Sending parts flying towards the mouse cursor

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#1

Hello devforum,
I’m making a gun that shoots parts towards the cursor, and while troubleshooting i’ve found a piece of code that does exactly what I want my gun to do (Blue Hyperlaser)

I can’t seem to wrap my head around it, can you guys break down and explain it to me?

THE CODE OF INTEREST:
function Activated(target)
if Tool.Enabled and Humanoid.Health > 0 then
Tool.Enabled = false

InvokeClient("PlaySound", Sounds.Fire)

local HandleCFrame = Handle.CFrame
local FiringPoint = HandleCFrame.p + HandleCFrame:vectorToWorldSpace(NozzleOffset)
local ShotCFrame = CFrame.new(FiringPoint, target)

local LaserShotClone = BaseShot:Clone()
LaserShotClone.CFrame = ShotCFrame + (ShotCFrame.lookVector * (BaseShot.Size.Z / 2))
local BodyVelocity = Instance.new("BodyVelocity")
BodyVelocity.velocity = ShotCFrame.lookVector * Speed
BodyVelocity.Parent = LaserShotClone
LaserShotClone.Touched:connect(function(Hit)
if not Hit or not Hit.Parent then
return
end
Touched(LaserShotClone, Hit)
end)
Debris:AddItem(LaserShotClone, Duration)
LaserShotClone.Parent = game:GetService("Workspace")

wait(0.6) -- FireSound length

InvokeClient("PlaySound", Sounds.Reload)
		
wait(0.75) -- ReloadSound length

Tool.Enabled = true
end
end

function Unequipped()
	
end

BaseShot = Instance.new("Part")
BaseShot.Name = "Effect"
BaseShot.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Toothpaste")
BaseShot.Material = Enum.Material.Plastic
BaseShot.Shape = Enum.PartType.Block
BaseShot.TopSurface = Enum.SurfaceType.Smooth
BaseShot.BottomSurface = Enum.SurfaceType.Smooth
BaseShot.FormFactor = Enum.FormFactor.Custom
BaseShot.Size = Vector3.new(0.2, 0.2, 3)
BaseShot.CanCollide = false
BaseShot.Locked = true
SelectionBoxify(BaseShot)
Light(BaseShot)
BaseShotSound = Sounds.HitFade:Clone()
BaseShotSound.Parent = BaseShot

Tool.Equipped:connect(Equipped)
Tool.Unequipped:connect(Unequipped)

MY CODE:
local tool = script.Parent
local sound = script.Parent.Sound
game:GetService(“ReplicatedScriptService”)
local shootevent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild(“ShootEvent”)

local function serverfired(LOC, LOC2)
	local playerworkspace = workspace:FindFirstChild(tostring(LOC))
	local bullet = Instance.new("Part", workspace)
	bullet.Shape = "Ball"
	bullet.Position = playerworkspace.PelletGun.Handle.Position
	bullet.CanCollide = false
	bullet.Size = Vector3.new(1, 1, 1)
	local antigravityforce = Instance.new("BodyForce", bullet)
	antigravityforce.Force = Vector3.new(0, 80, 0)
	local force = Instance.new("BodyForce", bullet)
	force.Force = Vector3.new(1000, 0, 0)
	sound:Play()
	wait(1)
	bullet:Destroy()
end


shootevent.onServerEvent:Connect(serverfired)

(I am currently having trouble formatting code, please excuse the messy formatting)

#2

UPDATE ON MY PREDICAMENT

I’ve found a solution with its own problems; by using bodyposition and sending the mouse position along with my remote event, I can send parts flying towards the cursor, but I must tweak the force so that it actually goes towards the mouse cursor, and not anywhere else:

MY UPDATED CODE:

local function serverfired(LOC, LOC2)
	local playerworkspace = workspace:FindFirstChild(tostring(LOC))
	local bullet = Instance.new("Part", workspace)
	bullet.Shape = "Ball"
	bullet.Position = playerworkspace.PelletGun.Handle.Position
	bullet.CanCollide = false
	bullet.Size = Vector3.new(.5, .5, .5)
	local antigravityforce = Instance.new("BodyForce", bullet)
	antigravityforce.Force = Vector3.new(0, 80, 0)
	local bodyposition = Instance.new('BodyPosition', bullet)
	bodyposition.MaxForce = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0 )
	bodyposition.Position = LOC2 --LOC2 = MOUSE POSITION
end
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