Some context - I am making an RTS game and im currently trying to get the ‘units’ to attack other units. I know how to go about this but i’ve run into an issue because I cant and dont know how I would go about getting the player. It is important i get the player because there is owner values i need to check for, teams and other things.
Players.PlayerAdded() wouldn’t work with this because its multiple functions, ‘units’, and players all being handled with one script. I cant find any other ways to get the player. Are there any alternatives that could work?
If you want to communicate from client to server, use RemoteEvents. When a RemoteEvent is invoked, the player that invokes it is automatically passed as the first parameter, and you can use that in server script functions.
This is gonna run through an attack function every time a unit is in range of another team’s unit. I need to make sure the units attack the other team’s units and not the same team so I have to get the player’s team. I also need to check the owner
local function findNearestTarget(unit, plr)
for i, v in ipairs(game.Workspace.Units:GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA("Model") and v:FindFirstChild("Config") then
if v.Config.Owner.Value ~= plr.Name then
local dis = (unit.HumanoidRootPart.Position - v.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude
if dis <= unit.Config.Range.Value then
nearestTarget = v
end
end
end
end
return nearestTarget
end
not related but this isnt final i need to do alot more ^^
Remoteevents/functions might work but i dont know how I would go about it.
Make a local script for the player and call the function that’s in the Server Script by using a RemoteEvent instance…
Example:
LOCAL SCRIPT
remoteEvent = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").RemoteEvent
if (condition) then
remoteEvent:FireServer(parameters)
end
SERVER SCRIPT
--@param first is always the local player who fires the event. All others send in whatever you want
game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(localPlayer, parameters)
local char = localPlayer.Character
if localPlayer.Team == team and (check if character is within range of unit) then
--do whatever
end
end)
Example; there are two units and two buildings on each team, yellow and red.
I want the units to attack the other team’s units and buildings, but not the same team. Red should attack yellow, yellow should attack red. Each unit and building has a team and owner in its config but I need to get the player to match those together, which is what i’m stuck on.
