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How do I Change the MoveTo() Timeout?

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Sulu710 142

5 years ago

I'm using the MoveTo() function on a humanoid to move it on a path, from one point to another along the path. However the timeout frequently makes the humanoid move on to the next point instead of going where it's supposed to. Here's my code:

01Spawned.Humanoid:MoveTo(d1.Position)
02Spawned.Humanoid.MoveToFinished:wait()      
03Spawned.Humanoid:MoveTo(d2.Position)    
04Spawned.Humanoid.MoveToFinished:wait()
05Spawned.Humanoid:MoveTo(d3.Position)
06Spawned.Humanoid.MoveToFinished:wait()
07Spawned.Humanoid:MoveTo(d4.Position)
08Spawned.Humanoid.MoveToFinished:wait()
09Spawned.Humanoid:MoveTo(d5.Position)
10Spawned.Humanoid.MoveToFinished:wait()  
11Spawned.Humanoid:MoveTo(d6.Position)
12Spawned.Humanoid.MoveToFinished:wait()
13Spawned.Humanoid:MoveTo(d7.Position)
14Spawned.Humanoid.MoveToFinished:wait()

Spawned is the variable for the rig, and I established d1-d7 as variables as well. When this is run the default timeout of 8 seconds causes the humanoid to go to the next spot before it has gone to the current one, therefore not completing the path as it should. Is there a way to change the timeout, and if there isn't how do I make it work correctly? I am very new to this function, so I apologize if this is a dumb question. Thank you for reading!

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Answered by

Psudar 882

5 years ago

Check this place out. At the bottom theres a script that mentions using MoveTo with no time out.

https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/function/Humanoid/MoveTo

01local function moveTo(humanoid, targetPoint, andThen)
02    local targetReached = false
03 
04    -- listen for the humanoid reaching its target
05    local connection
06    connection = humanoid.MoveToFinished:Connect(function(reached)
07        targetReached = true
08        connection:Disconnect()
09        connection = nil
10        if andThen then
11            andThen()
12        end
13    end)
14 
15    -- start walking
16    humanoid:MoveTo(targetPoint)
17 
18    -- execute on a new thread so as to not yield function
19    spawn(function()
20        while not targetReached do
21            -- does the humanoid still exist?
22            if not (humanoid and humanoid.Parent) then
23                break
24            end
25            -- has the target changed?
26            if humanoid.WalkToPoint ~= targetPoint then
27                break
28            end
29            -- refresh the timeout
30            humanoid:MoveTo(targetPoint)
31            wait(6)
32        end
33 
34        -- disconnect the connection if it is still connected
35        if connection then
36            connection:Disconnect()
37            connection = nil
38        end
39    end)
40end
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Answered by

poke7667 142

5 years ago

Edited 5 years ago

I recommend using something else instead of spamming MoveTo called PathfindingService. This is probably what you should look into as it auto generates a path for you which will make your life easier with NPCs. Here are the docs for: PathfindingService

This creates a path from one place to another without touching a wall or other part, I don’t think this will be useful to move a humanoid along a path I made Sulu710 142 — 5y

How do I Change the MoveTo() Timeout?

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