ApplyImpulse delays for half a second before applying

I have this disk system in my game where you throw and catch a disk. It works fine (don’t mind the placeholder animations), but when I throw the disk it stops for a second before throwing.


Here’s the throw function:

function diskModule:Throw(disk, direction, power)
	local diskModel = disk:FindFirstAncestorOfClass("Model")
	disk.WeldConstraint.Enabled = false
	disk.AlignOrientation.Enabled = true
	disk.VectorForce.Enabled = true
	disk.Throw:Play()
	
	local impulse = direction.Unit * power * 2.5 * disk.Mass
	disk:ApplyImpulse(impulse)
end

Is there any way I can avoid this delay?

Not sure what the problem is, it’s probably just delayed if it’s being replicated on the server side. But use printing debugging.

function diskModule:Throw(disk, direction, power)
    local diskModel = disk:FindFirstAncestorOfClass("Model")
    
    print("Throwing disk:", diskModel.Name)
    print("Initial disk state - Position:", disk.Position, "Velocity:", disk.Velocity)
    
    disk.WeldConstraint.Enabled = false
    print("WeldConstraint disabled")
    
    disk.AlignOrientation.Enabled = true
    disk.VectorForce.Enabled = true
    print("AlignOrientation and VectorForce enabled")
    
    disk.Throw:Play()
    print("Throw sound played")
    
    local impulse = direction.Unit * power * 2.5 * disk.Mass
    print("Calculated impulse:", impulse)
    
    disk:ApplyImpulse(impulse)
    print("Impulse applied")
    
    print("Final disk state - Position:", disk.Position, "Velocity:", disk.Velocity)
end

Here are a few potential reasons for the delay and some suggestions to address them:

  1. Tween Delay: The disk.Throw:Play() line initiates a tween animation. Depending on the complexity of the animation or the properties being tweened, there might be a delay before the animation actually starts.
  2. Property Changes: Enabling properties like AlignOrientation and VectorForce might introduce delays depending on their setup and how they interact with other components in your game.
  3. Physics Simulation: If the object being thrown interacts with physics, applying impulses and enabling physics-related components like VectorForce can introduce delays due to physics simulation.

To mitigate the delay, you can try the following:

  • Reordering Operations: Try rearranging the operations to ensure that critical actions (like applying impulse) are performed before initiating the tween or enabling other components.
  • Preloading: Preload or set up necessary components before the Throw function is called, so there’s less delay when enabling them or playing tweens.
  • Optimizing Tweens: Simplify or optimize the tween animation to reduce its delay or improve performance.
  • Profiling: Use debugging tools or profilers to identify where the delay is occurring and optimize accordingly.

The delay doesn’t come from something other than the :ApplyImpulse() itself; I tested with prints and it was 0.016 seconds between right before the remote event fired and right after ApplyImpulse was called. (by that, also, ApplyImpulse is Async as far as I can tell)

So the delay is definitely in the ApplyImpulse function itself. I just don’t know if that lag is a problem with my game or if it’s just a part of the function.

Hi, if anyone’s wondering, the delay comes from network ownership being set on the server. This delays the physics calculation for the client by that half a second you see in the video.

Now I have to figure out how to make this all work on the client :smiling_face_with_tear:

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