How would I make parts shoot out from the player until they hit something? (Another player or part)

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#1

Hello, I am trying to make multiple parts move around the player in a circle motion and after it makes a full loop around the player it shoots out and moves until it hits something.

I’ve currently got parts to surround the player in a circle and move with the player but not spin or shoot.
Here is the code: (It goes in StarterCharacterScripts)

local PARTS = {}
local fullCircle = 2 * math.pi

wait(2)		-- So we can watch it once we load in

for I=0, 12 do
	local PART = Instance.new("Part")
	PART.Shape = Enum.PartType.Ball
	PART.Anchored = true
	PART.CanCollide = false
	PART.Parent = workspace
	PARTS[#PARTS+1] = PART
end

local function getXAndZPositions(ANGLE, RADIUS)
	RADIUS = RADIUS or 5
	local x = math.cos(ANGLE) * RADIUS
	local z = math.sin(ANGLE) * RADIUS
	return x, z
end

for O=0, 360 do
	for i, part in pairs(PARTS) do
		local angle = i * (fullCircle / #PARTS) - i
		local x, z = getXAndZPositions(angle)
		local position = (script.Parent.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame * CFrame.new(x, 0, z)).p
		part.CFrame = CFrame.new(position)
	end
	wait()
end

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you, Zonix.

#2

  1. To make them spin you have to connect to the RunService step function and then
    accumulate delta time in some variable and then do this: local angle = i * (fullCircle / #PARTS) - i + accumulatedDeltaTime.

  2. To shoot them out you will need to stop modifying the CFrame and add a BodyVelocity as a child of each part and then set the velocity parameters (and the parent to the part you wish to shoot) to the BodyVelocity.

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