My placement isn't being shown in the right place!

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#1

Hello, recently I’ve been making a TD game and I’m having a problem where my keeps moving up when I try to place it.

Video:

Server Code:

function self.Spawn(player, name, cframe)
	local Exist = ServerStorage.Humanoids.Towers:FindFirstChild(name):FindFirstChild(name.."_Level_1")
	local TowerData = _G.GetModule("TowerData")[name].Level_1
	if Exist and _G.GetProfile(player).Data.Cash > TowerData.Cost then

		local NewTower = Exist:Clone()
		NewTower.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = cframe
		
		_G.SetGroupModel(NewTower, "Tower")
		NewTower.Parent = workspace.Towers
		
		
		local bodyGyro = Instance.new("BodyGyro")
		bodyGyro.MaxTorque = Vector3.new(math.huge, math.huge, math.huge)
		bodyGyro.D = 0
		bodyGyro.CFrame = NewTower:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart").CFrame
		bodyGyro.Parent = NewTower.HumanoidRootPart
		
		task.spawn(self.Attack(NewTower, TowerData))
		
	else
		_G.Error("Tower "..name.." does not exist!")
	end

end

Client Side Code:

return function()
	
	local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")
	
	local Tower
	
	local canPlace = false
	local rotation = 0
	
	local RS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
	
	local Remotes = RS.Events
	local PlaceRemote = Remotes.PlaceTower
	
	local TOWERS_FOLDER = RS:WaitForChild("TOWERS")	
	
	function _G.DeletePlaceholder()
		if Tower then
			Tower:Destroy()
			Tower = nil
		end
		rotation = 0
	end
	
	function _G.ShowPlaceholder(Name)
		local towerExist = TOWERS_FOLDER:FindFirstChild(Name)
		
		if towerExist then
			_G.DeletePlaceholder()
			Tower = towerExist:Clone()
			Tower.Parent = workspace.MouseFilter
			_G.SetGroupModel(Tower, "Tower")
		end
		
	end
	
	local function ColorPlaceholder(color)
		for _, part in pairs(Tower:GetDescendants()) do
			if part:IsA("BasePart") then
				part.Color = color
				part.CanQuery = false
			end
		end
	end
	
	local UI = _G.Player:WaitForChild("PlayerGui"):WaitForChild("TowerPlacement"):WaitForChild("PlacementFrame")
	
	UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, processed)
		if processed then
			return
		end
		if Tower then
			if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 then
				if canPlace then
					PlaceRemote:FireServer(Tower.Name, Tower.PrimaryPart.CFrame)
					_G.DeletePlaceholder()
				end
			elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.R then
				rotation += 90
			end
		end
	end)
	
	game:GetService("RunService").RenderStepped:Connect(function()
		if Tower then
			local result = _G.MouseRay({Tower})
			if result and result.Instance then
				if result.Instance.Parent.Name == "TowerArea" then
					canPlace = true
					ColorPlaceholder(Color3.new(0, 1, 0))
				else
					ColorPlaceholder(Color3.new(1, 0, 0))
					canPlace = false
				end
				local x = result.Position.X
				local y = result.Position.Y + Tower.Humanoid.HipHeight + (Tower.PrimaryPart.Size.Y / 2)
				local z = result.Position.Z
					
				local cframe = CFrame.new(x, y, z) * CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(rotation), 0)
		
				Tower:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(cframe)
			end
		end
	end)
end

Thank you!
#2

+ Tower.Humanoid.HipHeight One question this is a part of the Hover effect right?

#3

That is to make sure that the tower Placeholder doesn’t have the HumanoidRootPart Clipping in the ground

#4

Yes I see now look in your tower and go to its Humanoid Hipheight and check if its to High.

#5

It isn’t, if you look at the video it shows that the placeholder is in the correct place

#6

Ik that it’s in the right place but based on the Bounce the Tower gives it shows its Hipheight could potentially be to High.

#7

I made sure the hipheight was equal to the length of the right leg.

#8

Yes that may be ur issue try the length of the Right leg Divided by 2 and see what Happens?

#9

It does the same thing, but it lowers he placeholder

#10

You are defining the PrimaryPart.CFrame already, so you don’t have to add the +HipHeight.
Aka in client, you are having it at perfect position,
then you are firing the humanoidrootposition instead of the mousehitposition,
which basically means you don’t need the +hipheigt :slight_smile:

but its better to use a raycast using +vector3.new(0,5,0) and then making the raycast go down to vector3.new(0,-10,0) and if it hits something checking part then u can place.
then add a box around the thing, checking if position is inside area, by that you stop overlapping.

#11

The + Hipheight is for the Placeholder { aka the green / red part } othewrwise it would sink into the ground

#12

Can u send a picture of the Humanoids Hipheight in ur tower?

#13

image

#14

size of the leg
image

#15

Now while the game is running try adjusting its hipheight on the server and see if the Floating is fixed.

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