VoxelDestruct | Voxelated destruction physics with greedy meshing, hitboxes, and more!

112365595 · August 16, 2024, 9:02pm

I just checked yeah a lot of the parts are unanchored. I do have attributes but does having it unanchored affect it?

Starlight_Salvatore · August 16, 2024, 9:33pm

I should have made some sort of check to anchor parts while they break then return them to their previous anchored state. As of right now any part you want to be destructible must be anchored, but I will change the module so that you can break unanchored parts soon.

Also if you want to make an entire model destructible you can put the attribute only on the model and all parts which are descendants of that model will be destructible. I’m not sure if having the attribute on parts and the model causes problems but for now just keep it only on the model itself.

Sorry about that, I should have clarified this in the doc and I will add a fix for these soon.

TimeFrenzied · August 17, 2024, 7:49pm

Do you plan to implement ObjectCache? If not, you should.

Starlight_Salvatore · August 17, 2024, 10:26pm

I actually did think about it, I’m assuming its better than PartCache, if its able to relieve some of the gittering look of positioning parts I’ll implement it with the next version.

TimeFrenzied · August 17, 2024, 11:34pm

Can’t guarantee it but it’s code is more optimal and less cluttered than partcache, and it has bulkmoveto built in, so it should have noticeably better performance if you implement it right

Magus_ArtStudios · August 18, 2024, 1:26am

I think this is a interested related effect for those who wish to do shatter physics. I intend to use this to make smashable windows.

Starlight_Salvatore · August 18, 2024, 5:44am

Alright everyone, I usually don’t ask any questions about updates as I already know what I need to add but I plan on rolling out a decently large update and want to include any ideas sooner than later. I will be replacing part cache with object cache, including features for mesh part support for making hitboxes, wedge breakable parts, breaking unanchored objects, a crack/shatter method as @Magus_ArtStudios suggested for glass, and my most anticipated- a weld feature allowing breakable parts to drop welded collections of less mass.

If there are any features that you would like to see or think would benefit others reply with them and I will consider including them in V2.

TimeFrenzied · August 18, 2024, 4:19pm

not really, probably just set up a test place with pre-made tools like voxbreaker so people can test your module without having to set it up themself

DeathLilian · August 23, 2024, 3:34pm

Hmmmm what about slice feature? So that I can use it for cut any part that use metal material only for lightsabers like from Star Wars movie series.

1Xayd1 · August 29, 2024, 2:08pm

What does lock, freeze and other stuff does? Edit: Nevermind I am stupid

1Xayd1 · August 30, 2024, 3:11pm

I am making API to smoothly migrate from VoxBreaker to this module! Will release soon(ok it will take more time)

1Xayd1 · August 30, 2024, 4:09pm

Wrote it like in 3 minutes…

--Not done
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local Signal = require(script.Parent:WaitForChild("VoxelDestruction"):WaitForChild("Signal"))
local Settings = require(script.Parent:WaitForChild("VoxelDestruction"):WaitForChild("Settings"))
local VoxelDestruction = require(script.Parent:WaitForChild("VoxelDestruction"))
local VoxBreakerAPI = {}
local Hitboxes = {}

function VoxBreakerAPI:CreateHitbox(Size : Vector3, Cframe : CFrame , Shape : Enum.PartType, MinimumVoxelSize : number , TimeToReset : number, Params : OverlapParams)
	local debris, walls = VoxelDestruction.destroy(Cframe, Size, Shape, Params, MinimumVoxelSize, math.huge, nil, false, TimeToReset, false, false)
	return debris
end

function VoxBreakerAPI.CreateMoveableHitbox(MinimumVoxelSize : number, TimeToReset : number, Size : Vector3, Cframe : CFrame , Shape : Enum.PartType, Params : OverlapParams)
	local Hitbox = Instance.new("Part", Settings.debrisContainer)
	task.spawn(function()
		Hitbox.Shape = Shape
		Hitbox.Size = Size
		Hitbox.CFrame = Cframe
		Hitbox.Transparency = 1
		Hitbox.CanCollide = false
		Hitbox.CanQuery = false
		Hitbox.CanTouch = false
		Hitbox.CastShadow = false
		Hitbox.Anchored = true
		Hitbox.Name = ("Hitbox%s"):format(tostring(math.random(1, 999999999999999)))
		table.insert(Hitboxes, Hitbox)
	end)
	local HitboxActual = VoxelDestruction.hitbox(Hitbox, 0, false, false, 1, Params, MinimumVoxelSize, nil, nil, nil, TimeToReset, nil, nil, nil)
	local Touched = Signal.new()
	HitboxActual.Collision:Connect(function(debris, walls)
		Touched:Fire(walls)
	end)
	HitboxActual.WeldTo = function(part)
		task.spawn(function()
			if RunService:IsClient() then
				local connection = RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
					if part then
						Hitbox.CFrame = part.CFrame
					end
				end)
				local connection2 
			else
				local canRun = true
				local connection
				while canRun do
					if part then
						Hitbox.CFrame = part.CFrame
					end
					task.wait()
				end
			end
		end)
	end
end

return VoxBreakerAPI