While wait() loop not breaking?

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#1

So I have a function that contains a while loop that has a pathfinding program for the AI to go towards the player. The pathfinding program works good but when the loop is suppose to break (which it does), it continues playing. The function never ends as there is a print after the function is called (the function is called once within another function) and the print is never called. Here’s the code:

local path
local waypoint
local function AttackingPlayer()
	enemy.Zombie.WalkSpeed = 25
	if not enemy.Sounds.SpiderSounds.IsPlaying then enemy.Sounds.SpiderSounds:Play() end
	for _, track in pairs(enemy.Zombie:GetPlayingAnimationTracks()) do
		track:Stop()
	end
	crawlingAny:Play()
	while wait() do
		local nrstt = selectedPlayer.Character.HumanoidRootPart
		local human = enemy.Zombie
		local hroot = enemy.HumanoidRootPart
		if nrstt ~= nil and selectedPlayer.Character.Humanoid.Health > 0 then -- if player detected	
			local function checkw(t)
				local ci = 3
				if ci > #t then
					ci = 3
				end
				if t[ci] == nil and ci < #t then
					repeat ci = ci + 1 wait() until t[ci] ~= nil
					return Vector3.new(1,0,0) + t[ci]
				else
					ci = 3
					return t[ci]
				end
			end

			path = pathfindingService:FindPathAsync(hroot.Position, nrstt.Position)
			waypoint = path:GetWaypoints()
			local connection;
			local direct = Vector3.FromNormalId(Enum.NormalId.Front)
			local ncf = hroot.CFrame * CFrame.new(direct)
			direct = ncf.p.unit
			local rootr = Ray.new(hroot.Position, direct)
			local phit, ppos = game.Workspace:FindPartOnRay(rootr, hroot)

			if path and waypoint or checkw(waypoint) then
				if checkw(waypoint) ~= nil and checkw(waypoint).Action == Enum.PathWaypointAction.Walk then
					human:MoveTo( checkw(waypoint).Position )
					human.Jump = false
				end

				if checkw(waypoint) ~= nil and checkw(waypoint).Action == Enum.PathWaypointAction.Jump then
					connection = human.Changed:connect(function()
						human.Jump = true
					end)
					human:MoveTo( waypoint[4].Position )
				else
					human.Jump = false
				end

				if connection then
					connection:Disconnect()
				end

			else
				for i = 3, #waypoint do
					human:MoveTo( waypoint[i].Position )	
				end
			end
			path = nil
			waypoint = nil
		elseif nrstt == nil then
			path = nil
			waypoint = nil
			human.MoveToFinished:Wait()
		end
		if selectedPlayer.Character.Humanoid.Health <= 0 then
			break
		end
	end
end

Also just to remind the while loop does actually end but it’s as if the function just repeats even though it never finished.

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#2

You’re not supposed to do while wait() do, instead you are recommended by ROBLOX to use while true do

#3

I tried while true and I still have the same result

#4

Can you please explain what you mean?

Maybe there’s something between the function call and the print that’s stopping the print from running.

Try changing this part of the code:

		if selectedPlayer.Character.Humanoid.Health <= 0 then
			break
		end
	end
end

To this:

		if selectedPlayer.Character.Humanoid.Health <= 0 then
			print("breaking")
			break
		end
	end
	print("function end")
end

And then say what it prints in the output.

#5

I’m so dumb… I realized that further down the code I called the function in another loop. Totally forgot about it. I guess it just happens lol. Thank you all though

#6

With a task.wait ofc, since they deprecated the wait function in favor of task.wait.