I’m editing an existing script that essentially welds your character to a ball, and using WASD keys rolls the ball in directions related to your camera. This script was originally a local script and essentially did nothing on the server. So I’ve been converting it to a server sided script so that other players can see the player rolling around.
The issue I’m having is that I think the camera is not right, the player can roll in all directions but it doesn’t seem to update the camera properly or is using wrong camera properties. Because when you rotate the screen the orientation of the player rolling doesn’t change and still rolls in specific directions not releated to the camera.
If I throw this in a local script and use the “CurrentCamera” it works properly and will roll the player in the direction of the camera. So I thought maybe if I just retrieve the camera from a local script and use that cameras properties. But is this possible? Can I within my function retrieve local data and then proceed with the rest of my function?
Or is this even my issue? Any ideas to solve this.
Server script:
local mouse
local tool = script.Parent
local speed = 60
local colors = {"Bright violet","Magenta","Royal purple","Bright blue","Really blue","Navy blue","Bright green","Lime green","Camo","Bright yellow","New Yeller","Bright orange","Neon orange","Deep orange","Bright red","Really red"}
local color = math.random(1,#colors)
local cball
local ball = Instance.new("Part")
ball.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(colors[color])
ball.FormFactor = "Symmetric"
ball.Size = Vector3.new(7,7,7)
ball.TopSurface = "Smooth"
ball.BottomSurface = "Smooth"
ball.Transparency = 9
ball.Shape = 0
ball.Name = "Ball http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=112501918"
local active = false
local bodvel
function Clicked()
local player = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayerFromCharacter(tool.Parent)
print("yes")
if active then
return
end
print("go")
active = true
if cball then
cball:Remove()
end
cball = ball:clone()
cball.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(colors[color])
cball.Parent = player.Character
cball.CFrame = player.Character.UpperTorso.CFrame
weld = Instance.new("Weld",cball)
weld.Part0 = player.Character.UpperTorso
weld.Part1 = cball
player.Character.Humanoid.PlatformStand = true
bodvel = Instance.new("BodyVelocity",cball)
bodvel.maxForce = Vector3.new(27500,0,27500)
game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraSubject = cball
game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = "Track"
tool.Handle.Transparency = 1
end
local modes = {w = false,s = false,a = false,d = false}
function KeyDown(key)
if not active then
return
end
if key=="w" or key=="s" or key=="a" or key=="d" then
print("go forward")
modes[key] = true
else
if key=="q" then
color = color - 1
if color<=0 then
color = #colors
end
cball.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(colors[color])
elseif key=="e" then
color = color + 1
if color>#colors then
color = 1
end
cball.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(colors[color])
elseif key=="r" then
color = math.random(1,#colors)
cball.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(colors[color])
end
end
end
function KeyUp(key)
if key=="w" or key=="s" or key=="a" or key=="d" then
modes[key] = false
end
end
function Control()
local speeds = {x = 0,z = 0}
while active do
local x
local z
if modes.w==true and modes.s~=true then
speeds.z = -1
elseif modes.w==false and modes.s==true then
speeds.z = 1
else
speeds.z = 0
end
if modes.a==true and modes.d~=true then
speeds.x = -1
elseif modes.a==false and modes.d==true then
speeds.x = 1
else
speeds.x = 0
end
if speeds.x~=0 and speeds.z~=0 then
x = speed * math.sqrt(2) * speeds.x
z = speed * math.sqrt(2) * speeds.z
elseif speeds.x~=0 and speeds.z==0 then
x = speed * speeds.x
z = 0
elseif speeds.x==0 and speeds.z~=0 then
x = 0
z = speed * speeds.z
else
x = 0
z = 0
end
if x~=0 or z~=0 then
print("new cam")
local cam = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera
local vec = Vector3.new(cam.CoordinateFrame.x,cam.CoordinateFrame.y,cam.CoordinateFrame.z)
local vec2 = Vector3.new(cball.Position.x,cam.CoordinateFrame.y,cball.Position.z)
print(vec,vec2)
local cframe = CFrame.new(vec,vec2)
local cframe2 = cframe * CFrame.new(x,0,z)
local dir = (cframe2.p - cframe.p).unit
bodvel.velocity = dir * speed
else
bodvel.velocity = Vector3.new(0,0,0)
end
wait()
end
end
function WaitForActive()
repeat
wait(0.25)
until active==true
return
end
function Equipped(m)
print("connect")
WaitForActive()
Control()
-- mouse = m
--mouse.Button1Down:connect(Clicked)
--mouse.KeyDown:connect(KeyDown)
--mouse.KeyUp:connect(KeyUp)
end
tool.Equipped:connect(Equipped)
--tool.Unequipped:connect(function()
-- game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraSubject = player.Character
-- game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = "Custom"
-- active = false
-- cball:Remove()
-- cball = nil
-- player.Character.Humanoid.PlatformStand = false
-- tool.Handle.Transparency = 0.5
--end)
tool.Activated:Connect(function()
-- Clicked()
end)
local RE = script.Parent:WaitForChild("RemoteEvent")
RE.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, arg, key)
if arg == "Clicked" then
print("click")
Clicked()
elseif arg == "KeyDown" then
print("key down", key)
KeyDown(key)
elseif arg == "KeyUp" then
print("key up", key)
KeyUp(key)
end
end)Client script (Just listens for key press and mouse click):
local RE = script.Parent:WaitForChild("RemoteEvent")
local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
script.Parent.Equipped:connect(function(mouse)
mouse.Button1Down:connect(function()
RE:FireServer("Clicked")
end)
mouse.KeyDown:connect(function(key)
RE:FireServer("KeyDown", key)
end)
mouse.KeyUp:connect(function(key)
RE:FireServer("KeyUp", key)
end)
end)