Custom Characters Roblox Script

-- Custom Characters

game.Players.CharacterAutoLoads = false

local TeamCharacters = game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("TeamCharacters")
local StarterCharacterScripts = game.StarterPlayer.StarterCharacterScripts:GetChildren()

local NeutralConnections = {} -- TABLES ALWAYS NEED CURLY BRACKETS!
local RespawnTime = 3

local Red = game.Teams.Red
local Blue = game.Teams.Blue

-- Get Team Spawn Positions (Five Studs Up so they Don't Spawn In The Ground)
local RedSpawnPos = workspace:WaitForChild("RedSpawn").CFrame + Vector3.new(0,5,0)
local BlueSpawnPos = workspace:WaitForChild("BlueSpawn").CFrame + Vector3.new(0,5,0)

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-- Spawn As Custom Character
local function OnSpawn(Player)
	if not game.Players:FindFirstChild(tostring(Player)) then return end -- Did I Leave Game

	local FindCharacter = TeamCharacters:FindFirstChild(tostring(Player.Team))
	if FindCharacter then -- Found Corresponding Team Character

		local NewCharacter = FindCharacter:Clone()
		NewCharacter.Name = Player.Name

		-- Get Items in StarterCharacterScripts
		for i, item in pairs(StarterCharacterScripts) do
			item:Clone().Parent = NewCharacter
		end

		-- Place Character Spawn Position
		if Player.Team == Red then
			NewCharacter.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = RedSpawnPos
		elseif Player.Team == Blue then
			NewCharacter.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = BlueSpawnPos
		end

		Player.Character = NewCharacter -- I am This Custom Rig
		NewCharacter.Parent = workspace -- I am Spawning


	else -- Didn't Find Team Character in Folder

		-- Spawn As Default Avatar
		Player:LoadCharacter()

		if Player.Neutral then
			-- Listen When They Change Teams As They're Neutral
			NeutralConnections[Player] = Player:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Team"):Connect(function()
				NeutralConnections[Player]:Disconnect()
				OnSpawn(Player)
			end)
		end
	end
end

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-- Player First Joins Game
local function FirstAdded(Player)

-- *** Performance Recommendation:
-- *** Combine Other CharacterAdded Stuff in Here so you Don't Have Like 100 Different Player.CharacterAdded Connections.


	-- Listen When Character Respawns and Dies (Because CharacterAutoLoads = false)
	Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(Character)

		local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
		Humanoid.Died:Connect(function() -- I am Dead
			wait(RespawnTime)
			OnSpawn(Player)
		end)
	end)

	-- Initial First Spawn
	-- *** (You Can Add A Teams Select Starter Screen, Then Call this 'OnSpawn' Using RemoteEvents When The Player Decides Their Team)
	OnSpawn(Player)
end
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(FirstAdded)

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-- Listen When Player Leaves Team To Change Their Avatar
for i, team in pairs(game.Teams:GetTeams()) do
	team.PlayerRemoved:Connect(OnSpawn)
end