local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local animtation = Instance.new("Animation")

animtation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://18571207340"

local animationTrack = script.Parent.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(animtation)

print("script began")

local part = workspace.Enemies["sniper kids"].HumanoidRootPart

--local excludeTable = {script.Parent.Parent, workspace.Baseplate, workspace.Truss}

local maxDistance = 100_000

while true do
    wait(5)
    local nearestPlayer, nearestDistance
    for _, player in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
        local character = player.Character
        if not character then
            continue
        end
        local distance = player:DistanceFromCharacter(part.Position)
        if distance > maxDistance or (nearestDistance and distance >= nearestDistance) then
            continue
        end
        nearestDistance = distance
        nearestPlayer = player
        print(nearestPlayer)
    end

    if nearestPlayer and nearestPlayer.Character then
        local nearestPlayerPos = nearestPlayer.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position

        local direction = (nearestPlayerPos - part.Position).Unit * maxDistance

        local raycastParams = RaycastParams.new()
        raycastParams.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Exclude
        raycastParams.FilterDescendantsInstances = {script.Parent.Parent, workspace.Baseplate, workspace.Truss} -- also put map later
        raycastParams.IgnoreWater = true

        local raycastResult = workspace:Raycast(part.Position, direction, raycastParams)

        print(raycastParams)

        if raycastResult then
            if raycastResult.Instance then
                print(excludeTable)
                print("there was a thing")
                local hitPartName = raycastResult.Instance.Name
                if hitPartName == "Head" or hitPartName == "Torso" or hitPartName == "Left Arm" or hitPartName == "Right Arm" or hitPartName == "Left Leg" or hitPartName == "Right Leg" or hitPartName == "HumanoidRootPart" and raycastResult.Instance.Parent.Parent == Players then
                    print(hitPartName, ", did Hit player")
                    animationTrack:Play()
                    wait(0.3333333333333333333333)
                    animationTrack:Stop()
                else
                    print(hitPartName, ", did not hit player")
                end
            else
                print("No Instance")
            end
        else
            print("No Result")
        end
    end
end