What do you want to achieve?
I want to make more optimized beam.
What is the issue?
I have made a script that creates this beam (Using Run service, creating parts every frame)
It works well but when it is too long or there are multiple beams at the same time it starts to lag.
I have tried recreating this using the actual beams but it lagged even more.
Sorry for the bad English.
First of all, the parts should be castshadow, cancollide, cantouch, canquery false.
Maybe not clone the parts every frame? Seems like a bit overkill. Maybe every 2 or 3 frames.
Can we see your code?
so i’m gonna assume ur using parts to create this beam effect. i’m pretty sure u could use beam instances that face the camera instead. (u could move the attachments that hold the beams every frame instead of creating parts)
as a bonus, u could make the effect client sided since it’s better for vfx smoothness and performance
I tried using beams and moving attacments but it lagged even more somehow.
Yes but it is pretty messy as I was experimenting.
Also the parts that are being cloned have castshadow, cancollide, cantouch, canquery false.
local runs = game:GetService("RunService")
local target = script.Parent.target
local origin = script.Parent.origin
local raypart1 = game.ReplicatedStorage.Protongun1particles.set1.ray2.Value
local raypart2 = game.ReplicatedStorage.Protongun1particles.set1.ray1.Value
local raypart3 = game.ReplicatedStorage.Protongun1particles.set1.ray3.Value
local pdistance = 1.2 -- distance between points
local offset = 0
local currentparts = {}
local raysizediff = {0.25,0.25} --size offset
local seedsoffset = Vector3.new(math.random(1,2000),math.random(1,2000),math.random(1,2000))
local seedspeed =0.02
local seedrange = 0.1
local seedmulti = 4
local pdistance2 = 1.2
local offset2 = 0
local currentparts2 = {}
local raysizediff2 = {0.1,0.25}
local seedsoffset2 = Vector3.new(math.random(1,2000),math.random(1,2000),math.random(1,2000))
local seedspeed2 =0.15
local seedrange2 = 0.2
local seedmulti2 = 2
local pdistance3 = 1.2
local offset3 = 1
local currentparts3 = {}
local raysizediff3 = {0.1,0.25}
local seedsoffset3 = Vector3.new(math.random(1,2000),math.random(1,2000),math.random(1,2000))
local seedspeed3 =0.09
local seedrange3 = 0.2
local seedmulti3= 1
runs.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
seedsoffset-=Vector3.new(seedspeed,seedspeed,seedspeed)
seedsoffset2-=Vector3.new(seedspeed2,seedspeed2,seedspeed2)
seedsoffset3-=Vector3.new(seedspeed3,seedspeed3,seedspeed3)
for i,v in pairs(currentparts) do
v:Destroy()
v=nil
end
currentparts={}
local pointsc = math.ceil((target.Position-origin.Position).Magnitude/pdistance-0.5)
local points = {}
local extrapoints1 ={}
local extrapoints2 ={}
table.insert(points,origin.CFrame)
table.insert(extrapoints1,origin.CFrame)
table.insert(extrapoints2,origin.CFrame)
for count = 1,pointsc do
table.insert(points,CFrame.new(origin.Position,target.Position)*CFrame.new(0,0,pdistance*-count)*CFrame.new(math.random(-offset*100,offset*100)/100+math.noise(seedsoffset.X+count*seedrange,1,1)*seedmulti,math.random(-offset*100,offset*100)/100+math.noise(seedsoffset.Y+count*seedrange,1,1)*seedmulti,math.random(-offset*100,offset*100)/100+math.noise(seedsoffset.Z+count*seedrange,1,1)*seedmulti))
table.insert(extrapoints1,points[count]*CFrame.new(math.random(-offset2*100,offset2*100)/100+math.noise(seedsoffset2.X+count*seedrange2,1,1)*seedmulti2,math.random(-offset2*100,offset2*100)/100+math.noise(seedsoffset2.Y+count*seedrange2,1,1)*seedmulti2,math.random(-offset2*100,offset2*100)/100+math.noise(seedsoffset2.Z+count*seedrange2,1,1)*seedmulti2))
table.insert(extrapoints2,points[count]*CFrame.new(math.random(-offset3*100,offset3*100)/100+math.noise(seedsoffset3.X+count*seedrange3,1,1)*seedmulti3,math.random(-offset3*100,offset3*100)/100+math.noise(seedsoffset3.Y+count*seedrange3,1,1)*seedmulti3,math.random(-offset3*100,offset3*100)/100+math.noise(seedsoffset3.Z+count*seedrange3,1,1)*seedmulti3))
end
table.insert(extrapoints1,target.CFrame)
table.insert(points,target.CFrame)
table.insert(extrapoints2,target.CFrame)
for i,point in pairs(points) do
if i~= #points then
local npart = raypart1:Clone()--new part for the beam
table.insert(currentparts,npart)
npart.Parent=workspace
npart.CFrame=CFrame.new(points[i].Position+(points[i+1].Position-points[i].Position)/2,points[i].Position)
npart.Size=Vector3.new(math.random(raysizediff[1]*100,raysizediff[2]*100)/100,math.random(raysizediff[1]*100,raysizediff[2]*100)/100,(points[i+1].Position-points[i].Position).Magnitude)
npart.Destroying:Connect(function()
npart=nil
end)
end
if i~= #extrapoints1 then
if i~= #points then
local npart = raypart2:Clone()
table.insert(currentparts,npart)
npart.Parent=workspace
npart.CFrame=CFrame.new(extrapoints1[i].Position+(extrapoints1[i+1].Position-extrapoints1[i].Position)/2,extrapoints1[i].Position)
npart.Size=Vector3.new(math.random(raysizediff2[1]*100,raysizediff2[2]*100)/100,math.random(raysizediff2[1]*100,raysizediff2[2]*100)/100,(extrapoints1[i+1].Position-extrapoints1[i].Position).Magnitude)
npart.Destroying:Connect(function()
npart=nil
end)
end
end
if i~= #extrapoints2 then
if i~= #points then
local npart = raypart3:Clone()
table.insert(currentparts,npart)
npart.Parent=workspace
npart.CFrame=CFrame.new(extrapoints2[i].Position+(extrapoints2[i+1].Position-extrapoints2[i].Position)/2,extrapoints2[i].Position)
npart.Size=Vector3.new(math.random(raysizediff3[1]*100,raysizediff3[2]*100)/100,math.random(raysizediff3[1]*100,raysizediff3[2]*100)/100,(extrapoints2[i+1].Position-extrapoints2[i].Position).Magnitude)
npart.Destroying:Connect(function()
npart=nil
end)
end
end
end
end)
there is a LOT that could be optimized; main thing causing lag is likely the creation and deletion of instances.
reuse parts, whether it just be singular initialized ones or through something like Object Pooling
Can you give more detailed explanation how could I make it?