Setting Up Table For NPC Spawning?
So I am trying to make an area-specific NPC spawning. I have different NPCs set up for different areas.
This is my Area setup
And this is the NPC set up for each area. (The NPCs are in the specific folders)
--// Variables
local replicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local AreasFolder = game:GetService("Workspace"):WaitForChild("Areas")
local AreaNPCsFolder = replicatedStorage:WaitForChild("AreaNPCs")
local AreaNPCs = {}
for _, Area in pairs(AreasFolder:GetChildren()) do
table.insert(AreaNPCs, Area.Name)
local NPCs = AreaNPCsFolder:FindFirstChild(Area):GetChildren()
table.insert(AreaNPCs[Area], NPCs.Name)
end
Basically I want the tabled to be formated as shown:
local AreaNPCs = {
["Spawn"] = {NPC Names Go Here},
["Lava Hot Springs"] = {NPC Names Go Here},
["Nuclear Wasteland"] = {NPC Names Go Here},
["VIP"] = {NPC Names Go Here}
}
I am quite unsure of what's wrong with this so anything helps.
2 answers
The :GetChildren() method of Instance returns an array first-descendant objects. As you do with creating dictionary references for each "area", you must iterate through each individual NPC and append their names respectively:
--###----------[[SERVICES]]----------###--
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
--###----------[[VARIABLES]]----------###--
local NPCSpawnAreas = workspace.Areas
local KnownAreaNPCs = ReplicatedStorage.AreaNPCs
local AreaNPCArray = {}
--###----------[[LOGIC]]----------###--
for _, Area in pairs(NPCSpawnAreas:GetChildren()) do
print("Traversing: \""..Area.Name.."\"")
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local AreaNPCs = KnownAreaNPCs:FindFirstChild(Area.Name)
if (AreaNPCs) then
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AreaNPCArray[Area.Name] = {}
--// Initialize the dictionary reference/array.
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print("Allocated dictionary index \""..Area.Name.."\"\n")
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for _, NPC in pairs(AreaNPCs:GetChildren()) do
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print("Added NPC name \""..NPC.Name.."\" to dictionary index \""..Area.Name.."\"")
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table.insert(AreaNPCArray[Area.Name], NPC.Name)
end
---------------
print("\n")
end
end
EDIT:
I can assure you that the program is performing the requested task. I recreated the conditions of your game with line-debugging to visually prove this:
Asset outlines can be found here: Workspace folders, ReplicatedStorage folders.
Output confirmation can be found here.
Additionally, I've also adjusted the code above with the necessary print statements.
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I actually just got it working.
--// Variables
local replicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local AreasFolder = game:GetService("Workspace"):WaitForChild("Areas"
local AreaNPCsFolder = replicatedStorage:WaitForChild("AreaNPCs")
local AreaNPCs = {}
--// Main
for _, Area in pairs(AreaNPCsFolder:GetChildren()) do
table.insert(AreaNPCs, Area)
local SelectedArea = Area
local NPCs = Area:GetChildren()
table.insert(AreaNPCs, NPCs)
end
Thanks for anyone who took a look at this post. I was just trying stuff out and got it working.
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