How would I make a pathfinding script chase players only?

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#1

My NPC attacks players and other NPCs (including clones of itself) and I was wondering if there is a way for it to chase just players. Here’s the code.

local myRoot = script.Parent:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
local myHead = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Head")
local tweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local curTarget

function findTarget()
	local target
	local dist = 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
	for i,v in pairs(workspace:GetChildren()) do
		local human = v:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
		local rootPart = v:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
		if human and rootPart and v ~= script.Parent then
			if (myRoot.Position - rootPart.Position).magnitude <= dist and human.Health > 0 then
				dist = (myRoot.Position - rootPart.Position).magnitude
				target = rootPart
			end
		end
	end
	
	return target
end

function checkSight(target)
	local ray = Ray.new(myHead.Position,(target.Position - myHead.Position).Unit * 1000)
	local hit,position = workspace:FindPartOnRayWithIgnoreList(ray,{script.Parent})
	
	if hit then
		if hit:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") or hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") or hit.Parent.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
			if math.abs(hit.Position.Y - myRoot.Position.Y) < 2 then
				return true
			else
				return false
			end
		else
			return false
		end
	else
		return false
	end
end

local doorDebounce = true
myHuman.Touched:Connect(function(obj)
	if obj.Name == "DoorFrame" and doorDebounce == true then
		doorDebounce = false
		local opened = obj.Parent:FindFirstChild("Opened")
		local hinge = obj.Parent:FindFirstChild("Hinge")
		local hingeOpened = obj.Parent:FindFirstChild("HingeOpened")
		local doorLock = obj:FindFirstChild("DoorLock")
		local doorOpen = obj:FindFirstChild("DoorOpen")
		if opened and hinge and hingeOpened and doorLock and doorOpen then
			if opened.Value == false then
				doorLock:Play()
				opened.Value = true
				
				myHuman.WalkSpeed = 0
				obj.CanCollide = false
				
				wait(.25)
				
				doorOpen:Play()
				tweenService:Create(hinge,TweenInfo.new(.35,Enum.EasingStyle.Sine,Enum.EasingDirection.InOut),{CFrame = hingeOpened.CFrame}):Play()
				wait(.45)
				
				coroutine.resume(coroutine.create(function()
					wait(2)
					obj.CanCollide = true
				end))
				
				myHuman.WalkSpeed = 14
			end
		end
	end
	
	doorDebounce = true
end)

while true do
	local target = findTarget()
	if target then
		local sight = checkSight(target)
		if sight == true then
			repeat wait()
				myHuman:MoveTo(target.Position)
			until checkSight(target) == false
		elseif sight == false then
			local path = game:GetService("PathfindingService"):CreatePath()
			path:ComputeAsync(myRoot.Position,target.Position)
			
			if path.Status == Enum.PathStatus.Success then
				for i,v in pairs(path:GetWaypoints()) do
					myHuman:MoveTo(v.Position)
					
					if v.Action == Enum.PathWaypointAction.Jump then
						myHuman.Jump = true
					end
					
					if checkSight(target) == true then
						break
					end
					
					local timeOut = myHuman.MoveToFinished:Wait(.5)
					
					if not timeOut then
						break
					end
				end
			else
				local door
				local dist = 1000
				
				for i,v in pairs(workspace:GetDescendants()) do
					local doorFrame = v:FindFirstChild("DoorFrame")
					if doorFrame then
						local doorClose = doorFrame:FindFirstChild("DoorClose")
						local opened = v:FindFirstChild("Opened")
						if opened and doorClose then
							if (myRoot.Position - doorFrame.Position).magnitude <= dist then
								dist = (myRoot.Position - doorFrame.Position).magnitude
								door = doorFrame
							end
						end
					end
				end
				
				if door then
					local path = game:GetService("PathfindingService"):CreatePath()
					path:ComputeAsync(myRoot.Position,door.Position)
					
					if path.Status == Enum.PathStatus.Success then
						for i,v in pairs(path:GetWaypoints()) do
							myHuman:MoveTo(v.Position)
					
							if v.Action == Enum.PathWaypointAction.Jump then
								myHuman.Jump = true
							end
							
							if checkSight(target) == true then
								break
							end
							
							local timeOut = myHuman.MoveToFinished:Wait(.5)
							
							if not timeOut then
								break
							end
						end
					end
				end
			end
		end
	end
	
	wait(.25)
end```
#2

in the if statement that checks for human and v, add a part that checks for the name (or some other friendly attribute)

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