How to make entity load when player is within a specified distance of it

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like level loading. so i want it so that when the player walks toward a different part of the map(seperate from the spawn area), it will load in, but if the player is not near it, it will be disabled
how would i do this?

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Hi @quantum!

You can achieve this with using triggers or check the distance from the player to the location point in your map.

Using triggers:

https://developer.playcanvas.com/en/user-manual/physics/trigger-volumes/

https://developer.playcanvas.com/en/tutorials/collision-and-triggers/

Using distance:

// update function
var player = this.app.root.findByName('EntityNameOfPlayer');
var point = this.app.root.findByName('EntityNameOfLocactionPoint');
var range = 10;

if (player.getPosition().distance(point.getPosition()) < range) {
    // enable
}
else {
    // disable
}
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thanks i will try it