How would i make this loop faster?

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#1

I have a bomb in my game, and i made a custom explosion for it. heres part of my code:

local function push (plr,direction)
	local KnockBack = Instance.new("BodyVelocity")
	KnockBack.Parent = plr 

	KnockBack.MaxForce = Vector3.new(5000,5000,5000)
	KnockBack.Velocity = direction * 200

	wait(0.2)
	KnockBack:Destroy()
end
local hit = workspace:GetPartsInPart(range)
	for i, v in pairs(hit) do
			if v.Parent.Name == "OBJS" then
				local direction = (v.Position - range.Position).unit

				push(v,direction)
			
			
			end
		end

this works well until there are mutiple objects, there is a huge visible delay. i learned that its not possible to have two functions running at the same time, but is there someway i can make it faster?

#2

it is possible to make two functions run at the same time, look up coroutines

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#3

Following what SteveoAttano said, maybe try:

coroutine.wrap(function() --[[your for i, v loop]] end)

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#4

Lol sorry I forgot to actually give him an example, I was posting my own problem on the forum and just stopped by this post for fun lol

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#5

Replace your push() function with this :

local function push (plr,direction)
        spawn(function()
	      local KnockBack = Instance.new("BodyVelocity")
	     KnockBack.Parent = plr 

	     KnockBack.MaxForce = Vector3.new(5000,5000,5000)
	     KnockBack.Velocity = direction * 200

	     wait(0.2)
	     KnockBack:Destroy()
        end)
end

the spawn function creates a new thread without the use of corountine and runs it independently of other threads. this basically allows you to “skip” the wait inside of the function

#6

Not every part needs to be considered for pushing. You can get rid of the unneeded parts, just tag all the appropriate parts with ‘phys’


for i,v in ipairs(game:GetService("CollectionService"):GetTagged("phys")) do
	if (v.Position-range.Position).Magnitude < 10 do
		push()
	end
end
#7

What @3F1VE said, but you can use task.delay or game.Debris too.