I’m working on a script. In the script is a function, and in said function I have a loop that repeats every 0.1 second, for a duration of time specified by the function parameter.
It works by starting a “count”, named time. Everytime it loops, it adds 0.1 to time. At the end of every loop session, it’s checked if time is the same as the timelength parameter. If it is, it returns a table, and thus, ends the function. The theory behind this is that it’ll keep adding 0.1 together, until it eventually equals the same number as timelength. In this case, the timelength is 10, so the script should end when time is the same as 10. (if you’re wondering about the coroutines, I’ve just disabled them for now until the function works as intended)
local function SwingHitbox(hitbox, timelength, multitarget, dontRepeatHit)
print("Started")
-- local tempFunc = coroutine.create(function()
local results = {}
local hitboxTable = {}
for i, v in ipairs(hitbox:GetDescendants()) do
if v.ClassName == "Attachment" then
table.insert(hitboxTable, v)
end
end
local prevPosition = {}
for i, v in ipairs(hitboxTable) do
table.insert(prevPosition, v.WorldPosition)
end
local time = 0
repeat
wait(0.1)
time = 0.1 + time
for i, v in ipairs(hitboxTable) do
local result = RaycastResult(prevPosition[i], v.WorldPosition, DefenseHitboxFilter, multitarget)
if result then
if type(result) == "table" then
for index, value in ipairs(result) do
if table.find(results, value) == nil then
table.insert(results, value)
end
end
elseif result.Instance then
if table.find(results, result.Instance) == nil then
table.insert(results, result.Instance)
end
end
end
end
print(time)
print(timelength)
until time == timelength
print("Ended count")
return results
-- end)
-- coroutine.resume(tempFunc, hitbox, timelength, multitarget, dontRepeatHit)
end
SwingHitbox(workspace.Hitbox, 10, false)
The problem, however, is that whenever time equals 10, the same as timelength, it doesn’t consider them being equal, despite them being identical numbers. Look, here it starts counting:
(prints time, and then timelength, and repeats)
But, when both numbers are 10, aka when the count should stop because they are the same numbers, it still keeps counting.
I’ve tried a lot of debugging, but the only thing I’ve found is even weirder behaviour…
For example, apparently it works when timelength is less than 0.8:
(in the screenshot above, the timelength is set as 0.5, and somehow works)
So, in short, I need help with finding out why it doesn’t work and what I can do to fix/prevent/circumvent this… “weird behaviour”.
(full script:)
--Variables
local physicsService = game:GetService("PhysicsService")
local defenseHitboxGroup = "DefenseHitbox"
multihitIgnoreList = {}
local DefenseHitboxFilter = RaycastParams.new()
DefenseHitboxFilter.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Blacklist
DefenseHitboxFilter.FilterDescendantsInstances = multihitIgnoreList
DefenseHitboxFilter.CollisionGroup = "DefenseHitbox"
--Functions
local function collisionGroupAdd(instance, groupName)
physicsService:SetPartCollisionGroup(instance, groupName)
end
local function RaycastResult(attach1pos, attach2pos, filter, multihit)
if multihit == true then
local result = nil
while true do
result = workspace:Raycast(attach1pos, attach2pos, filter)
if result then
table.insert(multihitIgnoreList, result.Instance)
filter.FilterDescendantsInstances = multihitIgnoreList
else
local toReturn = multihitIgnoreList
multihitIgnoreList = {}
filter.FilterDescendantsInstances = multihitIgnoreList
return toReturn
end
end
else
local result = workspace:Raycast(attach1pos, attach2pos, filter)
if result then
end
return result
end
end
--Events
game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(player)
player.CharacterAdded:connect(function(character)
local x = 0
repeat
local playerHitbox = Instance.new("Part", character)
playerHitbox.Size = character.HumanoidRootPart.Size
playerHitbox.CanCollide = false
playerHitbox.CanTouch = false
local weld = Instance.new("WeldConstraint", character.HumanoidRootPart)
weld.Part0 = character.HumanoidRootPart
playerHitbox.CFrame = character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame
weld.Part1 = playerHitbox
collisionGroupAdd(playerHitbox, defenseHitboxGroup)
x = x + 1
until x == 2
end)
end)
--[[while true do
local result = RaycastResult(workspace.Hitbox.Attachment1.WorldPosition, workspace.Hitbox.Attachment2.WorldPosition, DefenseHitboxFilter, false)
if result then
print(result)
if type(result) == "table" then
for i, v in pairs(result) do
print(v.Name)
end
else
print(result.Instance.Name)
end
end
wait(0.1)
end
--]]
local function SwingHitbox(hitbox, timelength, multitarget, dontRepeatHit)
print("Started")
-- local tempFunc = coroutine.create(function()
local results = {}
local hitboxTable = {}
for i, v in ipairs(hitbox:GetDescendants()) do
if v.ClassName == "Attachment" then
table.insert(hitboxTable, v)
end
end
local prevPosition = {}
for i, v in ipairs(hitboxTable) do
table.insert(prevPosition, v.WorldPosition)
end
local time = 0
repeat
wait(0.1)
time = 0.1 + time
for i, v in ipairs(hitboxTable) do
local result = RaycastResult(prevPosition[i], v.WorldPosition, DefenseHitboxFilter, multitarget)
if result then
if type(result) == "table" then
for index, value in ipairs(result) do
if table.find(results, value) == nil then
table.insert(results, value)
end
end
elseif result.Instance then
if table.find(results, result.Instance) == nil then
table.insert(results, result.Instance)
end
end
end
end
print(time)
print(timelength)
until time == timelength
print("Ended count")
return results
-- end)
-- coroutine.resume(tempFunc, hitbox, timelength, multitarget, dontRepeatHit)
end
SwingHitbox(workspace.Hitbox, 0.5, false)`