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Find Distance Script?
So, I'm working on a script that will find the distance between an NPC and (currently) 2 blocks, and move the NPC to which ever block is closest. I'm making the script using Region3 so that it senses all blocks in the area, that way I can add more or less blocks to the area without having to re-write the script. Here's my script:
local base = game.Workspace.Base
local point1 = Vector3.new(0,0,0)
local point2 = Vector3.new(100,100,100)
local Region = Region3.new(point1,point2)
for _,Part in pairs(game.Workspace:FindPartsInRegion3(Region,nil,100)) do
if Part.Name == "building" then
end
end
I'm super stuck at this point. I've tried for hours, but I can't figure out how to make the script get each blocks position individually, instead of combining all the positions into one variable "Part".
Any help on what to do from this point?
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To get the distance between parts, use the following method:
local base = game.Workspace.Base
local point1 = Vector3.new(0,0,0)
local point2 = Vector3.new(100,100,100)
local Region = Region3.new(point1,point2)
local parts = game.Workspace:FindPartsInRegion3(Region,nil,100)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the part that gets the magnitude.
local pos = {} -- table for parts
local vals = {} -- table for position values
function getMagnitude(part1,part2)
local mag = (part1.Position - part2.Position).magnitude
return mag
end
for i = 1,#parts do -- so you can get current number
if parts[i].Name == "building" then
table.insert(pos,parts[i])
table.insert(vals,getMagnitude(base,parts[i]))
end
end
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
wait()
local lowest
local pTable = {}
function getPart(m)
for i = 1,#parts do
if getMagnitude(base,parts[i]) == m then
table.insert(pTable,parts[i])
end
end
end
for i = 1,#vals do
if lowest ~= nil then
if lowest <= vals[i] then
lowest = vals[i]
end
else
lowest = vals[i]
end
end
wait()
getPart(lowest)
wait()
if #pTable > 1 then
local str
for i = 1,#pTable do
str = str.. ", " ..pTable[i].Name
end
wait()
print(str.. " are the closest with a tied magnitude.)
else
print(pTable[1].Name.. " is the closest.")
end
This script also gets the closest one.
This should work, and hopefully you can fix any bugs (if there are any).
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This is very unnecessarily complicated. You need only .magnitude. Marios2 360 — 8y
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Yes. Lol, just so he can use it expanded without changing much. TheDeadlyPanther 2460 — 8y