im trying to make an avalanche that moves left and right in a loop, and i saw bodyvelocities and made a jump pad and it worked, but with avalanches i cant get them working.
while true do
script.Parent.bodyVelocity.Velocity = (script.Parent.CFrame.LookVector * 20)
task.wait(5)
script.Parent.bodyVelocity.Velocity = (script.Parent.CFrame.LookVector * 20)
task.wait(5)
end
Avoid using while true do as well, since it can cause crashes in more complex scripts, opt for while task.wait() do.
while true do is completely fine if there’s any kind of yield inside the loop while task.wait() do would just unnecessary yield in this case.
I just saw the initial while true do and responded accordingly, on a second note those yielding commands should be replaced with task.wait(x) as they are more accurate.
oof, the issue still persists its not going left or right
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while task.wait(5) do
script.Parent.Velocity = Vector3.new(100, 0, 0)
task.wait(5)
script.Parent.Velocity = Vector3.new(-100, 0, 0)
end
Place inside the bodymover itself. Make sure the avalanche part isn’t anchored too.
it dosent work and the avalanche wasnt anchored
Try a really large Vector3 value, like Vector3.new(99999, 99999, 99999).
Also modify the other properties of the bodyvelocity too.
dosent work and i think the settings are already good as you see
(ignore the velocity that would obviously be changed by the script)
Try using a bodymover or a bodyforce instance instead. Make sure the death script isn’t causing any unwanted effects on the part too.
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seems more complex but im making the script
didnt work
Never opt for while (yield) do, both because it makes your code less readable, and because it forces yield at the start of every iteration giving you less control.
For the sake of literacy you should exclusively be using while true do unless you are actually expecting your conditional circumstance to break your loop.
OP what actual functionality are you trying to achieve? Do you want the part to bounce around?
code:
local bodyForce = script.Parent.BodyForce
local magnitude = 100
local left = Vector3.new(-1, 0, 0) * magnitude
local right = Vector3.new(1, 0, 0) * magnitude
while task.wait(5) do
bodyForce.Force = bodyForce.Parent.CFrame:vectorToWorldSpace(left)
task.wait(5)
bodyForce.Force = bodyForce.Parent.CFrame:vectorToWorldSpace(right)
end
no im trying to make an avalanche move left and right forever but smoothly and i didnt want to learn tweening and tweenservice so i decided to use bodyvelocity
i found a way better idea, ill use for i = 1,100 instead. if it still dosent work ill try to stick with bodyvelocity again
Is the Part you are trying to move the one with the script in it?
It would be good if you showed a picture of what you are trying to accomplish.
An Anchored Part with BodyVelocity in it acts like a conveyor belt and will move Parts that sit on top of it.
What is the Friction Property (in the BasePart | Roblox Creator Documentation) of the Part(s) set at? If it’s too high then you are probably going to need a lot of Force to move it. Same with the Part(s) the first Part(s) are sitting on.
This is how you could do it with a BodyVelocity:
p = script.Parent -- our part
v = script.Parent.BodyVelocity -- our body mover
local current_force = Vector3.new(-1, 0, 0) -- vector variable to toggle
local amplifier = 50 -- magnitude
local default_time = .25 -- time per velocity change
while true do
current_force = current_force * -1
v.Velocity = current_force*amplifier
task.wait(default_time)
v.Velocity = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0)
end
Keep in mind that BodyVelocity does not naturally slow itself down, so ideally you would manually reset your part’s velocity after every iteration (otherwise I think it maintains its past velocity as a BasePart & is somewhat fighting against it, which is why it might behave differently than you want it to).
Also worth mentioning that if you’re planning to do this with a lot of parts, handle it all under the same thread.
I’ll try it, if it works I’ll mark your post as solution