How can I detect the head for a gun system?

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#1

I’m trying to make a gun system with headshots. I’m trying to find a method to detect the head of the opposing player. What I’ve tried is the following script below, the issue with the script is it detects the entire character as one while I only need the bullet to detect the head.

Script:

local part = bullet --shortened down
local head = part.Parent:FindFirstChild('Head') or part.Parent.Parent:FindFirstChild('Head') or (part.Parent.Parent.Parent and part.Parent.Parent.Parent:FindFirstChild('Head')) -- this is the line that I need to change
                if head then... --do the damage
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#3

Maybe try:

local part = bullet
part.Touched:Connect(fuction(hit)
    if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Head") then
        -- do headshot
    end
end)
#4

Are you using Touch Events for the bullet? If so then you could destroy the bullet once it hits a body part.

#5

This gives me the same result as the script I have written above.

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#6

Found a script online that shows how headshots can work with modifications.

Credits to the user who made this script

local bullet = script.Parent

local headshot_sound = game.Workspace.HEADSHOT



local function player_check(otherPart)

	local humanoid = otherPart.Parent:FindFirstChild('Humanoid')

	if humanoid and humanoid.Parent.Name ~= bullet.Attacker.Value then

		if otherPart.Name == 'Head' then

			humanoid:TakeDamage(100)

			headshot_sound:Play()

		else

			humanoid:TakeDamage(30)

		end

		local player = game.Players:FindFirstChild(humanoid.Parent.Name)

		if player then

			local tag = player:FindFirstChild('Killer')

			if tag then

				tag.Value = bullet.Attacker.Value

				bullet:Destroy()

			end

		end

	end

end



bullet.Touched:Connect(player_check)
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