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# Why won't this magnitude script work correctly?

Sorukan 200
2 months ago
Edited 2 months ago

This is the local script

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = player.Character

local part1 = char:WaitForChild("UpperTorso")
local part2 = game.Workspace.Part

local distance = (part1.Position - part2.Position).magnitude
local radius = 10

if distance <= radius then
print("Human Nearby")
end


It worked fine when i tried printing the magnitude but it doesn't work when i use the if statement even though the output window doesn't show any error.

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Answered by 2 months ago
Edited 2 months ago

What I think you are trying to do is when the player's UpperTorso gets within the radius of radius which is 10, then print "Human Nearby". Your script runs only once when the game starts and since distance is not <= radius the if doesn't run.

You should try using a while loop for this:

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = player.Character

local part1 = char:WaitForChild("UpperTorso")
local part2 = game.Workspace.Part

local radius = 10

while true do
local distance = (part1.Position - part2.Position).magnitude

if distance <= radius then
print("Human Nearby")
end
wait()
end


or if you want it to only print once:

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = player.Character

local part1 = char:WaitForChild("UpperTorso")
local part2 = game.Workspace.Part

local radius = 10

local debounce = true
while true do
local distance = (part1.Position - part2.Position).magnitude

if debounce and distance <= radius then
debounce = false
print("Human Nearby")
else not debounce and distance > radius then
debounce = true
end
wait()
end


The while loop will keep running and check if distance <= radius instead of only checking once.

I have not tested it so I'm definitely not 100% sure it'll work.

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Yeah they didn't work Sorukan 200 — 2mo
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sorry now i updated it, i forgot to include the distance but it should work now GoldAngelInDisguise 238 — 2mo
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oh yeah it works now thanks! Sorukan 200 — 2mo