incapaz

incapaz

The forum is a bit dead so I though i would post something to keep it going

local larm = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("Left Arm")
local rarm = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("Right Arm")

function findNearestTorso(pos)
    local list = game.Workspace:children()
    local torso = nil
    local dist = 1000
    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("Torso")
            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(0.1)
    local target = findNearestTorso(script.Parent.Torso.Position)
    if target ~= nil then
        script.Parent.Humanoid:MoveTo(target.Position, target)
    end
end

incapaz

@FullMetalEdward45221 Yes and no isit okay. Free model scripts are often very old, and therefore contain deprecated items (items that should not be used in new work), contain bad practices, or are malicious. Script everything yourself, refer to the roblox wiki if you don't understand a topic. Ask constructive questions on the site if you're confused on something.

incapaz

@Aimarekin Read it in english. How does that make sense. And it is a hack. As I have said 49492 times already, write code for humans, not for machines. And you're looking for the term truthy, not true-ish And that's why it's a hack, because it's truthy. Thanks for proving my point

incapaz

@Aimarekin
It's a hack. As i have said its only reason for working is because wait returns a number corresponding to the time Roblox yielded the thread for. If waits first return value (it returns two values, the time waited and time since program started, the former is the number abused as a condition) were falsey, or if it didn't return at all, you couldn't use it as a condition.

How does using a number as the loop's condition make sense? It does not.
How does using a number as the loop's condition tell you the loop will be infinite? It does not either.
while true do ... end is the better option, it's more logical as well as clear, it clearly shows that the loop's condition is true and that it does not necessarily have a terminating condition. Taken from the While-Wait-Do Idiom

When while f() do is read, the general idea is the loop will not terminate until f returns a falsy value. while wait() do then, when directly interpreted, means the loop will terminate once wait returns a falsy value.

incapaz

@incapaz said in Why do people say not to use Wait() in a while block? (and more):

People should either teach good code or not teach at all. One should write code for humans, not for the machines. Programming is not about writing code that just works, it's more about writing self explanatory and good code that works.

@Aimarekin

incapaz

@Aimarekin Yes there is. It's a hack. It makes no sense even if you know.

incapaz

@Fifkee

@Link150 said in Why do people say not to use Wait() in a while block? (and more):

@RedcommanderV2 No. It is not. You're always all trying to find arguments to keep writing bad code.

Why can't you just accept advice from scripters who are clearly much more experienced than you are?

incapaz

@Fifkee who trust trolls

incapaz

@Fifkee It's not that hard to fake a screenshot.

incapaz

@Fifkee Doesn't matter. Your conversation is staged.

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