Faster and more Efficient ways to handle Interact Systems

[r_dot117]

Interact System Effeciency

Hello! I’m RazorBladedino117, a scripter. I’ve scripted many interact systems throughout my years on roblox, but I’ve had a question from the beginning. During all my interact systems, I use a similiar bit of code as shown below:

local minimum_distance = 20

for _, entity in pairs(interact_list) do
    local magnitude = (entity.Position - root.Position).Magnitude

    if magnitude < minimum_distance then
       minimum_distance = magnitude
       interact_object = entity
    end
end

Do you think there is a more efficient way to run through the list and detect the interact_object ? Please comment your ideas below!

[cxmeels]

Roblox have just released Proximity Prompts in Studio Beta. This may be of interest to you.

Proximity Prompt Studio Beta

What is a ProximityPrompt? ProximityPrompt is a method to prompt users and allow them to interact with an object in the 3D world, such as opening a door or picking up an item. Using this new feature you can: Indicate what objects can be interacted with in the world Display what action(s) can be taken on the object Trigger that action(s) through user input Display the correct input for all input types (keyboard/gamepad/touchscreen) Use a tap to instantly trigger the action, or a hold to trigg…

[r_dot117]

Yes, I’ve seen the post. I will possibly switch to using those in the future, however, if there is a possible way to make this more efficient, it could be applicable to many scenarios.