The most efficient way to make many RTS units attack target?

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#1

Hey, i have question, how to handle script where a lot of units will attack target, and not lag it??? any tips on optimization of it??? is there any trick to do that?

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#4

Hey! I noticed your question about optimizing a script for units attacking a target without lag. To handle this, focus on batch processing units together each frame and checking their proximity using distance calculations. Use the Heartbeat event to sync updates with the frame rate for smoother performance. If you have any questions or need more help, feel free to ask

--example
local target = game.Workspace.Target
local units = {}

for i = 1, 100 do
    local unit = Instance.new("Model")
    unit.Name = "Unit" .. i
    table.insert(units, unit)
end

local function updateUnits()
    for _, unit in pairs(units) do
        local unitTarget = target.Position
        local unitPosition = unit.PrimaryPart.Position

        if (unitPosition - unitTarget).Magnitude < 10 then
            print(unit.Name .. " attacking target")
        end
    end
end

game:GetService("RunService").Heartbeat:Connect(function()
    updateUnits()
end)
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#5

Is this AI? If so, please don’t do this, many of the people on these forums need help and AI does not know how to handle code

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#6

No , it’s not AI, i only wan’t to know how to optimize units like in the conquerors 3 that attack one target in cooldown, I mean something like this:

Unit get enemy unit in range: start shooting > enemy is out of range : stop shooting

i made a script for detecting part in bounds and i think it’s not optimized:

local Model = script.Parent
local Enemies = Model.Enemies
local Player = Model.Player

local Collection_Service = game:GetService("CollectionService")

local radius = 10

local function Tag(ins:Instance)
	if ins and ins.Parent == Enemies and ins:IsA("BasePart") and not ins:HasTag("Enemy") then
		Collection_Service:AddTag(ins,"Enemy")
	elseif ins:HasTag("Enemy") then
			
		ins:RemoveTag("Enemy")
	end
end

Enemies.ChildAdded:Connect(Tag)
Enemies.ChildRemoved:Connect(Tag)
local array = {}
local function SetPart(parts:{BasePart})
	
	for i = 1, #parts, 1 do
		local part = parts[i]
		table.insert(array,part)
		part.Material = "Neon"
		part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Lime green")
		
		
	end
	
	

		for i = 1, #array do
		
		local part = array[i]
		if part and (part.Position-Player.Position).Magnitude > radius then
			part.Material = "Plastic"
			part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Really red")
		array[i] = nil
		end
	end
end

while true do
	local params = OverlapParams.new()
	params.FilterDescendantsInstances = Collection_Service:GetTagged("Enemy")
	params.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Include
	local Parts = workspace:GetPartBoundsInRadius(Player.Position,radius,params) or nil

	SetPart(Parts)
		
		

	task.wait(1/8)
end

i know this code is not organized, and i made it in 20 minutes or soo

#7

Oh, I see how it might seem that way Just to clear things up, I came up with the script myself, but I did get some help from AI when explaining the optimization techniques detailed I’m really not good at those.

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#8

one question more, is 1/5 of second good for detecting things in distance??? for example it’s not smooth, but 1/8 is good for me, i know the more you wait, you more optimizing, i don’t need run service, this would be crazy xd

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#9

Faster updates after 1/5 of a second may use more CPU For optimization, 1/8 second is suitable. Checking various times and CPU usage aids in optimizing for the best outcome

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#10

soo 1/8 of second is the best ???