function PetClass:FollowCharacter()
if self.Connection ~= nil then
self.Connection:Disconnect()
end
self.Connection = RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function(deltaTime: number)
local folder = self.RenderedPets
local character = self.Player.Character
-- Define the number of rows and columns for the pets
local numRows = 2 -- Adjust as needed
local numColumns = 2 -- Adjust as needed
local distance = 3 -- Adjust the distance between pets as needed
local function getPosition(row, col, distance)
-- Calculate the position for each pet in columns centered behind the player
local xOffset = (col - (numColumns + 1) / 2) * distance
local zOffset = (row - 0) * distance
return xOffset, zOffset
end
local playerPosition = character.PrimaryPart.Position
for i, pet in pairs(folder:GetChildren()) do
-- Calculate the row and column for the pet
local row = math.floor((i - 1) / numColumns) + 1
local col = (i - 1) % numColumns + 1
local _, characterSize = character:GetBoundingBox()
local _, petSize = pet:GetBoundingBox()
-- Calculate the position for the pet in columns centered behind the player
local xOffset, zOffset = getPosition(row, col, distance)
-- Adjust the yOffset as needed (pets should be at the same vertical level as the player)
local yOffset = 0
-- Calculate the pet's position directly behind the player
local petPosition = playerPosition - character.PrimaryPart.CFrame.rightVector * xOffset - character.PrimaryPart.CFrame.lookVector * zOffset
local playerOrientation = character.PrimaryPart.CFrame.lookVector
pet:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.new(petPosition.x, playerPosition.y + yOffset, petPosition.z) * CFrame.Angles(0, (math.atan2(playerOrientation.X, playerOrientation.Z) - 200), 0))
end
end)
end
From the title (and the photo from their game attached), I can tell that they need help with pets being orientated the correct way (facing the same direction as the player).
The issue with the pets not rotating correctly around the player might be due to the way the orientation of the pet is being set. The line of code that sets the pet’s orientation is:
The CFrame.Angles function is used to create a rotation CFrame, but the arguments passed to it seem to be incorrect. The math.atan2(playerOrientation.X, playerOrientation.Z) - 200 part is likely causing the issue.
The math.atan2 function returns the angle in radians between the positive x-axis and the point given by the coordinates (playerOrientation.X, playerOrientation.Z). Subtracting 200 from this value doesn’t make sense because the result of math.atan2 is in radians and 200 is likely intended to be in degrees.
To fix this issue, you should convert the 200 degrees to radians before subtracting it from the result of math.atan2:
function PetClass:FollowCharacter()
if self.Connection ~= nil then
self.Connection:Disconnect()
end
self.Connection = RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function(deltaTime: number)
local folder = self.RenderedPets
local character = self.Player.Character
-- Define the number of rows and columns for the pets
local numRows = 2 -- Adjust as needed
local numColumns = 2 -- Adjust as needed
local distance = 3 -- Adjust the distance between pets as needed
local function getPosition(row, col, distance)
-- Calculate the position for each pet in columns centered behind the player
local xOffset = (col - (numColumns + 1) / 2) * distance
local zOffset = (row - 0) * distance
return xOffset, zOffset
end
local playerPosition = character.PrimaryPart.Position
for i, pet in pairs(folder:GetChildren()) do
-- Calculate the row and column for the pet
local row = math.floor((i - 1) / numColumns) + 1
local col = (i - 1) % numColumns + 1
local _, characterSize = character:GetBoundingBox()
local _, petSize = pet:GetBoundingBox()
-- Calculate the position for the pet in columns centered behind the player
local xOffset, zOffset = getPosition(row, col, distance)
-- Adjust the yOffset as needed (pets should be at the same vertical level as the player)
local yOffset = 0
-- Calculate the pet's position directly behind the player
local petPosition = playerPosition - character.PrimaryPart.CFrame.rightVector * xOffset - character.PrimaryPart.CFrame.lookVector * zOffset
-- Calculate the rotation for the pet to face the same direction as the player
local playerOrientation = character.PrimaryPart.CFrame.lookVector
local petRotation = CFrame.new(petPosition, petPosition + playerOrientation)
pet:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.new(petPosition.x, playerPosition.y + yOffset, petPosition.z) * petRotation)
end
end)
end
