Melee SWEP not hitting target effectively.

[Holywiremod]

Hello. I am working on some melee SWEPs and have an issue: If the target is running while I am running and swinging at it then every melee attack seems to miss even though I am right next to the target with my crosshair on them. If the target is still while I am still there is no problem. This is the method I am using to determine the target and if it is in range:

	local ply = self.Owner
	
	local tr = util.TraceLine( {
		start = ply:GetShootPos(),
		endpos = ply:GetShootPos() + ply:GetAimVector() * 150,
		filter = ply
	} )

	local ent = tr.Entity
 
        if ( IsValid( ent ) && ent:IsPlayer() && ent:Team() != ply:Team()  ) then
		
		//omitted code to deal damage
		self:SetNextPrimaryFire( CurTime() + self:SequenceDuration() + 1 )
		
	else
	
		self:SetNextPrimaryFire( CurTime() + 1 )
		
	end

Is there a better method that I could be using or am I doing this all wrong? My preferred result is to have every melee attack hit the target within range regardless of if moving or not. Tutorial references are also appreciated.

[Nak]

[url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/util/TraceHull]util.TraceHull[/url] might be worth a shoot.

[Jvs]

And you need to use this as well [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Player/LagCompensation]Player:LagCompensation[/url]

[Holywiremod]

Thanks, the melee weapons work beautifully now. ^_^

Question though: Do guns act the same way? The same issue appears to happen when hitting a player with a bullet via a custom SWEP I made. Some shots deal damage when the target is running while other shots that appear to hit the target deal no damage at all.

I realize lag compensation would likely be a good solution to this, however, is it practical to use util.TraceHull / util.Traceline to guarantee self:FireBullets( BulletTable ) hits the target even though the BulletTable includes BulletTable.Dir and BulletTable.Src?

[Jvs]

FireBullets already uses lag compensation, so unless you're using timers to fire your bullets, it should work fine already.