How do I make a model chase a player?

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#1

Hello, I wish to make a PNG chase a player like in Nico’s Nextbots, but I do not know how to do it.

npc.Humanoid.Touched:Connect(function(touch)

	if game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(touch.Parent) and not plrsHit[game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(touch.Parent)] then

		plrsHit[game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(touch.Parent)] = true

		touch.Parent.Humanoid:TakeDamage(100)

		wait(1)

		plrsHit[game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(touch.Parent)] = false	
	end
end)


while wait() do

	local plrs = game.Players:GetPlayers()

	local closestHRP

	for i, plr in pairs(plrs) do

		if plr.Character and plr.Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart") and plr.Character.Humanoid.Health > 0 then

			local hrp = plr.Character.HumanoidRootPart

			local distanceBetween = (hrpOfNPC.Position - hrp.Position).Magnitude


			if not closestHRP then closestHRP = hrp end

			if (hrpOfNPC.Position - closestHRP.Position).Magnitude < distanceBetween then

				closestHRP = hrp

			end
		end
	end

	if closestHRP and (hrpOfNPC.Position - closestHRP.Position).Magnitude <= maxDistance then npc.Humanoid:MoveTo(closestHRP.Position) end
end

Current Script ^
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No errors in output. Any help? The model itself is not anchored either.

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#2

There is an already tutorial about it on youtube.

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#3

I tried it and sadly it did not work, it gives me an error that says attempt to index nil with ‘Position’.
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The primary part is set to the humanoidrootpart and it still gives me this error.

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#4

It should be Player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Positon or Player.Character.PrimaryPart.Position (Primary part must be HumanoidRootPart)

I recommend the first one though. which is

 Player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Positon

Now your distance variable should be this

local distance = (NPC.HumanoidRootPart.Position - player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude
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#5

Sorry, I’m new to scripting. Is it meant to look like this?

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If so it gives me an error.
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If I try the other way around,

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It gives me this error.
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#6

Try this

local distance = (NPC.HumanoidRootPart.Position - player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude
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#7

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the character in question;
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#8 

repeat task.wait(.2) until Npc:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
local distance = (NPC:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart").Position - player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude
#9

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#10

I think character is specific to players only, and not to models like your Dummy

#11

Here is the dummy in question

#12

can anyone help please? I really need this for my game

#13
  • Inside the model, you were trying to find out if the model found, was the name of the NPC or not. However, you forgot to add .Name in the line:
if player:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") and player.Name ~= NPC then
  • You could also add another line of argument in there, like finding out if the child found is a model:
if player:IsA("Model") and player:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") and player.Name ~= NPC then

  • Additionally, you could also use game:GetService("Players"), on the line above. This can be used, to find if the name of the model, is the name of a player in the server. Then find the Magnitude; (the downside of this is, is that it could require more scripting).

  • Finally, you have a script in the topic, and a different script in the “ObungaDummy” model. Which is the script that you are currently using for the model?

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