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This is my very first post so if this is in the wrong topic or I didn’t explain something too well, I am sorry.
(I’m not very good at scripting and the code may be a bit messy.)
When I am in front of the wall, the raycast always hits the wall instead of where my mouse is, but once I’m on the other side of the wall, everything works as intended.
I am very confused.
I don’t know where to start when fixing this, and I can’t seem to find anything else on the forum that relates to what I am looking for. If you can find a post with the same problem I have, a link would be much appreciated!
function newbullet()
local range = -1000
local origin = Iteminhand.Muzzle
local bulletparams = RaycastParams.new()
bulletparams.FilterDescendantsInstances = {VM, char}
bulletparams.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Blacklist
local pos = (origin.Position - mouse.Hit.p).unit * range
local bullet = workspace:Raycast(origin.Position, pos, bulletparams)
if bullet then
local hit = bullet.Instance
if hit then
local xr = math.random(1,255)
local yr = math.random(1,255)
local zr = math.random(1,255)
hit.Color = Color3.new(xr, yr, zr)
print("Hit!")
end
print(bullet)
end
end
Tried that, for some reason now it’s the same problem except instead it’s hitting the back wall of the building instead of the wall with the green text on it.
local range = 1000
local pos = (mouse.Hit.Position - origin.Position).Unit * range
local bullet = workspace:Raycast(origin.Position, pos, bulletparams)
This is fixed with the negative range, though yeah: that should probably be switch and range should be 1000.
The only possible problem that I can see is that the origin is wrong. Are you sure it’s shooting from the right spot?
It would make sense that if you’re shooting from the wrong point it would sometimes hit the intended spot and sometimes random things would get in the way.
I believe this is canceled out by having direction (aka pos) be (initial position - final position) instead of (final position - initial position).
local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local Debris = game:GetService("Debris")
local folder = Instance.new("Folder")
folder.Name = "RaycastVisualizerFolder"
folder.Parent = ServerStorage
local fade = true
local transparency = 0.1
local duration = 3
local color = Color3.new(1, 0.075, 0.075)
local width = 0.1
local function createIndicator(origin, direction)
local newIndicator = Instance.new("ConeHandleAdornment")
newIndicator.Color3 = color
newIndicator.Radius = width/2
newIndicator.Height = direction.Magnitude
-- Distance cap
if newIndicator.Height > 1000 then
newIndicator.Height = 1000
end
newIndicator.Transparency = transparency
local newPart = Instance.new("Part")
newPart.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(origin, origin + direction)
newPart.Parent = folder
newIndicator.Adornee = newPart
newIndicator.Parent = Workspace
if fade then
local tween = TweenService:Create(newIndicator, TweenInfo.new(duration, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear), {Transparency = 1})
tween:Play()
local connection
connection = tween.Completed:Connect(function()
tween:Destroy()
connection:Disconnect()
end)
end
Debris:AddItem(newIndicator, duration)
Debris:AddItem(newPart, duration)
end
local RaycastVisualizer = {}
RaycastVisualizer.Raycast = function(...)
createIndicator(...)
return Workspace:Raycast(...)
end
RaycastVisualizer.SetFadeEnabled = function(newFade)
fade = newFade
end
RaycastVisualizer.SetTransparency = function(newTransparency)
transparency = newTransparency
end
RaycastVisualizer.SetWidth = function(newWidth)
width = newWidth
end
RaycastVisualizer.SetColor = function(newColor)
color = newColor
end
return RaycastVisualizer
You can use it like this:
local moduleScript -- Set to ModuleScript with code
local raycastVisualizer = require(moduleScript)
local result = raycastVisualizer.Raycast(origin, direction, params)
It does stuff like this:
(It uses ConeHandleAdornments so it doesn’t add more raycasting targets like parts)
I was wondering if origin is set correctly. If it works properly only from some locations it sounds like a problem with the origin.
I guess maybe just double check that Iteminhand is the correct instance (not a similar one in a storage location) and that Iteminhand.Muzzle is positioned properly.
I was accidentally using the model that was in ReplicatedStorage instead of the one that was in the viewmodel and now that I have it set to the one in the viewmodel, it just shoots at the baseplate now. If it is a problem with the origin where should I put it? it’s welded to the barrel, and I checked that the weld wasn’t broken or something while I was testing. Sorry if I misunderstood something or if im doing something wrong, I’m not the best at this stuff
local origin = workspace.Camera.VM:FindFirstChild(Iteminvm).Muzzle
local moduleScript = game.ReplicatedStorage.thingmod
local raycastVisualizer = require(moduleScript)
local bulletparams = RaycastParams.new()
local pos = (mouse.Hit.Position - origin.Position).unit * range
local bullet = workspace:Raycast(origin.Position, pos, bulletparams)
local result = raycastVisualizer.Raycast(origin.Position, pos, bulletparams)
origin.Transparency = 0
print(origin.Position)
bulletparams.FilterDescendantsInstances = {VM, char}
bulletparams.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Blacklist
if bullet then
local hit = bullet.Instance
if hit then
local xr = math.random(1,255)
local yr = math.random(1,255)
local zr = math.random(1,255)
hit.Color = Color3.new(xr, yr, zr)
print("Hit!")
end
print(bullet)
end
I am confused and I don’t know what the problem was, but I found when I was messing around and made it update the origin every time you shot before the raycast fired and it works now. Thanks for the help
