Far Behind Chunk Loading

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#1

Is there anyway to make a script that unloads chunks that are far behind the player? I know streaming enabled exists but I’m not sure it does this. Any ideas?

#2

Your can use the DistanceFromCharacter() function.

Example:

LocalScript:

local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local UnloadPart = workspace:WaitForChild("Part") -- The part that you want to unload.

local Player = Players.LocalPlayer

local MaxDistance = 100 -- How many studs do you want to unload it from the character.

--// Functions:

function RemoveOnDistance() -- The main function which will unload the chunk
    if Player:DistanceFromCharacter(UnloadPart.Position) >= MaxDistance then -- Player:DistanceFromCharacter(UnloadPart.Position) returns the studs from your character to the part.
        UnloadPart.Transparency = 1 -- Makes it less physically rendered.
        UnloadPart.CanCollide = false -- Making it noncollision to make it feel less and also fewer physics calculations required
    end
end

RunService.Stepped:Connect(RemoveOnDistance) -- Activating our main function.

If you wanna make it for multiple parts then you would do it like this:

LocalScript:

local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local UnloadParts = workspace:WaitForChild("FolderWithParts") -- The part that you want to unload.

local Player = Players.LocalPlayer

local MaxDistance = 100 -- How many studs do you want to unload it from the character.

--// Functions:

function RemoveOnDistance() -- The main function which will unload the chunk
    for _, Part in pairs(UnloadParts:GetChildren()) do -- Getting all the childrens from the folder.
        if Player:DistanceFromCharacter(UnloadPart.Position) >= MaxDistance then -- Player:DistanceFromCharacter(UnloadPart.Position) returns the studs from your character to the part.
            Part.Transparency = 1 -- Makes it less physically rendered.
            Part.CanCollide = false -- Making it noncollision to make it feel less and also fewer physics calculations required
        end
    end
end

RunService.Stepped:Connect(RemoveOnDistance) -- Activating our main function.

Hope it helps you understand it :slight_smile:

If you wanna know more about what I explained here, go to:

DistanceFromCharacter: Player | Roblox Creator Documentation

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#3

Alright, I’ll test this out. Thanks!

#4

Sorry for the bump, but wouldn’t changing the transparency be more performance expensive than deleting the instance?

#5

He want’s to unload, Which means that when he comes near again it should, load it back.

#6

Yeah, but I mean performance wise be ais3 surely changing the Transparency to 1 would be less efficient than removing the instance and reloading it when needed?

#7

I’m pretty sure it’s more performant to change the Transparency to 1 instead of caching an object somewhere and cloning them back to Workspace.

But if I’m wrong, feel free to correct me.

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#8

I mean if you’re right then it helps my chunk loading system so am not complaining, am querying :thinking: