How can I make this script target Zombies instead of players?
I am trying to get this script to function when a zombie gets too close to a humanoid that has this script the humanoid will swing their weapon at the zombie, the only problem is that I don't know how to make the script target the zombies instead of players. After putting about an hours work into this I decided to come here for help, here is the part of the script that I am having trouble with
while true do
local p = game.Players:GetChildren()
for i = 1,#p do
if p[i].Character~=nil then
if p[i].Character:findFirstChild("Torso")~=nil then
if (p[i].Character.Torso.Position - script.Parent.Torso.Position).magnitude < 5 then
local anim = Instance.new("StringValue")
anim.Value = possibleAnims[math.random(1, #possibleAnims)]
anim.Name = "toolanim"
anim.Parent = script.Parent.LinkedSword
end
end
end
end
wait(0.5)
end
2 answers
function swing()
local anim = Instance.new("StringValue")
anim.Value = possibleAnims[math.random(1, #possibleAnims)]
anim.Name = "toolanim"
anim.Parent = script.Parent.LinkedSword
end
while true do
local p = game.Workspace:GetChildren()
for i = 1,v in pairs(p) do
if v.Name == "Zombie" then
if (v.Torso.Position-script.Parent.Torso.Position).magnitude <= 5 then
swing()
end
end
end
wait(0.5)
end
Instead of cycling through the children of the Players instance, it cycles through the workspace though it may take a minute so I'd advice putting all of the zombies under a folder in workspace so the script doesn't have to go through every part,model,etc in the game. Really helps decrease lag.
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You can discern NPCs from players using the PlayerFromCharacter() void as well. I believe it can be used on any model. If PlayerFromCharacter() returns nil when used, it means that the model in question is not controlled by a player, thus the model is either an NPC or an inanimate object.