Improove beam laser movement

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#1

I want to improove the beam to follow the gun more fluid.

this is my main tool script

local caster = script.Parent.Handle.caster
local npc = workspace.NPC.Torso

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()

local attach01 = Instance.new("Attachment")
local attach02 = Instance.new("Attachment")
local beam = Instance.new("Beam")
local particleFire = Instance.new("ParticleEmitter")
particleFire.Texture = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=242856226"

local colorKeypoints = {
	-- API: ColorSequenceKeypoint.new(time, color)
	ColorSequenceKeypoint.new( 0, Color3.new(1, 1, 1)),  -- At t=0, White
	ColorSequenceKeypoint.new(.5, Color3.new(1, .5, 0)), -- At t=.5, Orange
	ColorSequenceKeypoint.new( 1, Color3.new(1, 0, 0))   -- At t=1, Red
}

particleFire.Color = ColorSequence.new(colorKeypoints)

particleFire.LightEmission = 1 
particleFire.LightInfluence = 1
particleFire.ZOffset = 0
particleFire.Acceleration = Vector3.new(0, -20, 0)

particleFire.EmissionDirection = Enum.NormalId.Top
particleFire.Lifetime = NumberRange.new(0.5,1)
particleFire.Rate = 75
particleFire.Speed = NumberRange.new(0, 10)
particleFire.SpreadAngle = Vector2.new(25,25)

particleFire.Parent = attach02

attach01.Parent = caster
attach02.Parent = npc

beam.Attachment0 = attach01
beam.Attachment1 = attach02

-- appearance properties
beam.Color = ColorSequence.new({ -- a color sequence shifting from white to blue
		-- API: ColorSequenceKeypoint.new(time, color)
		ColorSequenceKeypoint.new( 0, Color3.new(1, 1, 1)),  -- At t=0, White
		ColorSequenceKeypoint.new(.5, Color3.new(1, .5, 0)), -- At t=.5, Orange
		ColorSequenceKeypoint.new( 1, Color3.new(1, 0, 0))   -- At t=1, Red
	}
)

beam.LightEmission = 1 -- use additive blending
beam.LightInfluence = 0 -- beam not influenced by light
beam.Transparency = NumberSequence.new({ -- beam fades out at the end
		NumberSequenceKeypoint.new(0, 0),
		NumberSequenceKeypoint.new(0.5, 0),
		NumberSequenceKeypoint.new(1, 1)
	}
)
beam.ZOffset = 0 -- render at the position of the beam without offset 
 
-- shape properties
beam.CurveSize0 = 5 -- create a curved beam
beam.CurveSize1 = -2 -- create a curved beam
beam.FaceCamera = true -- beam is visible from every angle 
beam.Segments = 5 -- default curve resolution  
beam.Width0 = 0.5 -- starts small
beam.Width1 = 4 -- ends big
beam.Parent = caster

end)

script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(function()
npc:FindFirstChild(“Attachment”):Destroy()
end)

in another script i update the beam position this way

while true do
script.Parent.CFrame = script.Parent.Parent.CFrame
wait(0.001)
end

thanks i really apreciate your help.

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#2

Instead of using the while true do paradigm, bind the action of updating the beam position every frame to RunService.Heartbeat.

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#3

hi!! searched in google and make something like this

local RunService = game:GetService(“RunService”)

RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
script.Parent.CFrame = script.Parent.Parent.CFrame
end)

But still looks the same, maybe im doing it wrong??

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#4

Dude you are a genious, i pasted same code in localscript and it works perfect, thanks

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