Hitscan
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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