Roblox Magic Orb System

Project Documentation

About

This project is a simple, versatile, and customizable magical attack mechanic that can be implemented into Roblox games. It is designed to be easily altered to suit any game's mechanics.

Key Features

• Magic orb projectile: Visually customizable orb with particle, light, and sound effects.
• Collision system: Customizable collision effects and requirements.
• Mechanics: Customizable gameplay mechanics such as orb speed, damage amount, and cooldown length.

Fast Setup Guide

1. Tool Setup: Create a Tool object inside of a game in Roblox Studio. Create a Part object named Handle and set it as a child of the tool.
2. Script Insertion: Add the MagicOrbServerScript to your game's ServerScriptService as a 'Script' and add the MagicOrbLocalScript as a child of the tool you created as a 'LocalScript'.
3. Customization: Customize the orb's visual or gameplay mechanics however you see fit.

Visual Customization

The magic orb's visual appearance can be customized to fit your game's aesthetics in various ways:

• Base Effects

  • Size: The size of the orb can be changed by editing the orbSize variable in the server script. Note: Changing the size of the orb will also affect its collision detection.
  • Color: The color of the orb can be changed by altering the BrickColor of orb in the server script.
  • Material: The material of the orb can be changed by altering the Material of orb in the server script.

• Particle Effects

  • Particle Texture: The texture of the particles emitted by the orb can be changed by editing the TextureId of particleEmitter in the server script.
  • Particle Color: The color of the particles can be changed by editing the ColorSequence of particleEmitter in the server script. Note: Depending on the texture you use, the color may not change much.
  • Particle Size: The size of the particles can be changed by editing the NumberSequence of particleEmitter in the server script.

• Explosion Particle Effects

  • Explosion Texture: The texture of the particles emitted whenever the orb successfully collides can be changed by editing the TextureId of explosionEmitter in the server script.
  • Explosion Color: The color of the explosion particles can be changed by editing the ColorSequence of explosionEmitter in the server script. Note: Depending on the texture you use, the color may not change much.
  • Explosion Size: The size of the particles can be changed by editing the NumberSequence of explosionEmitter in the server script.

• Light Effects

  • Light Color: The color of the light emitted by the orb can be changed by editing the Color value of light in the server script.
  • Light Brightness: The brightness of the light emitted by the orb can be changed by editing the Brightness value of light in the server script.
  • Light Range: The range of the light emitted by the orb can be changed by editing the Range value of light in the server script.

• Sound Effects

  • Cast Sound: The sound played when the player activates the attack can be altered by editing the SoundID and Volume of castSound in the server script.
  • Explosion Sound: The sound played when the orb successfully collides can be altered by editing the SoundID and Volume of explosionSound in the server script.

Gameplay Customization

The gameplay mechanics of the magic orb system can be customized to fit your game's needs:

• Size: The size of the orb can be changed by editing the orbSize variable in the server script. Note: Changing the size of the orb will also affect its visual size.
• Speed: The speed of the orb can be changed by editing the orbSpeed variable in the local script.
• Cooldown: The number of seconds it takes a player to recharge the ability after use can be changed by editing the cooldownTime variable in the local script.
• Collisions: What the orb collides with can be changed within the onTouch() function in the server script. It can be edited to only collide with players or to collide with players and additional objects based on name (such as objects named Barrier).

Reusability

The magic system is designed to be reusable. If you want to create multiple types of magic attacks (e.g., fireballs and frostbolts), simply follow the setup guide again, but change the name of the Remote Event and then customize the new orb as desired. Remember to change the name of the Remote Event in both the local and server scripts.

Ideas for Future Features

• Changing the shape of the orb: A special mesh could be added to orb in order to give the orb a different visual appearance (e.g., an Ice Spike).
• Changing damage mechanics: The orb could be altered to apply a damage-over-time effect rather than instant damage.
• Adding healing mechanics: The orb could be changed to apply healing rather than damage to players who are on the same team as the caster.
• Implementing an autofire system: The orb could be changed to be autofired as long as the player holds down a button instead of needing to be manually activated every time.