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#1

I am trying to script two objects colliding together and causing a huge explosion. I currently have the objects tweened and they meet however, I can’t seem to figure out how I would write the code for the objects to collide. Should I use a remote event? My thought process through this collision is that:

local part1 = script.Parent.Part1
local part2 = script.Parent.Part2

if(part1.Touched == part2) then
      --make an explosion happen and the parts disappear
end

How would I make this happen because I know that the touched statement doesn’t work in the fashion that the code that I wrote above does.

#2

The touched event has a parameter of which part is touching. Here is a code example of what you could do to see when part1 and part2 collide:

part1.Touched:Connect(function(hitPart)
    if hitPart == part2 then
        -- explode
    end
end)
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#3

How would the explosion be made? From what I’ve seen in API reference, I don’t see anything that could make the part explode. Would I just make a separate event that is run once the parts collide?

#4

If you want to use a roblox explosion then you could create a new explosion instance. Here would be some code that makes part1 explode when it collides with part2:

part1.Touched:Connect(function(hitPart)
    if hitPart == part2 then
        local explosion = Instance.new("Explosion")
        explosion.Position = part1.Position
        explosion.Parent = workspace -- detonates the explosion
        explosion.BlastPressure = 500000
        explosion.BlastRadius = 10
        part1:Destroy() -- make part1 "vanish"
        part2:Destroy() -- make part2 "vanish"
    end
end)
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#5

I realized that right now, but thank you for helping!

#6

You can use the Explosion instance Explosion | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub.

Also, touched is not the best option, especially if your parts are anchored, perhaps use Region3’s or Magnitude checks. If touched isn’t working properly for you, you can USS what I have suggested

#7

By the way, RBXScriptSignal:connect is deprecated. Use RBXScriptSignal:Connect instead.

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