Custom tool not following player mouse

[piratemanjoe]

Hello. I’m currently struggling with my character’s arms, when holding a tool, do not follow the player’s mouse like the rest of the upper body. My tool uses a Motor6D joint where the handle is, as well as plays an animation when equipped if that is applicable to my issue. I’ve searched around and tried a few things with minimal results. Also wondering if it is possible to see the character’s upper body rotation/movement across all clients because it is only visible to the singular client.

Here is the code I currently have for the player’s upper body to follow the mouse, as well as a video:

-- Get services
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

-- Get player instances
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local playerMouse = player:GetMouse()
local camera = workspace.CurrentCamera
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local head = character:WaitForChild("Head")
local neck = head:WaitForChild("Neck")
local torso = character:WaitForChild("UpperTorso")
local waist = torso:WaitForChild("Waist")
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local humanoidRootPart = character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
local neckOriginC0 = neck.C0
local waistOriginC0 = waist.C0

-- Get velocity
neck.MaxVelocity = 1/3

-- Function to aim player's body at mouse
RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	
	local cameraCFrame = camera.CoordinateFrame

	if character:FindFirstChild("UpperTorso") and character:FindFirstChild("Head") then
		
		-- Get body part positions
		local torsoLookVector = torso.CFrame.lookVector
		local headPosition = head.CFrame.p

		if neck and waist then
			if camera.CameraSubject:IsDescendantOf(character) or camera.CameraSubject:IsDescendantOf(player) then
				
				local point = playerMouse.Hit.p
				local distance = (head.CFrame.p - point).magnitude
				local difference = head.CFrame.Y - point.Y
				neck.C0 = neck.C0:lerp(neckOriginC0 * CFrame.Angles(-(math.atan(difference / distance) * 0.5), (((headPosition - point).Unit):Cross(torsoLookVector)).Y * 1, 0), 0.5 / 2)
				waist.C0 = waist.C0:lerp(waistOriginC0 * CFrame.Angles(-(math.atan(difference / distance) * 0.5), (((headPosition - point).Unit):Cross(torsoLookVector)).Y * 0.5, 0), 0.5 / 2)
			end
		end
	end	
end)

[CarrotusPrime (Estio)]

maybe the animation is overriding the script?

[piratemanjoe]

Not sure. In the animations that I made, only the arms are used. Realistically, the arms are attached to the torso. And if the torso follows the player’s mouse, the arms should move with the torso. Unless somehow the arms are stuck on a fixed axis.

[CarrotusPrime (Estio)]

i found a post with a slightly similiar situation
will this help?

the post