Pet following system issue

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#22

This is what I mean, the pet is bobbing but it’s tilting to the right.

#23

I don’t think CFrame:Lerp() returns orientation in Z, Y, X order so maybe switch “x” with “z” in the last line where you set the pet’s CFrame.

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#24

It’s definitely in order. The Z axis is moving like the pet’s Z axis.

#25

Maybe it’s your model’s orientation messing with the angle then, is it set to 0 out of playsolo?

#26

Hey, I’m not sure what you mean. Do you want the pet to circle you?

#27

No, I just want the pet to look in the player’s direction when walking and look at the character when the player is not walking. Sorry for the late reply.

#28

Hi Legendary it seems you are having trouble with making pets look at you! I recommend Body Movers!

 game:GetService("RunService").RenderStepped:Connect(function()
        local PetTable = workspace.Pets:WaitForChild(plr.Name):GetChildren()
        local PetOffset = CFrame.new(0,1 * math.sin(tick() * 4),14)

        for i, v in pairs(workspace.Pets:WaitForChild(plr.Name):GetChildren()) do
            local Offset = 0.5
            local PetHolder = workspace.Pets:WaitForChild(plr.Name):GetChildren()
            local Angle = ((i + Offset) / #PetHolder) * math.pi * 2
            v.PrimaryPart.BodyPosition.Position = (HumanoidRootPart.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(0,Angle,0) * PetOffset).p
            
            v.PrimaryPart.BodyGyro.CFrame = CFrame.new(v.PrimaryPart.Position, HumanoidRootPart.Position)
            
        end
    end)

Using math.sin we can make such an animation. Very sorry if its not exactly similar. If you are interested in this method I can send you my body gyro and body position Properties too!

LOL I AM VERY SORRY FOR USING A BGS ASSET. I just wanted to see how it looks if big.

#29

Yes, that work perfectly but the pet rotation is still not solved though. I could easily get the Y angle axis from the CFrame.new(pos, lookat) to make it look at the player but that will only make the rotation even worse when I add in the bobbing movement.

#30

Wait, I realised there is a function called cf:ToObjectSpace(). Sorry for the inconvenience. :sweat_smile:

#31

If you still need help, you can just do something like

local LookAt = CFrame.new(Pet.Position, RootPart.Position + RootPart.Velocity * 10)
#32

I have been experiencing body movers bug or something. First, the pets start teleporting around and then it finally returns back to normal. I don’t know if I did anything wrong.


Also as you can see in the video some pets aren’t looking the right way. Here is my script.

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()

local HumanoidRootPart = Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

local fullCircle = 2 * math.pi

local function getXAndZPositions(angle)
	local x = math.cos(angle) * 10
	local z = math.sin(angle) * 10
	return x, z
end

game:GetService("RunService").RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	local PetTable = workspace.Pets:WaitForChild(plr.Name):GetChildren()
	local cos = math.cos(6 * time() + 1.6)/3
	local sin = math.sin(6 * time() + 1.6)/3

	for i, v in pairs(PetTable) do
		local _, RotY, _ = CFrame.new(v.PrimaryPart.Position, HumanoidRootPart.Position):ToEulerAnglesXYZ()
		
		local x, z = getXAndZPositions(i * (fullCircle / #PetTable))
		
		v.PrimaryPart.BodyPosition.Position = HumanoidRootPart.Position + Vector3.new(x, sin, z)

		v.PrimaryPart.BodyGyro.CFrame = CFrame.Angles(0,RotY,0) * CFrame.fromEulerAnglesXYZ(cos, 0, 0)

	end
end)
#33

It seems you have multiple code in the background playing. Delete all Lerp related code. ALSO you must play with Body Position and Body Gyro a bit more. They are pretty tough concepts


v.PrimaryPart.BodyGyro.CFrame = CFrame.Angles(0,RotY,0) * CFrame.fromEulerAnglesXYZ(cos, 0, 0)

v.PrimaryPart.BodyGyro.CFrame = HumanoidRootPart.CFrame

Do not use BodyGyro for math. Do all math in Body Position.

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#34

Though, there aren’t any lerps that is interfering with these pets.

#35

Did you make this pet, or is it from something else, because there could be something embedded in there.

#36

I didn’t make this pet, my friend of mine made a few pets for this simulator.

#37

Ok then you should ask him about it or check every nook and cranny for something that could be in there…

#38

He said he used meshparts and special meshes. Nothing else.

#39

Are there any scripts of any kind, or anything else that isn’t a part or mesh in the pet that you didn’t put in there?

#40

Nope, It’s all meshparts and special meshes. Nothing else :man_shrugging:

#41

Finally, I have figured out the issue. I realized that I was adding angle value to the original cframe angle, not setting it. Also, I totally didn’t realize CFrame.fromEulerAnglesXYZ() existed at all. Here is the solution for those of you who have the same problem or want to make a similar pet movement.

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()

local HumanoidRootPart = Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

local fullCircle = 2 * math.pi

local function getXAndZPositions(angle)
	local x = math.cos(angle) * 10
	local z = math.sin(angle) * 10
	return x, z
end

local function getAngle(touch, center)
	return math.atan2(touch.X - center.X, touch.Z - center.Z)
end

game:GetService("RunService").RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	local PetTable = workspace.Pets:WaitForChild(plr.Name):GetChildren()
	local cos = math.cos(5 * time() + 1)/4
	local sin = math.sin(5 * time() + 1.6)/2

	for i, v in pairs(PetTable) do

		local yAngle = Character.Humanoid.MoveDirection.Magnitude > 0 and -- this will see if the player is moving or not
			getAngle(v.PrimaryPart.Position, v.PrimaryPart.Position + HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector) or --Changes yAngle to where the player is looking
			getAngle(v.PrimaryPart.Position, HumanoidRootPart.Position) --Makes the pet look at the player

		local x, z = getXAndZPositions(i * (fullCircle / #PetTable)) -- Equally splits the pets in a circle around the player

		v.PrimaryPart.CFrame = v.PrimaryPart.CFrame:Lerp(CFrame.new(HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.p) --I removed the original angle because the pet would break due to adding angle value to this cframe
			* CFrame.Angles(0, yAngle,0) -- Turns the pet around
			* CFrame.fromEulerAnglesXYZ(cos, 0, 0) --Rotate pet on the X axis in a local space
			+ Vector3.new(x, sin, z), -- Places the pet in an equally split circle around the player and moves pet up and down
			0.1
		)

	end
end)


Special thanks to @heII_ish and @FelixProfit and those of you that helped me as well. Thank you so much <33

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