How can I learn to create a gun system?

[DevJonsStuff]

I want to create a TPS like Fortnite and I want it to be similar to the Roblox Weapons Kit. I know you have to learn OOP and all that stuff so can somebody maybe give a guide on what I need to learn to start creating this such as where to learn about OOP, where to learn raycasting or other ways for guns to be shot. I just want to know where to learn this stuff and how I can actually create this game, thanks.

[Orbitaire]

A post here on the devforum explains Object Oriented Programming, feel free to have a look there.

https://devforum.roblox.com/t/all-about-object-oriented-programming

[DevJonsStuff]

thanks man, should I look into stuff like raycasting? I like the Weapons Kit and I actually love the ShoulderCamera that it has, should I study the code from their or look at guides on specific things?

[Orbitaire]

That is quite frankly all up to you and how you plan to design your Weapons System, I linked the docs page for Raycasting so you can do a quick look and see if it’s something you might need.

Raycasting | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub

[DevJonsStuff]

thanks man, have a good rest of your summer

[RobloxWobot]

There is also the new Laser Tag Studio Template made by Roblox that could be worth checking out to see how things are made.

[urgentnotice]

No that template is really bad for beginners its way too complex

[spvp1234 (Thug)]

yeah just stick to the BR pack thingy stated above.

Read about things like:

• RayCasting
• Client/Server Replication
• Physics (Vectors, CFrame)
• Gui
• UserInput
• Context Action
• etc.

gl fellow devs!

[DevJonsStuff]

I get that and I really hate how the GUI in it works but I really want to replicate how the guns shoot and how the TPS camera is setup.

[urgentnotice]

Youtube and maybe dev forum posts will be your best bet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPy4j-hjckI&t=14s&ab_channel=miles.

there is this open source third person shooter gun system made by this youtuber and it also links you to a developer forum post about how to weld weapons to rigs so that you can animate them.

How to animate Tool Parts (Guns, Knifes etc.)

2022/12/13 Update: Can’t believe this thread is 3 years old, I have updated the majority content of this tutorial (including the code) and improved readability. Hello everyone! I am Headstackk. I have developed a Weapon Framework used in my game Weaponry. In this post, I will explain how to get started with animating tools, especially weapons on Roblox. In most of the Roblox weapon frameworks (Excluding advanced shooter frameworks such as Phantom Forces), I observed that they usually only ada…

There are alot of things your going to have to learn alot to understand the things they do in the framework but if you dont understand something, google it. It will take time but if you take everyday trying to improve your understanding it wont be as intimidating as you first though it to be.