(prodbyexiled) trying to detect entities in points_around_y

[narrow reef]

im trying to check for entities within a points_around_y location, and im updating its radius using - repeat. using playeffect this creates kind of like a particle pulse effect... however, i also want to detect enemies within caught within the pulse effect, aka within the radius-updating-points_around_y location
...and its not working
heres what im trying to do: https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/133077

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(prodbyexiled) trying to detect entities in points_around_y

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[pseudo anchor]

if this is what you want theres a much better solution lol

!t find_entities_within

[fallen rain]

Cannot Find Searched Tag

Unknown tag.

Possible Confusion

Did you mean to search for locationtag.find_entities.within?

[fallen rain]

Tag: <LocationTag.find_entities[(<matcher>)].within[<#.#>]>

Returns a list of entities within a radius, with an optional search parameter for the entity type.
Result list is sorted by closeness (1 = closest, 2 = next closest, ... last = farthest).

Group

finding

Returns

ListTag(EntityTag)

[pseudo anchor]

use this, and if you want it ONLY in the circle, you can add a filter for entities at the same Y level/above

!t filter

[fallen rain]

Cannot Specify Searched Tag

Multiple possible tags: <ListTag.filter[<tag>]>, <ListTag.filter_tag[<dynamic-boolean>]>, <MapTag.filter_tag[<parseable-boolean>]>.

[pseudo anchor]

but for your script, the problem lays here:

- define victim <player.location.points_around_y[radius=<[radius]>;points=<[points].find_entities.within[1]>]>

<[points].find_entities.within[1]>]> doesnt return a number for "points", it gives you something like <list[player|zombie|etc]>

you need the location of the entities

id go with my solution, and then you can do a foreach through the list of entities found there, and make circles for each player location then

[narrow reef]

i dont really follow

i mean i tried to here: https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/133081

but it doesnt detect the victim and i dont know how to get the lil pulse effect working with a foreach

[pseudo anchor]

ah what i meant was to completly replace what you hajve here

- define points <[start].points_around_y[radius=<[radius]>;points=<[pointvalue]>]>
                                    - foreach <[points]> as:point:
                                            - playeffect effect:dust_color_transition at:<[point]> special_data:1|<&color[#ffa6f9]>|<&color[#cce2ff]> quantity:1 offset:0 visibility:100
                                            - define victim <[start].points_around_y[radius=<[radius]>;points=<[pointvalue].find_entities.within[1]>]>
                                            - hurt <[victim]>
                                            - define add:+:0.1
                                            - define radius:+:<[add]>
                                            - define pointvalue:+:20

since the solution i provided basically replaces that by getting everyone in the circle as a list

and you can foreach through that list for each entity in it

[narrow reef]

you mean like this?

[pseudo anchor]

yeah

wait no

lol

something like

- define victims <[start].find_entities[living].within[5].filter_tag[<[filter_value].y.equals[<[start].y>]>]>

you have to undesrtand that points_around_y is just a list of points, thats it

to find an entitity you have to use find_entities or something like that

the tag i provided basically finds entities within 5 that have the same Y level as the start point

[narrow reef]

i see

just curious but would points_around_y[radius=;points=].location work?

[stiff badger]

victim 😭

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[pseudo anchor]

no because points_around_y is a list of locations

look let me show you

[low plinth]

Tag parse results for <player.location.points_around_y[radius=2;points=5]>: https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/133104

li@[email protected],70,239.77639493281197,26.400015,173.992081,world|[email protected],70,237.87428190022166,26.400015,173.992081,world|[email protected],70,238.600824428227,26.400015,173.992081,world|[email protected],70,240.95196543739692,26.400015,173.992081,world|[email protected],70,241.67850796540228,26.400015,173.992081,world|

[pseudo anchor]

see its a list of locations

whilst the tag i provided

[low plinth]

Tag parse results for <player.location.find_entities[living].within[5].filter_tag[<[filter_value].y.equals[<player.location.y>]>]>: https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/133105

player.location.find_entities[living].within[5].filter_tag[<[filter_value].y.equals[<player.location.y>]>]
Had internal exception: IllegalStateException-Asynchronous getNearbyEntities!
Had error: Tag-base 'player' returned null.
Had error: Tag <player.location.find_entities[living].within[5].filter_tag[<[filter_value].y.equals[<player.location.y>]>]> is invalid!
Had error: Unfilled or unrecognized sub-tag(s) 'within[5].filter_tag[<[filter_value].y.equals[<player.location.y>]>]' for tag <player.location.find_entities[living].within[5].filter_tag[<[filter_value].y.equals[<player.location.y>]>]>!
Had error: The returned value from initial tag fragment 'player.location.find_entities[living]' was: '[email protected], 70, 239.77639493281197, 26.400015, 173.992081, world'.

[pseudo anchor]

huh

i guess they best way to show you is to just try it and see

the one i provided gets a list of entities

[narrow reef]

ill try it when i get the chance to

i need the radius to increase gradually and to check for entities within those points each time the radius updates

[pseudo anchor]

ah i see, can just increase the size of the find_entities.within everytime

[narrow reef]

this doesnt work

i fixed it myself, using a very scuffed way, but it works

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[narrow reef]

Okay, well this is just lagging the server

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[narrow reef]

@pseudo anchor i need help 😭

this is what i tried...i probably did something wrong

- define victims <[start].find_entities[living].within[1].filter_tag[<[filter_value].y.equals[<[start].y>]>]>
                                    - foreach <[victims]> as:victim:
                                        - narrate victimfound

[pseudo anchor]

is there an error

[narrow reef]

well it doesnt work so

it doesnt narrate to me that any victims are found

/entities

[pseudo anchor]

can you narrate <[victims]> then

[narrow reef]

it simply gives me li@ and just that

[sudden crane]

!t find_living_en

[fallen rain]

Cannot Find Searched Tag

Unknown tag.

Possible Confusion

Did you mean to search for entitytag.is_living?

[sudden crane]

i swear there was a tag for that

!t find.living

[fallen rain]

Tag: <LocationTag.find.living_entities.within[<#.#>]>

Returns a list of living entities within a radius.
This includes Players, mobs, NPCs, etc., but excludes dropped items, experience orbs, etc.
Result list is sorted by closeness (1 = closest, 2 = next closest, ... last = farthest).

Group

finding

Returns

ListTag(EntityTag)

[sudden crane]

yes that

and also it doesn't work because <[filter_value].y

You're basically doing entity.y instead of entity.location.y

[narrow reef]

why do i need to get the entitys location

[sudden crane]

because you're trying to filter the targets found based on their* y level

you can't access that information without its location

[narrow reef]

i see

alright ill try that when i can

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[pseudo anchor]

@narrow reef any progress

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