Hitscan and Projectile Weapons - Godot FPS Series #8

Overview In this episode, you'll implement two fundamental shooting mechanics: hitscan (instant raycast hits) and projectile (physics-based bullets). By the end, your weapon will fire either instant-hit shots or visible projectiles, both with visual feedback. This episode builds directly on Episode 7 (   • Weapon State Machine - Godot FPS Series #7  ) state machine. We're adding actual shooting logic to replace the print statement. What You'll Learn: Raycast-based hitscan shooting Physics-based projectile system Toggling between shooting modes Basic impact visualization Prerequisites: Completed Episode 7 (Weapon State Machine) Understanding of Godot's raycast system Basic 3D math (vectors, directions) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✅ GET THE SOURCE FILES   / 146194976   ✅ GET THE STARTERKIT PROJECT   / make-fps-2-0-134340702   🏆 The FPS Tutorial Series 2.0 Roadmap https://www.stayathomedev.com/blog/fp... 🎮 Wishlist My FPS Game, Children of Kronos https://store.steampowered.com/app/36... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAPTERS 00:00 Hitscan vs. Projectile 00:10 Weapon Resource Script Changes 01:42 Adding Hitscan Firing 02:24 _perform_hitscan() 02:51 Using PhysicsRayQueryParameters3D 04:27 Spawning the Visual Impact Marker 05:10 Testing Hitscan 05:45 Selecting Collision Masks 06:29 Projectile Class Script 06:58 Why Not RigidBody3D? 09:21 Projectile Scene 10:15 Adding Projectile to Weapon Resource 11:00 Spawning Projectile 12:36 Projectile Test 12:56 Fixing Projectile Rotation 13:34 Better Collision Detection 14:58 Final Projectile Test 15:30 Get the Source Files ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STAYATHOMEDEV ►► https://stayathomedev.com TWITTER ►►   / stayathomedev   BLUESKY ►► https://bsky.app/profile/stayathomede... MY ITCH.IO PAGE ►► https://stayathomedev.itch.io/ PATREON ►►   / stayathomedev_   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resources: GODOT ENGINE ►► https://godotengine.org/ DOWNLOAD GODOT ►► https://godotengine.org/download #godot #gamedev #fpstutorial