Moving NPC need help

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  1. What do you want to achieve?
    I want to learn how to make a moving NPC. All I need is what way do you move it and how do you move it to the players and not targeting one player.

  2. What is the issue?
    I can’t Learn how to make it instead the videos just give you the script.

  3. What solutions have you tried so far?
    I went to YouTube and looked at the DevForum

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I will try it thank you for this.

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I meant is there a way I can understand the code?

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There are plenty of posts about this on the DevForum, plus I don’t see why you can’t learn from a youtube videos. They give you the script? Look on the DevHub to see how the various parts of the script work. It’s really easy to script trust me.

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Sorry, But what DevCramp gave me did not help.

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I can’t learn from YouTube videos is because they just give the script in the desc and I don’t understand the code.

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-- What does this even mean???
local larm = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("Left Arm")
local rarm = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("Right Arm")

function findNearestTorso(pos)
	local list = game.Workspace:children()
	local torso = nil
	local dist = 1000
	local temp = nil
	local human = nil
	local temp2 = nil
	for x = 1, #list do
		temp2 = list[x]
		if (temp2.className == "Model") and (temp2 ~= script.Parent) then
			temp = temp2:findFirstChild("Torso")
			human = temp2:findFirstChild("Humanoid")
			if (temp ~= nil) and (human ~= nil) and (human.Health > 0) then
				if (temp.Position - pos).magnitude < dist then
					torso = temp
					dist = (temp.Position - pos).magnitude
				end
			end
		end
	end
	return torso
end




while true do
	wait(math.random(1,5))
	--local target = findNearestTorso(script.Parent.Torso.Position)
	--if target ~= nil then
	--	script.Parent.Zombie:MoveTo(target.Position, target)
	--end

	script.Parent.Humanoid:MoveTo(Vector3.new(math.random(-100,100),0,math.random(-100,100)), game.Workspace.Base)
	

end
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Actually, this is a pretty basic script for a chasing NPC. It finds the closest target that contains a humanoid inside of it, and then uses Humanoid:MoveTo() to move the NPC to the found torso. I think this is a very old script, as it even uses :children() instead of :GetChildren() which i’ve never seen be used in any newer scripts. Divide the script step by step. For example, start from the beginning. It defines two variables, “leftarm” and “rightarm”. I think their names define them good enough. You don’t know what :FindFirstChild() does, then search on the DevHub.

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Hey @DEVLocalPlayer can you help me make a game?

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I want to be good so I want to partner with you if you want. I am not forcing anyone.

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Anyway, thank you this will help a lot.

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local NPC = workspace.NPC -- Choose
local pathfinding_service = game:GetService("PathfindingService") -- Gets PathfindingService
 
function getClosestPlayer() -- Creates Function
        local closest_player, closest_distance = nil, 200 -- Makes some variables to use later
        for i, player in pairs(workspace:GetChildren()) do -- Gets everything in workspace
                if player:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") and player ~= NPC then -- Checks if is a player and is not npc
                        local distance = (NPC.PrimaryPart.Position - player.PrimaryPart.Position).Magnitude
                        if distance < closest_distance then -- Gets Closest Player From Magnitude
                                closest_player = player
                                closest_distance = distance
                        end
                end
        end
        return closest_player, closest_distance
end
 
while true do -- Loop
        local path = pathfinding_service:CreatePath() -- Creates a path, in PathfindingService
        local player, distance = getClosestPlayer() -- Calls the getClosestPlayer function
        if player and distance > 10 then 
                path:ComputeAsync(NPC.PrimaryPart.Position, player.PrimaryPart.Position) -- Asyncs the two positions
                local waypoints = path:GetWaypoints() -- Gets waypoints
                for _, waypoint in pairs(waypoints) do -- Goes over every waypoint
                        NPC.Humanoid:MoveTo(waypoint.Position) -- Makes npc walk to wayPoint
                        while true do
                                local distance = (NPC.PrimaryPart.Position - waypoint.Position).Magnitude
                                local distance_from_player = (NPC.PrimaryPart.Position - player.PrimaryPart.Position).Magnitude
                                if distance < 5 then
                                        break
                                end
                                if distance_from_player < 10 then
                                        NPC.Humanoid:MoveTo((NPC.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame*CFrame.new(0,0,-3)).p)
                                        break
                                end
                                wait()
                        end
                end
        end
        wait()
end
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I can help you if you need help with explaining scripts, I’m already working on a couple projects so i’m not willing to partner with other people right now.

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By the way, he said he needs an explanation and not an already made script. He could search up on YouTube or on the toolbox for an already made one.

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Then can I help you for free ?
I know how to make the basics like functions clickdecoters and other things

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can I help you for learning new things?

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https://www.lua.org/pil/7.3.html