Help with an outdoor rain system

[ok_wannabe]

I’m looking to create a system in which there is a rain effect on the screen if the player is outside of a building (not underneath any bricks).

I already have a rain system, but I’m unsure of how to check if the player is underneath a brick. I think it might have something to do with “Ray Casting”, but I am unfamiliar with it and don’t know where to start.

Is Ray Casting the best way to do this, and if so how does it work?
Thanks, ok_wannabe

[Operatik]

Raycast

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You can cast rays above the player’s head, make sure the ray is high enough. Looping it appropriately shouldn’t be a problem.

The triggers should be done through LocalScript.

[colbert2677 (ImagineerColbert)]

A question like this has already been asked before.

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[ok_wannabe]

Thanks for the quick answers colbert and Operatik.

I’ll look into the plugin