Raycast returns nil

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`function SHOOT()

local DIRECTION = (Vector3.new(MOUSE.Hit.Position) - Vector3.new(WEAPON_RAYCAST_START.Position)) * 5000

local RAY_PARAMETERS = RaycastParams.new()
RAY_PARAMETERS.FilterDescendantsInstances = {PLAYER_CHARACTER, WEAPON_RAYCAST_START}
RAY_PARAMETERS.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Exclude

local RAYCAST = workspace:Raycast(WEAPON_RAYCAST_START.Position, DIRECTION, RAY_PARAMETERS)

local RAY_RESULT
if RAYCAST then
    RAY_RESULT = RAYCAST.Instance.Parent
end

local RAY_PLAYER
if RAY_RESULT and RAYCAST then
    if RAY_RESULT:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid") then
        RAY_PLAYER = RAY_RESULT:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
        SHOOT_EVENT:FireServer(RAYCAST, RAY_RESULT, RAY_PLAYER)
    end
end
print(RAY_RESULT)

end`

[bold kestrel]

It's your direction, I think.

Vector3 has no constructor that takes a Vector3 (why even do this? Position in both cases is already a Vector3)

print(Vector3.new(Vector3.new(5, 10, 20))), when tested in the console, gives a Vector3 of 0, 0, 0, so a ray with no direction won't cast

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so instead i should use (MOUSE.Hit.Position - WEAPON_RAYCAST_START.Position) * 5000?

[bold kestrel]

yes

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Aight

It works

thanks so much man