spaceship/Projectile.gd

extends Area2D

@export var speed: float = 500.0
@export var lifetime: float = 1.5
@export var damage: int = 1
@export var bolt_length: float = 20.0

var velocity: Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
var age: float = 0.0


func _ready() -> void:
	add_to_group("player_projectiles")
	area_entered.connect(_on_area_entered)
	# Draw once. The earlier invisible-bolt bug came from _draw() deriving
	# the bolt's look from `age` - drawing only at age==0 froze it at
	# whatever the age==0 case rendered as. _draw() below is now a fixed
	# shape with no age dependency, so one draw is safe and matches the
	# Ship.gd/Asteroid.gd pattern: position/rotation are transform
	# properties Godot applies at render time without re-tessellating.
	queue_redraw()


func launch(direction: Vector2) -> void:
	velocity = direction.normalized() * speed
	rotation = direction.angle() + PI / 2.0


func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
	position += velocity * delta
	age += delta
	if age >= lifetime:
		queue_free()


func _on_area_entered(area: Area2D) -> void:
	if area.is_in_group("enemies"):
		area.take_damage(damage)
		queue_free()


func _draw() -> void:
	# Fixed-length, constant-brightness bolt. Drawn once and left alone.
	var tip: Vector2 = Vector2(0, -bolt_length * 0.6)
	var tail: Vector2 = Vector2(0, bolt_length * 0.4)
	NeonDraw.draw_glowing_line(self, tail, tip, Color(1.0, 0.85, 0.3), 1.0, 0.5)