Why am I getting a null reference error?

Questions & Answers
1

PlayerHitNetworkScript phns = yourPlayer.GetComponent();

Also I use to get an error from this but my game would still run, but now I’m getting the same error and the game pauses.

2

From the information you’ve provided, it’s safe to assume that your ‘yourPlayer’ variable is null. It’s always a good idea to assume GetComponent returns null and deal with it then, something like —

yourPlayer = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("myPlayer");
if(yourPlayer != null) {
    // ...
}
else {
    Debug.LogError("Could not find 'myPlayer'");
}

Double check your player and tags.