Bodyvelocities not working

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#1

this shouldve been a pretty straightforward task but i ran into a problem i have NO idea how to fix. I am trying to apply a bodyvelocity to a part but it doesnt move at all or it just starts weirdly floating in the air


the bodyvelocities velocity is never edited past its actual creation

local test = Instance.new("BodyVelocity")
test.MaxForce = Vector3.new(math.huge, math.huge, math.huge)
test.Velocity = script.Parent.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector * 5 + Vector3.new(0, 10, 0)
test.Parent = workspace.test

the part isnt anchored and its mass is 56.525

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#2 
test.Velocity = script.Parent.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector * 5 + Vector3.new(0, 10, 0)

Maybe try printing test.Velocity after this line? maybe the velocity isn’t what you expected it to be.

#3

no changes at all
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#4

Well what are you trying to do with the part?
Bc that could either be a completely correct velocity or extremely wrong so I need to know.

#5

ive been trying to make it fly towards the direction the player is facing + some added height
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#6

Did you check/change the BodyVelocity.P? Try changing that to a higher value and test it.

EDIT-

I don’t recommend using math.huge for body velocities usually. Doing that will make your part move with negligible downward force and when it touched a part, it’s going to fly in another direction. You can use some small values, however it’s based on the mass of an object. But you can keep it for testing purposes.

#7

didnt really seem to change anything, even when i set it to 6000000 or math.huge

and the maxforce used is just for testing purposes

#8

i think ive identified the issue

the bodyvelocity was created client side and applied to a part that was being replicated, so i guess what kept happening was that the replication was getting in the way of the velocity? This also applies to AssemblyLinearVelocity from what ive tested.

i found a workaround though: just cloning that part (on the client) and using the clone for the bodyvelocity

sure works now, lol