Hitscan

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A calculation to find the point at which a given line intersects an object in the game world, commonly used to determine whether a bullet or projectile hits a target.

    "With this code the server now has enough information to perform hitscans: it has the position of the player, the player orientation, and the player look direction (camera rotation)."

Example

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"With this code the server now has enough information to perform hitscans: it has the position of the player, the player orientation, and the player look direction (camera rotation)."

Etymology

From hit + scan.

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