How would I detect what way (x,y,z) a player is facing?

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#1

Trying to make my own gun system, but how would I detect what way the gun should shoot?

No matter what, it only shoots one way: https://gyazo.com/c15a2f0ce8f67c17ae694f77b88a8c2c - Which is Z, because that’s the one I have it set as currently, but how would I detect which way it’d need to go?

This is my current code:

Gun script

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function(tool)
	tool.Button1Down:Connect(function()
		local bullet = script.Bullet:Clone()
		bullet.Parent = workspace
		bullet.Position = mouse.Hit.p --script.Parent.Handle.Position
		bullet.Anchored = false
		wait(5)
		bullet:Destroy()
	end)
end)
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#2

this should detect where they are looking:

workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame.LookVector
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#3

This does give me the current position of the camera, but not really a solid direction.

image

I’d need to find out the direction of the camera (such as like x or something) so then I could then change the direction of the bodyvelocity/bodyforce

perse:

if somethingsomething ==  x then
bullet.BodyForce.X = 200
end
#4

Try

Character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector

And replace Character to the path of the character.

#6

Looks like that sorta works, just need to figure out speed stuff.

It now goes in the direction, but is extremely slow

This is the code:

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function(tool)
	tool.Button1Down:Connect(function()
		print(player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector)
		local position = Vector3.new(mouse.X, mouse.Y, 0)
		local bullet = script.Bullet:Clone()
		bullet.Parent = workspace
		bullet.Position = mouse.Hit.p
		bullet.Anchored = false
		bullet.BodyForce.Force = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector
		bullet.BodyVelocity.Velocity = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector
		wait(5)
		bullet:Destroy()
	end)
end)

Gif: https://gyazo.com/7cde30d22831a9919564a6e209af5e53

#7

Multiply the LookVector by a number to increase the speed.

#8

drrr, I was just thinking that the negatives would mess it up, but no, should have tested it haha