How to make a part point towards it's velocity?
Hi, im trying to make a rocket launcher. I want the rockets of the rocket launcher to be affected by gravity, and so i also want the rockets to constantly point towards their own velocity when they are flying through the air, kinda like how an arrow flies.
I got a script here, and i'm not sure what's wrong with it.
tool = script.Parent
Handle = tool.Handle
launcher = tool.Launcher
tool.Equipped:connect(function(mouse)
mouse.Button1Down:connect(function()
local rocket = game.ServerStorage.Missile:Clone()
rocket.CFrame = CFrame.new(launcher.CFrame.p, mouse.Hit.p)
rocket.Velocity = rocket.CFrame.lookVector * 100
rocket.Parent = workspace
while true do
rocket.Orientation = CFrame.new(rocket.Velocity).lookVector
wait()
end
end)
end)
This is the bit that doesn't work:
while true do
rocket.Orientation = CFrame.new(rocket.Velocity).lookVector
wait()
end
This bit doesn't do what it's supposed to, it makes all the rocket continuously point towards 0, 0, -1. Can someone figure out why this is happening?
1 answer
You're doing it wrong. When using Orientation you would use Vector3, but in this case we're using CFrame. And when you use lookVector it must have CFrame in front of it because it's a property of CFrame. So the script should look like this
while Wait(0) do
rocket.Velocity = rocket.CFrame.lookVector * 5 -- Place any number here for the desired speed you want
end
Be careful though, because you should set the velocity to a high number otherwise the rocket would fall. Though using BodyPosition, BodyVelocity etc, will be a good idea to fix any issues and make it more efficient.
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