How to add new enemy to table without making it restart entire script

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#1

hellooo, i’m not sure how to implement this, so when i have an enemy respawn i want it’s clone to be added to the table which is does but then it doesn’t do anything else, i originally had it restart the entire script but that caused lag every time one had to respawn, anyway heres my code.

local EnemiesFolder = workspace.Enemies
local EnemyTable = {}
local Enemies = EnemiesFolder:GetChildren()




--Services
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local CollectionService = game:GetService("CollectionService")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local EXPGainedEvent = ServerStorage.Events.EXPGainedEvent
local EnemyRespawnsEvent = ReplicatedStorage.Events.EnemyRespawns


table.clear(EnemyTable)

EnemyRespawnsEvent.Event:Connect(function(Enemy)
	print(Enemy)
	table.insert(EnemyTable, Enemy)
end)

for _,v in pairs(Enemies) do

	table.insert(EnemyTable, v)
	local EnemyClone = v:Clone()

	--Calling Module
	local EnemyConfig = require(v.EnemyConfig)


	--Variables
	local Enemy = v
	local EnemyHumanoid = Enemy.Humanoid
	local EnemyHumanoidRootPart = Enemy.HumanoidRootPart
	local EnemySpawnSpot = Enemy.SpawnSpot

	local AttackCoolDown = false

	--ModuleVariables
	local Health = EnemyConfig.Health
	local WalkSpeed = EnemyConfig.WalkSpeed
	local JumpPower = EnemyConfig.JumpPower

	local Damage = EnemyConfig.Damage
	local HitCoolDown = EnemyConfig.HitCoolDown
	local FollowDistance = EnemyConfig.FollowDistance
	local RespawnTime = EnemyConfig.RespawnTime

	local Range = EnemyConfig.Range

	local Gold = EnemyConfig.Rewards.Gold
	local EXP = EnemyConfig.Rewards.EXP
	local ArmorAward = EnemyConfig.Rewards.ArmorReward
	local WeaponAward = EnemyConfig.Rewards.WeaponReward
	local ArmorChance = EnemyConfig.Rewards.ArmorChance
	local WeaponChance = EnemyConfig.Rewards.WeaponChance
	
	local EnemyName = EnemyConfig.EnemyName
	local EnemyLevel = EnemyConfig.Level
	
	--GUI
	local EnemyStats = Enemy.EnemyStats.MainFrame
	local HPTextGUI = EnemyStats.HP
	local LVGUI = EnemyStats.LV
	local NameGUI = EnemyStats.NameText
	local HealthBar = EnemyStats.HealthBar
	
	local UIBlocksFolder = ServerStorage.UIBlocks
	local ItemPopUp = UIBlocksFolder.ItemPopUp
	
	--Animations

	local Animator = Instance.new("Animator")
	Animator.Parent = EnemyHumanoid

	local AttackAnimationID = EnemyConfig.AttackAnimationID
	local AttackAnimation = Instance.new("Animation")
	AttackAnimation.Parent = Enemy.Humanoid
	AttackAnimation.Name = "AttackAnimation"
	AttackAnimation.AnimationId = AttackAnimationID
	local AttackAnimationTrack = EnemyHumanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(AttackAnimation)

	local WalkAnimationID = EnemyConfig.WalkAnimationID
	local WalkAnimation = Instance.new("Animation")
	WalkAnimation.Parent = Enemy.Humanoid
	WalkAnimation.Name = "WalkAnimation"
	WalkAnimation.AnimationId = WalkAnimationID
	local WalkAnimationTrack = EnemyHumanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(WalkAnimation)

	local IdleAnimationID = EnemyConfig.IdleAnimationID
	local IdleAnimation = Instance.new("Animation")
	IdleAnimation.Parent = Enemy.Humanoid
	IdleAnimation.Name = "IdleAnimation"
	IdleAnimation.AnimationId = IdleAnimationID
	local IdleAnimationTrack = EnemyHumanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(IdleAnimation)

	--Sounds
	local AttackSoundID = EnemyConfig.AttackSoundID
	local AttackSound = Instance.new("Sound")
	AttackSound.Name = "AttackSound"
	AttackSound.Parent = Enemy
	AttackSound.SoundId = AttackSoundID
	
	local DeathSoundID = EnemyConfig.DeathSoundID
	local DeathSound = Instance.new("Sound")
	DeathSound.Name = "DeathSound"
	DeathSound.Parent = Enemy
	DeathSound.SoundId = DeathSoundID
	



	--AssigningStats 
	EnemyHumanoid.MaxHealth = Health
	EnemyHumanoid.WalkSpeed = WalkSpeed
	EnemyHumanoid.JumpPower = JumpPower
	
	NameGUI.Text = EnemyName
	LVGUI.Text = "LV" .. EnemyLevel
	HPTextGUI.Text = EnemyHumanoid.Health .. "/" .. EnemyHumanoid.MaxHealth

	EnemyHumanoidRootPart:SetNetworkOwner(nil)

	local PlayerTable = {}

	local AtSpawnPoint = false
	
	table.insert(EnemyTable, EnemyClone)
	--PlayWalkingAnimation
	local function PlayWalkAnimation()
		local Humanoid_State = EnemyHumanoid:GetState()
		if Humanoid_State == Enum.HumanoidStateType.Running then
			if WalkAnimationTrack.IsPlaying then
				return
			end
			WalkAnimationTrack:Play()
		elseif Humanoid_State == Enum.HumanoidStateType.None then
			local RunningAnimations = EnemyHumanoid:GetPlayingAnimationTracks()
			for i, Animation in pairs(RunningAnimations) do
				if Animation.IsPlaying == true then
					Animation:Stop()
				end	
			end
		end
	end
	--Moving Enemy Function
	local function MoveEnemy()
		local Target = nil
		local PlayersInGame = Players:GetPlayers()
		for _,Player in pairs(PlayersInGame) do
			local Character = Player.Character
			if Character then
				local CharacterHumanoidRootPart = Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")

				if CharacterHumanoidRootPart  and (EnemyHumanoidRootPart.Position - CharacterHumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude < Range then
					if Target then
						if (EnemyHumanoidRootPart.Position - Target.Position).Magnitude > (EnemyHumanoidRootPart.Position - CharacterHumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude then
							Target = CharacterHumanoidRootPart
						end
					else
						Target = CharacterHumanoidRootPart
						PlayWalkAnimation()
						IdleAnimationTrack:Stop()

						--Put Players Into Reward Table
						if table.find(PlayerTable, Target.Parent) then
						else
							table.insert(PlayerTable, Target.Parent)
						end

					end
				end
			end
			--Stop Moving
			if  Target == nil then

				if IdleAnimationTrack.IsPlaying then
				else
					IdleAnimationTrack:Play()
					WalkAnimationTrack:Stop()
					wait(10)
					--TP Back
					if WalkAnimationTrack.IsPlaying then

					else

						if Target == nil then
							if AtSpawnPoint == true and Target == nil then
								AtSpawnPoint = false


								EnemyHumanoidRootPart.CFrame = EnemySpawnSpot.CFrame
							end
						end
					end
				end
			end
		end
		if Target then
			EnemyHumanoid:MoveTo(Target.Position)
		end

		local Humanoid_State = EnemyHumanoid:GetState()

	end
	--Attack Player

	Enemy.HitBox.Touched:Connect(function(Hit)
		if Hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
			if Hit.Parent:HasTag("Enemy") then
			else
				if AttackCoolDown == false then
					AttackCoolDown = true
					AttackSound:Play()
					AttackAnimationTrack:Play()
					Enemy.HitBox.CanTouch = false
					local Humanoid = Hit.Parent.Humanoid
					Humanoid.Health = Humanoid.Health - Damage
				end
			end
		end
		if AttackCoolDown == true then
			task.wait(HitCoolDown)
			AttackCoolDown = false
			if EnemyHumanoid.Health == 0 then
			else
				Enemy.HitBox.CanTouch = true
			end
			
		end

	end)

	Enemy.SpawnSpot.Touched:Connect(function(Hit)
		if Hit.Parent == Enemy then
			EnemyHumanoid:ChangeState(Enum.HumanoidStateType.PlatformStanding)
			WalkAnimationTrack:Stop()
			AtSpawnPoint = true
			if IdleAnimationTrack.IsPlaying then

			else
				IdleAnimationTrack:Play()
			end
		end
	end)
	local DeadCoolDown = false
	EnemyHumanoid.Died:Connect(function()
		if DeadCoolDown == false then
			DeadCoolDown = true
			DeathSound:Play()
			for i,v in pairs(PlayerTable, v) do
				local Player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(v)
				local leaderstats = Player.leaderstats
				local GoldValue = leaderstats.Gold
				local EXPValue = leaderstats.EXP
				
				local ArmorAwardRange = math.random(1, 100)
				local WeaponAwardRange = math.random(1, 100)
				
				GoldValue.Value += Gold
				EXPValue.Value += EXP
				EXPGainedEvent:Fire()
				
				if ArmorAward ~= "" then
					if ArmorAwardRange <= ArmorChance then
						local Armor = game.ServerStorage.Armor:FindFirstChild(ArmorAward)
						if Armor then
							if Player.InventoryFolder.ArmorFolder:FindFirstChild(ArmorAward) then
							else
								Armor:Clone().Parent = Player.InventoryFolder.ArmorFolder
								local ItemPopUpClone = ItemPopUp:Clone()
								ItemPopUpClone.ItemDropText.Text = "You Got " .. ArmorAward
								ItemPopUpClone.ItemDropText.Position = UDim2.new(0.311, 0, 0.743, 0)
								ItemPopUpClone.Parent = Player.PlayerGui
								
							end
						end
					end
					
				end
				
				if WeaponAward ~= "" then
					if WeaponAwardRange <= WeaponChance then
						local Weapon = game.ServerStorage.Tools:FindFirstChild(WeaponAward)
						if Weapon then
							if Player.InventoryFolder.WeaponsFolder:FindFirstChild(WeaponAward) then
							else
								Weapon:Clone().Parent = Player.InventoryFolder.WeaponsFolder
								local ItemPopUpClone = ItemPopUp:Clone()
								ItemPopUpClone.ItemDropText.Text = "You Got " .. WeaponAward
								ItemPopUpClone.Parent = Player.PlayerGui
								
							end
						end
					end
				end
			end
		end
	end)
	
	--GUI
	Enemy.Humanoid:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Health"):Connect(function()
		local Health = EnemyHumanoid.Health
		local MaxHealth = EnemyHumanoid.MaxHealth

		local HealthPercent = Health / MaxHealth

		HPTextGUI.Text = math.floor(Health) .. "/" .. MaxHealth
		HealthBar:TweenSize(UDim2.new(HealthPercent, 0, 0.4, 0))

	end)
	
	RunService.Stepped:Connect(MoveEnemy)

end
#2

You can perhaps spawn the event connection to make it so that it doesn’t interfere?

#3

This is because for new enemies, you aren’t setting any of the things you set for old enemies in the loop. Just make that entire enemy configuration thing a function, and call that function on each enemy added to the table so that they’re all configured correctly.

So like

local function configEnemy(v)
--all of the things you have in the for loop 
end

table.clear(EnemyTable)

EnemyRespawnsEvent.Event:Connect(function(Enemy)
	print(Enemy)
	configEnemy(Enemy)
end)

for _, v in pairs(Enemies) do
	configEnemy(v)
end
#4

i’ve given this a shot but now it won’t find the enemyconfig script for some reason, i’ve tried various different stuff, do you have any idea why? also its only on the respawned enemies

#5

well, after cloning the enemies, do they have the config script? It might not have been cloned correctly or something.

#6

it does have it when cloned but for some reason the main enemy code just doesn’t detect it no matter what i do

#7

Try printing it. It might be being added to the clone after you tried getting it in the code. If it errors while printing, try adding a “WaitForChild()”