Scripting an Enemy that follows a player?
Hey all! I'm new here. it's great to meet all of you.
I'm trying to make a script in which the player is being followed by a zombie, however..when I test it in game, the zombie doesn't move at all
I based this off of a tutorial that showed how to make an enemy moving script
--delcaring what torso is
local torso = script.Parent.Torso
local x = script.Parent.Humanoid
--finding t he player
function findPlayer()
for _,z in next, game.Players:GetPlayerss()do
if z.Character then
local char = z.Character
if char:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") and char:FindFirstChild("Torso") then
local ptorso = char.Torso
if (ptorso.Position - torso.Position).magnitude <=30 then
return z
end
end
end
return nil
end
end
--makes zombie follow NPC
while wait() do
local player = findPlayer()
if player ~= nil then
x:MoveTo(player.Character.Torso.Position)
else
return nil
end
end
Help would be greatly appreciated! I'm a real newbie when it comes to coding in LUA, haha.
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2 answers
A more simplified script:
local aihumroot = script.Parent.HumanoidRootPart
local aihum = script.Parent.Humanoid
while true do
for _,plr in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
if plr.Character then
local char = plr.Character
if (char.HumanoidRootPart.Position-aihumroot.Position).magnitude <= 30 then
aihum:MoveTo(char.HumanoidRootPart.Position)
end
end
end
wait()
end
Now to explain what was wrong with your script to better learn, yuh? okcool so
while wait() do
local player = findPlayer()
if player ~= nil then
x:MoveTo(player.Character.Torso.Position)
else
return nil
end
end
"A return functions similar to a break in that it stops the current scope and doesn’t run any code below it" From: https://devforum.roblox.com/t/what-does-return-do/239433 So if it doesn't find the player, it'll end the entire loop ending the search for players.
And your script isn't getting past this f statement:
if char:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") and char:FindFirstChild("Torso") then
A good way of debugging is shoving a print after every line that could be stopping the script from running/advancing, example:
function findPlayer()
for _,z in next, game.Players:GetPlayers()do
print("1")
if z.Character then
print("2")
local char = z.Character
if char:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") and char:FindFirstChild("Torso") then
print("3")
Extras that don't have to do with this, because yes: If you're using an R6 character, use 'Torso' If you're using an R15 character, use 'UpperTorso'
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Here's a mouthful, sorry!
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(p) while true do workspace.Human:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(p.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position) wait(.5) end end)
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