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Lesson 13 of 18 in Coddy's Roblox Game: Tower Defense course.

The Cannon is slow, but its shell bursts: it hurts every enemy within Splash studs of the one it hit. Enemies walk in a line, so one shot can catch several.

Only the Cannon's row in the settings has a Splash, so info.Splash is nil for the others and one if picks the kind of shot:

if info.Splash then
	-- everyone within info.Splash of the target
else
	target.Humanoid:TakeDamage(damage)
end
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Challenge

Medium

In shoot, when info.Splash is set, hurt every enemy whose HumanoidRootPart is within info.Splash studs of the target, instead of the target alone. Other towers still hit only their target.

Press Play, build a Cannon, then Check.

Try it yourself

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local Debris = game:GetService("Debris")
local Settings = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Settings)

local remotes = game.ReplicatedStorage.Remotes
local enemies = workspace.Enemies
local towers = workspace.Towers
local towerPad = {} -- each tower -> the pad it stands on

print("The base can take " .. Settings.BaseHealth .. " hits")

-- The waypoints, in order (they are named 1, 2, 3...)
local waypoints = workspace.Path.Waypoints:GetChildren()
table.sort(waypoints, function(a, b)
	return tonumber(a.Name) < tonumber(b.Name)
end)

-- The base's health, as an attribute of the workspace: every client can read it
workspace:SetAttribute("BaseHealth", Settings.BaseHealth)

-- Every player gets Money on the leaderboard
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
	leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
	leaderstats.Parent = player

	local money = Instance.new("IntValue")
	money.Name = "Money"
	money.Value = Settings.StartMoney
	money.Parent = leaderstats
end)

-- An enemy reached the base
local function damageBase(amount)
	local health = math.max(0, workspace:GetAttribute("BaseHealth") - amount)
	workspace:SetAttribute("BaseHealth", health)
end

-- Walk an enemy along the path. MoveTo gives up after 8 seconds and says so
-- (MoveToFinished with false), so a slow enemy is sent again until it arrives.
local function walkPath(enemy)
	local humanoid = enemy.Humanoid
	for i = 2, #waypoints do
		repeat
			humanoid:MoveTo(waypoints[i].Position)
		until humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait() or not enemy.Parent
		if not enemy.Parent then
			return
		end
	end
	-- it reached the base
	damageBase(Settings.Enemies[enemy.Name].Damage)
	enemy:Destroy()
end

-- A new enemy at the gate, walking the path
local function spawnEnemy(kind)
	local enemy = ServerStorage.Enemies[kind]:Clone()
	-- dropped in just above the first waypoint
	enemy:PivotTo(waypoints[1].CFrame + Vector3.new(0, 5, 0))
	local info = Settings.Enemies[kind]
	enemy.Humanoid.MaxHealth = info.Health
	enemy.Humanoid.Health = info.Health
	enemy.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = info.Speed
	enemy.Parent = enemies
	enemy.Humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
		-- every player earns the reward
		for _, player in Players:GetPlayers() do
			player.leaderstats.Money.Value += info.Reward
		end
		enemy:Destroy()
	end)
	task.spawn(walkPath, enemy)
	return enemy
end

-- The nearest living enemy within range of a point, or nil
local function nearestEnemy(position, range)
	local best, bestDistance = nil, range
	for _, enemy in enemies:GetChildren() do
		local root = enemy:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
		if root and enemy.Humanoid.Health > 0 then
			local distance = (root.Position - position).Magnitude
			if distance <= bestDistance then
				best, bestDistance = enemy, distance
			end
		end
	end
	return best
end

-- A flash of light from a tower to its target
local function beam(from, to)
	local ray = Instance.new("Part")
	ray.Anchored = true
	ray.CanCollide = false
	ray.CanTouch = false
	ray.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	ray.Color = Color3.fromRGB(255, 240, 150)
	ray.Size = Vector3.new(0.2, 0.2, (to - from).Magnitude)
	ray.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt((from + to) / 2, to)
	ray.Parent = workspace
	Debris:AddItem(ray, 0.1)
end

-- A shot: damage the target
local function shoot(tower, target, info)
	local damage = info.Damage * tower:GetAttribute("Level")
	local at = target.HumanoidRootPart.Position
	target.Humanoid:TakeDamage(damage)
	beam(tower.Head.Position, at)
end

-- A tower's life: aim at the nearest enemy in range, shoot, wait its cooldown
local function runTower(tower)
	local info = Settings.Towers[tower.Name]
	while tower.Parent do
		local target = nearestEnemy(tower.Head.Position, info.Range)
		if target then
			tower.Head.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(tower.Head.Position, target.HumanoidRootPart.Position)
			shoot(tower, target, info)
			task.wait(info.Cooldown)
		else
			task.wait(0.1)
		end
	end
end

-- Build a tower on a pad
local function placeTower(pad, kind)
	local tower = ServerStorage.Towers[kind]:Clone()
	tower:PivotTo(pad.CFrame + Vector3.new(0, pad.Size.Y / 2 + 1, 0))
	tower:SetAttribute("Level", 1)
	tower.Parent = towers
	pad:SetAttribute("Used", true)
	towerPad[tower] = pad
	task.spawn(runTower, tower)
end

-- The client asks for a tower on a pad. Check everything: a real, free pad,
-- a real tower, and the money to pay for it.
remotes.Place.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, pad, kind)
	if typeof(pad) ~= "Instance" or pad.Parent ~= workspace.Pads or pad:GetAttribute("Used") then
		return
	end
	local info = typeof(kind) == "string" and Settings.Towers[kind]
	if not info then
		return
	end
	local money = player.leaderstats.Money
	if money.Value < info.Price then
		return
	end
	money.Value -= info.Price
	placeTower(pad, kind)
end)

-- An upgrade: the next level costs more each time, and each level adds the
-- tower's damage again
remotes.Upgrade.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, tower)
	if typeof(tower) ~= "Instance" or tower.Parent ~= towers then
		return
	end
	local level = tower:GetAttribute("Level")
	local cost = math.floor(Settings.Towers[tower.Name].Price * Settings.UpgradeCost * level)
	local money = player.leaderstats.Money
	if money.Value < cost then
		return
	end
	money.Value -= cost
	tower:SetAttribute("Level", level + 1)
end)

-- Selling: half the price back, and the pad is free again
remotes.Sell.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, tower)
	if typeof(tower) ~= "Instance" or tower.Parent ~= towers then
		return
	end
	player.leaderstats.Money.Value += math.floor(Settings.Towers[tower.Name].Price / 2)
	towerPad[tower]:SetAttribute("Used", nil)
	towerPad[tower] = nil
	tower:Destroy()
end)

-- One wave: its enemies one by one, then wait until they are all gone
local function runWave(list)
	for _, kind in list do
		spawnEnemy(kind)
		task.wait(Settings.SpawnGap)
	end
	while #enemies:GetChildren() > 0 do
		task.wait(0.2)
	end
end

-- The waves, each after a break
for i, list in Settings.Waves do
	task.wait(Settings.WaveBreak)
	runWave(list)
end
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