Pet game

[solid thorn]

Hi, I’m developing a Roblox game called Pet game
I’m handling the building and modeling myself, but I’m looking for guidance on structuring two core scripting systems properly.

1. Pet AI System
   Pets should wander only inside the owner’s plot
   They must not leave the plot area
   The system should be optimized (no heavy while true loops per pet)

2. Data Saving System
   Save player cash
   Save rebirth count
   Save pets owned and pets placed
   Ensure it’s secure and prevents duplication or data loss

I want to build this the right way from the start using good practices and a scalable structure

Any advice or recommended approaches would be greatly appreciated.

[grave blaze]

One approach for the Pet AI system maybe could be creating parts randomly inside the plot and making the Pets move to there using Humanoid:MoveTo(). I know that, that method is not that heavy i used it for my Tower Defense game. Just a Suggestion tho

[solid thorn]

That makes sense,thank you

would you recommend generating the random positions using the plots size and CFrame to ensure the pet never leaves the plot?

Also, would it be better to control movement from a central system instead of running a loop inside each pet?

[barren bane]

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[grave blaze]

Yeah use the plots size and CFrame. I never made any kind of generation so I don't have any clue how to approach that.

[solid thorn]

Ok thank you

[grave blaze]

You can just listen for the Humanoid.MoveToFinished() Event and then generate a new random position on the plot and make the Pet move

That way it won't require running a "loop"

But after some thinking. This advice regading the Pet AI might bad if your Plot has a lot of structures. MoveTo() isn't any kind of Pathfinding. It just takes the shortest path without taking any other objects in Consideration.

[solid thorn]

thats true I didnt think about obstacles I'll keep in mind when designing the plots

[solid thorn]

Do u think Pathfindingservice would be worth it performance wise if there are many pets?

[grave blaze]

To be honest. I have no idea i never used it. Its worth a try tho

[solid thorn]

Ok thank you I'll try 👍

I also wanted to ask about data saving. For things like cash, rebirths, and stacked inventory (like Dog x3) what would be the best way to structure that using DataStore? I want to avoid duplication issues

[grave blaze]

Honestly i don't know much about that aswell. I only know that people use something called "Session locking" to avoid duplication issues and that SetAsync() is better than UpdateAsync() if used with Session locking. But it would be better if you give it some extra research because i got my Info from just one guy and I never made a Session locking system.

[solid thorn]

Ok thanks

[sweet star]

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