First off, the code:
Code
-- - - ///////// SERVICES ////////// - - --
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
-- - - ///////// HIERARCHY ////////// - - --
-- > // Hierarchy //
local turret = script.Parent
local barrel = turret.Barrel.Barrels
local hinge = turret.TurretHinge
local SFXAttach = barrel.SFX
local VFXAttach = barrel.VFX
-- ///////////////// --
-- > // Sounds //
local spinSound = SFXAttach.Spin
local shootSound = SFXAttach.Shoot
local stopSound = SFXAttach.Stop
local deploySound = SFXAttach.Deploy
-- ///////////////// --
-- > // Visuals //
local particle = VFXAttach.Gunshot
local laser = barrel.Laser
local laserEndAttach = barrel.LaserEnd
-- ///////////////// --
-- - - ///////// CONFIGURATION ////////// - - --
local config = script.Configuration
local laserColor = config:GetAttribute("LaserColor")
local dmg = config:GetAttribute("Damage")
local accuracy = config:GetAttribute("Accuracy")
local deployRange = config:GetAttribute("DeployRange")
local turretEnabled = config:GetAttribute("Enabled")
-- - - ///////// CODE ////////// - - --
-- > // CODE VARS //
local isDeployed = false
local target = nil
local lastTargetHit = nil
-- ///////////////// --
-- > Function: Toggle deployment of the turret
local function ToggleDeploy(toggle: boolean)
if toggle and not isDeployed then
isDeployed = true
laser.Color = laserColor
laser.Enabled = true
deploySound:Play()
elseif not toggle and isDeployed then
isDeployed = false
laser.Enabled = false
end
end
-- > Function: Check the area for players
local function CheckArea()
local params = OverlapParams.new()
params.FilterDescendantsInstances = {turret}
params.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Exclude
local area = workspace:GetPartBoundsInRadius(hinge.Position, deployRange, params)
local playerDetected = false
for _, part in pairs(area) do
local parentModel = part.Parent
if part:IsA("BasePart") and parentModel and parentModel:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
print("AHH PLAYER!!")
playerDetected = true
break
end
end
ToggleDeploy(playerDetected)
end
-- > Function: Move barrel to random positions within a scanning range
local function MoveBarrel()
if not isDeployed then
return
end
local randomAngle = math.random(-30, 30)
hinge.CFrame = hinge.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(math.rad(randomAngle), 0, 0)
local rayOrigin = barrel.Position
local rayDirection = VFXAttach.CFrame.LookVector * 500
local params = RaycastParams.new()
params.FilterDescendantsInstances = {turret}
params.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Exclude
params.IgnoreWater = true
local rayResult = workspace:Raycast(rayOrigin, rayDirection, params)
laserEndAttach.Position = rayResult.Position or rayResult.Instance.Position
if rayResult then
local hitPart = rayResult.Instance
if hitPart.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
print("Target acquired!")
target = hitPart.Parent
else
print("No player hit.")
target = nil
end
end
end
-- > Main update loop
RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
task.wait()
if not turretEnabled then
return
end
if isDeployed then
MoveBarrel()
else
CheckArea()
end
end)
The turret seems to do a whole lot of nothing (well not exactly nothing, it does do some stuff but it’s jank.
Here’s what I mean:
What could be causing it? Additionally, here’s the hierarchy:
