Procedurally animated creature

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  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
    Strider procedural walk animation (Roblox) - YouTube Something kind of like this, if possible, this Adding a Triped Robot To My Weird Shooter Game - Devlog - YouTube
  2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
    A lack of smoothness, kind of looks like sliding legs. I’d install OBS, but I don’t have much storage to spare.
  3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
    I’ve got a system, but it’s quite a janky mess.
    After that, you should include more details if you have any. Try to make your topic as descriptive as possible, so that it’s easier for people to help you!
    I don’t plan for the system to be super complex this is just an experiment i want to try with code that i’ve been working on, to perhaps make some interesting boss fights.
    There’s two scripts to make my system work. Please note, i’ve only recently got the hang of scripting.

This is what’s known as the IK script, a modified version of what okeanskiy used.



local origin = script.Parent
local target = workspace:WaitForChild("target")

local mt = {
	__index = function(t,k)
		if k == "Head" then
			return (t.part.CFrame * CFrame.new(0, 0, -2.5)).Position
		elseif k == "Tail" then
			return (t.part.CFrame * CFrame.new(0, 0, 2.5)).Position
		else
			return t.part[k]
		end
	end,
	__newindex = function(t,k,v)
		t.part[k] = v
	end	
}

local segments = {}
for i = 1, 3 do
	local part = Instance.new("Part")
	part.CanCollide = false
	part.CanQuery = false
	part.Color = Color3.fromRGB(163, 163, 163)
	part.Material = Enum.Material.DiamondPlate
	part.Anchored = true
	part.Size  = Vector3.new(1, 1, 5)
	part.CFrame = origin.CFrame * CFrame.new(0, 0, -2.5 - 5 * (i - 1))
	part.Parent = workspace
	segments[i] = setmetatable({part = part}, mt)
end
 
local function moveSegment(segment, targetPos)
	segment.CFrame =  CFrame.lookAt(segment.Tail, targetPos)
	segment.CFrame *= CFrame.new(0, 0, -(targetPos - segment.Head).Magnitude) 
end
local function moveArmToTarget()
	for i = 1, #segments do
		moveSegment(segments[#segments], target.Position)
		moveSegment(segments[2], segments[3].Tail)
		moveSegment(segments[1], segments[2].Tail)
		
		
		local offset = (segments[1].Tail - origin.Position)
		for i = 1, #segments do
			segments[i].Position -= offset
		end
	end
end

while wait() do
	moveArmToTarget()
end

and this, marvel (jank-o-lantern) of a script is the pos, the script that moves the origin.

local tweenservice = game:GetService("TweenService")
local core = script.Parent
local part = Instance.new("Part")
local tweeninfo = TweenInfo.new(
	1,
	Enum.EasingStyle.Quad,
	Enum.EasingDirection.InOut,
	0,
	false,
	0
)
part.Anchored = true
part.Position = core.Position
part.Parent = workspace
part.Shape = Enum.PartType.Ball
part.CanCollide = false
part.CanQuery = false
part.CanTouch = true
part.Name = "target"
part.Size = Vector3.new(2,2,2)
part.Color = Color3.fromRGB(255,0,0)
part.Transparency = 0.5
local startgoal = Vector3.new(core.Position.X + 5, core.Position.Y - 11, core.Position.Z - 6)
part.Position = startgoal
while true do

	local goal = Vector3.new(core.Position.X + 5, core.Position.Y - 11, core.Position.Z - 6)
	print(goal)
	local direction = goal - core.Position
	local distance = (Vector3.new(core.Position.X, 0, core.Position.Z) - Vector3.new(part.Position.X, 0, part.Position.Z)).Magnitude
	wait(0.1)
	local raycastResult = workspace:Raycast(core.Position, direction)
	print(raycastResult)
	if distance > 1 and part and raycastResult then
		direction = goal - core.Position
		part.Position = raycastResult.Position
		print(raycastResult)
	end
end

Some code would be nice, but I’m looking for a solution or formula to hopefully follow so i can learn more. (Scripting is fun, and I wanna learn all I can!)

If you can help me out, that would be great. Thanks in advance!

-80s, aka CheemsTheReaper