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sharp igloo May 3, 2025, 10:34 PM

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I started learning Lua about a month ago, and I'm trying to create a projectile with a good hitbox and a accurate position on each player's screen. Any tips on how I can achieve this?

wintry zenith May 3, 2025, 10:41 PM

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roblox doesn't have good solutions for this, you'd have to make your own which is practically impossible for beginners. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client-side_prediction just do everything on the server.

Client-side prediction

Client-side prediction is a network programming technique used in video games intended to conceal negative effects of high latency connections. The technique attempts to make the player's input feel more instantaneous while governing the player's actions on a remote server.
The process of client-side prediction refers to having the client locall...

chrome sentinel May 3, 2025, 11:49 PM

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sharp igloo I started learning Lua about a month ago, and I'm trying to create a projectile ...

it's never a noticably different position on different players' screens tho

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just do the hit detection part of projectile on server and the part of the projectile u can actually see on client

tawdry wharf May 4, 2025, 1:01 AM

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sharp igloo I started learning Lua about a month ago, and I'm trying to create a projectile ...

You mean as in guns? If so you can make use of raycasts to do hit detection and you can also use them to make a sort of tracer.

sharp igloo May 4, 2025, 2:09 AM

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Thank you 3 for responding

sharp igloo May 4, 2025, 2:10 AM

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tawdry wharf You mean as in guns? If so you can make use of raycasts to do hit detection and ...

I'm trying to make a boss fight

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ill try raycast thanks

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