"Dual Render" Scope System

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#61

This is really good work but one small system using ~5.7% is not the best, have you tried using renderstepped or stepped, I find that heartbeat isnt always the best.
anyway looks amazing so far though good luck.

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#62

Thanks.
Like I said, this isn’t something that can really be implemented into a game. It’s a cool tech demo, but doesn’t scale well.

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#63

This looks amazing! Nice job!

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#64

This is amazing! Hopefully there’ll be a more reliable and smoother system for actual games at some point though. Good job on it anyways!

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#65

I was going to implement this idea but then realized ViewportFrames do not support smooth terrain :c

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#66

I finally got around to making it scale on all devices. It now fills the scope properly, regardless of screen resolution.

Also tossed in a showcase section, because ViewportFrames are live now!

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#67

I’m disappointed in myself. There were a lot of oversights in this.
Luckily, I fixed them!

Issue A: Scaling
My scaling assumed that the part wasn’t rotated, so it broke and distorted when tipped. I’ve redone it using proper A = bh by getting 3 corners and getting the magnitude without depth.

Function:

local function GetObjectScreenSize(Object)
	local cframe,size = Object.CFrame,Object.Size
	
	--Area is base times height
	local tR = WorldToScreenPoint(PlrCamera, cframe * v3(-size.x/2,  size.y/2, -size.z/2))
	local bR = WorldToScreenPoint(PlrCamera, cframe * v3(-size.x/2, -size.y/2, -size.z/2))
	local tL = WorldToScreenPoint(PlrCamera, cframe * v3( size.x/2,  size.y/2, -size.z/2))
	
	local base	= (v3(tR.X,tR.Y,0)-v3(tL.X,tL.Y,0)).magnitude
	local height	= (v3(tR.X,tR.Y,0)-v3(bR.X,bR.Y,0)).magnitude
	
	return UDim2.new(
		0,
		base,
		0,
		height
	)
end

Issue B: Rotation
When the ScreenPart tips, the GUI wouldn’t. This is also fixed in the patch step-by-step link.

Issue C: Mapping
Another mistake is that the GUI mapped to the center of the ScreenPart, rather than to the face. This has been solved and is updated in the patch step-by-step.

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#68

I don’t know if you knew about this but: https://gyazo.com/6d7dba8fef864b245493f147779c72d5

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#69

Thanks!

The issue there is that it renders from the tip of the scope, so if you clip through things, it renders past them. Obviously this would be an issue in a real game, but for this demo it’s not very important.

However, for sake of discussion, what possible solutions could we do?

The first one I think of is making the gun CanCollide, but that can cause issues with others things.
Another is that we could “holster/at ease” the gun when we get too close to an object.

What do you guys think?

#70

Maybe you can ray cast from the scope to the player and if the scope isn’t on screen make it invisible? (I don’t really have much experience with ViewportFrames.

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#71

That’s an interesting idea!

To clarify, you’d cast from the camera to the scope render point to make sure it isn’t clipping anything, and if it is, make the scope go black.

#72

I just realized I mispoke… If the ray doesn’t hit the player than you can count the scope as invisible. There are obviously some flaws in this however.

#73

Using this method of checking for clipping via raycasts, this issue is mostly avoided!

Whenever the tip of the Scope gets clipped, it goes dark!

DevForum kept erroring when I tried uploading in 1080p60 so enjoy this gross built in recorder version

--Altered code for this change

--Only update camera CFrame when scope CameraPart moves
GetPropertyChangedSignal(CameraPart, "CFrame"):Connect(function()
	Camera.CFrame			= CameraPart.CFrame 
	local vector = WorldToScreenPoint(PlrCamera, ScreenPart.CFrame*v3(0,0,-ScreenPart.Size.Z/2))
	if vector.X ~= RenderFrame.Position.X.Offset then
		RenderFrame.Position	= udim2(0,vector.X,0,vector.Y)
		RenderFrame.Size		= GetObjectScreenSize(ScreenPart)
		RenderFrame.Rotation	= ScreenPart.Orientation.Z
	end
	--Check for clipping
	local ray = Ray.new(
		PlrCamera.CFrame.Position,
		((CameraPart.CFrame.Position+(CameraPart.CFrame.LookVector*5)) - PlrCamera.CFrame.Position).unit * (PlrCamera.CFrame.Position - CameraPart.Position).magnitude
	)
	local hit = workspace:FindPartOnRayWithIgnoreList(ray, {Character,GunModel.Parent.Parent})
	if hit then
		ViewPort.Visible = false
	else
		ViewPort.Visible = true
	end
end)
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#74

Great fix! This actually wasn’t what I was pointing out. I was showing that even though the scope isn’t visible when you clip the gun through walls the ViewportFrame is.

#75

Ohhh

Well, we can apply this same method the the ScreenPart instead of the CameraPart!

If the ScreenPart isn’t visible, then make the entire scope GUI not visible!

#76

Ahhhh, never make the gun CanCollide. You will fling 99.999999% of the time.

#77

Yup! That’s why I didn’t go with that!

#78

Decided to update my example place with some nicer touches.

  • Scope fades out when unaimed (also made it only update when not faded, so it doesn’t eat CPU when unaimed)
  • Blur effect fades rather than appears
  • Added dirty glass texture over the scope
  • Added lighting effects for fun
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#79

Would you have a download for those updated touches?

#80

Some are specific to my FPS system, so no.

To do the performance saving when unaimed, it’s a simple if statement.

PartUpdater = Heartbeat:Connect(function()
	if ViewPort.Visible and ViewPort.ImageTransparency~=1 then