How would I get the mouse pos in a server script?

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#1

Im trying to make a gun but cant find a way to get the mouse position any help?

script.Parent.Main.Shoot.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
	local bullet = Instance.new("Part")
	bullet.Shape = "Ball"
	bullet.Size = Vector3.new(0.4,0.4,0.4)
	bullet.Parent = game.Workspace
	bullet.CFrame = Mouse.Hit -- here
	bullet.Anchored = true
	function hits(s)
		if s.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
			s.Parent.Humanoid.Health = 0
			bullet:remove()
		end
	end
	bullet.Touched:connect(hits)
end)
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#2

The mouse object is not replicated (or accessible) to the server, because the mouse is for client input.

That said, you could use a remote event to send the player’s current mouse position to the server for processing. In your case, you could add a parameter to your OnServerEvent connection.

And on the client:

--//Send mouse position in game world
shootRemote:FireServer(mouse.Hit.Position)
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#3

How would I add that to the script?

#4

First step, change that to:
function(player, mousePos)
So first line should be:
script.Parent.Main.Shoot.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, mousePos)

Now in the local script you will need 4 things

  1. The Player local player = game:GetService("Players")
  2. The mouse local mouse = player:GetMouse()
  3. The Remote Event (Wherever thats located)
  4. Fire The Remote Event RemoteEvent:FireServer(mouse.Hit.Position)
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#5

So how would I incorporate that into bullet.CFrame = Mouse.Hit?

#6

bullet.Position = mousePos

Try something like that.

#7

error
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#8

I edited my reply to use Position

#9

you could also just have the server fire a remotefunction to the client and have it return the mouse coordinates

#10

True, however invoking the client from server and then having the client return it’s mouse data is double the communication between client and server. Therefore doubling the latency.