I have the animation and everything for the punch. Now comes detecting it. The first way I thought of, was to check for the hand touching something, do some checks, and if what the hand touched is an enemy, it would deal damage. I'd also have a bool value that can be used to know if the player is punching or not. The problem with that is, the player will have to be really close because of the way Roblox characters are. My second thought was to shoot an invisible and non-collidable block out of the players hand for a few studs and detect a hit that way, if this would be the best way, I'd need an explanation on how to do it. Other than that, does anyone know a system of detecting a punch? Thx in advance for any help
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Best way to deal damage with a punch?
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This is a good resource. I watched this Roblox Developer Conference Video from 2018. The presenter was very informative and offered some great insights and suggestions.
Roblox Developer Conference 2018 - Melee Combat: Design and Tech
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That is a primarily opinion-based question.
No, I'm trying to get suggestions on how to make my system of detection from a punch better
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Ok, sorry, let me rephrase my question then
No offense, that made it kinda worse.
I mean, touched can still be used effectively.
Yeah, I'll try touch and see how it works. After that I'll check back here to see any answer that might have been posted