How can I repeat and delay a singular line of code?

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#21

i’m testing something, i will be right back

#22

Just in case you couldn’t figure out, the script is a local script in StarterPlayerScripts.

#23

Well that’s weird, i’ve tried on my side and it’s working fine.

  • First on the loop, on the spawned task, it get the player CFrame.
  • I wait 1 second
  • I print my position

And whenever i move, i clearly see a 1 second delay before the script catch up my position…

Try to copy and past the script back into it.

#24

I copy and pasted it and it worked exactly how I wanted it. I don’t know what was the difference between my script and the copy and pasted one but thanks!

#25

I did a modification right after i posted it, because of a typo, maybe you were too fast !

but if it work now, that’s what’s important, so your welcome !

#26

I could be wrong but id like to say this may be a more optimized approach
My apologies I’m quite new to sending these so idk if I posted this correctly just hope it helps.

local clone = game.ReplicatedStorage.Rig:Clone()
clone.Parent = workspace
local Player = script.Parent.Parent
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Root = Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

while true do
    -- Capture the player's current position
    local CRoot = Root.CFrame

    -- Wait for the desired delay
    task.wait(1)

    -- Update the clone's position
    clone.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = CRoot
end

although i think this may be the best/better choice.

local clone = game.ReplicatedStorage.Rig:Clone()
clone.Parent = workspace
local Player = script.Parent.Parent
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Root = Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

-- Position queue and delay settings
local positionQueue = {}
local delayTime = 0.5 -- Delay in seconds

-- Track player positions
task.spawn(function()
    while true do
        table.insert(positionQueue, Root.CFrame) -- Add the player's current position to the queue
        task.wait(0.01) -- Frequency of tracking positions
    end
end)

-- Update clone position with delay
task.spawn(function()
    while true do
        if #positionQueue > 0 then
            clone.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = table.remove(positionQueue, 1) -- Use the oldest position in the queue
        end
        task.wait(0.01) -- Match the tracking frequency or set independently
    end
end)

My rational for chosing the second script, In theory

  • Customizable Delay:
  • You can adjust the delayTime variable to increase or decrease the lag effect.
  • No Loop Exhaustion:
  • Since the two loops are independent, one tracks positions while the other applies them, preventing overlapping task executions.
  • Smooth Movement:
  • By tracking positions at regular intervals, the clone follows the player smoothly without skipping or jerking
#27

i’ve imagined this at first,about making a table with all the CFrame data and a loop that will look through it, but in the end i wasn’t sure i could do it, so thanks for taking the time making this other solution

#29

We never talked about SteamingEnabled… i’m not sure what you are trying to say…

#30

That was the wrong post i thought i was replying to someone else so i deleted my message my apologies.

#31

I am curious on how the solution i provided would’ve at least played out. XD