Raycasting returning nil

[Saganoj (Sganoj)]

the script

what it prints

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btw i know nothing about raycasting so idk what could be the problem

[SirDynamotor]

I’m assuming that PlayerPositionToFire is direction, right?

If so, replace it with this:

local PlayerPositionToFire = v.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector

[Abroxus]

What does script.Parent link to?

[Saganoj (Sganoj)]

script.Parent links to a base part

(the tripmine)

[Saganoj (Sganoj)]

PlayerPositionToFire is the direction
tho i changed and it still giving me nil

[SirDynamotor]

Ah, I can see your intentions.

If you want to raycast from Tripmine to the player then we would need this formula: (Position2 - Position1)

The Position1 will be the Tripmine’s position while the Position2 will be the HumanoidRootPart’s position. That way, we create a direction that go from Tripmine to player.

The direction can also be shortened by adding a unit to it, making its distance 1 stud.

With all this in mind, we can make this:

local RaycastResult = workspace:Raycast(script.Parent.Position, (v.HumanoidRootPart.Position - script.Parent.Position).Unit * 1.5, params)

Also, are you sure you want to multiply the unit by 1.5? That’s 1.5 studs, which is a very short distance. If you want it to detect at long range, increase the multiplier.

Also something to note: You don’t need to use :GetChildren() inside FilterDescendantsInstances since it will ignore anything along with the instance that’s inside the filter.