NPC Strange Behaviour

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#1

Repost due to not enough replies

As I’ve been coding my AI, I’ve come across a major problem.
This follow function used to work perfectly fine but now, it has terrible, terrible delays. Thing is, nothing has changed from the script? Every time the NPC reaches the player and calls its attack function, it delays the next follow. Yes, I’ve removed the if statements regarding the pose value but it still follows the player and as soon as it reaches the player, it stops before delaying its next move. I’ve been working for a fix to this but to no avail, which is why I thought of bringing it here.


	gangster.PrimaryPart:SetNetworkOwner(nil)
	local debounce = false
	local path = pathfindingservice:CreatePath()
	local function FollowPlayer()
		local pose = script.Configuration.Pose
			local moving = playerhumanoidrootpart.Position
			local compute = path:ComputeAsync(humanoidrootpart.Position, moving)
			return path
end
runservice.Stepped:Connect(function()
		local pose = script.Configuration.Pose
		pose:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value")
	if pose.Value == "Attacking" or pose.Value == "Blocking" then
			elseif pose.Value == "Follow" then
		FollowPlayer()
		local path = FollowPlayer()
		for _, waypoint in pairs(path:GetWaypoints()) do
			humanoid:MoveTo(waypoint.Position)
		end 
		end
	end)

Not much I can think of that can create this, but I will look into this further.

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Video of this(sorry for the low quality, my pc is garbage)

#2

Is there anyone who can assist me in this matter?

#3

Look at my solution here:

First of all, you are not using the pathfinding service correctly. My solution addresses this. You can see the documents on how to use the pathfinding service in the API documents:

Second, please don’t upload video directly to the forums. Use a video service like Vemio or something.

#4

this is not how you would connect to this and you sure don’t want to continue making connections to something in stepped

not sure if it was your intention if so use the below outside of the stepped connection

pose:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
	-- check the pose.Value here
end)

Also from what i see on that script above if you don’t change the

variable to anything else it will still keep going to same humanoid
and or you need to change the
pose.Value after the for loop ends when they reach the last waypoint to something other than follow… right after this end would be where you need to change it back

#5

I’ve tried following your advice and now it seems as if the return function has stopped working.

#6

I’ve fixed it, I’ve simply edited my script to no longer use pathfinding(yes, I know that’s a bad practice but being honest, it didn’t affect it too bad)


function gangsterai.Follow(char)
	local pathfindingservice = game:GetService("PathfindingService")
	local gangster = script.Parent
	local players  = game:GetService("Players")
	local runservice = game:GetService("RunService")

	local humanoid = gangster.Humanoid
	local rootpart = gangster.Torso
	local player = char
	local playerhumanoidrootpart = char.HumanoidRootPart
	
	local targetdistance = 45
	local delaynumb = 2.5
	local function findclosesplayer()
		local playerlist = players:GetPlayers()
		local nearestplayertogangster = nil
		local distance = nil
		local direction = nil
		local distancephysics = (playerhumanoidrootpart.Position - rootpart.Position)
		for i,v in pairs(playerlist) do
			if not nearestplayertogangster then
				nearestplayertogangster = player
				direction = distancephysics.Unit
				distance = distancephysics.Magnitude
			elseif distance <= distance then
				nearestplayertogangster = player
				direction = distancephysics.Unit
			end
		end
		return nearestplayertogangster, distance, direction
	end
	
	runservice.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
		local nearestplayer, distance, direction = findclosesplayer()
		if distance <= targetdistance and distance >= delaynumb then
			humanoid:Move(direction)
		else
        rootpart.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(rootpart.Position, playerhumanoidrootpart.Position)
			humanoid:Move((Vector3.new()))
		end
	end)
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