Minimap Scripting Help

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#1

Hi, I’m trying to script a minimap in-game. The image is supposed to move based on the player’s position but when I play the game, the map’s position is moved off the frame. The map moves according to my position, it’s just too far from the frame for some reason.

Expectation:
image

Reality:
image

Code:

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:wait()

local minimap = script.Parent.Parent
local mapImage = minimap:WaitForChild("Container"):WaitForChild("Map")

local hrp = character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

game:GetService("RunService"):BindToRenderStep("OffScreenIndicator", Enum.RenderPriority.Camera.Value -1, function() 
	local positionx = (minimap.AbsoluteSize.X - hrp.Position.X) - (mapImage.AbsoluteSize.X - minimap.AbsoluteSize.X/2)
	local positiony = (minimap.AbsoluteSize.Y - hrp.Position.Z) - (mapImage.AbsoluteSize.Y - minimap.AbsoluteSize.Y/2)
	
	mapImage.Position = UDim2.new(0,positionx,0,positiony)
end)

Explorer:
image

Thanks :stuck_out_tongue:

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#2

Have you checked what the values positionx and positiony result in?

I would try and systematically print the values to see if anything is freaking out.

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#3

I did, its nothing abnormal. Its like 11.blabla, 0,30.blabla,0 and the position updates as the player moves. The image is just too far away for some reason.

#4

Try changing this so you instead fetch the minimap with starterplayer folder instead. I’ve had some problems with images before and this solved it sometimes.

#5

If those numbers are correct then the problematic line is more than likely:

mapImage.Position = UDim2.new(positionx/Viewport_Size.X,0,positiony/Viewport_Size.Y, 0)

Have you checked what positionx/Viewport_Size.X results in?

Edit:

I see the issue I think! Try and replace the line I said above with:
mapImage.Position = UDim2.new(0,positionx,0,positiony)

#6

Changing the position to Offset has the same issue.

#7

No thats not the issue, the script runs its just too far away

#8

I included a pic of the explorer and edited the code as suggested by @grilme99

#9

Possibly the issue was due to using Offset or using AbsoluteSize. Try using Scale instead.
There’s an example of Minimap: Baseplate.rbxl (21.0 KB)

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#11

image

i used the script in the template but it doesn’t seem to be calibrated, how do I calibrate it?

image
seems to work when i walk far away from my map

#12

I added AnchorPoint now: Baseplate.rbxl (21.5 KB)
(Sidenote: I also added “Zoom out” feature, look pretty cool.)

#13

What so you mean? I can set the centre of the map? How do i calibrate it

#14

By changing AnchorPoint, you’ll be able to move Image map while standing at same position as before.

Before (Vector3.new(0,0,0)):


After (Vector3.new(256,0,256)):

(I forgot to flip the Value X and Y, you only need to negative it… or here: Baseplate.rbxl (21.5 KB) )

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#15

Moving forward seems to move backwards on the map, any way to reverse the up-down axis? I tried changing to the negative signs and etc. but doesn’t work