Why are my droppers dispensing in slow motion?

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#23

Turning them into meshes is what I meant.

#24

Export them as a obj, then import them again

#25

By doing Export Selection? I can’t. I get an error when I do that.

#26

Try doing what me and @Airzy_Az mentioned by making the dropper part’s network owner be set to the owner of the tycoon or by changing the Collision Fidelity setting of the union around

Edit: That’s literally what I mentioned about Network Ownership

#27

This is gonna be complicated… but ok

Alright. So, your dropper script probably looks like this:

local timeDelay = 1 -- seconds between drops
local Object = the_location of your crystal wherever you put it (I recommend serverstorage)
while wait(timeDelay) do
      local Obj = Object:Clone()
      Obj.Parent = workspace:WaitForChild("PartStorage")
     local Cash = Instance.new("IntValue")
     Cash.Value = cash_value_for_dropper
     Cash.Parent = Obj
     Obj:SetNetworkOwner(-- keep doing script.Parent.Parent.etc until you reach the owner value. For example, script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Owner.Value or something like that)
end

Simple. Just set the network owner to the owner value of your tycoon or wahtever

#28

The code isn’t too complicated. I could understand it. However, when I put the SetNetworkOwner commands into the dropper script, I got an error that the SetNetworkOwner command cannot be applied to welds. I did the SetNetworkOwner to the two parts of each drop individually and there IS a weld, but it is not a child of either piece of the drop. It is, I guess, a ‘sibling’ of the drop pieces.

#29

Don’t set the owner of the weld, set the owner of all the parts of the crystal, no matter where they are parented

#30

I wasn’t setting the owner of the weld. The code I entered was:

script.Parent.Clonable.Crystal:SetNetworkOwner(Owner.Value)
script.Parent.Clonable.Core:SetNetworkOwner(Owner.Parent)
#31

Oh. I just read the error more closely (‘Network Ownership API cannot be called on Anchored parts or parts welded to Anchored parts’). My two dropper pieces ARE welded together, but only temporarily. How do I set the network ownership of these drops without un-anchoring them?

#32

Well you can’t. What network ownership does is set the client who is calculating the physics on each part. Anchored parts and/or parts welded to anchored parts are ust stuck in place, so physic’s don’t apply on them, rendering network ownership useless.

#33

Well… In my dropper script. First, my drop gets cloned from an example that I prefer to keep located inside the dropper. The properties of this clone are assigned, like the parent and model name (this clone has an IntValue containing the money value of this drop, two pieces that, together, make the drop, and a weld holding these two pieces together). Then the drop pieces are anchored, get their orientation set, as well as the position, CanCollide, and transparency set so that it is invisible and intangible(?). Then, after the delay between each drop, (my loop is a ‘while true do’, not a ‘while wait() do’) the parts have their transparencies and CanCollide Properties set so that the drop is visible and touchable. Finally, the drop pieces get in-anchored and fall onto the conveyor to get processed and give money. Any ideas on how I can set the network owner?(When I tried setting the network owner, I don’t think the dropper parts were anchored by the time it was time for the lines of code to set the network owner of the drop pieces)

#34

your preference to keep the ores in the dropper makes no sense at all. if you put them in any storage (server or replicated), physics don’t apply, so you can keep it invisible and non cancollide. The second they get parented to workspace, physics and collisions start working on the cloned part.

#35

Here’s an example with dropper dropping crystals with a weld:
TestMine.rbxl (26.9 KB)

#36

Ummmmm… When I tried just keeping my script the same, but changing the parent of these cloned drops to the serverstorage, I still got the error. What are you implying?

PS: Here is the dropper script.

DropperScript

wait(2)
workspace:WaitForChild("PartStorage")

local Dropper = script.Parent
local Clonable = Dropper.Clonable
local Owner = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Owner

if script.Parent.Parent.Name == "PurchasedObjects" then
	while true do
		local CrystalGroup = script.Parent.Clonable:Clone()
		local CrystalPosition = Vector3.new(-0.539, 4.493, 41.646)
		CrystalGroup.Parent = Dropper
		CrystalGroup.Name = "Crystal"
		local Crystal = CrystalGroup.Crystal
		local Core = CrystalGroup.Core
		local cash = Instance.new("IntValue",CrystalGroup)
		cash.Name = "Cash"
		cash.Value = 5 -- How much the drops are worth
		Crystal.Anchored = true
		Core.Anchored = true
		Crystal.Position = CrystalPosition
		Core.Position = CrystalPosition
		Core.Orientation = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0)
		Core.Transparency = 1
		Crystal.CanCollide = false
		Crystal.Orientation = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0)
		Crystal.Transparency = 1
		Core.CanCollide = false	
		wait(2.5) -- How long in between drops
		script.Parent.Clonable.Crystal:SetNetworkOwner(Owner.Value)
		script.Parent.Clonable.Core:SetNetworkOwner(Owner.Value)
		Crystal.CanCollide = true
		Crystal.Position = CrystalPosition
		Crystal.Transparency = 0.6
		Core.CanCollide = true
		Core.Position = CrystalPosition
		Core.Transparency = 0
		Crystal.Anchored = false
		Core.Anchored = false
		game.Debris:AddItem(CrystalGroup, 20)
	end
end
#37

well actually, now that I realize, the whole problem is more like a bug, since I see this on many tycoon games, most notably Miner’s Haven.

#38

So how do I fix this lag I am getting with the drops?

#39

I’m not sure now. I can’t replicate this lag myself.

#40

Really? Just a note, the SetNetworkOwner commands give an error.

#41

Whatever option you choose you should (like Airzy_Az said a couple days ago) set the collisionfidelity to box

Additionally, you might consider lowering the physics refresh rate (see this article)

If there are other unnecessarily unanchored parts in your place, anchor them. Even as few as 400 unanchored parts will lag roblox’s servers like madness in a big game.

#42

I’d try maybe making a simple mesh in blender, or, try using some from the toolbox,
but i think the most easy solution and best one would be to simply reduce part count.
if you’re making multiple tycoons, and multiple droppers, with multiple things dropped, the part count in the game rises like you’ve never seen before.
though, you dont have to make it just one part, from what you’ve said the current ones are very detailed.
try doing a simple but eye-pleasing way. and if it doesnt fit with the map and rest of the game, well heck, change the aesthetic! :joy:
hope i could help.