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hitscans

hitscans is the plural of hitscan.

Meaning of hitscan

Noun

hitscan (plural hitscans)

  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).2013, Alan R. Stagner, Unity Multiplayer Games

Questions about hitscans

What is hitscans the plural of?
Hitscans is the plural of hitscan.

Words near hitscans in the dictionary

  1. hits up against
  2. hits upon
  3. hits with
  4. hits with the stupid stick
  5. hitscan
  6. hitscans
  7. hitself
  8. Hitsman
  9. Hitsmans
  10. Hitson
  11. Hitsons

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