Zombie AI | Not Detecting Players

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#1

Hi! I am trying to make my zombie in my game go after players all the time. Also goes after the same player if in range.

I have tried to fix this but I am still at a loss.

I have looked already but no solutions answer my problem currently.

[quote=“greeninja_97, post:1, topic:1837847, full:true”]
Hi! I am trying to make my zombie in my game go after players all the time. Also goes after the same player if in range.

I have tried to fix this but I am still at a loss.

I have looked already but no solutions answer my problem currently.

SCRIPT:

wait()
local hum = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
local torso = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")

local max_dist = 200

function findNearestTorso()
	for _, player in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		if player.Character ~= nil then
			local target_torso = player.Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
			if target_torso ~= nil then
				if (target_torso.Position - torso.Position).magnitude < max_dist then
					return target_torso
				end
			end
		end
	end
end

local old_pos = torso.Position

wait(math.random(0, 90)/100)

while hum ~= nil do
	local target = findNearestTorso()
	if target ~= nil then
		while target ~= nil and target.Parent ~= nil and hum ~= nil do
			if (target.Position - torso.Position).magnitude < max_dist then
				hum:MoveTo(target.Position, target)
				if target.Position.Y > torso.Position.Y + 3 then
					hum.Jump = true
				end
				if (old_pos - torso.Position).magnitude < 0.5 then
					if math.random(1, 3) == 1 then
						torso.Velocity = torso.CFrame.lookVector * -40
						hum:MoveTo(torso.Position + Vector3.new(math.random(-1, 1), 0, math.random(-1, 1))*20)
						wait(1.2)
					else
						--hum.Jump = true
						hum:MoveTo(target.Position, target)
					end
				end
			else break end
			old_pos = torso.Position
			wait(0.5)
		end
	end
	wait(4)
end

If you can help me please do! Thanks!

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#2

Here’s a little section of my pathfinding script

local function findTarget()
	local players = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayers()
	local nearesttarget
	local maxDistance = 5000 -- distance

	for i,player in pairs(players) do
		if player.Character then
			local target = player.Character
			local distance = (npc.HumanoidRootPart.Position - target:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart").Position).Magnitude

			if distance < maxDistance then
				nearesttarget = target
				maxDistance = distance
			end

		end
	end
	return nearesttarget
end
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#3

This should work

local larm = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
local rarm = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")

function findNearestTorso(pos)
	local list = game.Workspace:children()
	local torso = nil
	local dist = 10000
	local temp = nil
	local human = nil
	local temp2 = nil
	for x = 1, #list do
		temp2 = list[x]
		if (temp2.className == "Model") and (temp2 ~= script.Parent) then
			temp = temp2:findFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
			human = temp2:findFirstChild("Humanoid")
			if (temp ~= nil) and (human ~= nil) and (human.Health > 0) then
				if (temp.Position - pos).magnitude < dist then
					torso = temp
					dist = (temp.Position - pos).magnitude
				end
			end
		end
	end
	return torso
end




while true do
	wait(1)
	local target = findNearestTorso(script.Parent.HumanoidRootPart.Position)
	if target ~= nil then
		script.Parent.Zombie:MoveTo(target.Position, target)
	end

end
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#4

It goes to the player but doesnt use the animation, also it teleports instead of walks

#5

Your using :MoveTo() on a model and not the actual humanoid. Try script.Parent.Zombie.Humanoid:MoveTo(target.Position, target)

Did you load the animation?

#6

When the zombie first spawns, it uses the animation. When it respawns it doesn’t.

#7

You could try loading the animation at the top of the script so it is always there.

local GetExampleAnim= script.Parent.Animations.ExampleAnim

local ExampleAnim= script.Parent.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(GetExampleAnim)

When you want to load the animation, just call. Try and put this function below in the last while loop.

ExampleAnim:Play()