seems better, but things like this still

[wide pagoda]

I have a suspicion that the problem is with the first bounce's calculation

            if (Physics.Raycast(cameraToMouse, out camhit, Mathf.Infinity, aimingMask))
            {
                camHitPos = camhit.point;
                camHitPos.y = tankCannon.transform.position.y;
                cannonToMouse = new Ray(tankCannon.transform.position, camHitPos - tankCannon.transform.position);
                if (Physics.SphereCast(cannonToMouse, raycastRadius, out cannonHit, Mathf.Infinity, aimingMask))
                {
                    cannonHitPos = cannonToMouse.origin + cannonToMouse.direction * cannonHit.distance;
                    cannonHitPos.y = tankCannon.transform.position.y;
                    tankCannon.transform.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(cannonHitPos - tankCannon.transform.position);
                    aimReticle.SetPosition(0, tankCannon.transform.position);
                    aimReticle.SetPosition(1, cannonHitPos);
                    BounceAim(1, cannonHitPos, cannonToMouse.direction * cannonHit.distance, cannonHit);
                }
            }```

[eager kayak]

You'd get the most reliable results if you used the same method for the simulation and the actual projectile

Simulate step by step

[wide pagoda]

problem is that for the projectile I don't calculate all the bounces beforehand

[eager kayak]

How is that a problem

You should get the same path result if you launch the simulation and the ball at the same position + velocity

[wide pagoda]

I mean

I was thinking the issue might be the fact that I'm using a spherecast to check where a capsule is going

[wide pagoda]

isnt it a problem that the simulation doesnt use velocity?

[eager kayak]

How are you even moving the projectile?

[eager kayak]

You might wanna re-read this

Either...
A. Use SphereCast for both the projectile and the simulation
B. Use rigidbody for the projectile and do the simulation with a cloned rigidbody, in a separate PhysicsScene

[wide pagoda]

using rigidbodies

[wide pagoda]

wouldnt it be costly to do a simulation every single frame?

how do I use a spherecast for the projectile? all I do is shoot out a projectile from the barrel of the cannon, and whenever the projectile touches a wall, I reflect it

thats it

[eager kayak]

It's pretty depressing when you respond to everything with "but..." or "the problem is..."

When given multiple valid solutions

[wide pagoda]

I am verifying the validity of the solution

I've ended up in situations where I just blindly followed someone's solution to one of my problems, and ended up with side effects that I wasn't expecting, and when I went to ask about that, I was just told that "yeah obviously thatd be a side effect"