I am creating a cloud generator that spawns clouds at a rate of x clouds per second (30 in my case) in one region, makes them move along the Z-axis, and then upon reaching a certain Z value, deletes them. The clouds utilize meshes. However, after about 1 minute, clouds start dissapearing even before reaching the designated Z-axis mark. 30*60 = 1800 clouds, which should not be a problem. However, I am still suspecting that the system is struggling and is unable to keep up. Therefore, the system may be deleting parts itself to save the game from crashing. I came here to confirm if this is the problem or if there is something in my script that I am overlooking, leading to the premature deletion of my clouds. If the system is deleting the clouds to maintain the integrity of the game, I would appreciate some advice on how to accommodate more clouds if possible.
The script for the cloud generation is below. GammaModule is just a module script I made which statistically gets a random number from any gamma distribution with a specified alpha and beta.
cloud generation script:
-- Framework created by Stickmaster, added features by Armenia1997
local workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
local lighting = game:GetService("Lighting")
local runService = game:GetService("RunService")
local generatorModule = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.GammaModule)
limits = {Vector3.new(-3000, 200, 2900), Vector3.new(3000, 1000, 3000)}
local respawnZ = -500
local cloudsPerSecond = 30
local cloudName = "Cloud"
local cloudsGroupName = "Clouds"
local rotatedClouds = true
local rate = 1 / 30
local lastRelease = 0
local clouds = script.Parent:FindFirstChild(cloudsGroupName) or Instance.new("Model", script.Parent)
clouds.Name = cloudsGroupName
local function computeColor(altitude, avgSize)
local ratio = ((altitude * 3) + avgSize) / 1000
local color = ratio * 15 + 155
if color > 255 then
color = 255
end
return Color3.fromRGB(color, color, color)
end
local function computeYPos(size)
local avgSize = (size.x / 3 + size.y + size.z / 3) / 2
local yPos = math.random(limits[1].y, limits[2].y) + (math.random(1, 5) / 5) * avgSize
return yPos
end
local function createcloud(pos)
local cloneCloudName
local randomCloud = math.random(1, 3)
if randomCloud == 1 then
cloneCloudName = "Cloud1"
elseif randomCloud == 2 then
cloneCloudName = "Cloud2"
else
cloneCloudName = "Cloud3"
end
local cloneCloud = game.Lighting:FindFirstChild(cloneCloudName)
local newCloud = (cloneCloud and cloneCloud:clone())
if cloneCloud then
local desiredMax = 4000
local desiredMin = 100
local alpha = 0.1
local beta = 1
local xSize = generatorModule.generateNumber(alpha, beta, desiredMin, desiredMax)
local desiredMax = 200
local desiredMin = 50
local alpha = 4
local beta = 1
local elevate = 225 - generatorModule.generateNumber(alpha, beta, desiredMin, desiredMax)
local zRan = math.random(1, 4)
local zRanSign = math.random(1, 2)
local zAxis
if zRanSign == 1 then
zAxis = xSize + math.random(0, math.floor((xSize * zRan) / 20))
else
zAxis = xSize - math.random(0, math.floor((xSize * zRan) / 20))
end
local size = Vector3.new(xSize, math.random(math.floor(xSize / 4), math.floor(xSize / 3)) + elevate, zAxis * 1.5)
newCloud.Mesh.Scale = size
pos = Vector3.new(pos.x, computeYPos(size), pos.z)
local avgSize = (size.x / 3 + size.y + size.z / 3) / 2
local altitude = pos.y
local color = computeColor(altitude, avgSize)
newCloud.Color = color
end
newCloud.CFrame=CFrame.new(pos)
if rotatedClouds then
newCloud.CFrame = newCloud.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(0, math.pi * 2 * math.random(), 0)
end
local desiredMax = 50
local desiredMin = 70
local alpha = 100
local beta = 1
local altitude = pos.y
local velocity = generatorModule.generateNumber(alpha, beta, desiredMin, desiredMax) + math.random(0, 5) * altitude / 600
newCloud.Name = "CloudSpeed" .. velocity
newCloud.Transparency = 0
newCloud.CanTouch = false
newCloud.CanCollide = false
newCloud.Parent = clouds
end
local gc = clouds:GetChildren()
while true do
local t1, t2 = wait(rate)
local gc = clouds:GetChildren()
if lastRelease < t2 then
lastRelease = t2 + 1 / cloudsPerSecond
createcloud(Vector3.new(math.random(limits[1].x, limits[2].x), math.random(limits[1].y, limits[2].y), math.random(limits[1].z, limits[2].z)))
end
for i,v in pairs(gc) do
local speed = string.sub(v.Name,11)
v.CFrame = v.CFrame + Vector3.new(0, 0, -speed * rate)
if v.Position.z < respawnZ then
v:Destroy()
end
end
end
I’d really appreciate any help! If you need GammaModule to replicate the simulation, let me know!
) that it may be due to a built-in performance limiter. Try opening performance stats or other tools which allow you to see how roblox is doing. Have you also tried testing this in an open roblox game?