Need help with a Boss NPC

[Kriegtical (Spreadsheet56)]

So I basically made an NPC that ‘imitates player’ but this keeps happening:

Before we continue, NO I did not add pathfind to the NPC. (It’s very laggy if I do it specifically to him) He basically stopped at a certain distance THEN attacks, and I want to force players to use covers for this ‘Boss fight’

Is there a solution to this problem?

[yoshicoolTV (coolyoshi)]

You could use raycast so he only shoots when he sees the character.

[Kriegtical (Spreadsheet56)]

ok, that’s smart. But another problem is how would I get him to look for the player?

[yoshicoolTV (coolyoshi)]

You mean like so he goes to the player or him be able to see the player?

[Kriegtical (Spreadsheet56)]

he goes to the player, then shoots them.

[yoshicoolTV (coolyoshi)]

I think you do need PathfindingService for this. (yes i read the thing that he lags when you use it)

[h_pup]

Could you also use raycatsing to make sure that it has a line of sight to the player before attacking?

[h_pup]

Here is an example of what I mean from one of my games:

local function canSeeTarget(target)
	local origin = boss.HumanoidRootPart.Position
	local direction = (target.HumanoidRootPart.Position - boss.HumanoidRootPart.Position).unit * 40
	local ray = Ray.new(origin, direction)

	local hit, pos = workspace:FindPartOnRay(ray, boss)


	if hit then
		if hit:IsDescendantOf(target) then
			return true
		end
	else
		return false
	end
end

Edit: you need to have a boss variable for the model of the npc

[Kriegtical (Spreadsheet56)]

ok. I know how to do that. But how would you make it so that he moves around the corner and find the player. This is mainly about the npc finding his way to the player.

[h_pup]

Yes, that is pathfining service. You need to calculate a path around obstacles from point 1 (the boss’s position) to point 2 (the player’s)