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When using custom character implementations such as using a StarterCharacter, people should handle the character appearance themselves. This serves as a note, a warning that CharacterAppearanceLoaded does not fire for custom characters.

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Added an additional note for when this event (CharacterAppearanceLoaded) should not be used (such as using StarterCharacters), because it will not fire and I think this note will save a lot of people from headache debugging.

      For custom character implementations, such as using a `Class.StarterPlayer|StarterCharacter`,
      Use `Class.Player.CharacterAdded` and handle your own accessories.

Reference:
https://devforum.roblox.com/t/playercharacterappearanceloaded-does-not-fire-if-there-is-a-startercharacter-present/3684116

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When using custom character implementations such as using a StarterCharacter, people should handle the character appearance themselves. This serves as a note, a warning that CharacterAppearanceLoaded does not fire for custom characters.
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@IgnisRBX IgnisRBX merged commit 62419dc into Roblox:main Jun 17, 2025
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