How Do I make a Boomerang?

[ocean vortex]

local character = player.Character
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Boomerang = game.StarterPack:WaitForChild("Boomerang")
local BoomerangAnim = player.Backpack:WaitForChild("Boomerang") 
local ThrowAnim = game.StarterPlayer.StarterCharacterScripts:WaitForChild("Throw")
local ThrowAnimTrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(ThrowAnim)
BoomerangAnim.Equipped:Connect(function()
    ThrowAnimTrack:Play()
    BoomerangAnim:PivotTo(BoomerangAnim.PrimaryPart.CFrame * 5)
    
end)```

[ocean vortex]

this is old code btw

local character = player.Character
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Boomerang = game.StarterPack:WaitForChild("Boomerang") -- Assuming Boomerang is in the player's backpack
local BoomerangAnim = player.Backpack:WaitForChild("Boomerang")
local ThrowAnim = game.StarterPlayer.StarterCharacterScripts:WaitForChild("Throw")
local ThrowAnimTrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(ThrowAnim)

local function CreateBoomerang()
    local Boomerang = Boomerang:Clone()
    Boomerang.Parent = player.Backpack
    return Boomerang
end

local function CircularMotion()
    if not Boomerang or not Boomerang:IsA("Tool") then
        return
    end

    local BoomerangHandle = Boomerang:WaitForChild("Handle") -- Adjust this based on the actual handle name

    local circularMotion = Instance.new("BodyAngularVelocity")
    circularMotion.MaxTorque = Vector3.new(0, math.huge, 0)
    circularMotion.AngularVelocity = Vector3.new(0, 5, 0) -- Adjust the angular velocity for the desired speed

    local bodyPosition = Instance.new("BodyPosition")
    bodyPosition.MaxForce = Vector3.new(0, math.huge, 0)
    bodyPosition.Position = BoomerangHandle.Position + Vector3.new(0, 5, 0) -- Adjust the height of the circular path

    circularMotion.Parent = BoomerangHandle
    bodyPosition.Parent = BoomerangHandle

    wait(5) -- Adjust the duration of the circular motion

    circularMotion:Destroy()
    bodyPosition:Destroy()
end

local function FlyBoomerang()
    local Boomerang = CreateBoomerang()
    ThrowAnimTrack:Play()
    wait(0.1)  -- wait for the animation to start
    CircularMotion(Boomerang)
end

BoomerangAnim.Equipped:Connect(function()
    ThrowAnimTrack:Play()
    CircularMotion()
end)
player.Backpack.ChildAdded:Connect(function(item)
    if item:IsA("Tool") and item.Name == "Boomerang" then
        item.Activated:Connect(FlyBoomerang)
    end
end)```

current code

[grave harness]

okay so

use a remote function to get the mouse look vector and return the mouse location

[dire coyote]

** You are now Level 3! **

[grave harness]

then make a server script

and subtract the mouse look vector and the boomerangs handles position and multiply it big around 100 or more so u can get the distance and if u want the magnitude just use .magnitude

ur going to use velocity

[ocean vortex]

but still use remote function right?

[grave harness]

actually subtract it

[grave harness]

forget about ur current script

[ocean vortex]

where do I put the remote function

[ocean vortex]

ik

deleted everything that I didn't understand

[grave harness]

inside replicated storage

[ocean vortex]

done

then say this:? local RemoteFunction = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("RemoteFunction")

[grave harness]

before I help u even further do u know about look vector and math.rad or math.asin

[ocean vortex]

local RemoteFunction = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("RemoteFunction")

[ocean vortex]

I know math.rad

turns angles into radians

[grave harness]

do u know how velocity works

[grave harness]

okay good

[grave harness]

what about this and raycasting

[ocean vortex]

idk how raycasting works

[grave harness]

if u dont understand that u need to read the documentation

[ocean vortex]

never used it for anything

[grave harness]

read a documentation about raycasting or u wont understand anything ill say

also if u know about velocity that would be great

[ocean vortex]

so it's a laser used to detect if something in it's way exists or not?

[grave harness]

yes kind of

its like a laser yeah

it check whats there

[ocean vortex]

ok does that count?

[grave harness]

yes

[ocean vortex]

alright cool

why do we need said laser ?

[grave harness]

i know how to make the boomerang go far and stuff but I dont know how to make the boomerang transition to the other way

i could but it would not look that good

[grave harness]

ill tell u

[ocean vortex]

simple inverse whatever you did to make it go far

[grave harness]

sure but it wont be a good transition

[ocean vortex]

maybe use lerp then

[grave harness]

hmmm i dont know if that will help with the transition

[ocean vortex]

let's use ur first method cuz it might not turnout that bad

[grave harness]

ok

forget about raycasting for now just use velocity

so

basically

get the mouse look vector and subtract that from the handle position and multiply that by a big number not too big

because ur making a boomerang

then clone the boomerang and

then make the bomerangs velocity the mouse look vector * 200

then for the boomerang to come back change the velocity again

[ocean vortex]

so something like this?

player = game.players.LocalPlayer
Mouse = player:getMouse()
local function BoomerangFly()
Mouse.CFrame.LookVector - Boomerang.Handle.Position * 100

[grave harness]

yeah but dont for get to save the distance in a variable

so u can use it later

local distance = (Mouse.CFrame.LookVector - Boomerang.Handle.Position * 100).Magnitude

and get the magnitude

[ocean vortex]

Mouse.CFrame.LookVector - Boomerang.Handle.Position * 100 this is distance?

[grave harness]

as well

[ocean vortex]

ah ok

[grave harness]

yes but get the magnitude

sorry for saying this out of no where but I gatta go for a while I have to attend a family event

ill help u make the rest when im back

dont close this thread

[ocean vortex]

it's aight

you can go

[grave harness]

ok

[ocean vortex]

local character = player.Character
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Boomerang = game.StarterPack:WaitForChild("Boomerang")
local BoomerangAnim = player.Backpack:WaitForChild("Boomerang")
local ThrowAnim = game.StarterPlayer.StarterCharacterScripts:WaitForChild("Throw")
local ThrowAnimTrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(ThrowAnim)
local RemoteFunction = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("RemoteFunction")
local Mouse = player:GetMouse()

local function BoomerangFly()
    Boomerang:Clone()
    local distance = (Mouse.CFrame.LookVector - Boomerang.Handle.CFrame.Position * 100).Magnitude
end
BoomerangAnim.Equipped:Connect(function()
    ThrowAnimTrack:Play()
end)``` current code

[ocean vortex]

seems like we're not doing anything with the remote function

[grave harness]

u do need it

u need it to get the mouse position u cant do everything on a local script

ill back soon

[ocean vortex]

@grave harness where's bro

[grave harness]

sorry im back now

[ocean vortex]

holy

you're here

[grave harness]

yes im here i was sick sorry about that

I had to go to the doctor but im back now

[ocean vortex]

aight how do we do this thing!

so far you told me how to calculate the distance but that's it

[grave harness]

theres more

[ocean vortex]

like?

[dire coyote]

** You are now Level 11! **

[grave harness]

u need the remote function to get the mouse look vector

and location

[ocean vortex]

and why do we need that

[grave harness]

because u cant make the entire boomer in a local script or it wont work lol

[ocean vortex]

why

[grave harness]

if u dont know why then u have a alot to learn before making this boomerang

[ocean vortex]

yeah just tell me

[grave harness]

because the boomer rang will only be visible on ur screen

or it might not work at all

it will only be on ur client

also only the server can clone the boomerang and change its velocity

[ocean vortex]

ohh right because a local script only shows if THAT specific player did the thing you're telling him to and everyone else won't see it

[grave harness]

learn about remote events and functions

[ocean vortex]

bro I am learning rn cmon

?

[ocean vortex]

I know remote events are used to communicate between different types of scripts but that's it

ok

[grave harness]

thats what roblox said

on their documentation

[grave harness]

u need to learn more about them before we continue

[ocean vortex]

yeah yeah but the main thing we need is a way to make this boomerang actually move out of the player's hand and start flying

[grave harness]

yeah we already got that

[ocean vortex]

and that's gonna need a normal script?

[grave harness]

yes

learn about remote functions and remote events so u can understand everything

i want u to learn something from this

[ocean vortex]

then why did we calculate the distance in the local script then?

[grave harness]

not in the local script

[ocean vortex]

oh

where exactly

server storage or serverscriptservice

[ocean vortex]

?

[grave harness]

sorry im back

[grave harness]

u can put it in the tool

it does not need to be in server script service

server script service is for like big stuff

[ocean vortex]

then we add a server script

aight

[grave harness]

yeah

[ocean vortex]

no such thing lol

[grave harness]

?

[ocean vortex]

"server script" isn't a thing

right

so a script

[grave harness]

yes

[ocean vortex]

so something like this over there?

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Mouse = player:GetMouse()

local function BoomerangFly()
    local distance = (Mouse.CFrame.LookVector - Boomerang.Handle.CFrame.Position * 100).Magnitude
end```

[grave harness]

not like that

[dire coyote]

** You are now Level 5! **

[grave harness]

ill send u a video u can understand it better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2T8QswBuFg&t=280s

@ocean vortex I found this random video the shows u how to make a gun with velocity

it should help u understand it better if u dont want to read the documentation

its not a tutorial but u will see how he does it

[ocean vortex]

we need SetPrimaryPartCFrame since the Boomerang is a model

ok

[grave harness]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPcaJgQkxM8&t=1560s

[grave harness]

u cant make ur tool a model

[ocean vortex]

thought we don't need that?

[grave harness]

just watch it anyway

its good for u

[ocean vortex]

bro just tell me the stuff I need

[grave harness]

it will teach u about remote events

[ocean vortex]

no need for this extra stuff

[grave harness]

ok

just watch the first video

then

[ocean vortex]

ok

[grave harness]

also i have to help 10 more people so i might not be able to help u finish making it but i will make sure u get the boomerang to atleast fly and go somewhere!

u can invite me in roblox studio

[ocean vortex]

yeah but our handle is

[grave harness]

ok

[ocean vortex]

ok user?

[grave harness]

ayyatic25

invite me to studio

[ocean vortex]

I have to be ur friend

gimme a sec

[grave harness]

are u under 13

u can invite without adding if ur above 13

[ocean vortex]

ok accept

[grave harness]

if ur under 13 then u cant be on discord

okay

[ocean vortex]

no I am 16

[grave harness]

ok

[ocean vortex]

we can vc if you want

to prove it

[grave harness]

i believe u its ok i was just asking

but we can vc in the future

did u invite me

[ocean vortex]

did you accept first?

names combinationto on roblox

accept my request

it's required

[grave harness]

i accepted ur friend request

did u invite me

[ocean vortex]

done

now join

[grave harness]

ok

where is the baseplate

[ocean vortex]

workspace

[grave harness]

can u make a baseplate

[ocean vortex]

oh right I forgot I don't got that

ok

[grave harness]

ok

[ocean vortex]

how do I get a new Baseplate

the remote function's path is wrong

[grave harness]

its ok forget about the baseplate

[grave harness]

how

[ocean vortex]

ok nvm it's right

I realize it now

[grave harness]

ok

[ocean vortex]

ok so you made a remote function that gets the mouse's lookvector

what do we use that for

this would be easier if we could vc

do you mind?

[grave harness]

yeah