Reuse RocketPropulsion

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#1

I want to use RocketPropulsion to move a projectile from point to point to point, that is, when the RocketPropulsion reaches its target, I want to change the target and fire it again. In playing around with it, I was unable to make this happen and I ended up replacing the RocketPropulsion with a new one each time the target was reached. My question is, should I be able to reuse the same RocketPropulsion object and change its target after it reaches its target – and I was just doing it wrong? Or is it wrong to expect to be able to reuse the RocketPropulsion object once it has reached its target?

#2

Do you mind pasting your code here so we know what you tried and why it might not have worked?

#3

Simplified to focus on the question at hand:

local rocketPropulsion = projectile.RocketPropulsion
rocketPropulsion.Target = damagePanel.part
local setNewTarget = function()
    target = getNextPanel()
    if target then
        rocketPropulsion.Target = target.part
        rocketPropulsion:Fire()
    end
end
rocketPropulsion.ReachedTarget:Connect(setNewTarget)
rocketPropulsion:Fire()

The ReachedTarget event would be fired once, but even though the target is changed and Fire() was called again, the ReachedTarget event didn’t fire again thereafter.

#4

What kind of benefit are you trying to gain from reusing it instead of creating a new one?

#5

That’s a tangential discussion I don’t want to diverge into.

I’m looking for understanding of RocketPropulsion. Does it stop working after reaching its target?

#6

Sorry for the late post, but have you tried using the :Abort() function with the RocketPropulsion, then firing it again after? I’m fairly sure I’ve been able to reuse RocketPropulsions before and I think I did so using this method.