How to set limits to how far the mouse can select a target?
I'm making a game where the player has to click objects to activate them. I used the mouse property of the player. Here's and example of what my script looks like,
--In a local script in StarterPack
local mouse = game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse()
mouse.Button1Down:connect(function()
local Target = mouse.Target
if Target and Target.Name == "ChangePlatform" then
Target:Destroy()--Example
end
end)
However, the player is able to click the object from an extreme distance. How can I limit this distance?
I tried looking this question up but couldn't find a solution.
You might have to get the player's torso and measure the distance from the torso and the object but I don't know how to do that. Also, if you do this would it cause a lot of lag?
Any help would be awesome.
Thank You.
2 answers
Ok, ednojacks answer is good and all, but magnitude is so much easier!
--In a local script in StarterPack
player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
maxDistance = 30
mouse.Button1Down:connect(function()
local Target = mouse.Target
if Target and Target.Name == "ChangePlatform" then
local mag = (player.Character.Torso.Position-Target.Position).magnitude
if mag <=30 then
Target:Destroy()--Example
end
end
end)
I'm assuming you already know how to use magnitude, but if you don't, leave a comment and I'll clarify.
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Rays. Solves erry'tang.
local poopslosh = game.Workspace.Camera
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
if player.Character then
poopslosh = player.Character
end
local mouse = game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse()
mouse.Button1Down:connect(function()
local target = mouse.Target
if target then
local mRay = mouse.UnitRay
local mDistance = 100
local ray = Ray.new( mRay.Origin, mRay.Direction * mDistance)
local part, pos, normal = game.Workspace:FindPartOnRay( ray, poopslosh )
if part then
if part.Name == "ChangePlatform" then
part:Destroy()
end
end
end
end
Added the character player definition.
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