Region3 stops detecting parts

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#1

I have a pretty simple player teleportation system - after countdown ends, players that are inside the Region3 will be teleported.
However I encountered a very strange problem - after teleportation, Region3 stops detecting those players.
Another strange thing is that this happens only when I playtest the game through Roblox, not Studio.

Code (not full):

local SS = game:GetService("ServerStorage")

...

local bindfuncs = SS:WaitForChild("BindFuncs")
local getPlayersAmount = bindfuncs:WaitForChild("GetPlayersAmount")

...

local lobbyTpZone:BasePart = lobbyFolder:FindFirstChild("TpPart", true) --part that represents the Region3

local tpRegion = Region3.new(
	Vector3.new(lobbyTpZone.Position.X-(lobbyTpZone.Size.X/2), lobbyTpZone.Position.Y-(lobbyTpZone.Size.Y/2), lobbyTpZone.Position.Z-(lobbyTpZone.Size.Z/2)),
	Vector3.new(lobbyTpZone.Position.X+(lobbyTpZone.Size.X/2), lobbyTpZone.Position.Y+(lobbyTpZone.Size.Y/2), lobbyTpZone.Position.Z+(lobbyTpZone.Size.Z/2))
)

...

getPlayersInZone.OnInvoke = function()
	local partsInRegion = workspace:FindPartsInRegion3(tpRegion, lobbyFolder, 10000) --lobbyFolder is an instance of lobby, so the lobby itself won't be detected
	return #partsInRegion
end

For the first time, when I :Invoke() function, everything works just fine.
However, after the round, when I :Invoke() bindable function again, it returns 0.

I tried re-creating Region3 again, but it didn’t work.

I don’t have much time left to finish my project - so please help.

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#2

Not sure, but :FindPartsInRegion3 is deprecated. I’d try using :GetPartBoundsInBox() instead. Instead of having to make a Region3, just use it on the part directly.

https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/WorldRoot#GetPartBoundsInBox

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#3

Quick question: how does FilterDescendantsInstances work?
(In OverlapParams)

#4

It is a table of instances, which you can then choose to use it as a Blacklist or Whitelist.

For example:
FilterDescendantsInstances = {character}

All instances within the character model will be taken into account.

#5

I tried doing something like that using Blacklist, but it still considers parts that are descendants.

workspace:GetPartBoundsInBox(lobbyTpZone.CFrame, lobbyTpZone.Size,
	OverlapParams.new({
		FilterDescendantsInstances = {lobbyTpZone},
		FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Blacklist
}))

edit: bruh i just typed wrong instance

#7

Why does it still consider descendants of an Instance, even though I set FilterType to Blacklist?

#8

Try

FilterDescendantsInstances = lobbyTpZone:GetDescendants()

Edit: Nevermind, I’m rereading it on the wiki now.

#9

Kind of found solution for that now. Although I think it is pretty bad.

getPlayersInZone.OnInvoke = function()
	local partsInRegion = workspace:GetPartBoundsInBox(lobbyTpZone.CFrame, lobbyTpZone.Size)
	local returning = {}
	for i, v in ipairs(partsInRegion) do
		local found = false
		for o, b in ipairs(lobbyFolder:GetDescendants()) do
			if v == b then
				found = true
				break
			end
		end
		if not found then
			table.insert(returning, v)
		end
	end
	return table.getn(returning)
end
#10

Figured it out. Not sure why you have to do it like this. Also realized there’s GetPartsInPart, which is better in your case.

local Params = OverlapParams.new()
Params.FilterDescendantsInstances = {lobbyTpZone}
Params.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Whitelist
local partsInRegion = game.Workspace:GetPartsInPart(lobbyTpZone)
#11

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