so i have a script that applies an outline to the local player’s character, creates an isometric camera, and rotates the character to face where the mouse is pointing. it works REALLY well until the character dies. then it stops working. what’s even weirder is that there are no warnings or errors in the output, which leaves me thoroughly stumped.
footage of the bug in action:
-- config
local zoom = 125
local player_fov = 7
local lerping_factor = 0.1
-- services
local run_service = game:GetService("RunService")
local user_input_service = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local replicated_storage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local tween_service = game:GetService("TweenService")
local local_player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = local_player:GetMouse()
local character = local_player.Character or local_player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local primary = character.PrimaryPart
local camera = workspace.CurrentCamera
local keybinds = {
-- add more keybinds later
["phone_out"] = "E",
["equip_weapon"] = "Q",
}
-- camera setup
camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom
local body_gyro = Instance.new("BodyGyro")
body_gyro.Parent = primary
body_gyro.D = 40
body_gyro.P = 10000
body_gyro.MaxTorque = Vector3.new(4000000, 4000000, 4000000)
-- function to calculate intersection point on a plane
local function ray_plane(plane_point, plane_normal, origin, direction)
return -((origin - plane_point):Dot(plane_normal)) / (direction:Dot(plane_normal))
end
-- self-explanatory
function create_keybinds()
for action, key in pairs(keybinds) do
user_input_service.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, game_processed)
if not game_processed then
if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode[key] then
-- print(action .. " key pressed")
replicated_storage.remote_events.equip_tool:FireServer(action, character)
end
end
end)
end
end
function outline_character()
local color_table = {
["healthy"] = Color3.fromRGB(26, 255, 118),
["unwell"] = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 74),
["low_hp"] = Color3.fromRGB(255, 62, 97)
}
-- health thresholds
local low_hp = 25
local unwell_hp = 50
local healthy_hp = 100
if character.Head:FindFirstChild("face") then
character.Head:FindFirstChild("face"):Destroy()
end
local highlight = Instance.new("Highlight")
highlight.Parent = character
highlight.FillTransparency = 1
highlight.OutlineColor = color_table["healthy"]
for i, child in ipairs(character:GetChildren()) do
if child:IsA("BasePart") then
if child.Name ~= "HumanoidRootPart" then
child.Material = Enum.Material.Glass
child.Transparency = 0.99
end
elseif child:IsA("Accessory") then
if child.Handle then
child.Handle.Material = Enum.Material.Glass
child.Handle.Transparency = 0.99
end
end
end
local humanoid = character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Humanoid")
local tween_info = TweenInfo.new(0.5, Enum.EasingStyle.Bounce, Enum.EasingDirection.In)
humanoid.HealthChanged:Connect(function(health)
if health <= low_hp then
tween_service:Create(highlight, tween_info, {OutlineColor = color_table["low_hp"]}):Play()
elseif health <= unwell_hp then
tween_service:Create(highlight, tween_info, {OutlineColor = color_table["unwell"]}):Play()
elseif health <= healthy_hp then
tween_service:Create(highlight, tween_info, {OutlineColor = color_table["healthy"]}):Play()
end
end)
if not character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Shirt") or character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Pants") then
local shirt, pants = script.Shirt:Clone(), script.Pants:Clone()
shirt.Parent = character
pants.Parent = character
end
end
-- function to initialize the camera
local function init()
run_service.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
camera.FieldOfView = player_fov
if character and character:FindFirstChild("Head") then
game:GetService("SoundService"):SetListener(Enum.ListenerType.ObjectCFrame, character.Head)
camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(Vector3.new(character.Head.Position.X + zoom, (character.Head.Position.Y - 10) + zoom, character.Head.Position.Z + zoom), character.Head.Position)
end
end)
end
-- initialize the isometric camera
init()
outline_character()
-- main loop
while true do
local ray = camera:ScreenPointToRay(mouse.X, mouse.Y)
local t = ray_plane(local_player.Character.Head.Position, Vector3.new(0, 1, 0), ray.Origin, ray.Direction)
local primary_pos = primary.Position
local plane_intersection_point = (ray.Direction * t) + ray.Origin
local target_cframe = CFrame.lookAt(primary_pos, plane_intersection_point)
body_gyro.CFrame = body_gyro.CFrame:lerp(target_cframe, lerping_factor)
task.wait()
end
