#Straight shot

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vagrant schooner
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I want to make a gun that shoots bullets in a straight line but cant figure out how.
The way i want it is: by clicking, the gun shoots a block that will travel for a period of time in a straight line, not effected by gravity ( no bullet drop) and thats all.
any way to achive that will be helpful.

umbral aurora
vagrant schooner
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i tried but cant seem to do it right, im a novice. do you know how?

umbral aurora
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What didn't work?

vagrant schooner
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it has a starting and end position but the bullets only go to the x axis

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not by the gun

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can i show the script?

umbral aurora
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Yes

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Use the fomatting

vagrant schooner
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"lua local tool = script.Parent

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
local bullet = Instance.new("Part")
bullet.Position = tool.Handle.Position
bullet.Size = Vector3.new(0.2, 0.2, 0.2)
bullet.Color = Color3.new(1, 0, 0)
bullet.CanCollide = true
bullet.Anchored = false
bullet.Parent = game.Workspace

local startPos = bullet.Position -- starting position of the part
local endPos = startPos + Vector3.new(10, 0, 0) -- ending position of the part
local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, -1) -- creates a TweenInfo object with duration of 5 seconds and repeating infinitely
local tween = game:GetService("TweenService"):Create(bullet, tweenInfo, {Position = endPos}) -- creates a new tween with the part as the object to tween, the TweenInfo object we created earlier, and the ending position we defined earlier
tween:Play() -- starts the tween

wait(2)
bullet:Destroy()

end) /"

umbral aurora
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Not like that

quaint bone
vagrant schooner
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i thank you for this but the problem is i have no idea how to write it

proven topazBOT
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umbral aurora
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Does it work?

vagrant schooner
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No, anything i try adding to the bullet related to moving does nothing

compact oriole
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next time do this when adding code

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its the key next to 1 and tab

quasi lynx
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Since you have bullet travel time I recommend fastcast

compact oriole
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He’s new so I imagine he doesn’t know what that is. If you wanna help I recommend linking what fast casting is

compact oriole
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Since it’s bullet.Position + vector3.new(10,0,0)

vagrant schooner
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yea pretty much

compact oriole
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Do you know the directions of vector 3?

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I’m assuming so

vagrant schooner
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x,y,z

compact oriole
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Bingo nice

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So I do recommend look vector, do you understand how it works

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Unless you want the bullet to go to the mouse

vagrant schooner
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i only want it to go straight when clicked

compact oriole
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Alright then lookvector

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Do you want me to explain it or do you understand by reading up on it

vagrant schooner
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please explain

compact oriole
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Alright

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So lookvextor basically goes however far forward from the part you want it to go. Let me explain

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Lookvector * 5 will go 5 Studs

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Forward

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(One sec changing classes)

vagrant schooner
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take your time i dont mind

quasi lynx
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Lookvector is a direction

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That has been normalized/turned into 1’s

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The vector3 dictates where the part is looking at

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Eulers angle I think

compact oriole
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So how I would do it is I would do bullet position += base.Lookvector * 250(or whatever range)

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Now some issues you might run into.

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1.) your bullet teleports
You need to tween/lerp it. I can also explain that as well

2.) your bullet goes a random direction.
You need to make sure the front of the part is facing the front of the gun.

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Any other questions lmk

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Some additional information,

Lookvector * -number = backwards
Rightvector * number = right
Rightvector * -number = left
Upvector * number = up
Upvector * -number = down

vagrant schooner
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exactly how can i tween/lerp it?

vagrant schooner
compact oriole
compact oriole