value = false
						resetevent()
						resetround()
					end
#7

try waiting for the HumanoidRootPart

char:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart").CFrame = workspace.Goal.CFrame
#8

That worked but what about the other one why is that still happening?

#9

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For more info, tag has to be inside something for it to exist, IM SO CONFUSED.

#10

I did some tests and discovered EXTREMELY weird thing

print(obj.Parent) <<<<<<<Here
if obj ~= nil then
	---v.Character.Humanoid.Health = 0
	status.Value = "And ".. obj.Parent.Name .. " is the winner!"
	print(obj.Name)

For some reason, if you add print(obj.Parent) before if obj ~= nil then then error never occur

I think we should ask the Roblox staff about this