i'm making a combat-based game but i have a problem with hitboxes and hurtboxes.

[worldly elbow]

Should i detect them in the server or the client???

ive done some research but i dont think ive found a clear answer

and how do games like the strongest battle grounds do it

[unique mulch]

Server is safer but can lead to bad hitboxes due to ping whereas client is more accurate but very risky unless you have a good anticheat

I know at least one game (forsaken) does their hitboxes on the server

[worldly elbow]

oh

so like the client fires and the server getparts in bounds....?

[unique mulch]

yeah

i think

[scarlet otter]

no

[elder wing]

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[scarlet otter]

dont

do it on the client

u can set up an anti cheat

which can counter most type of HBEs

u just check for the size as soon as the hitbox is spawned

and compare it to an original size

then connect :GetPropertyChangedSignal("Size") and also compare it to the original size

and add a distance check on the server (just check the distance between the victim and the attacker) and make this a fairly high value because of high ping players

[unique mulch]

this would require some weird math but you can use player:getnetworkping() to see how much ping they have and add like 1 just in case

[scarlet otter]

Yes but a hacker could just use a lag switch software and get around their low ping to allow reach from higher distances

[unique mulch]

fair point

[scarlet otter]

So just make it a fixed value like 20-35 studs where players above 500 Ms or 300 will get ghosted

[true void]

It helped me too! Thank you!