Pet following on the server

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#1

local runService = game:GetService(“RunService”)

local playerPets = workspace:WaitForChild(“Pets”)

local circle = math.pi * 2
local plr = game:GetService(“Players”).LocalPlayer
local function getPosition(angle, radius)
local x = math.cos(angle) * radius
local z = math.sin(angle) * radius
return x, z
end

local function positionPets(character, folder, dt)
for i, pet in pairs(folder:GetChildren()) do
local radius = 4+#folder:GetChildren()
local angle = i * (circle / #folder:GetChildren())
local x, z = getPosition(angle, radius)
local _, characterSize = character:GetBoundingBox()
local _, petSize = pet:GetBoundingBox()

	local offsetY = - characterSize.Y/2 + petSize.Y/2
	local sin = (math.sin(15 * time() + 1.6)/.5)+1
	local cos = math.cos(7 * time() + 1)/4
	if pet:FindFirstChild("Attack").Value ~= nil then
		if pet:FindFirstChild("Walks") then
			local position = (pet:FindFirstChild("Attack").Value.PrimaryPart.CFrame * CFrame.new(x, 0, z)).p
			local lookAt = pet:FindFirstChild("Attack").Value.PrimaryPart.Position
			pet:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(pet.PrimaryPart.CFrame:Lerp(CFrame.new(position, lookAt) * CFrame.new(0, 1 +sin, 0) * CFrame.fromEulerAnglesXYZ(0,0,cos),0.1))
		else
			local position = (pet:FindFirstChild("Attack").Value.PrimaryPart.CFrame * CFrame.new(x, 0, z)).p
			local lookAt = pet:FindFirstChild("Attack").Value.PrimaryPart.Position
			pet:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(pet.PrimaryPart.CFrame:Lerp(CFrame.new(position, lookAt) * CFrame.new(0, 3+math.sin(time()*7)/2, 0) * CFrame.fromEulerAnglesXYZ(cos,0,0) ,0.1))
		end 
	else
		if character.Humanoid.MoveDirection.Magnitude > 0 then
			if pet:FindFirstChild("Walks") then
				pet:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(pet.PrimaryPart.CFrame:Lerp(character.PrimaryPart.CFrame * CFrame.new(x, offsetY+sin, z) * CFrame.fromEulerAnglesXYZ(0,0,cos),0.1))
			else
				pet:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(pet.PrimaryPart.CFrame:Lerp(character.PrimaryPart.CFrame * CFrame.new(x, offsetY/2+math.sin(time()*3)+1, z),0.1))
			end 
		else
			if pet:FindFirstChild("Walks") then 
				pet:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(pet.PrimaryPart.CFrame:Lerp(character.PrimaryPart.CFrame * CFrame.new(x, offsetY, z) ,0.1))
			else
				pet:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(pet.PrimaryPart.CFrame:Lerp(character.PrimaryPart.CFrame * CFrame.new(x, offsetY/2+math.sin(time()*3)+1, z) ,0.1))
			end
		end
	end

end

end

runService.RenderStepped:Connect(function(dt)
for _, PlrFolder in pairs(playerPets:GetChildren()) do
local Player = game.Players:FindFirstChild(PlrFolder.Name) or nil
if Player ~= nil then
local character = Player.Character or nil
if character ~= nil then
positionPets(character, PlrFolder, dt)
end
end
end
end)
This script was found on YouTube to implement pet following, but it can only be visible on the client side. I want it to be implemented on the server side so that all players can see the effect of my pet following. How should I implement it

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#2

try firing a remote event and pass through the player as a variable

#3

My advise is to keep it client-sided. A pet follow system means a system that puts lots of parts (pets) into the right place every heartbeat or rendered frame of the game. At least, for a smooth experience. Doing this on the server could cause tremendous lag for players that are playing your game on a lower grade of devices.

Putting the pets into the right place on the client can still be percieved by all players, as long as they all have a script that moves pets. Instead of having a script on the client that only moves your own pets, give every client a script that moves the pets of every client to their user or whatever their user is targetting. This way if someone is playing on a bad device, you can add an option to disable the movement of pets of other players, reducing lag.

#4

If executed on the customer service side, the server will not be visible

#5

Yes, but the server doesn’t need to see the pets, only the players need to see them. Unless you have plans for the server to know where the pets are but I can’t think of any reason the server needs to know.

#6

I want my pet to be visible to other players

#7

Yes, that’s what I say. If you update the pets on every client for every player, it will still show all the players all pets but it won’t be as much of a load on the server.