How do I make a simple ranged magic spell?

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#7

I recommend not parenting the bullet to the character, Because if another bullet hits that bullet it could damage the players shooting the bullet. Which is not what you want I assume

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#8

Also if this is in a local script, none of the other players can see it, only the player that shot it. So you want to fire on a remote event to the server to make a new bullet

#9

It’s a regular script. Oh, and I forgot to copy the staff variable. It’s at the top of the code.

#10

OK i see, can I see what the top of the code looks like?

#11

It’s only the staff variable. The script is underneath the tool object called ‘Staff’.

#12 
local Staff = script.Parent
local bullet = Instance.new("Part")
local Root= game.Workspace:WaitForChild("zenxatic"):WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

local function onActivation()
	bullet.Parent = game.Workspace
	bullet.CanCollide = false
	bullet.Anchored = true
	bullet.Position = Root.Position
	bullet.Transparency = 0
	print("Test")
end

Staff.Activated:Connect(onActivation)

I Tried this out and it works for me.
This is a normal script in the tool
Also in the tool, Make sure it has a part named “Handle” In it
Also when doing anything with the player, you typically want to only use the player’s HumanoidRootPart and not the torso.

#13

Alright, I’ll see and I’ll mark this as the solution if it works.

#14

Sadly, it didn’t work. This is what I get in the output.

03:55:06.896 InsertService cannot be used to load assets from the client - Client
03:55:06.896 Stack Begin - Studio
03:55:06.897 Script ‘cloud_1292342678.PathfindingMaker.ButtonScript’, Line 13 - Studio
03:55:06.897 Stack End - Studio
03:55:06.899 cloud_142613350.EmptyScriptAdder:7: Incomplete statement: expected assignment or a function call - Studio
03:55:09.250 0.5, 0.5 - Server
03:55:09.538 0.5, 0.5 - Client

#15

Im, making a script rn, I will give it to you to test. Soon

#16

does your tool look this?
image

#17

image

#18 
local Staff = script.Parent


local function onActivation()
	local bullet = Instance.new("Part")
	bullet.Parent = game.Workspace
	bullet.CanCollide = false
	bullet.Anchored = true
	bullet.Position = Staff.Parent.HumanoidRootPart.Position
	bullet.Transparency = 0
	print("Test")
end

Staff.Activated:Connect(onActivation)

How about this

#19

Still isn’t working…
Dang what did I do wrong?

#20

I made a brand-new world and pasted the tool on ground, picked it up, and it worked. Your output you showed had a lot of random stuff from other scripts. Can you create a new world real quick and test it

#21

This kinda works, Somethings wrong with the direction of the spell

local Tool = script.Parent

local Char
local HumRoot



local TweenServ = game:GetService("TweenService")

----Functions

local SpellCastDist = 50
local Speed = 0.3

function LaunchSpell(Port,Dirct,Dmg)
	if Char ~= nil then
		print("SpellShot")
		local Spell = Instance.new("Part",workspace)
		Spell.Size = Vector3.new(1,1,1)
		Spell.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
		Spell.Anchored = true
		Spell.CanCollide = false
		Spell.CFrame = Port.CFrame
		---CreateSpell^^
		local TouchEnabled = nil
		print((Port.Position - Dirct).Magnitude)
		
		local TweenSpell = TweenServ:Create(Spell, TweenInfo.new((Port.Position - Dirct).Magnitude*Speed), {Position = Dirct})
		TweenSpell:Play()
		
		while TouchEnabled == nil do
			wait()
			Spell.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
				if hit and hit.Parent ~= Char and hit.Parent and hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
					TouchEnabled = false
					hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid"):TakeDamage(Dmg)
				end
			end)
		end	
	end
end

Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	if Char and HumRoot then
		LaunchSpell(HumRoot, HumRoot.CFrame.LookVector*SpellCastDist, 30)
	end
end)

Tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
	Char = Tool.Parent
	HumRoot = Char:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
end)

Tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	Char = nil
	HumRoot = nil
end)

Put this in the script…

#22

I Fixed it

local Tool = script.Parent

local Char
local HumRoot



local TweenServ = game:GetService("TweenService")

----Functions

local SpellCastDist = 50
local Speed = 0.1

function LaunchSpell(Port,Dirct,Dmg)
	if Char ~= nil then
		local Spell = Instance.new("Part",workspace)
		Spell.Size = Vector3.new(1,1,1)
		Spell.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
		Spell.Anchored = true
		Spell.CanCollide = false
		Spell.CFrame = Port.CFrame
		---CreateSpell^^
		local TouchEnabled = nil
		local SpellSpeed = (Port.Position - Dirct).Magnitude*Speed
		
		local TweenSpell = TweenServ:Create(Spell, TweenInfo.new(SpellSpeed), {Position = Dirct})
		TweenSpell:Play()
		
		while TouchEnabled == nil do
			wait()
			Spell.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
				if hit and hit.Parent ~= Char and hit.Parent and hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
					TouchEnabled = false
					hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid"):TakeDamage(Dmg)
				end
			end)
		end	
	end
end

Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	if Char and HumRoot then
		LaunchSpell(HumRoot, (HumRoot.Position + HumRoot.CFrame.LookVector*SpellCastDist), 30)
	end
end)

Tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
	Char = Tool.Parent
	HumRoot = Tool.Parent:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	print(Char)
end)

Tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	Char = nil
	HumRoot = nil
end)
#23

image
I think I fixed it

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#24

Hehe, that’s just what I did, Nice.

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#25

This script i made doesn’t delete the spell block, but i think you can do that

#26 
local Tool = script.Parent

local Char
local HumRoot



local TweenServ = game:GetService("TweenService")

----Functions

local SpellCastDist = 50
local Speed = 0.02

function LaunchSpell(Port,Dirct,Dmg)
	if Char ~= nil then
		local Spell = Instance.new("Part",workspace)
		Spell.Size = Vector3.new(1,1,1)
		Spell.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
		Spell.Anchored = true
		Spell.CanCollide = false
		Spell.CFrame = Port.CFrame
		---CreateSpell^^
		local TouchEnabled = nil
		local SpellSpeed = (Port.Position - Dirct).Magnitude*Speed
		
		local TweenSpell = TweenServ:Create(Spell, TweenInfo.new(SpellSpeed,Enum.EasingStyle.Linear), {Position = Dirct})
		TweenSpell:Play()
		
		TweenSpell.Completed:Connect(function()
			TouchEnabled = false
			Spell:Destroy()
			print("SpellOver")
		end)
		
		while TouchEnabled == nil do
			wait()
			Spell.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
				if hit and hit.Parent ~= Char and hit.Parent and hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") and hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid").Health > 0 then
					TouchEnabled = false
					print("Touched"..hit.Parent.Name)
					hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid"):TakeDamage(Dmg)
					Spell:Destroy()
				end
			end)
		end	
		
	end
end

Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	if Char and HumRoot then
		LaunchSpell(HumRoot, (HumRoot.Position + HumRoot.CFrame.LookVector*SpellCastDist), 30)
	end
end)

Tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
	Char = Tool.Parent
	HumRoot = Tool.Parent:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	print(Char)
end)

Tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	Char = nil
	HumRoot = nil
end)