How to make a placement system for mobile?

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#1

Hi Guys, so I made a placement system for my game, but my problem here is that it can’t be compatible for mobile. I don’t have any idea regarding how to make a mobile placement system. Help is very much required. Thanks :slight_smile:

#2

I would imagine you have to incorporate more GUI element buttons instead of pressing a key on the keyboard.

I would look at games like build a boat for treasure for inspiration.

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#3

Another thing is using the UserInputService

local function onInput(input, gameProcessedEvent)
    if gameProcessedEvent then
        return
    end
    
    if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Touch then
        if input.UserInputState == Enum.UserInputState.Begin then
            -- Create a new instance of the object to place
            local newObject = objectToPlace:Clone()
            newObject.Parent = game.Workspace
            
            -- Set the initial position of the new object to the touch position
            local touchPosition = input.Position
            newObject.Position = Vector3.new(touchPosition.X, touchPosition.Y, 0)
            
            -- Listen for the touch end event to finalize placement
            local touchEndedConnection
            touchEndedConnection = UserInputService.TouchEnded:Connect(function(endInput, endGameProcessedEvent)
                if endInput.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Touch then
                    if endInput.UserInputState == Enum.UserInputState.End then
                        -- Disconnect the touch ended connection
                        touchEndedConnection:Disconnect()
                        
                        -- Finalize the placement of the new object
                        newObject.Position = Vector3.new(endInput.Position.X, endInput.Position.Y, 0)
                    end
                end
            end)
        end
    end
end

https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/UserInputService
Disclaimer: This code was partially or fully AI-generated from: https://chat.openai.com/chat

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