EBB Bow

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    "text": "Excellent! I found all the key files. Here's the comprehensive report:\n\n## Key Files for emoji-ball-battles Project\n\n### 1. **Engine Overview (Anchor Engine Overview.md)**\n- **Location:** `E:\\a327ex\\anchor.blot.im\\notes\\Anchor Engine Overview.md`\n- This is the high-level overview of the Anchor engine as referenced in CLAUDE.md\n\n### 2. **Framework API Quick Reference**\n- **Location:** `E:\\a327ex\\emoji-ball-battles\\docs\\FRAMEWORK_API_QUICK.md`\n- The compact function signatures for the framework specific to emoji-ball-battles\n\n### 3. **Main Game Code**\n- **Location:** `E:\\a327ex\\emoji-ball-battles\\main.yue`\n- The actual game code written in YueScript (also compiled to `main.lua` in the same directory)\n\n### Directory Structure Overview\nThe emoji-ball-battles project contains:\n```\nE:/a327ex/emoji-ball-battles/\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 main.yue              (main game code)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 main.lua              (compiled from main.yue)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 anchor.exe            (compiled engine)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 yue.exe               (YueScript compiler)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 docs/\n\u2502   \u251c\u2500\u2500 FRAMEWORK_API_QUICK.md\n\u2502   \u251c\u2500\u2500 FRAMEWORK_API.md\n\u2502   \u251c\u2500\u2500 ENGINE_API_QUICK.md\n\u2502   \u251c\u2500\u2500 ENGINE_API.md\n\u2502   \u251c\u2500\u2500 PHASE2_WEAPONS.md\n\u2502   \u2514\u2500\u2500 WEAPON_DESIGN.md\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 anchor/               (framework code)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 assets/               (game assets)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 reference/            (reference materials)\n\u2514\u2500\u2500 run.bat               (build script)\n```\n\n### Additional Resources Available\n- **Full Framework API:** `E:\\a327ex\\emoji-ball-battles\\docs\\FRAMEWORK_API.md` (detailed documentation with examples)\n- **Full Engine API:** `E:\\a327ex\\emoji-ball-battles\\docs\\ENGINE_API.md`\n- **Engine API Quick:** `E:\\a327ex\\emoji-ball-battles\\docs\\ENGINE_API_QUICK.md`\n\nAll the files you need are accessible and ready for review!"
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1→Generated by Claude (Opus 4.5)
     2→
     3→---
     4→
     5→# Anchor Engine Overview
     6→
     7→Anchor is a 2D game engine for solo indie developers. It combines a C core with YueScript (a language that compiles to Lua) for game logic. The engine handles rendering, physics, audio, and input while the framework provides high-level abstractions for building games quickly.
     8→
     9→---
    10→
    11→## Core Philosophy
    12→
    13→**Locality** — Everything about a game object lives in one place. No scattered configuration files, no registering components in separate systems. A class definition contains its properties, behaviors, children, and cleanup logic together.
    14→
    15→**No bureaucracy** — No imports, no dependency injection, no boilerplate. Resources are registered once and accessed globally. Things work without setup.
    16→
    17→**YueScript** — A clean syntax that compiles to Lua. Classes, `@` for self-reference, significant whitespace, operator overloading. Pleasant to read and write.
    18→
    19→---
    20→
    21→## Architecture
    22→
    23→```
    24→┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
    25→│  Game Code (YueScript)                  │
    26→│  - Your game objects and logic          │
    27→├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
    28→│  Framework (YueScript)                  │
    29→│  - object, layer, timer, collider, etc. │
    30→├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
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1→# Framework API Quick Reference
     2→
     3→Function signatures for YueScript framework classes. See `FRAMEWORK_API.md` for detailed documentation with examples.
     4→
     5→## Initialization
     6→
     7→```
     8→require('anchor')
     9→  width: 640        -- game resolution width (default: 480)
    10→  height: 360       -- game resolution height (default: 270)
    11→  title: "My Game"  -- window title (default: "Anchor")
    12→  scale: 2          -- initial window scale (default: 3)
    13→  vsync: true       -- vertical sync (default: true)
    14→  fullscreen: false -- start fullscreen (default: false)
    15→  resizable: true   -- window resizable (default: true)
    16→  filter: "rough"   -- "rough" or "smooth" (default: "rough")
    17→```
    18→
    19→## Root Object (an)
    20→
    21→### Engine State (Static)
    22→```
    23→an.width -> int           -- game resolution width
    24→an.height -> int          -- game resolution height
    25→an.dt -> number           -- fixed delta time (1/120)
    26→an.platform -> string     -- "web" or "windows"
    27→```
    28→
    29→### Engine State (Dynamic - updated every frame)
    30→```
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1760:class weapon_ui extends object

2061:class sword_flame extends object

2375:class projectile extends object

605:      vx_a = vx_a / ball_a.weapon_weight

606:      vy_a = vy_a / ball_a.weapon_weight

607:      vx_b = vx_b / ball_b.weapon_weight

608:      vy_b = vy_b / ball_b.weapon_weight

632:      scaled_change_a = change_a / ball_a.weapon_weight^2

633:      scaled_change_b = change_b / ball_b.weapon_weight^2

656:      ball_a.can_swing_sound_time = 0 if ball_a.weapon_class == 'melee'

657:      ball_b.can_swing_sound_time = 0 if ball_b.weapon_class == 'melee'

669:      if ball_a.weapon_class == 'melee'

670:        ball_a.weapon_ui\reflect!

671:      if ball_b.weapon_class == 'melee'

672:        ball_b.weapon_ui\reflect!

739:      continue if ball_object.weapon_class != 'melee'

752:      scaled_change = change / ball_object.weapon_weight^2

763:      ball_object.weapon_ui\reflect!

783:      owner.weapon_ui\landed_hit!

800:      continue if attacker.weapon_class != 'melee'

807:      attacker.weapon_ui\landed_hit!

810:      if attacker.weapon_type == 'dagger'

813:      elseif attacker.weapon_type == 'sword' and attacker.thrusting and not attacker.thrust_hit_this_thrust

819:      weapon_x = attacker.x + attacker.weapon_visual_offset*math.cos(attacker.angle)

820:      weapon_y = attacker.y + attacker.weapon_visual_offset*math.sin(attacker.angle)

845:      weapon_vx = -av * ball_object.weapon_visual_offset * math.sin(ball_object.angle)

846:      can_kill = ball_object.weapon_class == 'melee'

1068:  new: (@x, @y, @team, @weapon_type='dagger') =>

1076:    -- Weapon setup based on weapon_type

1077:    if @weapon_type == 'gun'

1094:    elseif @weapon_type == 'sword'

1206:    @\add weapon_ui @team, @weapon_type

1213:    if @weapon_type == 'gun'

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261:class arena extends object

1067:class ball extends object

1607:class hp_bar extends object

1639:class cooldown_bar extends object

1673:class hp_ui extends object

1760:class weapon_ui extends object

1916:class star_particle extends object

1943:class emoji_particle extends object

1992:class hit_circle extends object

2012:class boom_particle extends object

2031:class fire_particle extends object

2061:class sword_flame extends object

2262:class hit_particle extends object

2300:class afterimage extends object

2329:class dash_particle extends object

2356:class hit_effect extends object

2375:class projectile extends object

2443:class damage_number extends object

2488:class status_text extends object

2591:class emoji_text extends object

2648:class plant extends object

2793:class dying_plant extends object

2846:class wall extends object

1067→class ball extends object
  1068→  new: (@x, @y, @team, @weapon_type='dagger') =>
  1069→    super!
  1070→    @\tag 'ball'
  1071→    @image = @team == 'player' and an.images.cowboy or an.images.no_mouth
  1072→    @radius = 10
  1073→    @scale = 2*@radius/@image.width
  1074→    @scale = 1.125*@scale if @team == 'player' -- cowboy is visually larger
  1075→
  1076→    -- Weapon setup based on weapon_type
  1077→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'
  1078→      @weapon_class = 'ranged'
  1079→      @weapon_image = an.images.gun
  1080→      @weapon_visual_offset = 21
  1081→      @weapon_perpendicular_offset = 2
  1082→      @weapon_hitbox_offset = 21
  1083→      @weapon_hitbox_length = 20
  1084→      @weapon_hitbox_width = 12
  1085→      @weapon_scale = 18/512 -- gun.png is 512x512
  1086→      @weapon_scale_y = -18/512 -- y flipped
  1087→      @weapon_rotation_offset = math.pi -- gun points left, rotate to point outward
  1088→      @base_angular_velocity = 1.5*math.pi
  1089→      @max_angular_velocity = 3*math.pi
  1090→      @weapon_weight = 1.0
  1091→      @hit_stop_multiplier = 1.0
  1092→      @hit_particle_multiplier = 1.0
  1093→      @camera_shake_multiplier = 1.0
  1094→    elseif @weapon_type == 'sword'
  1095→      @weapon_class = 'melee'
  1096→      @weapon_image = an.images.sword
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1380→      game\pop!
  1381→
  1382→    -- Draw weapon at offset, rotated with ball (recoil_offset pulls gun toward ball)
  1383→    actual_offset = @weapon_visual_offset - @weapon_recoil_offset
  1384→    if @thrusting
  1385→      actual_offset += @radius*stretch_amount*squash_t*2
  1386→    perpendicular_angle = @angle - math.pi/2
  1387→    weapon_x = @x + actual_offset*math.cos(@angle) + @weapon_perpendicular_offset*math.cos(perpendicular_angle)
  1388→    weapon_y = @y + actual_offset*math.sin(@angle) + @weapon_perpendicular_offset*math.sin(perpendicular_angle)
  1389→    weapon_spring = @spring.weapon.x
  1390→    if @thrusting
  1391→      weapon_stretch = 1 + stretch_amount*squash_t*0.4
  1392→      weapon_squeeze = 1 - squeeze_amount*squash_t*0.4
  1393→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @thrust_angle, weapon_stretch, weapon_squeeze
  1394→      weapons\push 0, 0, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil - @thrust_angle, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1395→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1396→      weapons\pop!
  1397→      weapons\pop!
  1398→    else
  1399→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1400→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1401→      weapons\pop!
  1402→
  1403→    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox
  1404→    hitbox_x = @x + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.cos(@angle)
  1405→    hitbox_y = @y + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.sin(@angle)
  1406→    debug_draw\push hitbox_x, hitbox_y, @angle
  1407→    -- debug_draw\rectangle -@weapon_hitbox_length/2, -@weapon_hitbox_width/2, @weapon_hitbox_length, @weapon_hitbox_width, red!
  1408→    debug_draw\pop!
  1409→
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1580→    @timer\after @thrust_cooldown, 'thrust_cooldown', -> @thrust_ready = true
  1581→    @cooldown_bar\activate @thrust_cooldown
  1582→
  1583→  flash_ball: (duration=0.15) =>
  1584→    @ball_flashing = true
  1585→    @timer\after duration, 'ball_flash', -> @ball_flashing = false
  1586→
  1587→  -- Squash ball on wall collision: horizontal wall squashes y, vertical wall squashes x
  1588→  squash: (normal_x, normal_y, amount=0.3) =>
  1589→    if math.abs(normal_y) > math.abs(normal_x)
  1590→      -- Horizontal wall (floor/ceiling): squash y, stretch x
  1591→      @spring\pull 'squash_x', amount, 3, 0.5
  1592→      @spring\pull 'squash_y', -amount*0.5, 3, 0.5
  1593→    else
  1594→      -- Vertical wall (left/right): squash x, stretch y
  1595→      @spring\pull 'squash_y', amount, 3, 0.5
  1596→      @spring\pull 'squash_x', -amount*0.5, 3, 0.5
  1597→
  1598→  -- Start ball movement (called when game unpauses)
  1599→  start_moving: =>
  1600→    @collider\set_gravity_scale 1
  1601→    @collider\apply_impulse an.random\sign!*an.random\float(5, 10), an.random\float(-10, 10)
  1602→    @collider\set_angular_velocity @base_angular_velocity
  1603→
  1604→
  1605→
  1606→-- HP bar: temporary bar below entity (added as child)
  1607→class hp_bar extends object
  1608→  new: (args={}) =>
  1609→    super 'hp_bar'
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1760→class weapon_ui extends object
  1761→  new: (@team, weapon_type) =>
  1762→    super 'weapon_ui'
  1763→    @weapon_type = weapon_type
  1764→
  1765→    -- Emoji properties
  1766→    @emoji_x = if @team == 'player' then 59 else 421
  1767→    @emoji_y = 60
  1768→    @emoji_image = if @team == 'player' then an.images.cowboy else an.images.no_mouth
  1769→    @emoji_hit_image = if @team == 'player' then an.images.cowboy_hit else an.images.no_mouth_hit
  1770→    @emoji_scale = 20/512
  1771→    @emoji_scale *= 1.1 if @team == 'player'
  1772→    @showing_hit = false
  1773→    @emoji_oy = 0
  1774→
  1775→    -- Weapon properties
  1776→    @weapon_x = if @team == 'player' then 91 else 389
  1777→    @weapon_y = 60
  1778→    @weapon_image = if weapon_type == 'gun' then an.images.gun elseif weapon_type == 'sword' then an.images.sword else an.images.dagger
  1779→    @weapon_scale = 20/512
  1780→    @weapon_flip_x = if @team == 'player' then -1 else 1
  1781→
  1782→    -- Board properties
  1783→    -- @board_y = 102
  1784→    -- @board_scale = 102/512
  1785→
  1786→    -- Text properties
  1787→    @text_x = if @team == 'player' then 65 else 400
  1788→    @text_y = 92
  1789→    @text_oy = 0
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2375→class projectile extends object
  2376→  new: (@x, @y, args={}) =>
  2377→    super!
  2378→    @\tag 'projectile'
  2379→    @team = args.team  -- team that spawned this projectile
  2380→    @velocity = args.velocity or 10
  2381→    @direction = args.direction or 0
  2382→    @w = 15
  2383→    @h = 8
  2384→    @bounces = args.bounces or 0  -- starts at 0, increases with hits landed
  2385→
  2386→    -- Physics collider (physical shape for wall collision)
  2387→    @\add collider 'projectile', 'dynamic', 'box', @w, @h
  2388→    @collider\set_position @x, @y
  2389→    @collider\set_restitution 0.75
  2390→    @collider\set_friction 0
  2391→    @collider\set_gravity_scale 0.5
  2392→    @collider\apply_impulse @velocity*math.cos(@direction), @velocity*math.sin(@direction)
  2393→    @collider\set_density 0.4
  2394→    @collider\set_bullet true  -- continuous collision detection
  2395→
  2396→    -- Sensor shape for ball detection (passes through balls)
  2397→    @ball_sensor = @collider\add_box 'projectile_sensor', @w, @h, {sensor: true}
  2398→    @collider\set_density 0, @ball_sensor
  2399→
  2400→    -- Visual feedback
  2401→    @\add spring!
  2402→    @spring\add 'hit', 1
  2403→    @spring\pull 'hit', 0.3, 3, 0.5  -- pop on spawn
  2404→
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1317→
  1318→    -- Low floor detection: if vertical velocity stays low while near the floor, give it a hop
  1319→    vx, vy = @collider\get_velocity!
  1320→    near_floor = @y + @radius > @parent.y + @parent.h - 20
  1321→    if near_floor
  1322→      @low_vy_time += dt
  1323→      if @low_vy_time > @low_vy_threshold and math.abs(vy) < 15
  1324→        @low_vy_time = 0
  1325→        @low_vy_threshold = an.random\float 0.5, 1.5
  1326→        @collider\apply_impulse math.sign(vx)*an.random\float(0, 6), -24
  1327→        -- Sound
  1328→        an\sound_play 'hop', 0.5, an.random\float(0.95, 1.05)
  1329→        -- Squash horizontally, stretch vertically (opposite of floor hit)
  1330→        @spring\pull 'squash_y', 0.5, 3, 0.5
  1331→        @spring\pull 'squash_x', -0.25, 3, 0.5
  1332→        -- Spawn dash particle at ball's bottom, direction opposite to velocity
  1333→        particle_angle = math.remap(vx, -100, 100, math.pi/4, 3*math.pi/4) + an.random\float(-math.pi/8, math.pi/8)
  1334→        @parent.effects\add dash_particle @x, @y + @radius, {direction: particle_angle}
  1335→    else
  1336→      @low_vy_time = 0
  1337→
  1338→    -- Draw ball
  1339→    squash_x = @spring.squash_x.x
  1340→    squash_y = @spring.squash_y.x
  1341→    hit_scale = @spring.hit.x
  1342→
  1343→    -- Thrust squash values (used by both ball and weapon draw)
  1344→    squash_t, stretch_amount, squeeze_amount = 0, 0, 0
  1345→    if @thrusting
  1346→      squash_t = math.sin(@thrust_progress*math.pi)
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770→
   771→      -- Skip if hitting same team
   772→      continue if ball_object.team == projectile_object.team
   773→
   774→      vx, vy = projectile_object.collider\get_velocity!
   775→      intensity = math.remap math.length(vx, vy), 300, 600, 0, 1
   776→      projectile_object\hit intensity, 'ball'
   777→
   778→      ball_object\take_damage 1
   779→
   780→      -- Track hit for projectile owner
   781→      owner = if projectile_object.team == 'player' then @player_ball else @enemy_ball
   782→      owner.hits_landed += 1
   783→      owner.weapon_ui\landed_hit!
   784→
   785→      -- Spawn star particles at hit location
   786→      x = (projectile_object.x + ball_object.x)/2
   787→      y = (projectile_object.y + ball_object.y)/2
   788→      for i = 1, an.random\int 1, 3
   789→        @effects\add star_particle x, y,
   790→          flash_on_spawn: true
   791→
   792→    -- Weapon-ball sensor: deal damage (melee only)
   793→    for event in *an\sensor_begin_events 'weapon_hitbox', 'ball'
   794→      attacker = event.a  -- weapon_hitbox tag (ball that owns the weapon)
   795→      defender = event.b  -- ball tag (ball that got hit)
   796→
   797→      -- Skip self-hit, same team, and ranged weapons
   798→      continue if attacker == defender
   799→      continue if attacker.team == defender.team
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1→# Weapon Design
     2→
     3→Emoji candidates for weapons.
     4→
     5→---
     6→
     7→## Gameplay Mechanics
     8→
     9→Status effects and systems that weapons/items can interact with.
    10→
    11→### Poison (P)
    12→- **Mechanic:** Intensity (Independent)
    13→- **Tick rate:** 0.5s
    14→- **Damage per tick:** 1 per stack
    15→- **Duration:** 2 seconds per stack (each expires independently)
    16→- **Display:** P [stacks]
    17→- 1 stack = 4 ticks = 4 damage over 2s
    18→- At steady state 1 hit/s ≈ 2 stacks active = 4 DPS
    19→- Synergizes with fast-hitting weapons
    20→
    21→### Bleed (B)
    22→- **Mechanic:** Counter (Wall Triggers)
    23→- **Trigger:** Target hits a wall
    24→- **Damage per trigger:** 1, consumes 1 stack
    25→- **Display:** B [stacks]
    26→- Converts wall bounces into damage
    27→- Synergizes with knockback (more bounces = more damage)
    28→
    29→### Burn (B)
    30→- **Mechanic:** Intensity (Refreshing)
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Now I have a good understanding of the codebase. Let me also check what images/assets are available for the bow, and see the arena's init section to understand how balls are spawned.

261→class arena extends object
   262→  new: =>
   263→    super 'arena'
   264→
   265→    @\add object 'effects'
   266→    @\add object 'projectiles'
   267→    @\add timer!
   268→
   269→    -- Play area dimensions (200x200, centered)
   270→    @w, @h = 200, 200
   271→    @x = (gw - @w)/2
   272→    @y = (gh - @h)/2
   273→    wall_thickness = 200
   274→
   275→    -- Create walls as children (top, bottom/floor, left, right)
   276→    -- Create walls as children (top, bottom/floor, left, right)
   277→    -- Floor is only arena width; side walls extend down to cover the rest
   278→    @\add wall @x + @w/2, @y - wall_thickness/2, @w + wall_thickness*2, wall_thickness
   279→    @\add wall @x + @w/2, @y + @h + wall_thickness/2, @w, wall_thickness, nil, true
   280→    @\add wall @x - wall_thickness/2, @y + @h/2 + wall_thickness/2, wall_thickness, @h + wall_thickness
   281→    @\add wall @x + wall_thickness/2 + @w, @y + @h/2 + wall_thickness/2, wall_thickness, @h + wall_thickness
   282→
   283→    -- Create balls
   284→    @player_ball = ball @x + @w*0.25, @y + @h/2, 'player', 'gun'
   285→    @enemy_ball = ball @x + @w*0.75, @y + @h/2, 'enemy', 'sword'
   286→    @\add @player_ball
   287→    @\add @enemy_ball
   288→
   289→    -- Create plants container and spawn plant groups
   290→    @\add object 'plants'
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E:\a327ex\emoji-ball-battles\reference\bow-reference.md

E:\a327ex\emoji-ball-battles\reference\emojunky-one\res\bow_and_arrow.png
E:\a327ex\emoji-ball-battles\reference\emojunky-one\res\arrow.png
E:\a327ex\emoji-ball-battles\reference\emoji-merge-main\assets\curving_arrow.png

1→global *
     2→
     3→require('anchor')
     4→  width: 480
     5→  height: 270
     6→  scale: 3
     7→
     8→-- Game dimensions
     9→gw, gh = an.width, an.height
    10→
    11→-- Twitter emoji color palette
    12→white = color 255, 255, 255
    13→black = color 0, 0, 0
    14→gray = color 128, 128, 128
    15→bg_color = color 48, 49, 50
    16→fg = color 231, 232, 233
    17→fg_dark = color 201, 202, 203
    18→yellow = color 253, 205, 86
    19→star_yellow = color 255, 172, 51
    20→orange = color 244, 146, 0
    21→blue = color 83, 175, 239
    22→green = color 122, 179, 87
    23→red = color 223, 37, 64
    24→purple = color 172, 144, 216
    25→brown = color 195, 105, 77
    26→wall_color = fg\clone!\mix yellow, 0.1
    27→
    28→-- Sky colors (subtle blue gradient)
    29→sky_top = color 135, 206, 235     -- light sky blue
    30→sky_bottom = color 231, 232, 233  -- same as fg (off-white)
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72:an\image 'slight_smile', 'assets/slight_smile.png'

73:an\image 'cowboy', 'assets/cowboy.png'

74:an\image 'cowboy_hit', 'assets/cowboy_hit.png'

75:an\image 'no_mouth', 'assets/no_mouth.png'

76:an\image 'no_mouth_hit', 'assets/no_mouth_hit.png'

77:an\image 'dagger', 'assets/dagger.png'

78:an\image 'sword', 'assets/sword.png'

79:an\image 'gun', 'assets/gun.png'

80:an\image 'boom', 'assets/boom.png'

81:an\image 'star', 'assets/star.png'

82:an\image 'dash', 'assets/dash.png'

85:an\image 'seedling', 'assets/seedling.png'

86:an\image 'sheaf', 'assets/sheaf.png'

87:an\image 'tulip', 'assets/tulip.png'

88:an\image 'blossom', 'assets/blossom.png'

89:an\image 'four_leaf_clover', 'assets/four_leaf_clover.png'

92:an\image 'cloud', 'assets/cloud.png'

93:an\image 'sun', 'assets/sun.png'

97:  an\image tostring(i), "assets/#{i}.png"

101:  an\image c, "assets/#{c}.png"

102:an\image 'plus', 'assets/plus.png'

105:an\image 'heart', 'assets/heart.png'

106:an\image 'blue_board', 'assets/blue_board.png'

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ball_wall.ogg
batoru_umi_to_mamono_no_kodomo_tachi.ogg
blossom.png
blue_board.png
boom.png
c.png
cloud.png
concrete_2.ogg
concrete_5.ogg
concrete_8.ogg
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700→        @\apply_direct_force_to_nearby_plants ball_object.x, ball_object.y, 75, vy
   701→        -- Sound (only if plants are nearby)
   702→        for p in *@plants.children
   703→          if math.abs(ball_object.x - p.x) < 40
   704→            an\sound_play "grass_impact_#{an.random\int(1, 3)}", 0.5, an.random\float(0.95, 1.05)
   705→            break
   706→
   707→    -- Projectile-wall collision: bounce and spawn effects
   708→    for event in *an\collision_begin_events 'projectile', 'wall'
   709→      projectile_object = event.a
   710→
   711→      vx, vy = projectile_object.collider\get_velocity!
   712→      intensity = math.remap math.length(vx, vy), 300, 600, 0, 1
   713→      projectile_object\hit intensity, 'wall'
   714→
   715→      -- Sound
   716→      an\sound_play "concrete_#{an.random\int(1, 3)}", 0.7, an.random\float(0.95, 1.05)
   717→
   718→      -- Spawn hit effects
   719→      normal_angle = math.angle event.normal_x, event.normal_y
   720→      @effects\add hit_circle event.point_x, event.point_y, {radius: 6 + 4*intensity, duration: an.random\float(0.15, 0.3), color: yellow, flash_on_spawn: true}
   721→      for i = 1, an.random\int 1, 3
   722→        @effects\add hit_particle event.point_x, event.point_y,
   723→          velocity: intensity*an.random\float(100, 200)
   724→          direction: normal_angle + math.pi + an.random\float(-math.pi/3, math.pi/3)
   725→          duration: an.random\float(0.3, 0.5)
   726→          color: yellow
   727→          gravity: 256
   728→          flash_on_spawn: true
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User has answered your questions: "Do you have a bow_and_arrow.png emoji asset ready to copy into assets/, or should I copy the one from reference/emojunky-one/res/?"="I have bow.png and arrow.png in the assets/ folder. We'll do the line as the bow is about to fire as color 217, 158, 130.", "For the arrow projectile, should we reuse the existing projectile class (yellow rounded rectangle) or create a new arrow-specific class? The reference describes arrows as narrow 18x4 hitboxes that stick to walls."="Modify projectile for the case when its an arrow. Don't do the setting via args though, args should only be passed projectile_type or something similar, and then inside the class you do switches or conditionals based on the type.", "What should the bow's alignment check look like? The gun uses a long raycast (500px). Should the bow use the same approach?"="Same as gun (Recommended)". You can now continue with the user's answers in mind.

OK, so the user wants:

1. **Assets**: `bow.png` and `arrow.png` are already in `assets/` - I need to register them with `an\image`
2. **Arrow projectile**: Modify the existing `projectile` class with a `projectile_type` field, and use conditionals inside the class for arrow-specific behavior (narrow hitbox, wall sticking, etc.)
3. **Alignment**: Same as gun - long raycast

Let me plan the implementation:

1. Register `bow.png` and `arrow.png` images
2. Add bow weapon config in `ball.new()` 


3. Implement the bow alignment method matching the gun's raycast approach
4. Create the bow firing method with auto-fire timing
5. Extend the `projectile` class to handle arrow-type projectiles with a narrower hitbox, no gravity, and wall-sticking behavior that leaves arrows embedded as decorative elements
6. Update the weapon UI to display bow stats
7. Add the bow string color to the visual styling

Let me double-check the bow requirements...

The bow uses auto-attack like the gun and sword with raycast alignment, and scaling increases the number of arrows fired per shot rather than damage or speed. For visuals, I need to show the bowstring being drawn as a line from the bow, with a pull animation when firing and a recoil spring effect on release. The arrows should stick to walls briefly as decorations before fading out.

Now I'm setting up the bow configuration in the ball initialization...

Configuring bow stats... I need to check the bow.png image to determine the rotation offset, since the user mentioned having it in the assets folder. I can use the Read tool to examine the image and figure out the proper orientation.

Let me map out the implementation systematically: registering the images, configuring the bow in the ball initialization, creating alignment and firing methods, setting up the auto-fire timer, adapting the projectile class for arrows, and handling stuck arrow states. I'll present each piece incrementally for review rather than batching everything together.

Now I'm realizing the bowstring visual is tricky—it needs to be a V-shape when the bow is pulling and straight when idle, but unlike the reference game where the player is stationary, here the ball is constantly spinning and the weapon rotates with it. The bowstring would need to be drawn relative to the weapon's position and angle, which adds complexity to the rendering logic.

For the arrow sticking to walls, I could either create an inline decoration object at the impact point that fades out after a second, or build that behavior directly into the projectile class itself.

The cleaner approach is to have the projectile class check its type—I'll add a `projectile_type` parameter that defaults to 'bullet', then use conditionals to handle arrow-specific behavior like spawning a dead arrow decoration on wall impact instead of bouncing or disappearing.

Let me structure this step by step, starting with the simplest modifications and building up from there.

First, I need to check if the arrow and bow assets already exist in the project.

arrow.png
bow.png

[
  {
    "type": "image",
    "note": "[image stored privately: vault/media/ebb-bow/001.png]"
  }
]

[
  {
    "type": "image",
    "note": "[image stored privately: vault/media/ebb-bow/002.png]"
  }
]

Now I can see the images:

**bow.png**: A curved bow shape (like a boomerang/L-shape), brown/copper colored. The bow curves from bottom-left to top-right, with the string side facing bottom-right. The opening/concave side faces toward the bottom-right. It's oriented with tips pointing up-right and down-left.

**arrow.png**: An arrow pointing upper-left (roughly 135° or -45° from horizontal). The arrowhead is gray/silver at the top-left, shaft goes diagonally to bottom-right where there are colorful fletching (red, orange, yellow).

So the arrow points roughly from bottom-right to top-left, at about 225° from positive x-axis (or -135°, or equivalently at about 3π/4 radians from positive x). Actually, more precisely it looks like it goes from bottom-right (fletching) to upper-left (arrowhead), so the "forward" direction is approximately at angle 225° = 5π/4 from positive x-axis... wait let me think again.
 
Let me reconsider the angle more carefully. The arrow's tip is in the upper-left and the fletching is in the bottom-right, so it's pointing toward the upper-left. In standard screen coordinates where right is 0° and angles increase counterclockwise, upper-left would be around 135°. be about 225° in screen coords... no.

Let me reconsider the angle system. In this game engine, angles follow standard math conventions where 0 points right, π/2 points down (since y increases downward on screen), π points left, and -π/2 or 3π/2 points up. The arrow image points toward the upper-left, which would be around -3π/4 or 5π/4.

Looking at how other weapons handle rotation offsets—the gun uses π because it points left, the sword uses π/4 because it's angled up-right, and the dagger uses -3π/4. The weapon_rotation_offset adjusts the image so that when the ball angle is 0 (pointing right), the weapon appears to point outward in that direction. For the bow, I need to figure out what offset aligns its concave side properly.

The bow's concave side (where the string would be) faces bottom-right in the image, and that's where arrows would fire from. The weapon system positions weapons to point outward from the ball along its angle, so the bow's concave side needs to face away from the ball for arrows to fire correctly.

Since the bow image has its opening facing roughly π/4 radians (bottom-right), I need to rotate it by -π/4 to align the concave side with the right direction (0 radians) when the ball points right.

Actually, let me reconsider how this works with the existing weapons. The gun points left in its image and uses a π radian offset to flip it rightward at angle 0. For the sword, which angles up-right in the image, I'd apply a similar offset to orient it correctly when the ball fires.

Looking at the dagger with its -3π/4 offset and the bow with its curved shape from bottom-left to upper-right tip—the pattern is clear: each weapon's rotation offset normalizes its natural image orientation so that angle 0 points right, then the ball's actual angle rotates it from there.

For the bow specifically, the concave side (where arrows fire from) faces roughly down-right, so I need to rotate it by about -π/4 to align that firing direction rightward. I'll start with `weapon_rotation_offset = -π/4` and let the user fine-tune from there if needed. I think starting with `weapon_rotation_offset = 0` makes sense since the bow already seems to face roughly rightward, and I can always adjust it based on how it actually fires. The concave opening appears to point right and slightly downward, so I'll set up the bow configuration and let the user fine-tune the rotation if needed.

For the bow itself, I'm treating it like a ranged weapon similar to the gun with a visual offset around 21 pixels. The arrows will be narrower projectiles with reduced gravity so they fly straighter, and when they hit walls they'll stick as decorative elements. I'm also adding a bowstring visual that draws as a tan line on the concave side—staying straight when idle but pulling into a V-shape during the firing animation.

Now I need to figure out how to position the bowstring relative to the bow's tip points. For the scaling mechanic, each hit increases the arrow count by one, so I'll track arrows_per_shot and spawn multiple arrows with a slight spread when firing. I'm going to start implementing this by registering the bow image and setting up the weapon config in ball.new(), then we can iterate from there. I need to figure out where exactly to insert the code—the image registrations go after the dash.png line around line 82, and the weapon config block needs to go before the else/dagger section, which means adding an `elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'` block after the sword config around line 1110. Now I'm working through the weapon_rotation_offset value by looking at how other weapons handle their angles—the gun uses π to flip its direction, and I need to determine what offset makes sense for the bow's orientation. which is angle 3π/4 (down-left in screen coords), then adding weapon_rotation_offset = -3π/4 would rotate it to 0 (right). So each weapon's offset is calibrated to point its natural image angle toward the right when the ball is at angle 0.

For the bow, I need to identify its natural pointing direction—where the arrow would actually fire from. The bow's concave opening faces toward the lower-right of the image, which corresponds to roughly a 45-degree angle, so I'll need to calculate the appropriate offset to align it correctly. Looking at the actual bow image, it's a curved brown shape where the upper end points toward the upper-right and the lower end extends toward the lower-left, with the concave side facing down-right. The firing direction would be perpendicular to the string that runs between those two tips.

Let me reconsider this using the standard bow emoji as a reference—the arrow points right while the bow's concave opening faces right. The bow.png appears similar, so if the concave side already mostly faces right, the weapon_rotation_offset should be close to zero or slightly negative. Based on how the bow's opening is angled, I'm estimating it faces roughly 30 degrees below horizontal.

Actually, let me trace the bow's geometry more carefully. The curve runs from lower-left to upper-right, which means the opening bisector points upper-left (the back of the bow), so the firing direction would be opposite at about -45 degrees. I'll go with -π/4 as a starting offset and let the user fine-tune it visually. So the bow fires perpendicular to the string, which means the natural firing direction is π/4 in screen coordinates. To rotate it so the arrow fires right at angle 0, I need a weapon_rotation_offset of -π/4. I'll try that and adjust if needed.

For the weapon scale, I'm looking at what other weapons use — the gun and dagger are 18/512, the sword is 32/512. The bow should be slightly larger than the gun to look proportional, so I'll set it to 20/512 without any y-flipping. For the visual offset, the gun uses 21 and the dagger uses 24, so the bow should fall somewhere in that range since it's similar in size to the gun.

Since the bow is ranged, its hitbox matters less for direct combat but still needs to collide with other weapons and walls, so I'll mirror the gun's hitbox values. For the scaling mechanic, I need to set the base arrows per shot to 1 and increment it each time the bow lands a hit, using the same firing alignment as the gun with arrow spread.

Now I'm working out the bowstring rendering—it needs to be drawn in weapon-local space as a tan line that forms a V-shape when pulled and stays straight when idle. I'm calculating the anchor positions at the bow's tips relative to the center, then scaling them down to match the weapon's coordinate system. I'm breaking this down into manageable steps: registering the bow images and weapon config, adding alignment and firing logic, creating arrow projectiles with special physics, handling arena collisions, rendering the bowstring visually, updating the UI, and scaling arrow count on hits. Let me start with the first step.

I need to check the actual bow.png orientation to get the rotation offset right, but I'll work with what the user has and note it might need tuning. Now I'm setting up the image registration and bow weapon configuration...

Writing bow config... Setting up the bow's auto-fire system with a timer that waits for the bow to be ready and aligned before triggering the fire method, then implementing the alignment check by raycasting from the bow tip to detect enemies in line of sight. I'm calculating the bow tip position based on the firing angle, then applying weapon feedback through spring animations and recoil. Now I'm spawning the arrows with a spread pattern that varies based on how many arrows are fired per shot.

Looking at the gun's perpendicular offset calculation, I notice it uses an 8-pixel offset perpendicular to the firing angle, which relates to the weapon's perpendicular offset property.

For the bow, I should keep things simpler since it has no perpendicular offset—the arrow just fires straight from the bow's center. Now I'm thinking through what needs to change for arrow projectiles: they need a narrower hitbox, minimal gravity, no bouncing, and should render as a rotated arrow image instead of a rectangle. When arrows hit walls, they should stick as decorations rather than bouncing, and I need to handle the ball collision case as well.

Creating a stuck arrow decoration... pattern to the existing effects. I could make the stuck arrow an inline object with a timer child, setting up the position and angle, then tweening the alpha value to fade it out before destroying it.

But I need to check how the color function actually works in this codebase and look at how other particles handle fading. Looking at the existing particle effects like `emoji_particle` and `star_particle`, they seem to tween scale to zero rather than alpha, so I should probably follow that same pattern for consistency.

Actually, for the stuck arrow fade effect, I think the cleaner approach is to tween a custom alpha property and reconstruct the color each frame based on that value. Let me work through the implementation step by step, starting with the image registration and bow configuration since those form a natural unit, and I should present each piece for review before moving forward.

Now I'm realizing the bow is a ranged weapon, so it shouldn't follow the same hitbox pattern as melee weapons. Looking at how weapons are initialized, every weapon gets both a physical hitbox for weapon-weapon collisions and a sensor for damage detection. The arena filters melee damage by checking the weapon class, so ranged weapons' sensors won't trigger melee damage even though the hitbox exists for bounce physics. Let me verify this is actually how the gun works too.

Checking the initialization code, yes—all weapons including guns get both a physical hitbox and a sensor. The collision handler explicitly skips melee damage for non-melee weapons, which means the bow can still physically collide with other weapons but won't deal melee damage through its sensor. That makes sense for the physics system.

Alright, I have enough context now. I'm thinking about the best order to present the changes: starting with the image registration, then the bow configuration, the auto-fire timer and alignment method, the bow_fire implementation, projectile modifications for arrows, arena collision handling for bow scaling, and finally the weapon class definition.

For the scaling mechanic, I need to look at how other weapons handle it—daggers increase angular velocity on hit, guns reduce cooldown, swords add thrust damage. The bow's scaling would work through projectile hits rather than the melee sensor events, since the collision filter already prevents non-melee weapons from triggering melee damage.

The simplest approach is to increment `arrows_per_shot` directly when a bow projectile hits something, rather than computing it dynamically from `hits_landed` like the gun does. I can add this right after the existing hit tracking in the projectile sensor section. arrows_per_shot = 1 + hits_landed`. But that might scale too fast. Let me think...

The reference says "+1 arrow per hit." So each time an arrow hits an enemy, you get +1 arrow on the next shot. That means `arrows_per_shot` starts at 1 and goes up by 1 each hit. If I use `@arrows_per_shot = 1 + @hits_landed`, that directly computes it without needing a separate variable. 

But that might be too fast — after 10 hits you'd fire 11 arrows. Maybe it should be configurable. Let me add it as a separate field that can be tuned:

- `@arrows_per_hit = 1` — how many arrows added per hit
- Or just track it with `@arrows_per_shot` incremented on hit

Actually, from the weapon design doc: "🏹 Bow and Arrow — fires arrows periodically, +1 arrow per hit." It's literally +1 per hit, so after 5 hits you fire 6 arrows. That seems intentional for the scaling fantasy.

Now I need to think about the bow's vertical scaling. The gun flips vertically with a negative weapon_scale_y, while the sword and dagger use positive values. I should check if the bow needs the same flip treatment, and I'm looking at how the weapon drawing code applies these scale values.

The arrow image points diagonally upper-left, but when fired it needs to rotate to match the projectile's velocity direction. The projectile class will handle rotating the arrow image to face wherever it's actually traveling. Closing the draw call, then I'm ready to present the first piece with the image registration and bow weapon config. The bow and arrow are separate images—bow.png for the weapon display and arrow.png for the projectile—which makes sense since we're not using a combined emoji. Now I need to figure out how the weapon_ui selects the right image for the bow, since the current conditional only handles gun, sword, and dagger. I'm ready to lay out the full implementation strategy and start with the first code section.

The user wants to just see the bow visually first — no firing logic, no alignment, no arrows. Just:

1. Register the bow and arrow images
2. Add the bow weapon config block in ball.new()
3. Change the player ball from 'gun' to 'bow' in the arena
4. Update weapon_ui to handle the bow image

That's it. Let me make these minimal changes. I need to read the exact lines I'll be editing to make precise edits.

Let me re-check what I need to edit:

1. Image registration - after line 82 (`an\image 'dash', 'assets/dash.png'`)
2. Bow config - after sword block (line 1115), before `else  -- dagger` (line 1116)


3. Arena ball creation - line 284: change 'gun' to 'bow'
4. weapon_ui weapon_image selection - line 1778
5. weapon_ui stats text - line 1842-1863

Now I need to check the exact lines for each of these edits to make sure I'm targeting the right spots.

80→an\image 'boom', 'assets/boom.png'
    81→an\image 'star', 'assets/star.png'
    82→an\image 'dash', 'assets/dash.png'
    83→
    84→-- Plant images
    85→an\image 'seedling', 'assets/seedling.png'
    86→an\image 'sheaf', 'assets/sheaf.png'
    87→an\image 'tulip', 'assets/tulip.png'

1112→      @thrust_speed = 200  -- added to current speed during thrust
  1113→      @thrust_duration = 0.5  -- how long thrust lasts
  1114→      @thrust_cooldown = 5  -- seconds between thrusts
  1115→      @afterimage_timer = 0
  1116→    else  -- dagger
  1117→      @weapon_class = 'melee'
  1118→      @weapon_image = an.images.dagger
  1119→      @weapon_visual_offset = 24

282→
   283→    -- Create balls
   284→    @player_ball = ball @x + @w*0.25, @y + @h/2, 'player', 'gun'
   285→    @enemy_ball = ball @x + @w*0.75, @y + @h/2, 'enemy', 'sword'
   286→    @\add @player_ball
   287→    @\add @enemy_ball

1775→    -- Weapon properties
  1776→    @weapon_x = if @team == 'player' then 91 else 389
  1777→    @weapon_y = 60
  1778→    @weapon_image = if weapon_type == 'gun' then an.images.gun elseif weapon_type == 'sword' then an.images.sword else an.images.dagger
  1779→    @weapon_scale = 20/512
  1780→    @weapon_flip_x = if @team == 'player' then -1 else 1
  1781→
  1782→    -- Board properties

1840→    left_x = -45
  1841→    right_x = 55
  1842→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'
  1843→      cooldown = math.max(ball.minimum_cooldown, ball.base_cooldown - ball.hits_landed * ball.cooldown_reduction_per_hit)
  1844→      attacks_per_second = 1/cooldown
  1845→      burst_chance = math.floor(math.min(ball.hits_landed*ball.burstfire_chance_increase_per_hit*100, 50))
  1846→      -- Row 1
  1847→      effects\text "ATTACKS/S", 'lana', left_x, -6, white!
  1848→      value1 = string.format("%.2f", attacks_per_second)
  1849→      effects\text value1, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\text_width(value1), -6, white!
  1850→      -- Row 2
  1851→      effects\text "BURST CHANCE", 'lana', left_x, 6, white!
  1852→      value2 = string.format("%d%%", burst_chance)
  1853→      effects\text value2, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\text_width(value2), 6, white!
  1854→    elseif @weapon_type == 'sword'
  1855→      effects\text "THRUST DMG", 'lana', left_x, 0, white!
  1856→      value1 = string.format("%d", ball.thrust_damage)
  1857→      effects\text value1, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\text_width(value1), 0, white!
  1858→    else  -- dagger
  1859→      rotations_per_second = ball.base_angular_velocity/(2*math.pi)
  1860→      effects\text "ROTATIONS/S", 'lana', left_x, 0, white!
  1861→      value1 = string.format("%.2f", rotations_per_second)
  1862→      effects\text value1, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\text_width(value1), 0, white!
  1863→    effects\pop!
  1864→

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The user says the rotation is off and it needs to be horizontally flipped. Let me think about this.

Currently the bow has:

- `weapon_rotation_offset = -math.pi/4`
- `weapon_scale = 20/512`
- `weapon_scale_y = 20/512`

If it needs to be "horizontally flipped essentially," that could mean:

1. Negate the weapon_scale_y (flip vertically in the rotated frame, which with rotation looks like a horizontal flip)
2. Or adjust the rotation offset

Looking at the gun: it uses `weapon_scale_y = -18/512` (negative = y-flipped). That's how the gun achieves its correct orientation.


I could flip the bow by negating `weapon_scale_y` to match the gun's approach, but I need to be careful since the scale values get multiplied by weapon_spring in the drawing code. Adjusting the rotation offset by π might also work, though negating the y-scale seems more consistent with how the gun is already set up. Negating `weapon_scale_y` to flip the bow vertically should fix the orientation issue where the concave side is facing the wrong direction. I'll apply the same approach the gun uses.

Let me trace through the rotation logic: with `weapon_rotation_offset = -π/4`, the bow image rotates counterclockwise by 45°, which should orient the concave side to face right. But maybe my estimate of the original image orientation is off—the concave side might actually be pointing in a different direction than I calculated.

The user says it needs horizontal flipping, so I'll try negating the y scale like the gun does with `weapon_scale_y = -20/512`. If the rotation is still wrong after that, I can adjust `weapon_rotation_offset` separately.

For the bowstring, I need to find where the two tips of the bow are positioned in the weapon's local coordinate space. Looking at the bow image, the top tip is around pixel (350, 50) and the bottom tip is around (80, 430), which I can convert to coordinates relative to the image center.

After scaling these points down, I realize the string needs to be drawn within the same push/pop context as the weapon image itself, so the coordinates are in the rotated space where the image is drawn at the origin. which is the center. So coordinates in this space are "image-local" relative to center.

For the bow image at 512x512, if I estimate the tip positions:

- Top tip: roughly at image pixel (370, 45). Center is (256, 256). Offset: (114, -211). 
- Bottom tip: roughly at image pixel (70, 440). Offset: (-186, 184).

But these are in pixel space of the original 512x512 image. In the push/pop space, the scale is already applied (20/512), so I don't need to rescale - the `push` handles scale. Actually wait, let me re-read the drawing code:

I'm setting up a push transform with position, rotation, and scale factors, then drawing the weapon image centered at the origin within that transformed space. Since the push applies the scale (20/512), a unit in this space corresponds to a screen pixel, and the 512-pixel image gets scaled down accordingly. to the center is (114, -211) in image pixels. When I apply the push's transformation with its scale factors, this point maps to (114*sx, -211*sy) in screen space relative to the push's position. So if I want to draw text at the same location, I need to apply the same transformation—drawing it at local coordinates (114, -211) within the push's space so it scales and rotates along with everything else.

But that creates a problem: scaling by 20/512 ≈ 0.039 would make any line width become subpixel and nearly invisible. I should check what drawing functions are actually available on the layer to see if there's a better approach than using a line. I found the `line` function in the debug code—it takes x1, y1, x2, y2, thickness, and color as parameters. Now I need to decide whether to draw the bowstring inside or outside the push/pop transformation: if it's inside, the thickness scales down to nearly invisible at the current scale factor, so I'd need to compensate by multiplying the thickness by about 25.6 to maintain a visible 1-pixel line on screen.

Looking at how emojunky-one handles this, the bowstring is drawn as a separate line element rather than part of the bow image itself—it's a tan/brown line that forms a V-shape when the bow is pulled and stays vertical when idle. Since the bow rotates in my implementation but not in the reference, I'll need to compute the string endpoints in world space by transforming the image-space offsets through rotation and scaling, then draw the line after popping the transformation.

Now I'm identifying the exact tip positions from the bow image and calculating how they transform when scaled and rotated by the weapon angle. the same magnitude, the distortion should be minimal. Let me just draw the string with a thickness that accounts for the average scale factor, or maybe I should test both approaches and see which looks better visually.

Actually, the simplest solution is to draw the bowstring outside the push/pop block in world space, so I can control the line thickness independently. I need to calculate where the string endpoints are after applying all the transformations, then draw a line between them with a fixed thickness.

Writing bowstring drawing code... Finishing the coordinate transformation and drawing the bowstring between the two attachment points. I realize I need to account for the weapon's recoil rotation as well, but since there's no firing logic yet, the recoil value will stay at zero for now.

Actually, I'm overcomplicating this. Let me just draw the string directly inside the push/pop block using fixed offsets from the weapon's center in image space, then convert those to world coordinates. I'll use a thick line to make it visible even at the scaled size.

Drawing the bowstring...

Now I need to define the bowstring color. The user specified RGB values, so I should add that as a global color constant at the top with the other color definitions, following the existing naming pattern. I need to make three changes: flip the weapon scale, add the bowstring color definition, and draw the string during weapon rendering. The string needs to be drawn inside the push/pop block after the weapon image, though I'm still figuring out how to handle the thrusting animation case.

Actually, since bows are ranged weapons and don't thrust, they'll always use the non-thrusting branch. I can add the bowstring drawing there with a conditional check for the bow type, drawing a line between the two bow tips with the bowstring color. The exact tip positions need some refinement though.

Looking at the bow image dimensions, I'm calculating where the actual string endpoints should be relative to the center, accounting for the fact that the weapon gets flipped vertically when drawn. The string coordinates need to reflect this transformation so they connect properly between the top and bottom tips.

Since everything inside the push with negative scale_y gets flipped together—both the bow image and the string—I can just use the image-space coordinates and let the transform handle the consistency. I'll estimate the line thickness at around 1.2 pixels in screen space, and the user can adjust the exact tip positions visually if needed.

Now I'm checking whether the line function supports a thickness parameter. Looking at the debug code, it appears the signature is `line(x1, y1, x2, y2, thickness, color)`, so I should be able to pass a thickness value. Let me verify this exists in the framework API. I'll try using `line` first since it's already in the codebase, and if that doesn't work I can fall back to drawing a thin rectangle instead.

Now I'm making the specific edits: adding the bowstring color definition, flipping the weapon scale, and implementing the string drawing logic. I need to estimate the endpoints where the string attaches to the bow—looking at the 512x512 image, the top tip is around (145, -210) and the bottom tip is around (-190, 180) when measured from the center, though these will need tuning.

For the flip itself, I'm negating the weapon_scale_y value. The real question is whether flipping the y-axis alone is enough or if I also need to adjust the rotation offset—when you flip one axis, the bow's orientation changes, so I might need to compensate with the rotation as well.

Let me trace through what's happening: the original bow image probably has its concave side facing a specific direction, and after the -π/4 rotation, it should point right. But if my initial orientation estimate was off and the concave actually faces upper-right, then rotating by -π/4 would point it upward instead. Flipping the y-axis would mirror that orientation, but I need to figure out if the rotation still works or needs adjustment too.

The user said "horizontally flipped," which in the context of a rotating weapon probably means reversing which way the bow's concave side faces. I'll apply the flip with a negative y-scale and keep the rotation as-is for now—if it's still not right, the user will let me know.

Actually, I need to think through what a negative y-scale does in the rotated coordinate space. When the weapon is rotated by -π/4 and then the y-axis is flipped, that's effectively mirroring the image perpendicular to the weapon's direction. For the gun with its different rotation offset and scale, this creates a different visual effect than for the bow.

I'm going to go ahead and apply these changes—set the y-scale to flip the weapon, keep the rotation offset as is, and add the bowstring. If the rotation still looks wrong, the user can let me know and I'll adjust.

For the string endpoints, I need to account for the coordinate flip carefully. Since both the image and the string are in the same transformed space with the negative y-scale, I can use the original unflipped image coordinates for both the bow and the string tips, and the push/pop will flip them together consistently.

Now I'm locating where the weapon drawing code is in the file so I can add the string rendering there. The bow config added some lines earlier, which shifted everything down, so I need to find the exact current position of the weapon drawing section.

Since the Edit tool matches on exact string content rather than line numbers, I'll use the precise text to make my changes. First I'll add the bowstring color definition near the other colors, then modify the weapon scale and add the string drawing logic right after the weapon image is rendered. I need to verify that `line` is a valid function in this codebase by checking how it's used elsewhere, and I can see from the debug code that it follows the pattern `layer\line x1, y1, x2, y2, width, color`. Computing string endpoints in world space...

Actually, I think it's simpler to just draw the bowstring inside the push/pop block and let the transform handle the math for me rather than manually computing all these rotations and positions. I'm calculating the actual pixel thickness on screen—about 1.37 pixels—which should work fine. Now I need to finalize the three main changes: add the bowstring color definition, flip the weapon_scale_y value, and implement the bowstring drawing code. For the color, I'm going with `bowstring` as the variable name to keep it concise and consistent with how colors are used throughout the codebase.

24→purple = color 172, 144, 216
    25→brown = color 195, 105, 77
    26→wall_color = fg\clone!\mix yellow, 0.1
    27→

1116→      @thrust_cooldown = 5  -- seconds between thrusts
  1117→      @afterimage_timer = 0
  1118→    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1119→      @weapon_class = 'ranged'
  1120→      @weapon_image = an.images.bow
  1121→      @weapon_visual_offset = 22
  1122→      @weapon_perpendicular_offset = 0
  1123→      @weapon_hitbox_offset = 22
  1124→      @weapon_hitbox_length = 18
  1125→      @weapon_hitbox_width = 12
  1126→      @weapon_scale = 20/512
  1127→      @weapon_scale_y = 20/512
  1128→      @weapon_rotation_offset = -math.pi/4
  1129→      @base_angular_velocity = 1.5*math.pi
  1130→      @max_angular_velocity = 3*math.pi
  1131→      @weapon_weight = 1.0
  1132→      @hit_stop_multiplier = 1.0
  1133→      @hit_particle_multiplier = 1.0
  1134→      @camera_shake_multiplier = 1.0
  1135→      @arrows_per_shot = 1

1414→      weapons\push 0, 0, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil - @thrust_angle, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1415→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1416→      weapons\pop!
  1417→      weapons\pop!
  1418→    else
  1419→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1420→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1421→      weapons\pop!
  1422→
  1423→    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox
  1424→    hitbox_x = @x + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.cos(@angle)
  1425→    hitbox_y = @y + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.sin(@angle)

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Looking at the screenshot, the bow is oriented wrong. The concave side (where the string is) appears to be facing toward the ball instead of away from it. The string is visible but the bow needs to be flipped differently.

Let me think about what flip is needed. Currently:

- `weapon_scale = 20/512` (positive x)
- `weapon_scale_y = -20/512` (negative y - flipped)
- `weapon_rotation_offset = -math.pi/4`

The user says it needs to be "flipped differently." Looking at the screenshot, the bow's convex side (back) is facing outward and the concave/string side faces the ball. 

I should try flipping the x-axis instead of the y-axis to get the concave side facing outward, or maybe flip both axes to see which orientation works.

Looking more carefully at how the weapon is positioned—it extends outward from the ball along the ball's angle, so the weapon's local x-axis points away from the ball. If the bow's concave side currently faces the wrong direction, I need to figure out whether flipping horizontally or vertically (or both) will fix it. Let me examine the screenshot more closely to see which way the bow is actually oriented relative to the ball. it 180°. The user's feedback from the first attempt showed they needed horizontal flipping, but the negative y-scale went the wrong direction. Let me try flipping the x-axis instead—setting negative scale_x while keeping scale_y positive—which should mirror the bow's orientation without the weird interaction. I'm checking how the weapon_spring multiplier affects this scaling to make sure the animation still works correctly. 1.3, we get -26/512. The magnitude increases, which is correct for a spring effect. The sign stays negative. This should be fine.

Actually wait, let me reconsider. The screenshot shows the bow with the concave side facing toward the ball inward. To fix this, I need the concave side to face outward, which means mirroring the bow image.

The current state has scale_x = 20/512 (positive) and scale_y = -20/512 (negative for y-flip). If I change to scale_x = 20/512 and scale_y = 20/512, that undoes the y-flip—but that was the original state the user said was wrong. They mentioned the rotation is off and needs to be horizontally flipped, yet with the y-flip it's still wrong, just flipped differently.

So neither approach works. Let me try x-flip instead with scale_x = -20/512 and scale_y = 20/512, or apply both flips with scale_x = -20/512 and scale_y = -20/512. The question is what "horizontally flipped" actually means in the weapon's local coordinate space versus world space—when the weapon points right, a horizontal flip in world space would correspond to flipping x in the weapon frame. the rotation offset might be the real culprit here. Instead of flipping the scale, let me try rotating the bow 180 degrees by adjusting the rotation offset to 3π/4, which should flip which side faces outward without changing the scale values.

Actually, I'm realizing that flipping both x and y axes is mathematically equivalent to a 180-degree rotation anyway, so I need to think through this more carefully. Let me trace through what's actually happening with the original image orientation and how the rotation offset transforms it.

The bow's concave side initially points toward the bottom-right diagonal. When I apply a -π/4 rotation offset, that rotates the image 45 degrees clockwise, which should orient the concave side to face directly right. But then the negative y-scale flips things across the x-axis in the rotated frame, which would invert the vertical orientation without changing the horizontal facing direction. The user's feedback suggests something isn't quite right with this approach.

Let me reconsider whether the concave side actually faces the bottom-right diagonal in the original image, or if it's oriented differently—maybe toward the top-right instead. If it faces top-right and I apply a +π/4 rotation offset instead, that would rotate it to face directly right, which is what we want. The first attempt with -π/4 rotation didn't work, and adding the y-flip made it worse in a different way, so maybe I had the rotation direction backwards.

Now I'm testing whether an x-flip (mirroring along the y-axis in local space) is the right correction instead of the y-flip, since that would flip the bow left-right and reverse which way the concave side faces. Hmm, actually I think the issue might be different. Looking at the screenshot more carefully:

The bow in the screenshot appears to have its tips pointing in the right general direction, but the curve is on the wrong side - the convex (back of bow) faces outward and the concave (string side) faces inward toward the ball. 

If I flip the x-scale (make it negative), the bow would be mirrored so the concave faces outward. But the tips would also be mirrored - they'd point the other way.

Actually, I think the cleanest approach is:

- Flip x: `weapon_scale = -20/512`
- Keep y positive: `weapon_scale_y = 20/512`

This mirrors the bow horizontally in the local space, flipping which side faces outward. Let me try this.

Wait, the user said the first attempt needed a horizontal flip, but I applied a vertical flip instead. Now they're saying it needs to be flipped differently. So I should undo the vertical flip and go back to a horizontal flip - that means negative x-scale and positive y-scale. The user's perspective on "horizontal flip" is probably in world space terms, even though in the weapon's rotated local space the axes don't map directly. Let me just swap to an x-flip and see what the user says.

Now for the string...

The user wants the endpoints closer to the bow's edges. Currently they're at (150, -200) and (-185, 185), but they need to extend further toward where the actual bow tips are. I'll push the magnitudes out a bit more - maybe (160, -210) for the top and (-200, 200) for the bottom to get them closer to the actual tip positions.

Now I'm realizing the x-flip complicates things. When the image gets mirrored horizontally, the bow tips shift position in the displayed space, so I need to negate the x-coordinates of the string endpoints to keep them aligned with the flipped image geometry. are in the same local space as the image. When scale_x is negative, BOTH the image and the line coordinates get x-flipped. The image appears mirrored, and the line also appears mirrored, so they stay in sync.

Hmm, actually I think the confusion is: the push applies the scale to everything drawn inside it. So:

- The image at (0,0) is drawn with the center at the push position, scaled/rotated by the push params
- A line from (150, -200) to (-185, 185) in the same push space gets the same scale/rotation applied

When scale_x is negative, both the image and the line get x-flipped together. So the line still connects to the same points on the bow image, regardless of the flip. I don't need to change the line coordinates.

The coordinates scale by scale_x and scale_y individually, so (150, -200) becomes (150 * (-20/512), -200 * (20/512)) in screen space. The x-coordinate gets negated, moving the line to a different screen position, but since the image is also x-flipped, the bow tip that was at image position (150, -200) appears at the same flipped location. They should stay aligned.

I'm realizing though that when I originally computed those tip positions from the unflipped image, I may have gotten them wrong if the image was already y-flipped at that point.

Let me think about this differently: the coordinates (150, -200) and (-185, 185) are the bow tip positions in the original unflipped, unrotated 512x512 image space, measured as offsets from the center. These are the actual pixel positions in the source image. Since the same transform applies to both the image and the line inside the push, they stay aligned no matter what transforms I apply. So I shouldn't change the line coordinates when I change the flip.

For extending the line closer to the edges since the string doesn't quite reach the tips, I should adjust those coordinates slightly. I'm realizing the scale conversion is throwing me off—a few screen pixels translates to a much larger distance in image space due to the 20/512 scaling factor. But when I do the math, the difference between my current string endpoints and the actual tip positions is only a fraction of a screen pixel, which shouldn't be noticeable. Maybe my tip estimates are further off than I thought, or perhaps the line rendering itself is causing the string to appear shorter than the actual coordinates suggest.

Let me be more aggressive and push the endpoints further out—adding about 20-25 image-space units should give a visible adjustment. I'll adjust the top endpoint to (165, -215) and the bottom to (-200, 200), then flip the weapon scale signs back to their correct values and apply these changes.

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The user says the rotation needs to be 90 degrees different. Currently `weapon_rotation_offset = -math.pi/4`. Adding π/2 would give `math.pi/4`, subtracting π/2 would give `-3*math.pi/4`.

Let me try `math.pi/4` first (adding 90° to one side).

Actually, the user said "90 degrees to a side" which means rotate 90° from where it is now. Let me try both directions mentally:

Current: -π/4
Option A: -π/4 + π/2 = π/4
Option B: -π/4 - π/2 = -3π/4


I'll go with π/4 since that's the more natural positive direction, and if it's wrong I can try -3π/4 instead.

Actually, let me reconsider—the user only mentioned rotating the angle, not changing the x-flip, so I'll keep that as-is and just update the rotation value from -π/4 to π/4.

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1423→        weapons\line 165, -215, -200, 200, 35, bowstring!
  1424→      weapons\pop!
  1425→
  1426→    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox
  1427→    hitbox_x = @x + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.cos(@angle)
  1428→    hitbox_y = @y + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.sin(@angle)
  1429→    debug_draw\push hitbox_x, hitbox_y, @angle
  1430→    -- debug_draw\rectangle -@weapon_hitbox_length/2, -@weapon_hitbox_width/2, @weapon_hitbox_length, @weapon_hitbox_width, red!
  1431→    debug_draw\pop!
  1432→

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The user is confused about why the string coordinates don't map 1:1 to screen pixels. This is because the string is drawn INSIDE the push/pop that has the weapon's scale applied. The scale is 20/512 ≈ 0.039, so 100 units in that coordinate space = ~3.9 pixels on screen.

The coordinates (165, -215) and (-200, 200) are in image-space pixels (the bow image is 512x512), not screen pixels. The push/pop scales them by weapon_scale (20/512), so:

- 100 image-space units × 20/512 ≈ 3.9 screen pixels


- 256 image-space units (half the image) ≈ 10 screen pixels

The simplest solution is to draw the string outside the push/pop in world space, where I can compute the tip positions manually and work directly in screen pixels—that'll make the coordinates much more intuitive to adjust.

1418→      weapons\pop!
  1419→    else
  1420→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1421→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1422→        weapons\line 400, -245, -200, 200, 35, bowstring!
  1423→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1424→      weapons\pop!
  1425→
  1426→    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox
  1427→    hitbox_x = @x + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.cos(@angle)
  1428→    hitbox_y = @y + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.sin(@angle)
  1429→    debug_draw\push hitbox_x, hitbox_y, @angle

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1419→    else
  1420→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1421→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1422→      weapons\pop!
  1423→
  1424→    -- Draw bowstring in world space (coordinates in screen pixels)
  1425→    if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1426→      bow_angle = @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil
  1427→      sx = @weapon_scale*weapon_spring
  1428→      sy = @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1429→      cos_a = math.cos(bow_angle)
  1430→      sin_a = math.sin(bow_angle)
  1431→      -- String endpoints: image-space offsets from center, scaled to screen pixels
  1432→      -- Top tip
  1433→      top_x = 250*sx
  1434→      top_y = -205*sy
  1435→      top_wx = weapon_x + top_x*cos_a - top_y*sin_a
  1436→      top_wy = weapon_y + top_x*sin_a + top_y*cos_a
  1437→      -- Bottom tip
  1438→      bot_x = -160*sx
  1439→      bot_y = 190*sy
  1440→      bot_wx = weapon_x + bot_x*cos_a - bot_y*sin_a

1440→      bot_wx = weapon_x + bot_x*cos_a - bot_y*sin_a
  1441→      bot_wy = weapon_y + bot_x*sin_a + bot_y*cos_a
  1442→      weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1443→
  1444→    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox
  1445→    hitbox_x = @x + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.cos(@angle)

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The user wants a manual key-hold mechanic to pull the bowstring, like in emojunky-one. When holding the key, the bowstring should pull back (V-shape) as if about to shoot. On release, it snaps back.

From the reference doc:

- On press: `bow_being_pulled = true`, arrow fades in, cooldown timer resets
- During pull: `bow_pull_ox` lerps toward 8px, `bow_sx` grows to 1.15 (bow stretching)
- On release: `bow_sx` tweens back to 1, `bow_pull_ox` tweens back to 0 with elastic_out, spring recoil


- I need to bind a key to trigger the pull action, track the pull state and amount, then modify the bowstring drawing to create that V-shape effect where the midpoint gets pulled back based on the current pull amount.

For the visual feedback, I'll also scale the bow slightly during the pull to match that stretch effect. Looking at the existing input bindings, I'll use the space key since it's intuitive for this kind of mechanic.

Now I need to add the bow pulling state to the ball object itself—tracking whether it's currently being pulled, how much it's been pulled back (up to 8 pixels), and the bow's stretch scale that grows to 1.15 during the pull.

In the update loop, I'll check if space is held down and lerp the pull amount and stretch toward their max values, then tween them back to zero with an elastic bounce when released. For drawing the string, instead of a straight line I'll make it V-shaped by calculating the midpoint between the string's endpoints, offsetting that midpoint backward by the pull amount, then drawing two line segments from each tip to that midpoint.

I'm placing the input check in the ball's update method for now since this is a quick test, and I need to be careful about the pulling direction—the string pulls backward away from the firing angle, toward the ball itself.

Figuring out the math for the string midpoint in world space...

The pull direction should be inward toward the ball, which is opposite to the ball's facing angle, so I'm calculating the pull offset as negative cosine and sine of that angle. Then the midpoint position is the average of the two string tips plus that pull offset.

But I'm second-guessing which direction the string actually pulls—in archery you pull the string toward yourself, and since the bow faces outward from the ball, the string should be pulled back toward the ball's position.

For the implementation, I'll check for spacebar input in the ball's update loop, and apply the bow stretch scaling (ramping from 1 to 1.15) to the weapon scale during the draw animation. me plan the code changes:

1. Add bow state variables in ball.new() for the bow config:

2. Add input handling in ball.update() to track when the bow is being pulled, smoothly interpolating the pull amount and the horizontal scale to create a stretching effect, then triggering release animations when the space key is released:

Still writing bow mechanics...

Now I'm realizing the scale approach might not work cleanly since I only want to stretch along the bow's length, not compress it perpendicular to that direction. I should think about whether applying the scale directly to the weapon or if I need a different approach to avoid unwanted squishing. I see the issue now—the weapon_spring scaling is being applied to all weapon types, but I only want the bow_sx stretch factor to apply when the weapon is actually a bow. I need to conditionally set the stretch multiplier based on weapon type, then apply it to the scale calculation in the push call. I'm debating whether to initialize bow-specific properties for all balls or use conditionals in the draw code—initializing them adds unnecessary state to non-bow weapons, so the conditional approach is cleaner. Now I'm thinking through where to place the bow input handling in the update method, considering the flow of angular velocity checks, thrust logic, and drawing sections to find the most logical spot. I need to account for the bow stretch when calculating string endpoints—since the bow image stretches with the scale factor, the string should stay attached to the stretched bow tips by including the bow stretch multiplier in the screen-space conversion.

Now I'm planning out the specific edits: adding bow state variables to the config, handling input in the update loop, modifying the string drawing to support the V-shape, and applying the stretch factor to the weapon scale during rendering. Let me check the current file structure to see where these changes fit.

1133→      @hit_stop_multiplier = 1.0
  1134→      @hit_particle_multiplier = 1.0
  1135→      @camera_shake_multiplier = 1.0
  1136→      @arrows_per_shot = 1
  1137→    else  -- dagger
  1138→      @weapon_class = 'melee'

1313→      vertical = -math.cos(@angle)*dir
  1314→
  1315→      -- Only reduce upward (negative) vertical force that makes flame taller
  1316→      if vertical < 0
  1317→        vertical = vertical*0.3
  1318→
  1319→      -- Add velocity-based force (flame bends opposite to movement direction)
  1320→      vx, vy = @collider\get_velocity!
  1321→      velocity_scale = 0.001  -- scale factor for velocity influence
  1322→      horizontal -= vx*velocity_scale
  1323→      vertical -= vy*velocity_scale*0.3  -- reduced vertical influence
  1324→
  1325→      -- Convert to angle and magnitude
  1326→      force_angle = math.atan(vertical, horizontal)
  1327→      force_magnitude = speed/3
  1328→      flame\apply_wind force_angle, force_magnitude
  1329→
  1330→      -- Base height scales with angular velocity (logistic curve)
  1331→      flame.velocity_height_scale = 1.6/(1 + math.exp(-(speed - 1.73)))
  1332→
  1333→    -- During thrust, override velocity each frame (starts at current speed, accelerates)
  1334→    if @thrusting
  1335→      @thrust_progress = math.min(1, @thrust_progress + dt/@thrust_duration)
  1336→      speed = math.lerp(math.quad_out(@thrust_progress), @thrust_start_speed, @thrust_end_speed)
  1337→      @collider\set_velocity speed*math.cos(@thrust_angle), speed*math.sin(@thrust_angle)
  1338→
  1339→    -- Low floor detection: if vertical velocity stays low while near the floor, give it a hop
  1340→    vx, vy = @collider\get_velocity!
  1341→    near_floor = @y + @radius > @parent.y + @parent.h - 20
  1342→    if near_floor

1419→    else
  1420→      -- Draw bowstring before bow so it renders behind
  1421→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1422→        bow_angle = @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil
  1423→        sx = @weapon_scale*weapon_spring
  1424→        sy = @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1425→        cos_a = math.cos(bow_angle)
  1426→        sin_a = math.sin(bow_angle)
  1427→        top_x = 250*sx
  1428→        top_y = -195*sy
  1429→        top_wx = weapon_x + top_x*cos_a - top_y*sin_a
  1430→        top_wy = weapon_y + top_x*sin_a + top_y*cos_a
  1431→        bot_x = -160*sx
  1432→        bot_y = 210*sy
  1433→        bot_wx = weapon_x + bot_x*cos_a - bot_y*sin_a
  1434→        bot_wy = weapon_y + bot_x*sin_a + bot_y*cos_a
  1435→        weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1436→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1437→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1438→      weapons\pop!
  1439→
  1440→    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox
  1441→    hitbox_x = @x + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.cos(@angle)
  1442→    hitbox_y = @y + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.sin(@angle)
  1443→    debug_draw\push hitbox_x, hitbox_y, @angle
  1444→    -- debug_draw\rectangle -@weapon_hitbox_length/2, -@weapon_hitbox_width/2, @weapon_hitbox_length, @weapon_hitbox_width, red!
  1445→    debug_draw\pop!
  1446→
  1447→    -- Indicator layout system (dead code — kept for future status effect stack system above ball)
  1448→    indicator_y = 18

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Let me check how the update method handles the pause state. Looking at the earlier code:

```yuescript
  update: (dt) =>
    -- When paused, use dt = 0 so physics logic doesn't run
    dt = 0 if @parent.paused
```

So dt becomes 0 when paused. But the game unpauses after pressing a key, so after that dt should be non-zero. The issue might be something else.

Let me check the `key_is_down` function. Looking at the framework API:
```
an\key_is_down(key) -> bool
```

The key name might be wrong. Maybe it should be `'f'` lowercase? Let me check what key names the engine uses. Looking at the existing code for key references...


Actually, the API uses lowercase key names like `'f'` and `'space'`, so that should be fine. The real problem might be that the bow pulling logic is wrapped in a weapon type check—I need to verify the player ball actually has `weapon_type` set to `'bow'` in the arena setup.

1339→      speed = math.lerp(math.quad_out(@thrust_progress), @thrust_start_speed, @thrust_end_speed)
  1340→      @collider\set_velocity speed*math.cos(@thrust_angle), speed*math.sin(@thrust_angle)
  1341→
  1342→    -- Bow pull input
  1343→    if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1344→      if an\key_is_down 'f'
  1345→        @bow_pulling = true
  1346→        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)
  1347→        @bow_sx = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, dt, @bow_sx, 1.15)
  1348→      elseif @bow_pulling
  1349→        @bow_pulling = false
  1350→        @timer\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'
  1351→        @timer\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sx: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sx_release'
  1352→
  1353→    -- Low floor detection: if vertical velocity stays low while near the floor, give it a hop

1264:          new_speed = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 1, dt, angular_speed, @base_angular_velocity)

1271:          new_speed = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, dt, angular_speed, @base_angular_velocity)

1346:        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)

1347:        @bow_sx = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, dt, @bow_sx, 1.15)

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450:    if an\key_is_pressed('m')

454:      if an\key_is_pressed('space') or an\mouse_is_pressed(1)

1344:      if an\key_is_down 'f'

448→    -- Pause system: press space or click to start
   449→    -- Music
   450→    if an\key_is_pressed('m')
   451→      an\music_play 'bgm'
   452→
   453→    if @paused
   454→      if an\key_is_pressed('space') or an\mouse_is_pressed(1)
   455→        @paused = false
   456→        @player_ball\start_moving!
   457→        @enemy_ball\start_moving!
   458→      return
   459→
   460→    for event in *an\collision_begin_events 'ball', 'ball'
   461→      ball_a, ball_b = event.a, event.b
   462→      vx_a, vy_a = ball_a.collider\get_velocity!

1112:      an\bind 'jump', 'key:space'
1113:      an\bind 'jump', 'button:a'
1114:      an\bind 'fire', 'mouse:1'
1115:      an\bind 'left', 'axis:leftx-'
1123:  an.bind = (action, control) =>
1124:    input_bind action, control
1127:    Unbinds a specific control from an action.
1130:      an\unbind 'jump', 'key:space'
1132:  an.unbind = (action, control) =>
1133:    input_unbind action, control
1136:    Unbinds all controls from an action.
1139:      an\unbind_all 'jump'
1141:  an.unbind_all = (action) =>
1142:    input_unbind_all action
1148:      an\bind_all!

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1280:      if an\key_is_down 'space'
1283:  an.key_is_down = (key) =>
1284:    key_is_down key
1290:      if an\key_is_pressed 'escape'
1293:  an.key_is_pressed = (key) =>
1294:    key_is_pressed key

1278→  
  1279→    Usage:
  1280→      if an\key_is_down 'space'
  1281→        -- charging
  1282→  ]]
  1283→  an.key_is_down = (key) =>
  1284→    key_is_down key
  1285→  
  1286→  --[[
  1287→    Returns true on the frame a keyboard key was pressed.
  1288→  
  1289→    Usage:
  1290→      if an\key_is_pressed 'escape'
  1291→        toggle_pause!
  1292→  ]]
  1293→  an.key_is_pressed = (key) =>
  1294→    key_is_pressed key
  1295→  
  1296→  --[[
  1297→    Returns true on the frame a keyboard key was released.

1344:an:key_is_down('f') then

1345:self.bow_pulling = true

1346:self.bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, dt, self.bow_pull_amount, 8)

1348:self.bow_pulling then

1349:self.bow_pulling = false

1350:self.timer:tween(0.2, self, { bow_pull_amount = 0 }, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release')

1450:self.bow_pull_amount or 0;if 

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The user says:

1. The pull point is not at the center of the string
2. The bow stretch (bow_sx) looks weird
3. Remove the bow stretch for now, just focus on getting the string pull correct

The issue with the pull not being at the center: I'm computing the midpoint as `(top_wx + bot_wx)/2` and `(top_wy + bot_wy)/2`, which should be the center. But the pull direction uses `@angle` (the ball's physics angle), not the bow's angle. The string midpoint should pull perpendicular to the string (or along the bow's firing direction), which is related to the bow's orientation, not just the ball's raw angle.


Actually, the weapon does point along `@angle`, so that's the outward direction - the pull should be inward toward the ball, which means using `-@angle` to move the midpoint correctly. But I'm realizing the string endpoints themselves might not be symmetric around the visual center. The top and bottom tips are at different positions in image space, so even though I'm calculating the mathematical midpoint, it might not look centered visually because the endpoints aren't balanced.

I should also remove the bow stretching as requested - that means stripping out the bow_sx scaling from the pull logic and the bow_stretch from the drawing code, while keeping the bow_pull_amount and the V-shaped string intact. The pull direction should be toward the ball, opposite to where the weapon points. I'm second-guessing the pull direction — in archery you pull the string toward you (toward the ball), so moving the midpoint inward with `- pull*cos(@angle)` should be right. The reference confirms the arrow moves backward as the bow pulls, which matches my logic. But the user's feedback suggests the visual issue might be that the pull isn't centered on the string itself.

Actually, I think I see the real problem: the bow has a rotation offset of π/4, so its visual orientation is rotated relative to @angle. The string endpoints are positioned based on this rotated bow, but the pull direction uses @angle directly — which means the pull goes along the ball's axis instead of perpendicular to the string. The pull should follow the bow's actual firing direction, not the raw angle. I need to figure out which perpendicular direction represents the pull—it should point away from the bow toward the archer, which means outward from the ball's perspective. Let me calculate the string direction from the bow's tip positions in world space, then find the perpendicular that points in the correct direction.

Actually, thinking about the geometry more carefully: in this setup the bow extends outward from the ball with its concave side facing away, so pulling the string means pulling it back toward the ball. The pull direction should be roughly opposite to the bow's angle. Let me simplify this by removing the extra bow_sx variable and just focusing on getting the pull direction working correctly.

I'll strip out the unnecessary stretch calculations and keep the V-shaped string pull as-is, then see if the direction looks right to the user.

1342→    -- Bow pull input (uses real dt, not paused dt, so it works while paused)
  1343→    if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1344→      real_dt = an.dt
  1345→      if an\key_is_down 'f'
  1346→        @bow_pulling = true
  1347→        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)
  1348→        @bow_sx = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_sx, 1.15)
  1349→      elseif @bow_pulling
  1350→        @bow_pulling = false
  1351→        @timer\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'
  1352→        @timer\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sx: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sx_release'
  1353→
  1354→    -- Low floor detection: if vertical velocity stays low while near the floor, give it a hop
  1355→    vx, vy = @collider\get_velocity!
  1356→    near_floor = @y + @radius > @parent.y + @parent.h - 20

1425→    weapon_spring = @spring.weapon.x
  1426→    if @thrusting
  1427→      weapon_stretch = 1 + stretch_amount*squash_t*0.4
  1428→      weapon_squeeze = 1 - squeeze_amount*squash_t*0.4
  1429→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @thrust_angle, weapon_stretch, weapon_squeeze
  1430→      weapons\push 0, 0, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil - @thrust_angle, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1431→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1432→      weapons\pop!
  1433→      weapons\pop!
  1434→    else
  1435→      -- Draw bowstring before bow so it renders behind
  1436→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1437→        bow_stretch = @bow_sx or 1
  1438→        bow_angle = @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil
  1439→        sx = @weapon_scale*weapon_spring*bow_stretch
  1440→        sy = @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1441→        cos_a = math.cos(bow_angle)
  1442→        sin_a = math.sin(bow_angle)
  1443→        top_x = 250*sx
  1444→        top_y = -195*sy
  1445→        top_wx = weapon_x + top_x*cos_a - top_y*sin_a
  1446→        top_wy = weapon_y + top_x*sin_a + top_y*cos_a
  1447→        bot_x = -160*sx
  1448→        bot_y = 210*sy
  1449→        bot_wx = weapon_x + bot_x*cos_a - bot_y*sin_a
  1450→        bot_wy = weapon_y + bot_x*sin_a + bot_y*cos_a
  1451→        pull = @bow_pull_amount or 0
  1452→        if pull > 0.1
  1453→          mid_wx = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - pull*math.cos(@angle)
  1454→          mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*math.sin(@angle)

1454→          mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*math.sin(@angle)
  1455→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, mid_wx, mid_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1456→          weapons\line mid_wx, mid_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1457→        else
  1458→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1459→      bow_stretch = if @weapon_type == 'bow' then (@bow_sx or 1) else 1
  1460→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring*bow_stretch, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1461→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1462→      weapons\pop!
  1463→
  1464→    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox
  1465→    hitbox_x = @x + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.cos(@angle)

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The user is pointing out that the string endpoints are defined in the original image space (before rotation), but they need to account for the bow's rotation offset. Currently, the string tip positions are in image space and get transformed by the bow_angle rotation. But the bow image itself is also rotated by bow_angle (via the push). So they should be in sync...

Wait, let me re-read the code. The string is drawn OUTSIDE the push/pop, in world space. The string endpoints are computed by:

1. Taking image-space offsets (250, -195) and (-160, 210)
2. Scaling by sx, sy (weapon_scale * weapon_spring)


3. Rotating by bow_angle (angle + weapon_rotation_offset + weapon_recoil)
4. Adding weapon_x, weapon_y

The bow image is drawn INSIDE the push/pop with the same rotation and scale, so the string endpoints should match the bow tips after transformation. But the user says when the bow's angle is 0, the string is angled diagonally—which makes sense because those image-space tip positions are diagonal in the original image. After rotating by bow_angle, they should rotate together with the bow image and stay aligned at the tips. Unless there's something off with how the rotation is being applied or the offsets aren't actually matching the bow's visual tips.

Actually, I think the real issue might be about the pull direction rather than the string endpoints themselves. The user mentioned the pulling isn't happening at the center of the string, and while the midpoint is computed correctly as the geometric center, the pull direction uses the raw ball angle instead of the bow's actual rotated angle. The bow is visually rotated by weapon_rotation_offset relative to the ball's angle, so the pull direction should account for that rotation to feel like it's pulling perpendicular to the string as it appears on screen. me think about what "bow angle = 0" means.

bow_angle = @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil

If @angle = 0 and weapon_rotation_offset = π/4, then bow_angle = π/4.

The string endpoints in image space are (250, -195) and (-160, 210). These are NOT aligned vertically or horizontally — they're diagonal because that's where the bow tips are in the 512x512 image.

After rotating by bow_angle = π/4, the whole thing rotates. The string maintains its relationship to the bow image.

I think the user's point is different. They're saying: conceptually, the bowstring should be a straight line between the two bow tips. In the ORIGINAL image, the bow tips are at diagonal positions. But the string should connect them, which it does. However, the user expects the string to look "straight" relative to the bow, which it should since both the image and string are rotated by the same angle.

Actually, I think I see what they mean now. If they set both x-coordinates of the tips to 0 to test, the string should be vertical in the bow's local frame. But since the string is drawn in world space with rotation applied via cos/sin, setting top_x and bot_x to 0 means only the y-component remains, and that y-component gets rotated by the bow_angle.

The real issue might be that the pull direction uses @angle, but the string is oriented according to bow_angle, so the perpendicular to the string isn't along @angle unless weapon_rotation_offset is 0.

Let me reconsider what the user is actually asking. If top_x and bot_x are both 0 with @angle = 0, then bow_angle becomes π/4, and I need to work through how the string endpoints transform in world space with that rotation applied.

The string does end up diagonal because it's being rotated by the full bow_angle including the offset, but the user's expectation might be that the string should only follow @angle, not the bow's visual rotation. That would keep the string vertical when @angle = 0, but then it would visually detach from the rotated bow image itself.

Wait, rereading their message — I think they're saying the string position offsets should be defined in a coordinate system that already accounts for the bow's rotation, so that setting top_x and bot_x to 0 would actually produce a vertical string regardless of the bow's angle. The solution is to define the string endpoints in the bow's local coordinate system where the x-axis points along the aim direction and the y-axis is perpendicular, then rotate those coordinates by the bow's angle to get world positions. I'm writing the math to transform these local offsets into screen space using cosine and sine of the bow angle. top_wy = weapon_y + string_top_x*sin_a + string_top_y*cos_a
bot_wx = weapon_x + string_bot_x*cos_a - string_bot_y*sin_a
bot_wy = weapon_y + string_bot_x*sin_a + string_bot_y*cos_a

This gives me intuitive coordinates in the bow's local frame—thinking in terms of forward/back along the aim direction and perpendicular offset, all in screen pixels. The old approach using scaled image-space coordinates worked mathematically but felt disconnected because the values weren't in screen pixels and didn't account for the rotation offset of the bow's diagonal tips.

Now I need to figure out where the actual bow tips land on screen. The bow image scales to about 20 pixels wide, and the tips in the original image are roughly at the edges. Converting from image space to screen pixels and accounting for rotation, the top tip ends up around (9.8, -7.6) from the weapon center. I'm working through how the full bow image gets positioned with that rotation offset. Defining the bow string endpoints...

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1434→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1435→        bow_angle = @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil
  1436→        sx = @weapon_scale*weapon_spring
  1437→        sy = @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1438→        cos_a = math.cos(bow_angle)
  1439→        sin_a = math.sin(bow_angle)
  1440→        top_x = 0*sx
  1441→        top_y = -200*sy
  1442→        top_wx = weapon_x + top_x*cos_a - top_y*sin_a
  1443→        top_wy = weapon_y + top_x*sin_a + top_y*cos_a
  1444→        bot_x = 0*sx
  1445→        bot_y = 200*sy
  1446→        bot_wx = weapon_x + bot_x*cos_a - bot_y*sin_a
  1447→        bot_wy = weapon_y + bot_x*sin_a + bot_y*cos_a
  1448→        mid_wx = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2
  1449→        mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2
  1450→        pull = @bow_pull_amount or 0
  1451→        if pull > 0.1
  1452→          pull_wx = mid_wx - pull*math.cos(@angle)
  1453→          pull_wy = mid_wy - pull*math.sin(@angle)
  1454→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, pull_wx, pull_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1455→          weapons\line pull_wx, pull_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1456→        else
  1457→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1458→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1459→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1460→      weapons\pop!
  1461→
  1462→    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox
  1463→    hitbox_x = @x + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.cos(@angle)

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1334→      flame.velocity_height_scale = 1.6/(1 + math.exp(-(speed - 1.73)))
  1335→
  1336→    -- During thrust, override velocity each frame (starts at current speed, accelerates)
  1337→    if @thrusting
  1338→      @thrust_progress = math.min(1, @thrust_progress + dt/@thrust_duration)
  1339→      speed = math.lerp(math.quad_out(@thrust_progress), @thrust_start_speed, @thrust_end_speed)
  1340→      @collider\set_velocity speed*math.cos(@thrust_angle), speed*math.sin(@thrust_angle)
  1341→
  1342→    -- Bow pull input (uses real dt, not paused dt, so it works while paused)
  1343→    if @weapon_type == 'bow'

1430→      weapons\pop!
  1431→      weapons\pop!
  1432→    else
  1433→      -- Draw bowstring before bow so it renders behind
  1434→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1435→        cos_a = math.cos(@angle)
  1436→        sin_a = math.sin(@angle)
  1437→        -- String endpoints in bow's local frame (screen pixels from weapon center)
  1438→        -- x = along bow_angle direction, y = perpendicular
  1439→        st_top_x, st_top_y = -0.5, -10.5
  1440→        st_bot_x, st_bot_y = -0.5, 10.5
  1441→        top_wx = weapon_x + st_top_x*cos_a - st_top_y*sin_a
  1442→        top_wy = weapon_y + st_top_x*sin_a + st_top_y*cos_a
  1443→        bot_wx = weapon_x + st_bot_x*cos_a - st_bot_y*sin_a
  1444→        bot_wy = weapon_y + st_bot_x*sin_a + st_bot_y*cos_a
  1445→        pull = @bow_pull_amount or 0
  1446→        if pull > 0.1
  1447→          mid_wx = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - pull*cos_a
  1448→          mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*sin_a
  1449→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, mid_wx, mid_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1450→          weapons\line mid_wx, mid_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1451→        else
  1452→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1453→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1454→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1455→      weapons\pop!
  1456→
  1457→    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox
  1458→    hitbox_x = @x + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.cos(@angle)
  1459→    hitbox_y = @y + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.sin(@angle)
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1342→    -- Bow pull input (uses real dt, not paused dt, so it works while paused)
  1343→    if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1344→      real_dt = an.dt
  1345→      if an\key_is_down 'f'
  1346→        @bow_pulling = true
  1347→        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)
  1348→      elseif @bow_pulling
  1349→        @bow_pulling = false
  1350→        @timer\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'
  1351→

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The user is saying that the bow stretch is happening diagonally because the push's scale_y axis is in the image's local frame (which includes weapon_rotation_offset = π/4), not aligned with the bow's visual perpendicular axis.

The push is:
```
weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring*bow_stretch
```

The scale_y here is in the rotated frame (after applying angle + weapon_rotation_offset). Since weapon_rotation_offset = π/4, the y-axis of the push is rotated by π/4 from what you'd expect. So stretching scale_y stretches the image along a diagonal, not along the visual perpendicular of the bow.


To fix this, I need to separate the stretch from the rotation. I'll use nested pushes where the outer one applies the stretch along the correct axis at the weapon's angle, then the inner one handles the rotation offset and base scaling.

Restructuring the push calls...

1452→          mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*sin_a
  1453→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, mid_wx, mid_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1454→          weapons\line mid_wx, mid_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1455→        else
  1456→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1457→      bow_stretch = if @weapon_type == 'bow' then (@bow_sy or 1) else 1
  1458→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring*bow_stretch
  1459→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!

1457→      bow_stretch = if @weapon_type == 'bow' then (@bow_sy or 1) else 1
  1458→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring*bow_stretch
  1459→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1460→      weapons\pop!
  1461→
  1462→    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox

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Let me check the bow pull input code to see what variable name is being used. The user renamed `bow_sx` to `bow_sy` at some point, but I'm referencing `bow_sx` in the drawing code. Let me check.

1138:      @bow_sy = 1

1348:        @bow_sy = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_sy, 0.5)

1352:        @timer\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sy: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release'

1437:        bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1

1458:        bow_stretch = @bow_sx or 1

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The user wants:

1. On bowstring release, pull the weapon spring (like `@spring\pull 'weapon', 0.5` or similar) — this gives the recoil/snap effect
2. The string should be affected by the weapon spring — so when the weapon spring pulses, the string tips should spread/contract with it
3. The string should also react when the weapon flashes (weapon_flashing state)

Let me look at how the weapon spring is used. From line 1425:
```
weapon_spring = @spring.weapon.x
```
This value starts at 1, and when pulled it oscillates around 1. It's used to scale the weapon image. 


I need to multiply the string tip y-positions by `weapon_spring` so they spread and contract with the spring animation. When the weapon flashes, I'll also change the string color to white to match the flash effect. Looking at how the gun handles recoil, I can use a similar spring pull pattern for the bow release.

1342→    -- Bow pull input (uses real dt, not paused dt, so it works while paused)
  1343→    if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1344→      real_dt = an.dt
  1345→      if an\key_is_down 'f'
  1346→        @bow_pulling = true
  1347→        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)
  1348→        @bow_sy = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_sy, 0.9)
  1349→      elseif @bow_pulling
  1350→        @bow_pulling = false
  1351→        @timer\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'
  1352→        @timer\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sy: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release'
  1353→
  1354→    -- Low floor detection: if vertical velocity stays low while near the floor, give it a hop
  1355→    vx, vy = @collider\get_velocity!
  1356→    near_floor = @y + @radius > @parent.y + @parent.h - 20

1432→      weapons\pop!
  1433→      weapons\pop!
  1434→    else
  1435→      -- Draw bowstring before bow so it renders behind
  1436→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1437→        bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1
  1438→        cos_a = math.cos(@angle)
  1439→        sin_a = math.sin(@angle)
  1440→        -- String endpoints in bow's local frame (screen pixels from weapon center)
  1441→        -- x = along angle direction, y = perpendicular
  1442→        -- y scaled by bow_stretch so string tips follow the stretched bow
  1443→        st_top_x, st_top_y = -0.5, -10.5*bow_stretch
  1444→        st_bot_x, st_bot_y = -0.5, 10.5*bow_stretch
  1445→        top_wx = weapon_x + st_top_x*cos_a - st_top_y*sin_a
  1446→        top_wy = weapon_y + st_top_x*sin_a + st_top_y*cos_a
  1447→        bot_wx = weapon_x + st_bot_x*cos_a - st_bot_y*sin_a
  1448→        bot_wy = weapon_y + st_bot_x*sin_a + st_bot_y*cos_a
  1449→        pull = @bow_pull_amount or 0
  1450→        if pull > 0.1
  1451→          mid_wx = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - pull*cos_a
  1452→          mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*sin_a
  1453→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, mid_wx, mid_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1454→          weapons\line mid_wx, mid_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1455→        else
  1456→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, bowstring!
  1457→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1458→        bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1
  1459→        weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_recoil, 1, bow_stretch
  1460→        weapons\push 0, 0, @weapon_rotation_offset, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1461→        weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
... [5 more lines]

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The user wants an arrow visual that appears on the bow while pulling the string. From the emojunky-one reference:

- Arrow fades in: `arrow_a` tweens to 1 over 0.1s when pull starts
- Arrow drawn with `arrow_a` alpha, moves backward as bow pulls
- The arrow sits on the string, at the pull point, pointing in the firing direction

So I need:

1. When bow pull starts (`bow_pulling` becomes true): fade in the arrow alpha from 0 to 1
2. Draw the arrow image at the pull midpoint (where the string is pulled back to), rotated to face the firing direction (@angle)


3. The arrow moves backward with the string as it's pulled
4. When released, the arrow disappears (alpha back to 0)

I'll track the arrow visibility with a state variable that tweens to 1 when pulling begins and resets to 0 on release, then render the arrow at the current pull position with the appropriate rotation.

Now I'm figuring out the arrow's rotation — the image points from bottom-right to upper-left (around 225°), so I need to calculate the offset angle to align it with the firing direction. Let me verify this works: at @angle = 0 (pointing right), the rotation would be 3π/4 radians or 135°, which rotates the naturally upper-left-pointing arrow to face right—that checks out. For the arrow's size, I'll scale it to about 14/512 to keep it proportional with the bow, and position it at the pull point on the string (mid_wx, mid_wy) when actively pulling, or at the string center when pull is minimal.

Now I'm looking at how the arrow should behave based on the reference—it needs to fade in as you start pulling and fade out on release, sitting at the string position and moving backward as the pull increases. I'll add an alpha property for the arrow, detect when the pull transitions from inactive to active, and then draw the arrow at the appropriate position with the correct rotation and opacity. I need to figure out the layering—the arrow should render between the string and the bow image. For positioning, when the pull is minimal and the arrow is fading in, it stays at the string's center point, but as pull increases, it moves to the actual pull point. I can calculate this by interpolating from the string center based on the pull distance and angle.

For the alpha blending, I'm setting up the arrow to fade in and out by modulating its color's alpha channel each frame, though I'm wondering if there's a more efficient way to handle this rather than creating a new color object every frame.

Looking at how the weapon flash system works, I see the color parameter is separate from the flash flag in the layer\image call, so I can pass a color with alpha for the normal draw and also account for the weapon flash state when rendering the arrow.

Writing the arrow rendering code...

1136→      @arrows_per_shot = 1
  1137→      @bow_pull_amount = 0
  1138→      @bow_sy = 1
  1139→      @bow_pulling = false
  1140→    else  -- dagger
  1141→      @weapon_class = 'melee'

1342→    -- Bow pull input (uses real dt, not paused dt, so it works while paused)
  1343→    if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1344→      real_dt = an.dt
  1345→      if an\key_is_down 'f'
  1346→        @bow_pulling = true
  1347→        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)
  1348→        @bow_sy = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_sy, 0.9)
  1349→      elseif @bow_pulling
  1350→        @bow_pulling = false
  1351→        @spring\pull 'weapon', 0.5
  1352→        @timer\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'
  1353→        @timer\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sy: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release'
  1354→
  1355→    -- Low floor detection: if vertical velocity stays low while near the floor, give it a hop
  1356→    vx, vy = @collider\get_velocity!

1436→      -- Draw bowstring before bow so it renders behind
  1437→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1438→        bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1
  1439→        cos_a = math.cos(@angle)
  1440→        sin_a = math.sin(@angle)
  1441→        -- String endpoints in bow's local frame (screen pixels from weapon center)
  1442→        -- x = along angle direction, y = perpendicular
  1443→        -- y scaled by bow_stretch so string tips follow the stretched bow
  1444→        string_scale = bow_stretch*weapon_spring
  1445→        st_top_x, st_top_y = -0.5, -10.5*string_scale
  1446→        st_bot_x, st_bot_y = -0.5, 10.5*string_scale
  1447→        top_wx = weapon_x + st_top_x*cos_a - st_top_y*sin_a
  1448→        top_wy = weapon_y + st_top_x*sin_a + st_top_y*cos_a
  1449→        bot_wx = weapon_x + st_bot_x*cos_a - st_bot_y*sin_a
  1450→        bot_wy = weapon_y + st_bot_x*sin_a + st_bot_y*cos_a
  1451→        string_color = if @weapon_flashing then white else bowstring
  1452→        pull = @bow_pull_amount or 0
  1453→        if pull > 0.1
  1454→          mid_wx = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - pull*cos_a
  1455→          mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*sin_a
  1456→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, mid_wx, mid_wy, 1, string_color!
  1457→          weapons\line mid_wx, mid_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!
  1458→        else
  1459→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!
  1460→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1461→        bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1
  1462→        weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_recoil, 1, bow_stretch
  1463→        weapons\push 0, 0, @weapon_rotation_offset, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1464→        weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1465→        weapons\pop!

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1456→        pull = @bow_pull_amount or 0
  1457→        if pull > 0.1
  1458→          mid_wx = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - pull*cos_a
  1459→          mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*sin_a
  1460→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, mid_wx, mid_wy, 1, string_color!
  1461→          weapons\line mid_wx, mid_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!
  1462→        else
  1463→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!
  1464→        -- Draw arrow on string
  1465→        if @bow_arrow_alpha > 0
  1466→          arrow_x = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - (pull - 6.5)*cos_a
  1467→          arrow_y = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - (pull - 6.5)*sin_a
  1468→          arrow_scale = 24/512
  1469→          weapons\push arrow_x, arrow_y, @angle + 3*math.pi/4, arrow_scale, arrow_scale
  1470→          weapons\image an.images.arrow, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1471→          weapons\pop!
  1472→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1473→        bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1
  1474→        weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_recoil, 1, bow_stretch
  1475→        weapons\push 0, 0, @weapon_rotation_offset, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring

1475→        weapons\push 0, 0, @weapon_rotation_offset, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1476→        weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1477→        weapons\pop!
  1478→        weapons\pop!
  1479→      else
  1480→        weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1481→        weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1482→        weapons\pop!
  1483→
  1484→    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox

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The issue is that `top_wx` and `bot_wx` are computed inside the `if @weapon_type == 'bow'` block for the string drawing, but the arrow drawing is in a separate `if @weapon_type == 'bow'` block after the bow image drawing. Since `top_wx` etc. are local variables defined inside the first block, they're not accessible in the second block.

I need to either:

1. Hoist the variables to a wider scope
2. Recompute them in the arrow block
3. Store them on the object (@top_wx, etc.)

The cleanest approach is to store the needed values on `self` so they're accessible across both blocks. Or I could restructure the code so the arrow drawing is inside the same `if` block.


The real issue is YueScript's scoping—variables defined inside an `if` block don't leak out. I should consolidate all three drawing operations (string, bow, arrow) into a single `if @weapon_type == 'bow'` block so they all share the same scope and can access the computed values.

Restructuring the code...

1434→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @thrust_angle, weapon_stretch, weapon_squeeze
  1435→      weapons\push 0, 0, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil - @thrust_angle, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1436→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1437→      weapons\pop!
  1438→      weapons\pop!
  1439→    else
  1440→      -- Draw bowstring before bow so it renders behind
  1441→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1442→        bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1
  1443→        cos_a = math.cos(@angle)
  1444→        sin_a = math.sin(@angle)
  1445→        -- String endpoints in bow's local frame (screen pixels from weapon center)
  1446→        -- x = along angle direction, y = perpendicular
  1447→        -- y scaled by bow_stretch so string tips follow the stretched bow
  1448→        string_scale = bow_stretch*weapon_spring
  1449→        st_top_x, st_top_y = -0.5, -10.5*string_scale
  1450→        st_bot_x, st_bot_y = -0.5, 10.5*string_scale
  1451→        top_wx = weapon_x + st_top_x*cos_a - st_top_y*sin_a
  1452→        top_wy = weapon_y + st_top_x*sin_a + st_top_y*cos_a
  1453→        bot_wx = weapon_x + st_bot_x*cos_a - st_bot_y*sin_a
  1454→        bot_wy = weapon_y + st_bot_x*sin_a + st_bot_y*cos_a
  1455→        string_color = if @weapon_flashing then white else bowstring
  1456→        pull = @bow_pull_amount or 0
  1457→        if pull > 0.1
  1458→          mid_wx = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - pull*cos_a
  1459→          mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*sin_a
  1460→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, mid_wx, mid_wy, 1, string_color!
  1461→          weapons\line mid_wx, mid_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!
  1462→        else
  1463→          weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!
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1830→        flash_on_spawn: 0.25
  1831→        angle_mode: 0
  1832→        gravity: -128
  1833→
  1834→
  1835→
  1836→-- Weapon UI: displays emoji, weapon icon, and stat board
  1837→class weapon_ui extends object
  1838→  new: (@team, weapon_type) =>
  1839→    super 'weapon_ui'
  1840→    @weapon_type = weapon_type
  1841→
  1842→    -- Emoji properties
  1843→    @emoji_x = if @team == 'player' then 59 else 421
  1844→    @emoji_y = 60
  1845→    @emoji_image = if @team == 'player' then an.images.cowboy else an.images.no_mouth
  1846→    @emoji_hit_image = if @team == 'player' then an.images.cowboy_hit else an.images.no_mouth_hit
  1847→    @emoji_scale = 20/512
  1848→    @emoji_scale *= 1.1 if @team == 'player'
  1849→    @showing_hit = false
  1850→    @emoji_oy = 0
  1851→
  1852→    -- Weapon properties
  1853→    @weapon_x = if @team == 'player' then 91 else 389
  1854→    @weapon_y = 60
  1855→    @weapon_image = if weapon_type == 'gun' then an.images.gun elseif weapon_type == 'sword' then an.images.sword elseif weapon_type == 'bow' then an.images.bow else an.images.dagger
  1856→    @weapon_scale = 20/512
  1857→    @weapon_flip_x = if @team == 'player' then -1 else 1
  1858→
  1859→    -- Board properties
... [10 more lines]

1890→
  1891→    -- Get handcam transforms
  1892→    emoji_t = @emoji_shake\get_transform!
  1893→    weapon_t = @weapon_shake\get_transform!
  1894→    board_t = @board_shake\get_transform!
  1895→
  1896→    -- Draw emoji
  1897→    current_emoji = if @showing_hit then @emoji_hit_image else @emoji_image
  1898→    weapons\push @emoji_x + emoji_t.x, @emoji_y + @emoji_oy + emoji_t.y, emoji_t.rotation + @spring.emoji_rotation.x, @emoji_scale*@spring.emoji_scale.x, @emoji_scale*@spring.emoji_scale.x
  1899→    weapons\image current_emoji, 0, 0
  1900→    weapons\pop!
  1901→
  1902→    -- Draw weapon
  1903→    weapon_spring = ball.spring.weapon.x
  1904→    weapon_recoil = ball.weapon_recoil
  1905→    weapon_flashing = ball.weapon_flashing
  1906→    weapons\push @weapon_x + weapon_t.x, @weapon_y + weapon_t.y, weapon_t.rotation + weapon_recoil + @spring.weapon_rotation.x, @weapon_flip_x*@weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring
  1907→    weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, weapon_flashing and white!
  1908→    weapons\pop!
  1909→
  1910→    -- Draw stat board
  1911→    -- front\push @center_x + board_t.x, @board_y + board_t.y, board_t.rotation, @board_scale, @board_scale
  1912→    -- front\image an.images.blue_board, 0, 0
  1913→    -- front\pop!
  1914→
  1915→    -- Draw stat text (labels left-aligned, values right-aligned)
  1916→    effects\push @text_x + board_t.x, @text_y + @text_oy + board_t.y, board_t.rotation + @spring.text_rotation.x, @spring.text_scale.x, @spring.text_scale.x
  1917→    left_x = -45
  1918→    right_x = 55
  1919→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'
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Now I need to replicate the bow drawing (string + bow image + arrow) in the weapon_ui. The weapon_ui currently draws the weapon with a simple push/pop at lines 1902-1908. For the bow, I need to:

1. Draw the bowstring (behind bow)
2. Draw the bow image with the stretch
3. Draw the arrow on top (if pulling)

The weapon_ui uses different coordinates and has handcam/shake effects. The weapon is drawn at `@weapon_x + weapon_t.x, @weapon_y + weapon_t.y` with rotation from `weapon_t.rotation + weapon_recoil + @spring.weapon_rotation.x`.


For the UI display, I don't need the ball's angle since the weapon_ui is static — instead I'll use the weapon's own rotation from the handcam and spring effects to drive the bow's pulling behavior, showing the same visual feedback as the in-game bow with the string pull and arrow appearing. I can see the weapon drawing code that applies rotation, recoil, and spring effects. For the string and arrow in the UI, I need to figure out the bow's facing angle—it's the weapon's rotation plus an offset, similar to how the in-game version uses the ball's angle combined with a weapon rotation offset. for rotation

In the UI version:

- There's no ball angle — the UI weapon has rotation from handcam + springs
- The "angle" for string calculation should be the weapon's base facing direction in the UI

Looking at the push parameters: the rotation applied is `weapon_t.rotation + weapon_recoil + @spring.weapon_rotation.x`. This is the total rotation of the weapon in UI space. But this doesn't include weapon_rotation_offset — that's baked into the image orientation.

For the in-game bow, the angle used for the string is `@angle` (the ball's physics angle), and the image is rotated by `@angle + @weapon_rotation_offset`. The string pull direction is along `@angle`.

For the UI bow, I think the "angle" for string should be the weapon's effective facing direction, which would be something like the rotation applied to the push minus the weapon_rotation_offset, or possibly just 0 since the UI weapon faces a fixed direction.

Let me simplify this. In the in-game code, the string calculation uses the ball's angle while the bow image gets drawn with that angle plus an additional offset. For the UI, I need to split the total rotation into a base angle for the string and then apply the offset to the image separately, similar to how the in-game version structures its nested rotations. point right when the in-game bow points right. The weapon UI applies a push with the rotation including handcam wobble, recoil, and spring effects, plus a horizontal flip for the player. For the bow, I need to handle the rotation offset separately—the in-game version uses nested pushes to apply the base angle to the string and arrow, then applies the offset just to the image itself. from the rotation. In the UI, I need to do the same.

Let me define `ui_angle = weapon_t.rotation + weapon_recoil + @spring.weapon_rotation.x` as the base angle for the UI weapon. Then:

For string:

- Use `ui_angle` for cos_a/sin_a direction
- String endpoints computed from (@weapon_x + weapon_t.x, @weapon_y + weapon_t.y) as the weapon center

For bow image:

- Outer push: @weapon_x, @weapon_y + weapon_t offsets, rotation = ui_angle, scale = (1, bow_stretch)
- Inner push: rotation = weapon_rotation_offset, scale = (weapon_scale * weapon_spring * flip, weapon_scale * weapon_spring)

For arrow:

- Same as in-game but positioned relative to UI

Now I'm realizing there's a scale mismatch between the in-game bow and the UI bow. The ball's weapon_scale is -24/512, but the UI constructor sets its own weapon_scale to 20/512, so I need to be careful about which scale applies where when drawing the bow components.

The user wants me to continue with the last task: replicating the bow drawing in weapon_ui. Let me first read the current state of main.yue to see the weapon_ui code and the bow drawing code, so I can make the right changes.

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    "text": "Perfect! I've found both sections. Here's what you requested:\n\n## 1. weapon_ui class's update method - \"Draw weapon\" section\n\n**Lines 1902-1908** (with surrounding context from lines 1888-1944):\n\n```yuescript\n  update: (dt) =>\n    ball = @parent\n\n    -- Get handcam transforms\n    emoji_t = @emoji_shake\\get_transform!\n    weapon_t = @weapon_shake\\get_transform!\n    board_t = @board_shake\\get_transform!\n\n    -- Draw emoji\n    current_emoji = if @showing_hit then @emoji_hit_image else @emoji_image\n    weapons\\push @emoji_x + emoji_t.x, @emoji_y + @emoji_oy + emoji_t.y, emoji_t.rotation + @spring.emoji_rotation.x, @emoji_scale*@spring.emoji_scale.x, @emoji_scale*@spring.emoji_scale.x\n    weapons\\image current_emoji, 0, 0\n    weapons\\pop!\n\n    -- Draw weapon\n    weapon_spring = ball.spring.weapon.x\n    weapon_recoil = ball.weapon_recoil\n    weapon_flashing = ball.weapon_flashing\n    weapons\\push @weapon_x + weapon_t.x, @weapon_y + weapon_t.y, weapon_t.rotation + weapon_recoil + @spring.weapon_rotation.x, @weapon_flip_x*@weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring\n    weapons\\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, weapon_flashing and white!\n    weapons\\pop!\n\n    -- Draw stat board\n    -- front\\push @center_x + board_t.x, @board_y + board_t.y, board_t.rotation, @board_scale, @board_scale\n    -- front\\image an.images.blue_board, 0, 0\n    -- front\\pop!\n\n    -- Draw stat text (labels left-aligned, values right-aligned)\n    effects\\push @text_x + board_t.x, @text_y + @text_oy + board_t.y, board_t.rotation + @spring.text_rotation.x, @spring.text_scale.x, @spring.text_scale.x\n    left_x = -45\n    right_x = 55\n    if @weapon_type == 'gun'\n      cooldown = math.max(ball.minimum_cooldown, ball.base_cooldown - ball.hits_landed * ball.cooldown_reduction_per_hit)\n      attacks_per_second = 1/cooldown\n      burst_chance = math.floor(math.min(ball.hits_landed*ball.burstfire_chance_increase_per_hit*100, 50))\n      -- Row 1\n      effects\\text \"ATTACKS/S\", 'lana', left_x, -6, white!\n      value1 = string.format(\"%.2f\", attacks_per_second)\n      effects\\text value1, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\\text_width(value1), -6, white!\n      -- Row 2\n      effects\\text \"BURST CHANCE\", 'lana', left_x, 6, white!\n      value2 = string.format(\"%d%%\", burst_chance)\n      effects\\text value2, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\\text_width(value2), 6, white!\n    elseif @weapon_type == 'sword'\n      effects\\text \"THRUST DMG\", 'lana', left_x, 0, white!\n      value1 = string.format(\"%d\", ball.thrust_damage)\n      effects\\text value1, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\\text_width(value1), 0, white!\n    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'\n      effects\\text \"ARROWS/SHOT\", 'lana', left_x, 0, white!\n      value1 = string.format(\"%d\", ball.arrows_per_shot)\n      effects\\text value1, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\\text_width(value1), 0, white!\n    else  -- dagger\n      rotations_per_second = ball.base_angular_velocity/(2*math.pi)\n      effects\\text \"ROTATIONS/S\", 'lana', left_x, 0, white!\n      value1 = string.format(\"%.2f\", rotations_per_second)\n      effects\\text value1, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\\text_width(value1), 0, white!\n    effects\\pop!\n```\n\n---\n\n## 2. Bow drawing code in ball.update() - Full if @weapon_type == 'bow' block\n\n**Lines 1440-1474** (the complete bow section):\n\n```yuescript\n      if @weapon_type == 'bow'\n        bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1\n        cos_a = math.cos(@angle)\n        sin_a = math.sin(@angle)\n        -- Draw bowstring (behind bow)\n        string_scale = bow_stretch*weapon_spring\n        st_top_x, st_top_y = -0.5, -10.5*string_scale\n        st_bot_x, st_bot_y = -0.5, 10.5*string_scale\n        top_wx = weapon_x + st_top_x*cos_a - st_top_y*sin_a\n        top_wy = weapon_y + st_top_x*sin_a + st_top_y*cos_a\n        bot_wx = weapon_x + st_bot_x*cos_a - st_bot_y*sin_a\n        bot_wy = weapon_y + st_bot_x*sin_a + st_bot_y*cos_a\n        string_color = if @weapon_flashing then white else bowstring\n        pull = @bow_pull_amount or 0\n        if pull > 0.1\n          mid_wx = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - pull*cos_a\n          mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*sin_a\n          weapons\\line top_wx, top_wy, mid_wx, mid_wy, 1, string_color!\n          weapons\\line mid_wx, mid_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!\n        else\n          weapons\\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!\n        -- Draw bow image\n        weapons\\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_recoil, 1, bow_stretch\n        weapons\\push 0, 0, @weapon_rotation_offset, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring\n        weapons\\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!\n        weapons\\pop!\n        weapons\\pop!\n        -- Draw arrow on top of string and bow\n        if @bow_arrow_alpha > 0\n          arrow_x = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - (pull - 6.5)*cos_a\n          arrow_y = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - (pull - 6.5)*sin_a\n          arrow_scale = 24/512\n          weapons\\push arrow_x, arrow_y, @angle + 3*math.pi/4, arrow_scale, arrow_scale\n          weapons\\image an.images.arrow, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!\n          weapons\\pop!\n```\n\nThe bow drawing code handles three main elements: the bowstring (which pulls back when `@bow_pull_amount` > 0.1), the bow image itself, and the arrow that appears when `@bow_arrow_alpha > 0`. 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Now I have the full picture. Let me understand the mapping between ball.update() bow drawing and what needs to happen in weapon_ui:

**In ball.update():**

- `weapon_x`, `weapon_y` = ball position + offset along @angle
- `@angle` = the ball's rotation angle (direction it faces)
- `weapon_spring` = `@spring.weapon.x`
- `@weapon_recoil` = recoil rotation offset
- `@weapon_flashing` = white flash state

**In weapon_ui:**

- Position: `@weapon_x + weapon_t.x`, `@weapon_y + weapon_t.y` (fixed UI position + handcam shake)


- Rotation combines the handcam rotation, recoil offset, and spring animation together
- Scale applies the weapon spring compression and a fixed scale factor, with horizontal flipping for left-facing orientation
- The spring, recoil, and flash states all pull directly from the ball object

's properties

Now I'm realizing the distinction between how the string and bow are oriented—the string follows the base angle directly, while the bow image gets the recoil added on top as a separate rotation layer. I see that the in-game weapon uses `@angle` for the string and arrow, but applies `weapon_recoil` only to the bow image itself. For the UI equivalent, I need to map `weapon_t.rotation + @spring.weapon_rotation.x` as the base angle for string and arrow positioning, while the bow image gets the additional recoil applied. Now I'm working through the position mapping to align the UI display with the in-game behavior. weapon_x, weapon_y` is the weapon's world position

- UI: `@weapon_x + weapon_t.x, @weapon_y + weapon_t.y` is the weapon's UI position

For scale:

- In-game: `@weapon_scale = -24/512`, `@weapon_scale_y = 24/512`
- UI: `@weapon_scale = 20/512`, `@weapon_flip_x = -1`

In the in-game bow drawing:

- String endpoints are in screen pixels relative to weapon_x/weapon_y, using absolute pixel offsets (-0.5, ±10.5)
- These scale with `string_scale = bow_stretch*weapon_spring`
- Bow image: `@weapon_scale*weapon_spring` and `@weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring`

The UI bow needs to match the in-game appearance exactly, but there's a scale mismatch—the in-game version is 24 pixels while the UI is 20 pixels. I need to figure out whether to use the in-game pixel dimensions or adapt to the UI's smaller scale, especially since the user wants them to look identical across both versions. Writing the UI weapon rendering... I'm realizing the key difference between the game and UI versions: the game uses separate negative and positive scale values for x and y, while the UI consolidates this by using a flip flag with a positive scale, so the inner push applies the flip to the x-scale while keeping y-scale positive.

For the string endpoints, I need to account for the scale difference between the game bow (24px) and UI bow (20px) — that's roughly a 0.833 ratio — so I should scale the hardcoded endpoint offsets proportionally rather than keeping them fixed.

But I'm second-guessing myself on what "exactly the same" means. Let me check if weapon_ui applies different scales per weapon or uses a universal constant. Looking at the initialization, it's a fixed 20/512 scale for all weapons in the UI, not per-weapon.

The real question is whether the user wants the visual appearance to match the in-game version, which would require scaling the string offsets to maintain the same proportions relative to the smaller UI bow.

Let me verify what data weapon_ui actually has access to from the ball object. I need to pull several properties directly from the ball object for the bow rendering—the stretch factor, string pull amount, arrow visibility, and rotation offset. The weapon_ui already has some of these cached, but for cleaner code I should read the bow-specific values straight from ball rather than duplicating them in the UI object.

Now I'm figuring out what "angle" means in the UI context—it's not the ball's direction like in the game code, but rather the weapon's rotation combined with the spring animation and recoil, all applied to the fixed HUD position.

For the bow string in the UI, I need to use that combined angle to rotate the string endpoints the same way the in-game code does, calculating the cosine and sine of the UI angle to transform the string's local coordinates into world space.

Now I'm setting up the weapon rendering code, extracting the spring and recoil values from the ball state and calculating the base angle for the bow.

Writing weapon rendering code... Writing the bow rendering... Finishing the weapon rendering code...

Now I'm reconsidering the scale ratio for the bow. The in-game version uses 24/512 while the UI uses 20/512, and I need to think about what "exactly the same in all ways" really means—whether that includes matching the exact size or just the visual proportions and animations. Let me check the original request again to see if the user specified the scale, or if I should just use consistent numbers across both versions.

Actually, the simplest approach is to use the same scale values directly from the game state rather than the UI's default weapon scale, since the string endpoints are tuned for those specific dimensions. The only real differences should be the position and angle coming from the UI rather than the ball's game state.

Writing bow rendering code... Finishing the bow string rendering logic, then drawing the bow image with rotation and scaling, and starting to position the arrow based on the pull amount. I'm realizing there's a tension here—the user wants the bow to look exactly the same in the UI as in-game, but using the ball's weapon scale directly would make it 24px while other UI weapons are 20px, creating an inconsistency. Still, they were explicit about wanting it identical in every way, so I should stick with using the ball's scale values directly. I'm checking the current weapon_ui draw section to make sure I'm making the right edits.

1895→
  1896→    -- Draw emoji
  1897→    current_emoji = if @showing_hit then @emoji_hit_image else @emoji_image
  1898→    weapons\push @emoji_x + emoji_t.x, @emoji_y + @emoji_oy + emoji_t.y, emoji_t.rotation + @spring.emoji_rotation.x, @emoji_scale*@spring.emoji_scale.x, @emoji_scale*@spring.emoji_scale.x
  1899→    weapons\image current_emoji, 0, 0
  1900→    weapons\pop!
  1901→
  1902→    -- Draw weapon
  1903→    weapon_spring = ball.spring.weapon.x
  1904→    weapon_recoil = ball.weapon_recoil
  1905→    weapon_flashing = ball.weapon_flashing
  1906→    weapons\push @weapon_x + weapon_t.x, @weapon_y + weapon_t.y, weapon_t.rotation + weapon_recoil + @spring.weapon_rotation.x, @weapon_flip_x*@weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring
  1907→    weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, weapon_flashing and white!
  1908→    weapons\pop!
  1909→
  1910→    -- Draw stat board
  1911→    -- front\push @center_x + board_t.x, @board_y + board_t.y, board_t.rotation, @board_scale, @board_scale
  1912→    -- front\image an.images.blue_board, 0, 0
  1913→    -- front\pop!
  1914→
  1915→    -- Draw stat text (labels left-aligned, values right-aligned)
  1916→    effects\push @text_x + board_t.x, @text_y + @text_oy + board_t.y, board_t.rotation + @spring.text_rotation.x, @spring.text_scale.x, @spring.text_scale.x
  1917→    left_x = -45
  1918→    right_x = 55
  1919→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'
  1920→      cooldown = math.max(ball.minimum_cooldown, ball.base_cooldown - ball.hits_landed * ball.cooldown_reduction_per_hit)
  1921→      attacks_per_second = 1/cooldown
  1922→      burst_chance = math.floor(math.min(ball.hits_landed*ball.burstfire_chance_increase_per_hit*100, 50))
  1923→      -- Row 1
  1924→      effects\text "ATTACKS/S", 'lana', left_x, -6, white!
... [30 more lines]

The user sent "/context" - this is probably a slash command. Let me first finish the current task (weapon_ui bow drawing), then address the /context command.

Actually wait, let me re-read: "IMPORTANT: After completing your current task, you MUST address the user's message above. Do not ignore it." So I should finish the weapon_ui task first.

Now I have the exact current code at lines 1902-1908:
```yuescript
    -- Draw weapon
    weapon_spring = ball.spring.weapon.x
    weapon_recoil = ball.weapon_recoil
    weapon_flashing = ball.weapon_flashing


```

I need to replace the generic weapon drawing with bow-specific rendering that matches the in-game version, keeping the existing code as a fallback for other weapons. I'm writing the bow drawing logic... Still writing weapon rendering... Writing the bow and arrow rendering... I'm mapping all the weapon properties from the in-game ball object to the UI version, using the ball's scale values directly so the bow renders at exactly the same size as it appears during gameplay.

<tool_use_error>File has not been read yet. Read it first before writing to it.</tool_use_error>

1900→    weapons\pop!
  1901→
  1902→    -- Draw weapon
  1903→    weapon_spring = ball.spring.weapon.x
  1904→    weapon_recoil = ball.weapon_recoil
  1905→    weapon_flashing = ball.weapon_flashing
  1906→    weapons\push @weapon_x + weapon_t.x, @weapon_y + weapon_t.y, weapon_t.rotation + weapon_recoil + @spring.weapon_rotation.x, @weapon_flip_x*@weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring
  1907→    weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, weapon_flashing and white!
  1908→    weapons\pop!
  1909→
  1910→    -- Draw stat board
  1911→    -- front\push @center_x + board_t.x, @board_y + board_t.y, board_t.rotation, @board_scale, @board_scale
  1912→    -- front\image an.images.blue_board, 0, 0
  1913→    -- front\pop!
  1914→

The file E:\a327ex\emoji-ball-battles\main.yue has been updated successfully.

Entered plan mode. You should now focus on exploring the codebase and designing an implementation approach.

In plan mode, you should:

1. Thoroughly explore the codebase to understand existing patterns
2. Identify similar features and architectural approaches
3. Consider multiple approaches and their trade-offs
4. Use AskUserQuestion if you need to clarify the approach
5. Design a concrete implementation strategy
6. When ready, use ExitPlanMode to present your plan for approval

Remember: DO NOT write or edit any files yet. This is a read-only exploration and planning phase.

The user wants me to refactor the weapon-specific code in the ball class. I need to explore the full ball class to understand all weapon-specific code in:

1. Constructor (ball.new)
2. Drawing code (ball.update drawing section)
3. Update logic (ball.update non-drawing section)

Let me launch explore agents to find all weapon-specific code sections.

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    "type": "text",
    "text": "Perfect! I have all the information you need. Here's the complete weapon-specific configuration code from the ball class constructor:\n\n## Ball Class Constructor - Weapon Configuration\n\n**Constructor signature (lines 1071-1077):**\n```yuescript\nnew: (@x, @y, @team, @weapon_type='dagger') =>\n  super!\n  @\\tag 'ball'\n  @image = @team == 'player' and an.images.no_mouth or an.images.no_mouth\n  @radius = 10\n  @scale = 2*@radius/@image.width\n  @scale = 1.125*@scale if @team == 'player' -- cowboy is visually larger\n\n  -- Weapon setup based on weapon_type\n```\n\n---\n\n### **GUN WEAPON BLOCK (lines 1080-1096)**\n```yuescript\nif @weapon_type == 'gun'\n  @weapon_class = 'ranged'\n  @weapon_image = an.images.gun\n  @weapon_visual_offset = 21\n  @weapon_perpendicular_offset = 2\n  @weapon_hitbox_offset = 21\n  @weapon_hitbox_length = 20\n  @weapon_hitbox_width = 12\n  @weapon_scale = 18/512 -- gun.png is 512x512\n  @weapon_scale_y = -18/512 -- y flipped\n  @weapon_rotation_offset = math.pi -- gun points left, rotate to point outward\n  @base_angular_velocity = 1.5*math.pi\n  @max_angular_velocity = 3*math.pi\n  @weapon_weight = 1.0\n  @hit_stop_multiplier = 1.0\n  @hit_particle_multiplier = 1.0\n  @camera_shake_multiplier = 1.0\n```\n\n---\n\n### **SWORD WEAPON BLOCK (lines 1097-1118)**\n```yuescript\nelseif @weapon_type == 'sword'\n  @weapon_class = 'melee'\n  @weapon_image = an.images.sword\n  @weapon_visual_offset = 34\n  @weapon_perpendicular_offset = 0\n  @weapon_hitbox_offset = 38\n  @weapon_hitbox_length = 32\n  @weapon_hitbox_width = 10\n  @weapon_scale = 32/512 -- sword.png is 512x512\n  @weapon_scale_y = 32/512\n  @weapon_rotation_offset = math.pi/4 -- sword angled up-right, rotate to point outward\n  @base_angular_velocity = 1.5*math.pi\n  @max_angular_velocity = 3*math.pi\n  @weapon_weight = 1.5 -- heavier, less affected by collisions\n  @hit_stop_multiplier = 1.4 -- longer hit stops\n  @hit_particle_multiplier = 1.2 -- bigger particles\n  @camera_shake_multiplier = 1.5  -- stronger camera shake\n  @thrust_damage = 1  -- increases by 1 per successful thrust hit\n  @thrust_speed = 200  -- added to current speed during thrust\n  @thrust_duration = 0.5  -- how long thrust lasts\n  @thrust_cooldown = 5  -- seconds between thrusts\n  @afterimage_timer = 0\n```\n\n---\n\n### **BOW WEAPON BLOCK (lines 1119-1140)**\n```yuescript\nelseif @weapon_type == 'bow'\n  @weapon_class = 'ranged'\n  @weapon_image = an.images.bow\n  @weapon_visual_offset = 14\n  @weapon_perpendicular_offset = 0\n  @weapon_hitbox_offset = 14\n  @weapon_hitbox_length = 12\n  @weapon_hitbox_width = 28\n  @weapon_scale = -26/512\n  @weapon_scale_y = 26/512\n  @weapon_rotation_offset = math.pi/4\n  @base_angular_velocity = 1.5*math.pi\n  @max_angular_velocity = 3*math.pi\n  @weapon_weight = 1.0\n  @hit_stop_multiplier = 1.0\n  @hit_particle_multiplier = 1.0\n  @camera_shake_multiplier = 1.0\n  @arrows_per_shot = 1\n  @bow_pull_amount = 0\n  @bow_sy = 1\n  @bow_pulling = false\n  @bow_arrow_alpha = 0\n```\n\n---\n\n### **DAGGER WEAPON BLOCK (lines 1141-1157)** \n```yuescript\nelse  -- dagger\n  @weapon_class = 'melee'\n  @weapon_image = an.images.dagger\n  @weapon_visual_offset = 24\n  @weapon_perpendicular_offset = 0\n  @weapon_hitbox_offset = 24\n  @weapon_hitbox_length = 28\n  @weapon_hitbox_width = 8\n  @weapon_scale = 18/512  -- dagger.png is 512x512\n  @weapon_scale_y = 18/512\n  @weapon_rotation_offset = -3*math.pi/4  -- dagger rotation to point outward\n  @base_angular_velocity = 1.5*math.pi\n  @max_angular_velocity = 3*math.pi\n  @weapon_weight = 1.0\n  @hit_stop_multiplier = 1.0\n  @hit_particle_multiplier = 1.0\n  @camera_shake_multiplier = 1.0\n```\n\n---\n\n### **COMMON WEAPON SETUP (lines 1159-1245)** - Shared after all weapon-specific blocks\n\n```yuescript\n-- Collider setup\n@\\add collider 'ball', 'dynamic', 'circle', @radius\n@collider\\set_position @x, @y\n@collider\\set_restitution 1\n@collider\\set_friction 0\n@collider\\set_linear_damping 0\n\n-- Add weapon hitbox (physical, 0 density so it doesn't affect ball mass/inertia)\n@weapon_shape = @collider\\add_box 'weapon', @weapon_hitbox_length, @weapon_hitbox_width, {offset_x: @weapon_hitbox_offset}\n@collider\\set_restitution 1, @weapon_shape\n@collider\\set_density 0, @weapon_shape\n\n-- Add sensor for detecting ball overlaps (passes through balls, generates events)\n@weapon_sensor = @collider\\add_box 'weapon_hitbox', @weapon_hitbox_length, @weapon_hitbox_width, {offset_x: @weapon_hitbox_offset, sensor: true}\n@collider\\set_restitution 1, @weapon_sensor\n@collider\\set_density 0, @weapon_sensor\n\n-- Track low vertical velocity time for sliding detection\n@low_vy_time = 0\n@low_vy_threshold = an.random\\float 0.5, 1.5\n\n-- Initial rotation\n@angle = 0\n@collider\\set_angle @angle\n\n-- Angular velocity guardrails\n@time_above_base = 0\n@time_below_base = 0\n@above_base_grace_period = 0.5\n@below_base_grace_period = 0.25\n@last_angular_velocity = 0\n\n-- Dagger swing sound tracking (for melee weapons)\n@rotation_accumulator = 0\n@fast_spinning = false\n@swing_sound_count = 0\n@can_swing_sound_time = 1.33\n\n-- Springs for visual feedback\n@\\add spring!\n@spring\\add 'hit', 1\n@spring\\add 'weapon', 1\n@spring\\add 'squash_x', 1\n@spring\\add 'squash_y', 1\n\n-- Flash state for weapon\n@weapon_flashing = false\n@thrusting = false\n@weapon_recoil = 0\n@weapon_recoil_offset = 0\n\n-- HP\n@max_hp = 50\n@hp = @max_hp\n@\\add hp_bar!\n@\\add cooldown_bar!\n\n-- Weapon effect tracking\n@hits_landed = 0\n@base_damage = 1\n@base_cooldown = 1.2\n@cooldown_reduction_per_hit = 0.02\n@minimum_cooldown = 0.2\n@burstfire_chance_increase_per_hit = 0.01\n@base_burstfire_delay = 0.4\n@minimum_burstfire_delay = 0.05\n@burstfire_delay_reduction_per_hit = (0.4 - 0.05) / 50\n@base_angular_velocity_increase_per_hit = 0.2*math.pi  -- dagger scaling\n\n-- HP UI\n@\\add hp_ui @team, @hp, @max_hp\n\n-- Weapon UI\n@\\add weapon_ui @team, @weapon_type\n\n-- Ball starts with no gravity until game starts\n@\\add timer!\n@collider\\set_gravity_scale 0\n\n-- Gun auto-firing: when aligned and ready, fire\nif @weapon_type == 'gun'\n  @gun_ready = true\n  @timer\\when (-> @gun_ready and @\\gun_is_aligned!), 'gun_fire', (-> @\\gun_fire!)\n\n-- Sword auto-thrusting: when aligned and ready, thrust\nif @weapon_type == 'sword'\n  @thrust_ready = true\n  @timer\\when (-> @thrust_ready and @\\sword_is_aligned!), 'sword_thrust', (-> @\\sword_thrust!)\n```\n\n---\n\n## Key Differences by Weapon\n\n**All weapons share:** hitbox setup, collider physics, springs, HP, weapon UI, timers, damage scaling\n\n**Gun specifics:**\n- Ranged class\n- Faster rotation offset (-\u03c0, points left)\n- Perpendicular offset of 2 (weapon positioned slightly sideways)\n- Weapon scale-y is flipped (-18/512)\n- Sets up `@gun_ready` trigger for auto-firing\n\n**Sword specifics:**\n- Melee class\n- Heavier (weight 1.5)\n- Stronger feedback (hit stop 1.4x, particles 1.2x, camera shake 1.5x)\n- Thrust mechanics: damage, speed, duration, cooldown, afterimage timer\n- Sets up `@thrust_ready` trigger for auto-thrusting\n\n**Bow specifics:**\n- Ranged class\n- Arrow management: `@arrows_per_shot`, `@bow_pull_amount`, `@bow_sy`, `@bow_pulling`, `@bow_arrow_alpha`\n- Negative X scale (-26/512) creates a mirror effect\n\n**Dagger specifics:**\n- Melee class\n- Smallest weapon (18px scale, 8px width)\n- Rotation offset of -3\u03c0/4 (angled down-left)\n- Standard feedback multipliers (1.0x all effects)"
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    "text": "Perfect! I've found all the weapon-specific drawing code. Let me provide you with the complete report:\n\n## Weapon-Specific Drawing Code in Ball Class Update Method\n\n**File:** E:\\a327ex\\emoji-ball-battles\\main.yue\n\n### 1. Main Weapon Drawing Section (Lines 1423-1485)\n\nThis is the primary weapon rendering code in the ball class's update method:\n\n```yuescript\n1423    -- Draw weapon at offset, rotated with ball (recoil_offset pulls gun toward ball)\n1424    actual_offset = @weapon_visual_offset - @weapon_recoil_offset\n1425    if @thrusting\n1426      actual_offset += @radius*stretch_amount*squash_t*2\n1427    perpendicular_angle = @angle - math.pi/2\n1428    weapon_x = @x + actual_offset*math.cos(@angle) + @weapon_perpendicular_offset*math.cos(perpendicular_angle)\n1429    weapon_y = @y + actual_offset*math.sin(@angle) + @weapon_perpendicular_offset*math.sin(perpendicular_angle)\n1430    weapon_spring = @spring.weapon.x\n```\n\n#### Sword Thrust Drawing (Lines 1431-1438):\n```yuescript\n1431    if @thrusting\n1432      weapon_stretch = 1 + stretch_amount*squash_t*0.4\n1433      weapon_squeeze = 1 - squeeze_amount*squash_t*0.4\n1434      weapons\\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @thrust_angle, weapon_stretch, weapon_squeeze\n1435      weapons\\push 0, 0, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil - @thrust_angle, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring\n1436      weapons\\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!\n1437      weapons\\pop!\n1438      weapons\\pop!\n```\n\n#### Bow Weapon Drawing (Lines 1440-1474):\n```yuescript\n1440    if @weapon_type == 'bow'\n1441      bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1\n1442      cos_a = math.cos(@angle)\n1443      sin_a = math.sin(@angle)\n1444      -- Draw bowstring (behind bow)\n1445      string_scale = bow_stretch*weapon_spring\n1446      st_top_x, st_top_y = -0.5, -10.5*string_scale\n1447      st_bot_x, st_bot_y = -0.5, 10.5*string_scale\n1448      top_wx = weapon_x + st_top_x*cos_a - st_top_y*sin_a\n1449      top_wy = weapon_y + st_top_x*sin_a + st_top_y*cos_a\n1450      bot_wx = weapon_x + st_bot_x*cos_a - st_bot_y*sin_a\n1451      bot_wy = weapon_y + st_bot_x*sin_a + st_bot_y*cos_a\n1452      string_color = if @weapon_flashing then white else bowstring\n1453      pull = @bow_pull_amount or 0\n1454      if pull > 0.1\n1455        mid_wx = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - pull*cos_a\n1456        mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*sin_a\n1457        weapons\\line top_wx, top_wy, mid_wx, mid_wy, 1, string_color!\n1458        weapons\\line mid_wx, mid_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!\n1459      else\n1460        weapons\\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!\n1461      -- Draw bow image\n1462      weapons\\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_recoil, 1, bow_stretch\n1463      weapons\\push 0, 0, @weapon_rotation_offset, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring\n1464      weapons\\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!\n1465      weapons\\pop!\n1466      weapons\\pop!\n1467      -- Draw arrow on top of string and bow\n1468      if @bow_arrow_alpha > 0\n1469        arrow_x = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - (pull - 6.5)*cos_a\n1470        arrow_y = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - (pull - 6.5)*sin_a\n1471        arrow_scale = 24/512\n1472        weapons\\push arrow_x, arrow_y, @angle + 3*math.pi/4, arrow_scale, arrow_scale\n1473        weapons\\image an.images.arrow, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!\n1474        weapons\\pop!\n```\n\n#### Dagger/Gun/Sword (default) Drawing (Lines 1475-1478):\n```yuescript\n1475    else\n1476      weapons\\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring\n1477      weapons\\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!\n1478      weapons\\pop!\n```\n\n### 2. Debug Draw Weapon Hitbox (Lines 1480-1485):\n```yuescript\n1480    -- Debug draw weapon hitbox\n1481    hitbox_x = @x + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.cos(@angle)\n1482    hitbox_y = @y + @weapon_hitbox_offset*math.sin(@angle)\n1483    debug_draw\\push hitbox_x, hitbox_y, @angle\n1484    debug_draw\\rectangle -@weapon_hitbox_length/2, -@weapon_hitbox_width/2, @weapon_hitbox_length, @weapon_hitbox_width, red!\n1485    debug_draw\\pop!\n```\n\n---\n\n## Summary of Visual Effects:\n\n1. **Sword Thrust** (lines 1431-1438): Special handling with stretch/squeeze animation during thrust state\n2. **Bow** (lines 1440-1474): Complex geometry with bowstring lines and arrow rendering\n3. **Dagger/Gun** (lines 1475-1478): Simple push/pop/image drawing\n4. **Weapon Flashing**: Applied conditionally to all weapons as `@weapon_flashing and white!` (visual feedback during hits)\n5. **Debug Hitbox**: Red rectangle showing weapon collision bounds (lines 1480-1485)\n\nAll weapon drawing uses the `weapons` render target, which is pushed with position, rotation, and scale transformations specific to each weapon type."
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    "text": "Perfect. Let me compile the complete findings with all weapon-specific update logic:\n\n## Weapon-Specific UPDATE Logic in Ball Class\n\nHere are ALL the weapon-specific update/state management code sections in the ball class (excluding pure drawing code):\n\n---\n\n### 1. **Auto-Fire/Auto-Attack Timer Setup** (Constructor, lines 1237-1245)\n\n```yuescript\n    -- Gun auto-firing: when aligned and ready, fire\n    if @weapon_type == 'gun'\n      @gun_ready = true\n      @timer\\when (-> @gun_ready and @\\gun_is_aligned!), 'gun_fire', (-> @\\gun_fire!)\n\n    -- Sword auto-thrusting: when aligned and ready, thrust\n    if @weapon_type == 'sword'\n      @thrust_ready = true\n      @timer\\when (-> @thrust_ready and @\\sword_is_aligned!), 'sword_thrust', (-> @\\sword_thrust!)\n```\n\n---\n\n### 2. **Dagger Swing Sound Logic** (Update method, lines 1278-1301)\n\n```yuescript\n    -- Dagger swing sound: first at 0.07 rotation, then every full rotation, max 5 times (melee only)\n    -- Fixed threshold based on original base (1.5\u03c0 * 3.5 = 5.25\u03c0)\n    -- Disabled when base velocity reaches 6.5\u03c0 (~25 hits)\n    -- Only plays within 1.33 seconds of a weapon-weapon or projectile-weapon hit\n    @can_swing_sound_time += dt if @weapon_class == 'melee'\n    if @weapon_class == 'melee' and @base_angular_velocity < 6.5*math.pi and angular_speed > 4.75*math.pi and @can_swing_sound_time <= 1.33\n      if not @fast_spinning\n        -- Just started fast spinning, reset accumulator and count\n        @fast_spinning = true\n        @rotation_accumulator = 0\n        @swing_sound_count = 0\n      elseif @swing_sound_count < 5\n        -- Accumulate rotation based on angular velocity\n        @rotation_accumulator += angular_speed * dt\n        -- First trigger at 0.25 rotation, then every full rotation after\n        threshold = if @swing_sound_count == 0 then 0.07*2* math.pi else 2*math.pi\n        if @rotation_accumulator >= threshold\n          @rotation_accumulator -= threshold\n          @swing_sound_count += 1\n          an\\sound_play \"dagger_swing_#{an.random\\int(1, 5)}\", 0.7, an.random\\float(0.95, 1.05)\n    else\n      @fast_spinning = false\n      @rotation_accumulator = 0\n      @swing_sound_count = 0\n```\n\n---\n\n### 3. **Bow Pull Input Handling** (Update method, lines 1343-1357)\n\n```yuescript\n    -- Bow pull input (uses real dt, not paused dt, so it works while paused)\n    if @weapon_type == 'bow'\n      real_dt = an.dt\n      if an\\key_is_down 'f'\n        if not @bow_pulling\n          @bow_arrow_alpha = 1\n        @bow_pulling = true\n        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)\n        @bow_sy = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_sy, 0.9)\n      elseif @bow_pulling\n        @bow_pulling = false\n        @bow_arrow_alpha = 0\n        @spring\\pull 'weapon', 0.5\n        @timer\\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'\n        @timer\\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sy: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release'\n```\n\n---\n\n### 4. **Hit/Damage Handling - Weapon-Specific Scaling** (Update method via hitbox events, lines 813-819)\n\n```yuescript\n      -- Weapon-specific scaling on hit\n      if attacker.weapon_type == 'dagger'\n        attacker.base_angular_velocity += attacker.base_angular_velocity_increase_per_hit\n        attacker.max_angular_velocity = attacker.base_angular_velocity*2\n      elseif attacker.weapon_type == 'sword' and attacker.thrusting and not attacker.thrust_hit_this_thrust\n        attacker.thrust_hit_this_thrust = true\n        attacker.thrust_damage += 1\n        @effects\\add emoji_text attacker.x, attacker.y - 10, \"+1 dmg\"\n```\n\n---\n\n### 5. **Bow Drawing Logic (Visual ONLY - Pure Drawing, lines 1440-1474)**\n\nNote: This is drawing code, but you asked for update logic. The bow pulling/state is handled in section 3 above. The drawing implementation:\n\n```yuescript\n      if @weapon_type == 'bow'\n        bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1\n        cos_a = math.cos(@angle)\n        sin_a = math.sin(@angle)\n        -- Draw bowstring (behind bow)\n        -- ... [12 more lines of drawing code]\n        -- Draw arrow on top of string and bow\n        if @bow_arrow_alpha > 0\n          -- ... [arrow drawing code]\n```\n\n---\n\n## Summary of Weapon-Specific Update Logic\n\n| Weapon | Update Logic Found | Line Numbers |\n|--------|-------------------|--------------|\n| **Gun** | Auto-fire timer setup with alignment check | 1238-1240 |\n| **Sword** | Auto-thrust timer setup with alignment check; hit damage scaling | 1243-1245; 816-819 |\n| **Dagger** | Swing sound on rotation; hit scaling (rotate speed increase) | 1282-1301; 813-815 |\n| **Bow** | Pull input handling (real_dt); pull amount + visual stretch | 1344-1357 |\n\n**Key Weapons State Variables Updated:**\n- Gun: `@gun_ready` (fired by `gun_fire()` callback)\n- Sword: `@thrust_ready`, `@thrust_hit_this_thrust`, `@thrust_damage` (modified by `sword_thrust()` callback)\n- Dagger: `@base_angular_velocity`, `@max_angular_velocity` (on hit), plus swing sound accumulators\n- Bow: `@bow_pulling`, `@bow_pull_amount`, `@bow_sy` (visual stretch), `@bow_arrow_alpha`"
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Now I have a thorough understanding of all weapon-specific code. Let me also read the weapon methods (gun_fire, gun_is_aligned, sword_thrust, sword_is_aligned) and the hit handling code to get the complete picture. Let me also check if there are any other weapon_type checks scattered throughout the file.

Let me also read the hit/damage handling more carefully to understand the context.

Let me now plan the refactoring. The key areas are:

1. **Constructor (ball.new)**: Lines 1080-1157 — Already a switch (if/elseif/else). Just needs to be made consistent (currently gun/sword/bow/dagger in that order). The auto-fire timers at lines 1237-1245 should be folded into the switch too.


2. **Drawing (ball.update)**: Lines 1423-1478 — Currently a messy structure: thrust check first, then bow check, then else (default). Needs to be a clean 4-way switch.
3. **Update logic**: The swing sound uses `@weapon_class == 'melee'` rather than weapon_type, while bow pull input and hit scaling both check weapon_type directly. I need to trace through these scattered checks to understand the full pattern before consolidating.

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    "text": "Perfect! Now I have all the information I need. Let me compile a comprehensive report of all occurrences:\n\n## Complete Search Results: weapon_type and weapon_class\n\nI've found **26 total occurrences** across the main.yue file. Here's a complete breakdown organized by location and context:\n\n---\n\n### **WEAPON-WEAPON COLLISION HANDLING** (arena/collision code)\n\n**Line 659-660** | `arena.update()` method | Weapon-weapon collision\n```yuescript\n659\u2192      ball_a.can_swing_sound_time = 0 if ball_a.weapon_class == 'melee'\n660\u2192      ball_b.can_swing_sound_time = 0 if ball_b.weapon_class == 'melee'\n```\nContext: After two balls' weapons collide, reset swing sound timer only for melee weapons.\n\n**Line 672-675** | `arena.update()` method | Weapon-weapon collision\n```yuescript\n671\u2192      -- Trigger reflect on melee weapons\n672\u2192      if ball_a.weapon_class == 'melee'\n673\u2192        ball_a.weapon_ui\\reflect!\n674\u2192      if ball_b.weapon_class == 'melee'\n675\u2192        ball_b.weapon_ui\\reflect!\n```\nContext: Call reflect animation on weapon_ui for melee weapons after collision.\n\n---\n\n### **PROJECTILE-WEAPON COLLISION (PARRY)** (arena/collision code)\n\n**Line 742** | `arena.update()` method | Projectile parry check\n```yuescript\n738\u2192      -- Skip if hitting same team's weapon\n739\u2192      continue if ball_object.team == projectile_object.team\n740\u2192\n741\u2192      -- Only melee weapons can reflect projectiles\n742\u2192      continue if ball_object.weapon_class != 'melee'\n743\u2192\n744\u2192      vx, vy = projectile_object.collider\\get_velocity!\n```\nContext: Only melee weapons can parry/reflect projectiles. Ranged weapons skip this collision.\n\n---\n\n### **WEAPON-BALL DAMAGE DEALING** (arena/collision code - PRIMARY DAMAGE LOGIC)\n\n**Line 803** | `arena.update()` method | Weapon damage check\n```yuescript\n800\u2192      -- Skip self-hit, same team, and ranged weapons\n801\u2192      continue if attacker == defender\n802\u2192      continue if attacker.team == defender.team\n803\u2192      continue if attacker.weapon_class != 'melee'\n```\nContext: Only melee weapons deal damage in sensor collision. Ranged weapons (gun, bow) skip this entirely.\n\n**Line 813-819** | `arena.update()` method | Weapon-specific damage scaling\n```yuescript\n812\u2192      -- Weapon-specific scaling on hit\n813\u2192      if attacker.weapon_type == 'dagger'\n814\u2192        attacker.base_angular_velocity += attacker.base_angular_velocity_increase_per_hit\n815\u2192        attacker.max_angular_velocity = attacker.base_angular_velocity*2\n816\u2192      elseif attacker.weapon_type == 'sword' and attacker.thrusting and not attacker.thrust_hit_this_thrust\n817\u2192        attacker.thrust_hit_this_thrust = true\n818\u2192        attacker.thrust_damage += 1\n819\u2192        @effects\\add emoji_text attacker.x, attacker.y - 10, \"+1 dmg\"\n```\nContext: After melee damage dealt:\n- **Dagger**: increases angular velocity per hit\n- **Sword**: increases thrust damage by 1 per successful thrust hit (with visual effect)\n\n---\n\n### **WEAPON-PLANT INTERACTION** (arena/collision code)\n\n**Line 849** | `arena.update()` method | Plant interaction\n```yuescript\n842\u2192    -- Weapon passing through plant: apply moving force (melee can kill, ranged cannot)\n843\u2192    for event in *an\\sensor_begin_events 'weapon_hitbox', 'plant_ghost'\n844\u2192      ball_object = event.a   -- weapon_hitbox tag (ball that owns the weapon)\n845\u2192      plant_object = event.b  -- plant_ghost tag\n846\u2192      -- Weapon's horizontal velocity = -angular_velocity * offset * sin(angle)\n847\u2192      av = ball_object.collider\\get_angular_velocity!\n848\u2192      weapon_vx = -av * ball_object.weapon_visual_offset * math.sin(ball_object.angle)\n849\u2192      can_kill = ball_object.weapon_class == 'melee'\n850\u2192      plant_object\\apply_moving_force math.sign(weapon_vx), math.abs(weapon_vx), can_kill\n```\nContext: Only melee weapons can kill plants. Ranged weapons can push but not destroy plants.\n\n---\n\n### **BALL CLASS CONSTRUCTOR & INITIALIZATION** (ball.new method)\n\n**Line 1071** | `ball.new()` constructor | Constructor parameter\n```yuescript\n1071\u2192  new: (@x, @y, @team, @weapon_type='dagger') =>\n```\nContext: Constructor accepts weapon_type parameter with default value 'dagger'.\n\n**Line 1079-1158** | `ball.new()` constructor | Weapon setup switch\nThis is the main weapon configuration block. All four weapon types set both `weapon_type` and `weapon_class`:\n\n**Line 1080-1096** (Gun setup):\n```yuescript\n1079\u2192    -- Weapon setup based on weapon_type\n1080\u2192    if @weapon_type == 'gun'\n1081\u2192      @weapon_class = 'ranged'\n```\n\n**Line 1097-1118** (Sword setup):\n```yuescript\n1097\u2192    elseif @weapon_type == 'sword'\n1098\u2192      @weapon_class = 'melee'\n```\n\n**Line 1119-1140** (Bow setup):\n```yuescript\n1119\u2192    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'\n1120\u2192      @weapon_class = 'ranged'\n```\n\n**Line 1142** (Dagger setup - else clause):\n```yuescript\n1141\u2192    else  -- dagger\n1142\u2192      @weapon_class = 'melee'\n```\n\n---\n\n### **WEAPON UI INITIALIZATION** (ball.new method)\n\n**Line 1231** | `ball.new()` constructor | weapon_ui creation\n```yuescript\n1230\u2192    -- Weapon UI (emoji, weapon icon, and stat board)\n1231\u2192    @\\add weapon_ui @team, @weapon_type\n```\nContext: Passes weapon_type to weapon_ui class for display initialization.\n\n---\n\n### **GUN AUTO-FIRE SETUP** (ball.new method)\n\n**Line 1238-1240** | `ball.new()` constructor | Gun-specific auto-fire\n```yuescript\n1237\u2192    -- Gun auto-firing: when aligned and ready, fire\n1238\u2192    if @weapon_type == 'gun'\n1239\u2192      @gun_ready = true\n1240\u2192      @timer\\when (-> @gun_ready and @\\gun_is_aligned!), 'gun_fire', (-> @\\gun_fire!)\n```\nContext: Only guns set up auto-fire timer condition.\n\n---\n\n### **SWORD AUTO-THRUST SETUP** (ball.new method)\n\n**Line 1243-1245** | `ball.new()` constructor | Sword-specific auto-thrust\n```yuescript\n1242\u2192    -- Sword auto-thrusting: when aligned and ready, thrust\n1243\u2192    if @weapon_type == 'sword'\n1244\u2192      @thrust_ready = true\n1245\u2192      @timer\\when (-> @thrust_ready and @\\sword_is_aligned!), 'sword_thrust', (-> @\\sword_thrust!)\n```\nContext: Only swords set up auto-thrust timer condition.\n\n---\n\n### **SWING SOUND LOGIC** (ball.update method)\n\n**Line 1282** | `ball.update()` method | Swing sound timer (melee only)\n```yuescript\n1278\u2192    -- Dagger swing sound: first at 0.07 rotation, then every full rotation, max 5 times (melee only)\n1279\u2192    -- Fixed threshold based on original base (1.5\u03c0 * 3.5 = 5.25\u03c0)\n1280\u2192    -- Disabled when base velocity reaches 6.5\u03c0 (~25 hits)\n1281\u2192    -- Only plays within 1.33 seconds of a weapon-weapon or projectile-weapon hit\n1282\u2192    @can_swing_sound_time += dt if @weapon_class == 'melee'\n```\n\n**Line 1283** | `ball.update()` method | Swing sound playing condition\n```yuescript\n1283\u2192    if @weapon_class == 'melee' and @base_angular_velocity < 6.5*math.pi and angular_speed > 4.75*math.pi and @can_swing_sound_time <= 1.33\n```\nContext: Swing sound only plays for melee weapons under specific rotation speed conditions.\n\n---\n\n### **BOW PULL INPUT** (ball.update method)\n\n**Line 1344** | `ball.update()` method | Bow-specific input handling\n```yuescript\n1343\u2192    -- Bow pull input (uses real dt, not paused dt, so it works while paused)\n1344\u2192    if @weapon_type == 'bow'\n1345\u2192      real_dt = an.dt\n1346\u2192      if an\\key_is_down 'f'\n```\nContext: Only bows handle pull input (F key). This is entirely separate from gun/sword/dagger logic.\n\n---\n\n### **BOW RENDERING** (ball.draw method)\n\n**Line 1440** | `ball.draw()` method | Bow drawing logic (inside else clause for thrust handling)\n```yuescript\n1439\u2192    else\n1440\u2192      if @weapon_type == 'bow'\n1441\u2192        bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1\n1442\u2192        cos_a = math.cos(@angle)\n```\nContext: Special rendering for bow string and stretched state during drawing phase.\n\n---\n\n### **WEAPON_UI CLASS - INITIALIZATION** (weapon_ui.new method)\n\n**Line 1838-1840** | `weapon_ui.new()` constructor | Constructor and storage\n```yuescript\n1837\u2192class weapon_ui extends object\n1838\u2192  new: (@team, weapon_type) =>\n1839\u2192    super 'weapon_ui'\n1840\u2192    @weapon_type = weapon_type\n```\nContext: weapon_ui stores weapon_type for use in draw and display logic.\n\n**Line 1855** | `weapon_ui.new()` constructor | Weapon image selection\n```yuescript\n1852\u2192    -- Weapon properties\n1853\u2192    @weapon_x = if @team == 'player' then 91 else 389\n1854\u2192    @weapon_y = 60\n1855\u2192    @weapon_image = if weapon_type == 'gun' then an.images.gun elseif weapon_type == 'sword' then an.images.sword elseif weapon_type == 'bow' then an.images.bow else an.images.dagger\n```\nContext: Selects correct weapon image for UI display based on weapon_type.\n\n---\n\n### **WEAPON_UI DRAW - BOW SPECIAL RENDERING** (weapon_ui.draw method)\n\n**Line 1906** | `weapon_ui.draw()` method | Bow-specific draw branch\n```yuescript\n1902\u2192    -- Draw weapon\n1903\u2192    weapon_spring = ball.spring.weapon.x\n1904\u2192    weapon_recoil = ball.weapon_recoil\n1905\u2192    weapon_flashing = ball.weapon_flashing\n1906\u2192    if @weapon_type == 'bow'\n1907\u2192      bow_stretch = ball.bow_sy or 1\n```\nContext: Entire bow drawing section with bowstring rendering (lines 1906-1943 is dedicated to bow).\n\n---\n\n### **WEAPON_UI DRAW - STAT BOARD TEXT** (weapon_ui.draw method)\n\n**Line 1958-1979** | `weapon_ui.draw()` method | Weapon-specific stat board display\n```yuescript\n1954\u2192    -- Draw stat text (labels left-aligned, values right-aligned)\n1955\u2192    effects\\push @text_x + board_t.x, @text_y + @text_oy + board_t.y, board_t.rotation + @spring.text_rotation.x, @spring.text_scale.x, @spring.text_scale.x\n1956\u2192    left_x = -45\n1957\u2192    right_x = 55\n1958\u2192    if @weapon_type == 'gun'\n1959\u2192      cooldown = math.max(ball.minimum_cooldown, ball.base_cooldown - ball.hits_landed * ball.cooldown_reduction_per_hit)\n1960\u2192      attacks_per_second = 1/cooldown\n1961\u2192      burst_chance = math.floor(math.min(ball.hits_landed*ball.burstfire_chance_increase_per_hit*100, 50))\n1962\u2192      -- Row 1\n1963\u2192      effects\\text \"ATTACKS/S\", 'lana', left_x, -6, white!\n1964\u2192      value1 = string.format(\"%.2f\", attacks_per_second)\n1965\u2192      effects\\text value1, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\\text_width(value1), -6, white!\n1966\u2192      -- Row 2\n1967\u2192      effects\\text \"BURST CHANCE\", 'lana', left_x, 6, white!\n1968\u2192      value2 = string.format(\"%d%%\", burst_chance)\n1969\u2192      effects\\text value2, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\\text_width(value2), 6, white!\n1970\u2192    elseif @weapon_type == 'sword'\n1971\u2192      effects\\text \"THRUST DMG\", 'lana', left_x, 0, white!\n1972\u2192      value1 = string.format(\"%d\", ball.thrust_damage)\n1973\u2192      effects\\text value1, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\\text_width(value1), 0, white!\n1974\u2192    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'\n1975\u2192      effects\\text \"ARROWS/SHOT\", 'lana', left_x, 0, white!\n1976\u2192      value1 = string.format(\"%d\", ball.arrows_per_shot)\n1977\u2192      effects\\text value1, 'lana', right_x - an.fonts.lana\\text_width(value1), 0, white!\n1978\u2192    else  -- dagger\n1979\u2192      rotations_per_second = ball.base_angular_velocity/(2*math.pi)\n```\nContext: Each weapon displays different stats:\n- **Gun**: ATTACKS/S and BURST CHANCE\n- **Sword**: THRUST DMG\n- **Bow**: ARROWS/SHOT\n- **Dagger**: (implied) ROTATIONS/S\n\n---\n\n## Summary Table\n\n| Line | Class/Method | Type | Check | Purpose |\n|------|-------------|------|-------|---------|\n| 659-660 | arena.update() | weapon_class | == 'melee' | Reset swing sound timer |\n| 672-675 | arena.update() | weapon_class | == 'melee' | Trigger reflect animation |\n| 742 | arena.update() | weapon_class | != 'melee' | Skip projectile parry for ranged |\n| 803 | arena.update() | weapon_class | != 'melee' | Skip damage for ranged |\n| 813-819 | arena.update() | weapon_type | 'dagger', 'sword' | Weapon-specific scaling on hit |\n| 849 | arena.update() | weapon_class | == 'melee' | Determine plant kill ability |\n| 1071 | ball.new() | weapon_type | parameter | Constructor parameter |\n| 1080-1158 | ball.new() | weapon_type | 'gun','sword','bow',else | Weapon initialization switch |\n| 1231 | ball.new() | weapon_type | pass to UI | weapon_ui initialization |\n| 1238 | ball.new() | weapon_type | == 'gun' | Setup gun auto-fire |\n| 1243 | ball.new() | weapon_type | == 'sword' | Setup sword auto-thrust |\n| 1282 | ball.update() | weapon_class | == 'melee' | Swing sound timer |\n| 1283 | ball.update() | weapon_class | == 'melee' | Swing sound condition |\n| 1344 | ball.update() | weapon_type | == 'bow' | Bow pull input |\n| 1440 | ball.draw() | weapon_type | == 'bow' | Bow rendering |\n| 1838-1840 | weapon_ui.new() | weapon_type | parameter | Constructor/storage |\n| 1855 | weapon_ui.new() | weapon_type | multi-branch | Weapon image selection |\n| 1906 | weapon_ui.draw() | weapon_type | == 'bow' | Bow special draw |\n| 1958-1979 | weapon_ui.draw() | weapon_type | multi-branch | Stat board display |"
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Now I have a comprehensive picture. Let me also read a few more sections to understand the full structure - specifically the sword thrust methods, gun methods, and the drawing code flow more precisely. Let me read the key sections I need to understand for the refactoring.

Let me read the thrust/gun methods and understand the overall structure of ball.update to plan the refactoring properly.

1247→  update: (dt) =>
  1248→    -- When paused, use dt = 0 so physics logic doesn't run
  1249→    dt = 0 if @parent.paused
  1250→
  1251→    -- Read angle from physics
  1252→    @angle = @collider\get_angle!
  1253→
  1254→    -- Angular velocity guardrails (skip during thrust)
  1255→    angular_velocity = @collider\get_angular_velocity!
  1256→    angular_speed = math.abs(angular_velocity)
  1257→    angular_sign = math.sign(angular_velocity)
  1258→
  1259→    if not @thrusting
  1260→      if angular_speed > @base_angular_velocity
  1261→        @time_above_base += dt
  1262→        @time_below_base = 0
  1263→        if @time_above_base > @above_base_grace_period
  1264→          -- Decay toward base (90% of distance in 1 second)
  1265→          new_speed = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 1, dt, angular_speed, @base_angular_velocity)
  1266→          @collider\set_angular_velocity angular_sign*new_speed
  1267→      elseif angular_speed < @base_angular_velocity
  1268→        @time_below_base += dt
  1269→        @time_above_base = 0
  1270→        if @time_below_base > @below_base_grace_period
  1271→          -- Increase toward base (90% of distance in 0.5 seconds)
  1272→          new_speed = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, dt, angular_speed, @base_angular_velocity)
  1273→          @collider\set_angular_velocity angular_sign*new_speed
  1274→      else
  1275→        @time_above_base = 0
  1276→        @time_below_base = 0
... [190 more lines]

1485→    debug_draw\pop!
  1486→
  1487→    -- Indicator layout system (dead code — kept for future status effect stack system above ball)
  1488→    indicator_y = 18
  1489→    indicator_gap = 5
  1490→    for child in *@children
  1491→      if child\is('indicator') and child.visible
  1492→        child.target_y = indicator_y
  1493→        indicator_y += child.h + indicator_gap
  1494→
  1495→    -- Track angular velocity for weight-based collision handling
  1496→    @last_angular_velocity = @collider\get_angular_velocity!
  1497→
  1498→  take_damage: (amount, source) =>
  1499→    return unless @parent  -- Guard against events before fully added
  1500→    @hp -= amount
  1501→    @spring\pull 'hit', 0.3, 3, 0.7
  1502→    @\flash_ball!
  1503→
  1504→    -- Sound
  1505→    an\sound_play 'dagger_ball', 0.88, an.random\float(0.95, 1.05)
  1506→    -- if @team == 'player'
  1507→    --   an\sound_play 'player_hit', 0.5, an.random\float(0.95, 1.05)
  1508→
  1509→    -- Spawn damage number above
  1510→    @parent\add damage_number @x, @y - @radius - 10, amount, {duration_multiplier: 0.5}
  1511→
  1512→    -- Show HP bar
  1513→    @hp_bar\activate!
  1514→
... [70 more lines]

Let me also read the gun_fire and sword methods to understand those.

1583→  -- Gun callback: fire projectile with effects
  1584→  gun_fire: =>
  1585→    @gun_ready = false
  1586→    cooldown = math.max(@minimum_cooldown, @base_cooldown - @hits_landed * @cooldown_reduction_per_hit)
  1587→    @timer\after cooldown, 'gun_cooldown', -> @gun_ready = true
  1588→    @cooldown_bar\activate cooldown
  1589→
  1590→    -- Check for burstfire
  1591→    burstfire_chance = @burstfire_chance_increase_per_hit * @hits_landed
  1592→    is_burstfire = an.random\bool burstfire_chance * 100
  1593→
  1594→    if is_burstfire
  1595→      burst_delay = math.max(@minimum_burstfire_delay, @base_burstfire_delay - @hits_landed * @burstfire_delay_reduction_per_hit)
  1596→      @\fire_single_shot!
  1597→      @timer\after burst_delay, -> @\fire_single_shot!
  1598→      @timer\after burst_delay * 2, -> @\fire_single_shot!
  1599→    else
  1600→      @\fire_single_shot!
  1601→
  1602→  -- Sword alignment check: raycast from sword tip to detect enemy
  1603→  sword_is_aligned: =>
  1604→    tip_offset = @weapon_visual_offset + @weapon_hitbox_length/2
  1605→    tip_x = @x + tip_offset*math.cos(@angle)
  1606→    tip_y = @y + tip_offset*math.sin(@angle)
  1607→
  1608→    ray_length = 120
  1609→    ray_end_x = tip_x + ray_length*math.cos(@angle)
  1610→    ray_end_y = tip_y + ray_length*math.sin(@angle)
  1611→
  1612→    -- debug_draw\line tip_x, tip_y, ray_end_x, ray_end_y, 2, red!
... [90 more lines]

800→      -- Skip self-hit, same team, and ranged weapons
   801→      continue if attacker == defender
   802→      continue if attacker.team == defender.team
   803→      continue if attacker.weapon_class != 'melee'
   804→
   805→      -- Apply damage (thrust hits use thrust_damage)
   806→      damage = if attacker.thrusting then attacker.thrust_damage else attacker.base_damage
   807→      attacker\flash_weapon!
   808→      defender\take_damage damage, attacker
   809→      attacker.hits_landed += 1
   810→      attacker.weapon_ui\landed_hit!
   811→
   812→      -- Weapon-specific scaling on hit
   813→      if attacker.weapon_type == 'dagger'
   814→        attacker.base_angular_velocity += attacker.base_angular_velocity_increase_per_hit
   815→        attacker.max_angular_velocity = attacker.base_angular_velocity*2
   816→      elseif attacker.weapon_type == 'sword' and attacker.thrusting and not attacker.thrust_hit_this_thrust
   817→        attacker.thrust_hit_this_thrust = true
   818→        attacker.thrust_damage += 1
   819→        @effects\add emoji_text attacker.x, attacker.y - 10, "+1 dmg"
   820→
   821→      -- Hit effect on defender's edge, facing the weapon
   822→      weapon_x = attacker.x + attacker.weapon_visual_offset*math.cos(attacker.angle)
   823→      weapon_y = attacker.y + attacker.weapon_visual_offset*math.sin(attacker.angle)
   824→      hit_angle = math.angle_to_point(defender.x, defender.y, weapon_x, weapon_y)
   825→      effect_x = defender.x + 1.25*defender.radius*math.cos(hit_angle)
   826→      effect_y = defender.y + 1.25*defender.radius*math.sin(hit_angle)
   827→
   828→      @\hit_effect effect_x, effect_y, attacker.hit_particle_multiplier
   829→      @\hit_stop 0.15*attacker.hit_stop_multiplier
... [25 more lines]

Now I have a comprehensive picture. Let me also check the arena code where weapon_class checks happen, to understand what's in scope for the refactoring. The user said "refactor the weapon-specific code in the ball class", which I think means:

1. Constructor - consolidate weapon init into a clean switch
2. Drawing - consolidate weapon drawing into a clean switch
3. Update - consolidate weapon update logic into a clean switch

The arena collision code (lines 659, 672, 742, 803, 813, 849) is in the arena class, not the ball class, so those are out of scope. The weapon_ui class is also separate.
 
Now I'm planning the refactoring strategy. For the constructor, I need to fold the auto-fire timer setup into the weapon switch since those are currently separate if blocks. For drawing, the logic is scattered across thrust checks and weapon type conditionals, so I'll consolidate that into a single switch statement. I should also check the update method to see what weapon-specific logic needs consolidating there. Restructuring the drawing logic...

The default drawing code repeats across gun, non-thrusting sword, and dagger, so I could extract it into a shared method, but keeping it inline in each case is actually clearer since the weapon types are distinct and locality matters more than avoiding duplication.

For the update section, I'm consolidating the scattered weapon-specific logic—swing sounds, sword flame effects, thrust overrides, and bow pull input—into a weapon type switch statement. The swing sound applies to melee weapons like sword and dagger, so I'll include it in both branches, and the bow gets its own pull input handling.

I'm also noting that non-weapon-specific code like angular velocity guardrails and low floor detection should stay outside the switch since they apply to all weapons. Now I need to map out the full ordering to see where the switch fits in the execution flow. I'm realizing the swing sound code is substantial and would duplicate across sword and dagger if I put them in separate switch cases, so I should keep that as a melee class check instead. The truly weapon-specific logic—sword flame, thrust velocity override, and bow pull—belongs in the switch statement, which aligns better with what the user asked for. I'm settling on a weapon_type switch for the update method in the ball class — the swing sound timer and sound itself both go into the sword and dagger cases, while the sword case additionally handles the flame and thrust logic, the bow case handles pull, and the gun case stays empty. This keeps the weapon-specific behavior grouped together without duplicating the broader weapon_class checks that live elsewhere. I'm weighing whether to reorganize the constructor so the weapon config switch comes after the common setup—that way I can fold the auto-fire timer logic directly into the switch without awkward gaps between sections. The tradeoff is that it changes the current ordering where weapon config happens early, but it would make the structure cleaner overall. -fire timers can be part of the switch. Let me think about whether there are any dependencies...

The common setup uses: `@weapon_hitbox_offset`, `@weapon_hitbox_length`, `@weapon_hitbox_width`, `@weapon_visual_offset` — these are set in the weapon config switch. So the common setup DEPENDS on the weapon config. The weapon config must come first.

So we can't move it after. The alternative: keep the weapon config switch where it is, and create a second switch at the bottom for auto-fire/timers. Or just keep the auto-fire as separate if blocks since they're post-common-setup initialization.

Actually, I think the simplest approach that satisfies the user's request is:

1. **Constructor**: Keep the weapon config switch at lines 1080-1158 as-is (it's already a clean switch). Move the auto-fire timer setup into a second switch right there, or just fold them in. Since there's common code between them that depends on the weapon config, we need two switches. But two switches is redundant...

The issue is that the timer gets added during the common setup at line 1226, but the timer\when calls that configure auto-fire happen at lines 1237-1245. So I can't fold the timer configuration into the weapon config switch — it needs to come after the timer is actually created. A second weapon switch after the common setup would work, but that feels redundant when I could just keep the auto-fire setup as separate conditional blocks.

I'll add a comment explaining why the auto-fire setup is separate, then leave those two if blocks as-is rather than converting them to a switch. them into a single switch. The constructor already has an explicit four-way switch for weapons, so I'll just make the dagger case explicit instead of using a bare else, then consolidate the auto-fire timer checks into one switch block as well. For the drawing and update methods, those need more substantial restructuring to improve clarity.

Looking at the drawing logic, I'm consolidating the common weapon position calculations at the top, then replacing the current thrust/non-thrust branching with a weapon-type switch where each weapon handles its own rendering. This way the gun, bow, and dagger each manage their specific drawing logic in one place rather than scattered across multiple conditionals.

Refactoring the update method similarly... Writing weapon rendering logic...

I'm noticing the ball drawing code also has thrust-specific behavior that squashes the ball along the thrust angle, which is separate from the weapon visuals. The afterimage spawning during thrust is another piece tied to the thrusting state. I should keep the ball drawing as-is since it's about the visual appearance of the ball itself, not the weapon, and the weapon switch should only handle weapon-specific rendering. I think the cleaner approach is to keep ball drawing with the thrusting conditional since it's mostly the same across weapons, then create a separate switch just for weapon-specific rendering. The thrust squash and afterimage logic should move into the sword case within an update switch, avoiding code duplication for the ball visuals. I need to refactor the constructor to use explicit weapon type checks instead of a catch-all else, and consolidate the auto-fire logic into a single switch statement. Then in the drawing section, I'll replace the nested if-else structure with a clean weapon type switch where each case handles its own complete rendering logic.

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## Approved Plan:
# Refactor: Weapon-specific code into explicit switches in ball class



## Context



Weapon-specific code in the ball class is scattered and uses inconsistent branching patterns. The constructor has a clean switch but auto-fire timers are separate if blocks. Drawing code nests `@thrusting` checks with `@weapon_type` checks in a confusing way. Update logic for different weapons is spread across separate if blocks. Consolidating into explicit 4-way switches improves locality and readability.



## File



`E:\a327ex\emoji-ball-battles\main.yue` — all changes in the `ball` class.



## Locality comment



Add this comment (once, before the constructor switch):

```

-- Weapon-specific code uses explicit switches with repeated code per weapon rather than

-- shared abstractions. For this codebase, locality matters more than code reuse — having

-- all behavior for each weapon visible in one place is clearer than factoring out shared

-- patterns across weapons.

```



## Change 1: Constructor switch (~lines 1079-1158, 1237-1245)



**Current state:**

- Lines 1080-1158: `if gun / elseif sword / elseif bow / else -- dagger` — already a switch

... [73 more lines]

Let me start implementing the changes. I'll work through the three changes one at a time, starting with the constructor.

Let me re-read the exact code sections I need to modify to make precise edits.

1076→    @scale = 2*@radius/@image.width
  1077→    @scale = 1.125*@scale if @team == 'player' -- cowboy is visually larger
  1078→
  1079→    -- Weapon setup based on weapon_type
  1080→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'

1138→      @bow_sy = 1
  1139→      @bow_pulling = false
  1140→      @bow_arrow_alpha = 0
  1141→    else  -- dagger
  1142→      @weapon_class = 'melee'
  1143→      @weapon_image = an.images.dagger
  1144→      @weapon_visual_offset = 24
  1145→      @weapon_perpendicular_offset = 0
  1146→      @weapon_hitbox_offset = 24
  1147→      @weapon_hitbox_length = 28
  1148→      @weapon_hitbox_width = 8
  1149→      @weapon_scale = 18/512  -- dagger.png is 512x512
  1150→      @weapon_scale_y = 18/512
  1151→      @weapon_rotation_offset = -3*math.pi/4  -- dagger rotation to point outward
  1152→      @base_angular_velocity = 1.5*math.pi
  1153→      @max_angular_velocity = 3*math.pi
  1154→      @weapon_weight = 1.0
  1155→      @hit_stop_multiplier = 1.0
  1156→      @hit_particle_multiplier = 1.0
  1157→      @camera_shake_multiplier = 1.0
  1158→
  1159→    @\add collider 'ball', 'dynamic', 'circle', @radius
  1160→    @collider\set_position @x, @y
  1161→    @collider\set_restitution 1
  1162→    @collider\set_friction 0

1232→
  1233→    -- Ball starts with no gravity until game starts
  1234→    @\add timer!
  1235→    @collider\set_gravity_scale 0
  1236→
  1237→    -- Gun auto-firing: when aligned and ready, fire
  1238→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'
  1239→      @gun_ready = true
  1240→      @timer\when (-> @gun_ready and @\gun_is_aligned!), 'gun_fire', (-> @\gun_fire!)
  1241→
  1242→    -- Sword auto-thrusting: when aligned and ready, thrust
  1243→    if @weapon_type == 'sword'
  1244→      @thrust_ready = true
  1245→      @timer\when (-> @thrust_ready and @\sword_is_aligned!), 'sword_thrust', (-> @\sword_thrust!)
  1246→
  1247→  update: (dt) =>
  1248→    -- When paused, use dt = 0 so physics logic doesn't run
  1249→    dt = 0 if @parent.paused
  1250→
  1251→    -- Read angle from physics

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1425→    actual_offset = @weapon_visual_offset - @weapon_recoil_offset
  1426→    if @thrusting
  1427→      actual_offset += @radius*stretch_amount*squash_t*2
  1428→    perpendicular_angle = @angle - math.pi/2
  1429→    weapon_x = @x + actual_offset*math.cos(@angle) + @weapon_perpendicular_offset*math.cos(perpendicular_angle)
  1430→    weapon_y = @y + actual_offset*math.sin(@angle) + @weapon_perpendicular_offset*math.sin(perpendicular_angle)
  1431→    weapon_spring = @spring.weapon.x
  1432→    if @thrusting
  1433→      weapon_stretch = 1 + stretch_amount*squash_t*0.4
  1434→      weapon_squeeze = 1 - squeeze_amount*squash_t*0.4
  1435→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @thrust_angle, weapon_stretch, weapon_squeeze
  1436→      weapons\push 0, 0, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil - @thrust_angle, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1437→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1438→      weapons\pop!
  1439→      weapons\pop!
  1440→    else
  1441→      if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1442→        bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1
  1443→        cos_a = math.cos(@angle)
  1444→        sin_a = math.sin(@angle)
  1445→        -- Draw bowstring (behind bow)
  1446→        string_scale = bow_stretch*weapon_spring
  1447→        st_top_x, st_top_y = -0.5, -10.5*string_scale
  1448→        st_bot_x, st_bot_y = -0.5, 10.5*string_scale
  1449→        top_wx = weapon_x + st_top_x*cos_a - st_top_y*sin_a
  1450→        top_wy = weapon_y + st_top_x*sin_a + st_top_y*cos_a
  1451→        bot_wx = weapon_x + st_bot_x*cos_a - st_bot_y*sin_a
  1452→        bot_wy = weapon_y + st_bot_x*sin_a + st_bot_y*cos_a
  1453→        string_color = if @weapon_flashing then white else bowstring
  1454→        pull = @bow_pull_amount or 0
... [35 more lines]

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1275→      else
  1276→        @time_above_base = 0
  1277→        @time_below_base = 0
  1278→
  1279→    -- Dagger swing sound: first at 0.07 rotation, then every full rotation, max 5 times (melee only)
  1280→    -- Fixed threshold based on original base (1.5π * 3.5 = 5.25π)
  1281→    -- Disabled when base velocity reaches 6.5π (~25 hits)
  1282→    -- Only plays within 1.33 seconds of a weapon-weapon or projectile-weapon hit
  1283→    @can_swing_sound_time += dt if @weapon_class == 'melee'
  1284→    if @weapon_class == 'melee' and @base_angular_velocity < 6.5*math.pi and angular_speed > 4.75*math.pi and @can_swing_sound_time <= 1.33
  1285→      if not @fast_spinning
  1286→        -- Just started fast spinning, reset accumulator and count
  1287→        @fast_spinning = true
  1288→        @rotation_accumulator = 0
  1289→        @swing_sound_count = 0
  1290→      elseif @swing_sound_count < 5
  1291→        -- Accumulate rotation based on angular velocity
  1292→        @rotation_accumulator += angular_speed * dt
  1293→        -- First trigger at 0.25 rotation, then every full rotation after
  1294→        threshold = if @swing_sound_count == 0 then 0.07*2* math.pi else 2*math.pi
  1295→        if @rotation_accumulator >= threshold
  1296→          @rotation_accumulator -= threshold
  1297→          @swing_sound_count += 1
  1298→          an\sound_play "dagger_swing_#{an.random\int(1, 5)}", 0.7, an.random\float(0.95, 1.05)
  1299→    else
  1300→      @fast_spinning = false
  1301→      @rotation_accumulator = 0
  1302→      @swing_sound_count = 0
  1303→
  1304→    -- Apply forces to sword flame based on rotation and velocity
... [60 more lines]

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1079→    -- Weapon-specific code uses explicit switches with repeated code per weapon rather than
  1080→    -- shared abstractions. For this codebase, locality matters more than code reuse — having
  1081→    -- all behavior for each weapon visible in one place is clearer than factoring out shared
  1082→    -- patterns across weapons.
  1083→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'
  1084→      @weapon_class = 'ranged'
  1085→      @weapon_image = an.images.gun
  1086→      @weapon_visual_offset = 21
  1087→      @weapon_perpendicular_offset = 2
  1088→      @weapon_hitbox_offset = 21

1141→      @bow_sy = 1
  1142→      @bow_pulling = false
  1143→      @bow_arrow_alpha = 0
  1144→    elseif @weapon_type == 'dagger'
  1145→      @weapon_class = 'melee'

1237→    @\add timer!
  1238→    @collider\set_gravity_scale 0
  1239→
  1240→    -- Weapon auto-attack setup (requires timer initialized above)
  1241→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'
  1242→      @gun_ready = true
  1243→      @timer\when (-> @gun_ready and @\gun_is_aligned!), 'gun_fire', (-> @\gun_fire!)
  1244→    elseif @weapon_type == 'sword'
  1245→      @thrust_ready = true
  1246→      @timer\when (-> @thrust_ready and @\sword_is_aligned!), 'sword_thrust', (-> @\sword_thrust!)
  1247→
  1248→  update: (dt) =>

1278→
  1279→    -- Weapon-specific update logic
  1280→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'
  1281→      nil -- no weapon-specific update logic yet
  1282→    elseif @weapon_type == 'sword'
  1283→      -- Swing sound: first at 0.07 rotation, then every full rotation, max 5 times
  1284→      -- Fixed threshold based on original base (1.5π * 3.5 = 5.25π)
  1285→      -- Disabled when base velocity reaches 6.5π (~25 hits)
  1286→      -- Only plays within 1.33 seconds of a weapon-weapon or projectile-weapon hit
  1287→      @can_swing_sound_time += dt
  1288→      if @base_angular_velocity < 6.5*math.pi and angular_speed > 4.75*math.pi and @can_swing_sound_time <= 1.33
  1289→        if not @fast_spinning
  1290→          @fast_spinning = true
  1291→          @rotation_accumulator = 0
  1292→          @swing_sound_count = 0
  1293→        elseif @swing_sound_count < 5
  1294→          @rotation_accumulator += angular_speed * dt
  1295→          threshold = if @swing_sound_count == 0 then 0.07*2*math.pi else 2*math.pi
  1296→          if @rotation_accumulator >= threshold
  1297→            @rotation_accumulator -= threshold
  1298→            @swing_sound_count += 1
  1299→            an\sound_play "dagger_swing_#{an.random\int(1, 5)}", 0.7, an.random\float(0.95, 1.05)
  1300→      else
  1301→        @fast_spinning = false
  1302→        @rotation_accumulator = 0
  1303→        @swing_sound_count = 0
  1304→      -- Apply forces to sword flame based on rotation and velocity
  1305→      if @sword_flame
  1306→        flame = @sword_flame
  1307→        dir = angular_velocity >= 0 and 1 or -1
... [55 more lines]

1362→          @rotation_accumulator += angular_speed * dt
  1363→          threshold = if @swing_sound_count == 0 then 0.07*2*math.pi else 2*math.pi
  1364→          if @rotation_accumulator >= threshold
  1365→            @rotation_accumulator -= threshold
  1366→            @swing_sound_count += 1
  1367→            an\sound_play "dagger_swing_#{an.random\int(1, 5)}", 0.7, an.random\float(0.95, 1.05)
  1368→      else
  1369→        @fast_spinning = false
  1370→        @rotation_accumulator = 0
  1371→        @swing_sound_count = 0
  1372→
  1373→    -- Low floor detection: if vertical velocity stays low while near the floor, give it a hop
  1374→    vx, vy = @collider\get_velocity!
  1375→    near_floor = @y + @radius > @parent.y + @parent.h - 20
  1376→    if near_floor
  1377→      @low_vy_time += dt
  1378→      if @low_vy_time > @low_vy_threshold and math.abs(vy) < 15
  1379→        @low_vy_time = 0
  1380→        @low_vy_threshold = an.random\float 0.5, 1.5
  1381→        @collider\apply_impulse math.sign(vx)*an.random\float(0, 6), -24
  1382→        -- Sound
  1383→        an\sound_play 'hop', 0.5, an.random\float(0.95, 1.05)
  1384→        -- Squash horizontally, stretch vertically (opposite of floor hit)
  1385→        @spring\pull 'squash_y', 0.5, 3, 0.5
  1386→        @spring\pull 'squash_x', -0.25, 3, 0.5
  1387→        -- Spawn dash particle at ball's bottom, direction opposite to velocity
  1388→        particle_angle = math.remap(vx, -100, 100, math.pi/4, 3*math.pi/4) + an.random\float(-math.pi/8, math.pi/8)
  1389→        @parent.effects\add dash_particle @x, @y + @radius, {direction: particle_angle}
  1390→    else
  1391→      @low_vy_time = 0

1435→      game\pop!
  1436→
  1437→    -- Draw weapon at offset, rotated with ball (recoil_offset pulls gun toward ball)
  1438→    actual_offset = @weapon_visual_offset - @weapon_recoil_offset
  1439→    if @thrusting
  1440→      actual_offset += @radius*stretch_amount*squash_t*2
  1441→    perpendicular_angle = @angle - math.pi/2
  1442→    weapon_x = @x + actual_offset*math.cos(@angle) + @weapon_perpendicular_offset*math.cos(perpendicular_angle)
  1443→    weapon_y = @y + actual_offset*math.sin(@angle) + @weapon_perpendicular_offset*math.sin(perpendicular_angle)
  1444→    weapon_spring = @spring.weapon.x
  1445→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'
  1446→      weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1447→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1448→      weapons\pop!
  1449→    elseif @weapon_type == 'sword'
  1450→      if @thrusting
  1451→        weapon_stretch = 1 + stretch_amount*squash_t*0.4
  1452→        weapon_squeeze = 1 - squeeze_amount*squash_t*0.4
  1453→        weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @thrust_angle, weapon_stretch, weapon_squeeze
  1454→        weapons\push 0, 0, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil - @thrust_angle, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1455→        weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1456→        weapons\pop!
  1457→        weapons\pop!
  1458→      else
  1459→        weapons\push weapon_x, weapon_y, @angle + @weapon_rotation_offset + @weapon_recoil, @weapon_scale*weapon_spring, @weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1460→        weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, @weapon_flashing and white!
  1461→        weapons\pop!
  1462→    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1463→      bow_stretch = @bow_sy or 1
  1464→      cos_a = math.cos(@angle)
... [35 more lines]

1279→        @time_above_base = 0
  1280→        @time_below_base = 0
  1281→
  1282→    -- Weapon-specific update logic
  1283→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'

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The user is asking about whether weapon_scale affects the ball's visual size. Let me look at the ball drawing code and the weapon config to understand if there's a connection.

Let me check the ball drawing code and see if `@weapon_scale` or `@scale` is used there. The ball's scale is set in the constructor as `@scale = 2*@radius/@image.width` and then `@scale = 1.125*@scale if @team == 'player'`. This shouldn't be related to weapon_scale.

But wait - let me check the weapon_ui code. The weapon_ui might use weapon_scale for the ball emoji display. Let me also check if there's any connection between weapon_scale and ball scale.


Looking at the ball drawing code, it applies the ball's own scale factor along with a hit_scale multiplier, but weapon_scale isn't involved in that calculation. The weapon_ui has its own separate scale for the UI display, so weapon_scale shouldn't affect the actual ball size in gameplay.

But wait—the user's question suggests they're seeing the ball change size when switching weapons, which means weapon_scale must be affecting it somehow. Let me trace through where the ball's scale actually gets set, because the issue might be in how the ball is initialized or updated based on the current weapon. Looking back at the ball scale calculation, it's computed from a fixed radius of 10 and the image width, then multiplied by 1.125 for the player—so weapon type shouldn't affect it at all. The bow ball appearing larger is probably a visual illusion from the bow's own size or shape, not an actual difference in ball scale.

The user is showing me a screenshot where two balls are visible - one with a bow (left) and one with a sword (right). The bow ball is clearly larger than the sword ball. Since weapon_scale shouldn't affect ball size, something else must be going on.

Let me think... The left ball is the player (bow) and the right ball is the enemy (sword). The player has a 1.125x multiplier. But the difference in the screenshot looks bigger than 12.5%.

Wait, actually - looking more carefully at the screenshot, the left ball (bow) does look noticeably bigger than the right ball (sword). The 1.125x multiplier for the player would make it somewhat bigger, but the user seems surprised by the difference.


I'm checking the code to see if weapon properties could somehow influence ball size. The player scale multiplier applies a 12.5% increase, which might be more noticeable than expected, especially if the user wasn't aware this multiplier existed before switching weapons.

The user wants me to:

1. Make the 1.125x scale multiplier only apply when the emoji is the cowboy emoji, not always for the player
2. Fix the weapon_ui emoji to match the ball's actual emoji (currently hardcoded to cowboy for player)
3. Check the weapon_ui bow scaling vs other weapons

Let me read the relevant code sections.

1071→  new: (@x, @y, @team, @weapon_type='dagger') =>
  1072→    super!
  1073→    @\tag 'ball'
  1074→    @image = @team == 'player' and an.images.no_mouth or an.images.no_mouth
  1075→    @radius = 10
  1076→    @scale = 2*@radius/@image.width
  1077→    @scale = 1.125*@scale if @team == 'player' -- cowboy is visually larger
  1078→
  1079→    -- Weapon-specific code uses explicit switches with repeated code per weapon rather than
  1080→    -- shared abstractions. For this codebase, locality matters more than code reuse — having
  1081→    -- all behavior for each weapon visible in one place is clearer than factoring out shared
  1082→    -- patterns across weapons.

74:an\image 'cowboy', 'assets/cowboy.png'

75:an\image 'cowboy_hit', 'assets/cowboy_hit.png'

76:an\image 'no_mouth', 'assets/no_mouth.png'

77:an\image 'no_mouth_hit', 'assets/no_mouth_hit.png'

1074:    @image = @team == 'player' and an.images.no_mouth or an.images.no_mouth

1077:    @scale = 1.125*@scale if @team == 'player' -- cowboy is visually larger

1872:    @emoji_image = if @team == 'player' then an.images.cowboy else an.images.no_mouth

1873:    @emoji_hit_image = if @team == 'player' then an.images.cowboy_hit else an.images.no_mouth_hit

1924:    current_emoji = if @showing_hit then @emoji_hit_image else @emoji_image

1855→        scale: an.random\float(0.95, 1.05)
  1856→        duration: an.random\float(0.5, 0.8)
  1857→        flash_on_spawn: 0.25
  1858→        angle_mode: 0
  1859→        gravity: -128
  1860→
  1861→
  1862→
  1863→-- Weapon UI: displays emoji, weapon icon, and stat board
  1864→class weapon_ui extends object
  1865→  new: (@team, weapon_type) =>
  1866→    super 'weapon_ui'
  1867→    @weapon_type = weapon_type
  1868→
  1869→    -- Emoji properties

1928→
  1929→    -- Draw weapon
  1930→    weapon_spring = ball.spring.weapon.x
  1931→    weapon_recoil = ball.weapon_recoil
  1932→    weapon_flashing = ball.weapon_flashing
  1933→    if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1934→      bow_stretch = ball.bow_sy or 1
  1935→      wx = @weapon_x + weapon_t.x
  1936→      wy = @weapon_y + weapon_t.y
  1937→      base_angle = weapon_t.rotation + @spring.weapon_rotation.x
  1938→      cos_a = math.cos(base_angle)
  1939→      sin_a = math.sin(base_angle)
  1940→      -- Draw bowstring (behind bow)
  1941→      string_scale = bow_stretch*weapon_spring
  1942→      st_top_x, st_top_y = -0.5, -10.5*string_scale
  1943→      st_bot_x, st_bot_y = -0.5, 10.5*string_scale
  1944→      top_wx = wx + st_top_x*cos_a - st_top_y*sin_a
  1945→      top_wy = wy + st_top_x*sin_a + st_top_y*cos_a
  1946→      bot_wx = wx + st_bot_x*cos_a - st_bot_y*sin_a
  1947→      bot_wy = wy + st_bot_x*sin_a + st_bot_y*cos_a
  1948→      string_color = if weapon_flashing then white else bowstring
  1949→      pull = ball.bow_pull_amount or 0
  1950→      if pull > 0.1
  1951→        mid_wx = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - pull*cos_a
  1952→        mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*sin_a
  1953→        weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, mid_wx, mid_wy, 1, string_color!
  1954→        weapons\line mid_wx, mid_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!
  1955→      else
  1956→        weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!
  1957→      -- Draw bow image

1869→    -- Emoji properties
  1870→    @emoji_x = if @team == 'player' then 59 else 421
  1871→    @emoji_y = 60
  1872→    @emoji_image = if @team == 'player' then an.images.cowboy else an.images.no_mouth
  1873→    @emoji_hit_image = if @team == 'player' then an.images.cowboy_hit else an.images.no_mouth_hit
  1874→    @emoji_scale = 20/512
  1875→    @emoji_scale *= 1.1 if @team == 'player'
  1876→    @showing_hit = false
  1877→    @emoji_oy = 0
  1878→
  1879→    -- Weapon properties
  1880→    @weapon_x = if @team == 'player' then 91 else 389
  1881→    @weapon_y = 60
  1882→    @weapon_image = if weapon_type == 'gun' then an.images.gun elseif weapon_type == 'sword' then an.images.sword elseif weapon_type == 'bow' then an.images.bow else an.images.dagger
  1883→    @weapon_scale = 20/512
  1884→    @weapon_flip_x = if @team == 'player' then -1 else 1
  1885→
  1886→    -- Board properties
  1887→    -- @board_y = 102
  1888→    -- @board_scale = 102/512
  1889→
  1890→    -- Text properties
  1891→    @text_x = if @team == 'player' then 65 else 400
  1892→    @text_y = 92
  1893→    @text_oy = 0
  1894→
  1895→    -- Three separate handcam effects
  1896→    @\add shake 'emoji_shake'
  1897→    @emoji_shake\handcam true, {x: an.random\float(0, 3), y: an.random\float(0, 3), rotation: an.random\float(0.2, 0.3)}, an.random\float(0.4, 0.8)
  1898→

1957→      -- Draw bow image
  1958→      weapons\push wx, wy, base_angle + weapon_recoil, 1, bow_stretch
  1959→      weapons\push 0, 0, ball.weapon_rotation_offset, ball.weapon_scale*weapon_spring, ball.weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1960→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, weapon_flashing and white!
  1961→      weapons\pop!
  1962→      weapons\pop!
  1963→      -- Draw arrow on top of string and bow
  1964→      if ball.bow_arrow_alpha > 0
  1965→        arrow_x = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - (pull - 6.5)*cos_a
  1966→        arrow_y = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - (pull - 6.5)*sin_a
  1967→        arrow_scale = 24/512
  1968→        weapons\push arrow_x, arrow_y, base_angle + 3*math.pi/4, arrow_scale, arrow_scale
  1969→        weapons\image an.images.arrow, 0, 0, nil, weapon_flashing and white!
  1970→        weapons\pop!
  1971→    else

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1864→class weapon_ui extends object
  1865→  new: (@team, weapon_type) =>
  1866→    super 'weapon_ui'

The weapon_ui constructor takes `@team` and `weapon_type`. It doesn't have access to the ball's image directly during construction. The weapon_ui is added as a child of the ball via `@\add weapon_ui @team, @weapon_type`. Once added, `@parent` gives access to the ball.

But the emoji images are set in the constructor, before the object is added as a child. So `@parent` isn't available yet.

Options:

1. Pass the emoji images to weapon_ui constructor
2. Set the emoji images lazily (in update, on first frame)
3. Pass the ball's image to the constructor
   
I think passing the emoji and hit images directly to the constructor is cleanest. I need to modify the weapon_ui instantiation at line 1231 to include the ball's image, but I'm not sure where the hit image is stored on the ball yet.

Looking at the pattern, it seems like each emoji has a `_hit` variant—so `no_mouth` becomes `no_mouth_hit`, `cowboy` becomes `cowboy_hit`. I could either pass both images as arguments, derive the hit image from the base name, or have weapon_ui read from the parent ball. Since the images are set in the constructor before the parent is available, passing them as arguments seems like the most straightforward solution.

Modifying the constructor to accept both emoji images and updating the weapon_ui creation call to pass `@image` and the derived hit image...

Actually, the real issue is that weapon_ui needs these values during construction, but the parent reference isn't available yet. The cleanest solution is to just pass them as constructor arguments when creating the weapon_ui instance. I need to store the hit image variant on the ball itself so I can pass both to the weapon_ui constructor. The tricky part is that there's no generic way to derive the hit variant from the base image name—it requires knowing the naming convention (like no_mouth → no_mouth_hit). The simplest solution is to just hardcode both image variants when initializing the ball, matching what the user actually wants: the emoji should always be no_mouth for consistency. line 1074. But that hardcodes it again.

Better approach: pass the images explicitly as parameters to weapon_ui. I'll add @image_hit to the ball and pass both the regular and hit images when creating the weapon_ui, then store them in the constructor so they update automatically whenever the ball's emoji changes.

For the emoji_scale multiplier, I need to condition it on the actual image being used. And I realize the weapon_ui bow size should use the UI's own @weapon_scale instead of copying the ball's scale values, since the user mentioned the bow looks too big compared to other weapons in the UI. Let me adjust that...

Fixing the bow parameters... I need to apply the same flip and scale logic to the inner push, using `@weapon_flip_x` for the x-scale and `@weapon_scale` for both axes to match the 20px UI size. Since the UI bow will be smaller than the in-game version, I also need to proportionally scale the string endpoints by the ratio of 20/26.

The real issue is that the weapon_ui bow is currently 26px while the standard UI weapons are 20px, making it 30% oversized. I should propose switching the bow to use the standard UI scale to match the gun, sword, and dagger, then handle the emoji fixes first before diving into the scaling details.

1228→    @base_burstfire_delay = 0.4
  1229→    @minimum_burstfire_delay = 0.05
  1230→    @burstfire_delay_reduction_per_hit = (0.4 - 0.05) / 50  -- reaches 0.05s in 50 hits
  1231→    @base_angular_velocity_increase_per_hit = 0.2*math.pi  -- dagger scaling
  1232→
  1233→    -- HP UI (heart + number display at top of screen)
  1234→    @\add hp_ui @team, @hp, @max_hp
  1235→

1235→
  1236→    -- Weapon UI (emoji, weapon icon, and stat board)
  1237→    @\add weapon_ui @team, @weapon_type
  1238→

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I need to change the weapon_ui bow drawing to use `@weapon_scale` (20/512) instead of `ball.weapon_scale` (-26/512). This means:

1. Inner push scale: `@weapon_flip_x*@weapon_scale*weapon_spring` and `@weapon_scale*weapon_spring` instead of `ball.weapon_scale*weapon_spring` and `ball.weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring`
2. String endpoints need to be scaled by 20/26 ratio
3. Arrow scale needs to be 20/512 instead of 24/512 (or proportional... actually the arrow in-game is 24/512, so the UI version should be 20/512 to match the weapon scale)


4. Pull amount and arrow offset also need scaling

I'm recalculating the string endpoints for the smaller bow scale. Since the in-game version uses specific coordinates tuned for the 26/512 scale, I need to apply the 20/26 ratio to those same coordinates to maintain the proportions in the UI version.

Actually, I realize all the pixel-space values—the string endpoints, pull amount, and arrow offset—should all scale together by that same ratio since they're all relative to the weapon's size.

1933→    weapon_flashing = ball.weapon_flashing
  1934→    if @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1935→      bow_stretch = ball.bow_sy or 1
  1936→      wx = @weapon_x + weapon_t.x
  1937→      wy = @weapon_y + weapon_t.y
  1938→      base_angle = weapon_t.rotation + @spring.weapon_rotation.x
  1939→      cos_a = math.cos(base_angle)
  1940→      sin_a = math.sin(base_angle)
  1941→      -- Draw bowstring (behind bow)
  1942→      string_scale = bow_stretch*weapon_spring
  1943→      st_top_x, st_top_y = -0.5, -10.5*string_scale
  1944→      st_bot_x, st_bot_y = -0.5, 10.5*string_scale
  1945→      top_wx = wx + st_top_x*cos_a - st_top_y*sin_a
  1946→      top_wy = wy + st_top_x*sin_a + st_top_y*cos_a
  1947→      bot_wx = wx + st_bot_x*cos_a - st_bot_y*sin_a
  1948→      bot_wy = wy + st_bot_x*sin_a + st_bot_y*cos_a
  1949→      string_color = if weapon_flashing then white else bowstring
  1950→      pull = ball.bow_pull_amount or 0
  1951→      if pull > 0.1
  1952→        mid_wx = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - pull*cos_a
  1953→        mid_wy = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - pull*sin_a
  1954→        weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, mid_wx, mid_wy, 1, string_color!
  1955→        weapons\line mid_wx, mid_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!
  1956→      else
  1957→        weapons\line top_wx, top_wy, bot_wx, bot_wy, 1, string_color!
  1958→      -- Draw bow image
  1959→      weapons\push wx, wy, base_angle + weapon_recoil, 1, bow_stretch
  1960→      weapons\push 0, 0, ball.weapon_rotation_offset, ball.weapon_scale*weapon_spring, ball.weapon_scale_y*weapon_spring
  1961→      weapons\image @weapon_image, 0, 0, nil, weapon_flashing and white!
  1962→      weapons\pop!
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Entered plan mode. You should now focus on exploring the codebase and designing an implementation approach.

In plan mode, you should:

1. Thoroughly explore the codebase to understand existing patterns
2. Identify similar features and architectural approaches
3. Consider multiple approaches and their trade-offs
4. Use AskUserQuestion if you need to clarify the approach
5. Design a concrete implementation strategy
6. When ready, use ExitPlanMode to present your plan for approval

Remember: DO NOT write or edit any files yet. This is a read-only exploration and planning phase.

Let me explore the existing projectile class and the bow reference to understand what needs to change.

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Here's the complete projectile lifecycle:\n\n---\n\n## Complete Projectile Class (lines 2524-2587)\n\n```yuescript\n2524\u2192-- Projectile: rectangle bullet that bounces off walls\n2525\u2192class projectile extends object\n2526\u2192  new: (@x, @y, args={}) =>\n2527\u2192    super!\n2528\u2192    @\\tag 'projectile'\n2529\u2192    @team = args.team  -- team that spawned this projectile\n2530\u2192    @velocity = args.velocity or 10\n2531\u2192    @direction = args.direction or 0\n2532\u2192    @w = 15\n2533\u2192    @h = 8\n2534\u2192    @bounces = args.bounces or 0  -- starts at 0, increases with hits landed\n2535\u2192\n2536\u2192    -- Physics collider (physical shape for wall collision)\n2537\u2192    @\\add collider 'projectile', 'dynamic', 'box', @w, @h\n2538\u2192    @collider\\set_position @x, @y\n2539\u2192    @collider\\set_restitution 0.75\n2540\u2192    @collider\\set_friction 0\n2541\u2192    @collider\\set_gravity_scale 0.5\n2542\u2192    @collider\\apply_impulse @velocity*math.cos(@direction), @velocity*math.sin(@direction)\n2543\u2192    @collider\\set_density 0.4\n2544\u2192    @collider\\set_bullet true  -- continuous collision detection\n2545\u2192\n2546\u2192    -- Sensor shape for ball detection (passes through balls)\n2547\u2192    @ball_sensor = @collider\\add_box 'projectile_sensor', @w, @h, {sensor: true}\n2548\u2192    @collider\\set_density 0, @ball_sensor\n2549\u2192\n2550\u2192    -- Visual feedback\n2551\u2192    @\\add spring!\n2552\u2192    @spring\\add 'hit', 1\n2553\u2192    @spring\\pull 'hit', 0.3, 3, 0.5  -- pop on spawn\n2554\u2192\n2555\u2192    @\\add timer!\n2556\u2192    @flashing = false\n2557\u2192    if args.flash_on_spawn\n2558\u2192      @flashing = true\n2559\u2192      @timer\\after 0.1, -> @flashing = false\n2560\u2192\n2561\u2192  update: (dt) =>\n2562\u2192    -- Update angle to follow velocity\n2563\u2192    vx, vy = @collider\\get_velocity!\n2564\u2192    @collider\\set_angle math.angle(vx, vy)\n2565\u2192    @x, @y = @collider\\get_position!\n2566\u2192    @angle = @collider\\get_angle!\n2567\u2192\n2568\u2192    -- Draw rounded rectangle bullet\n2569\u2192    scale = @spring.hit.x\n2570\u2192    game\\push @x, @y, @angle, scale, scale\n2571\u2192    game\\rounded_rectangle -@w/2, -@h/2, @w, @h, @h/2, if @flashing then white! else yellow!\n2572\u2192    game\\pop!\n2573\u2192\n2574\u2192  hit: (intensity=1, target_type) =>\n2575\u2192    @spring\\pull 'hit', 0.5*intensity, 3, 0.5\n2576\u2192    @flashing = true\n2577\u2192    @timer\\after 0.1, -> @flashing = false\n2578\u2192    \n2579\u2192    switch target_type\n2580\u2192      when 'wall'\n2581\u2192        @bounces -= 1\n2582\u2192        if @bounces < 0\n2584\u2192          @\\kill!\n2585\u2192      when 'weapon'\n2586\u2192        @bounces -= 1\n2587\u2192        if @bounces < 0\n2588\u2192          @\\kill!\n2589\u2192      when 'ball'\n2590\u2192        @\\kill!\n```\n\n---\n\n## 1. Where Projectiles Are Spawned\n\n**Location:** Lines 1603-1609 (inside the boom weapon's `boom_fire` method)\n\n```yuescript\n1603\u2192    -- Spawn projectile\n1604\u2192    @parent.projectiles\\add projectile boom_x, boom_y,\n1605\u2192      velocity: 15\n1606\u2192      direction: @angle\n1607\u2192      flash_on_spawn: true\n1608\u2192      team: @team\n1609\u2192      bounces: 2\n```\n\nThe boom weapon fires projectiles with:\n- **Initial velocity:** 15 pixels/frame\n- **Direction:** aligned with the ball's current angle\n- **Bounces:** 2 (can hit walls/weapons twice before being destroyed)\n- **Visual feedback:** flashing white on spawn\n- **Team:** inherited from the spawning weapon owner\n\n---\n\n## 2. Projectile Collision Handling in Arena Class\n\nThree collision events handle projectiles:\n\n### A. Projectile-Wall Collision (lines 710-731)\n```yuescript\n710\u2192    -- Projectile-wall collision: bounce and spawn effects\n711\u2192    for event in *an\\collision_begin_events 'projectile', 'wall'\n712\u2192      projectile_object = event.a\n713\u2192\n714\u2192      vx, vy = projectile_object.collider\\get_velocity!\n715\u2192      intensity = math.remap math.length(vx, vy), 300, 600, 0, 1\n716\u2192      projectile_object\\hit intensity, 'wall'\n717\u2192\n718\u2192      -- Sound\n719\u2192      an\\sound_play \"concrete_#{an.random\\int(1, 3)}\", 0.7, an.random\\float(0.95, 1.05)\n720\u2192\n721\u2192      -- Spawn hit effects\n722\u2192      normal_angle = math.angle event.normal_x, event.normal_y\n723\u2192      @effects\\add hit_circle event.point_x, event.point_y, {radius: 6 + 4*intensity, duration: an.random\\float(0.15, 0.3), color: yellow, flash_on_spawn: true}\n724\u2192      for i = 1, an.random\\int 1, 3\n725\u2192        @effects\\add hit_particle event.point_x, event.point_y,\n726\u2192          velocity: intensity*an.random\\float(100, 200)\n727\u2192          direction: normal_angle + math.pi + an.random\\float(-math.pi/3, math.pi/3)\n728\u2192          duration: an.random\\float(0.3, 0.5)\n729\u2192          color: yellow\n730\u2192          gravity: 256\n731\u2192          flash_on_spawn: true\n```\n\n**Behavior:** Decrements `bounces` counter. When `bounces < 0`, projectile is killed. Spawns visual/audio feedback at impact point.\n\n### B. Projectile-Weapon Collision (lines 733-767) \u2014 Parry Mechanic\n```yuescript\n733\u2192    -- Projectile-weapon collision: parry\n734\u2192    for event in *an\\collision_begin_events 'projectile', 'weapon'\n735\u2192      projectile_object = event.a\n736\u2192      ball_object = event.b  -- ball that owns the weapon\n737\u2192\n738\u2192      -- Skip if hitting same team's weapon\n739\u2192      continue if ball_object.team == projectile_object.team\n740\u2192\n741\u2192      -- Only melee weapons can reflect projectiles\n742\u2192      continue if ball_object.weapon_class != 'melee'\n743\u2192\n744\u2192      vx, vy = projectile_object.collider\\get_velocity!\n745\u2192      intensity = math.remap math.length(vx, vy), 300, 600, 0, 1\n746\u2192      projectile_object\\hit intensity, 'weapon'\n747\u2192\n748\u2192      -- Flash and spring pull on weapon (same as weapon-weapon)\n749\u2192      ball_object\\flash_weapon!\n750\u2192      ball_object.spring\\pull 'weapon', 0.35, 3, 0.5\n751\u2192\n752\u2192      -- Apply weapon weight to angular velocity: heavier weapons resist rotation changes (quadratic)\n753\u2192      av = ball_object.collider\\get_angular_velocity!\n754\u2192      change = av - ball_object.last_angular_velocity\n755\u2192      scaled_change = change / ball_object.weapon_weight^2\n756\u2192      av = ball_object.last_angular_velocity + scaled_change\n757\u2192      ball_object.collider\\set_angular_velocity av\n758\u2192\n759\u2192      -- Flip projectile team to reflector's team (can now hit original shooter)\n760\u2192      projectile_object.team = ball_object.team\n761\u2192\n762\u2192      -- Sound\n763\u2192      an\\sound_play \"weapon_projectile_#{an.random\\int(1, 2)}\", 1.0, an.random\\float(0.95, 1.05)\n764\u2192\n765\u2192      @\\hit_effect event.point_x, event.point_y\n766\u2192      ball_object.weapon_ui\\reflect!\n767\u2192      ball_object.can_swing_sound_time = 0\n```\n\n**Behavior:** Decrements `bounces` counter. **Critical:** Changes `projectile_object.team` to the parrying weapon's team, allowing it to hit the original shooter. Only melee weapons can parry.\n\n### C. Projectile-Ball Sensor Collision (lines 769-793) \u2014 Damage Dealt\n```yuescript\n769\u2192    -- Projectile-ball sensor: deal damage\n770\u2192    for event in *an\\sensor_begin_events 'projectile_sensor', 'ball'\n771\u2192      projectile_object = event.a  -- projectile_sensor tag\n772\u2192      ball_object = event.b        -- ball tag\n773\u2192\n774\u2192      -- Skip if hitting same team\n775\u2192      continue if ball_object.team == projectile_object.team\n776\u2192\n777\u2192      vx, vy = projectile_object.collider\\get_velocity!\n778\u2192      intensity = math.remap math.length(vx, vy), 300, 600, 0, 1\n779\u2192      projectile_object\\hit intensity, 'ball'\n780\u2192\n781\u2192      ball_object\\take_damage 1\n782\u2192\n783\u2192      -- Track hit for projectile owner\n784\u2192      owner = if projectile_object.team == 'player' then @player_ball else @enemy_ball\n785\u2192      owner.hits_landed += 1\n786\u2192      owner.weapon_ui\\landed_hit!\n787\u2192\n788\u2192      -- Spawn star particles at hit location\n789\u2192      x = (projectile_object.x + ball_object.x)/2\n790\u2192      y = (projectile_object.y + ball_object.y)/2\n791\u2192      for i = 1, an.random\\int 1, 3\n792\u2192        @effects\\add star_particle x, y,\n793\u2192          flash_on_spray: true\n```\n\n**Behavior:** Calls `projectile\\hit 'ball'`, which **immediately kills the projectile** (no bounce). Deals 1 damage to target ball, triggers owner's hit UI feedback, and spawns particles.\n\n### D. Projectile-Plant Sensor Collision (lines 854-861)\n```yuescript\n854\u2192    -- Projectile passing through plant: apply moving force\n855\u2192    for event in *an\\sensor_begin_events 'projectile_sensor', 'plant_ghost'\n856\u2192      projectile_object = event.a\n857\u2192      plant_object = event.b\n858\u2192      vx, vy = projectile_object.collider\\get_velocity!\n859\u2192      plant_object\\apply_moving_force math.sign(vx), math.abs(vx)\n860\u2192      -- Sound\n861\u2192      an\\sound_play \"grass_land_#{an.random\\int(1, 3)}\", 0.75, an.random\\float(0.95, 1.05)\n```\n\n**Behavior:** Projectile pushes through plants (sensor, not physical collision). Applies force to the plant.\n\n---\n\n## Complete Projectile Lifecycle Summary\n\n1. **Creation** (lines 1604-1609): Boom weapon spawns with `velocity: 15`, `direction`, `bounces: 2`, `team`, and `flash_on_spawn`\n\n2. **Physics Setup** (lines 2537-2548):\n   - Dynamic box collider (15x8px)\n   - Restitution 0.75 (bouncy)\n   - No friction, gravity scale 0.5\n   - Separate sensor for ball damage detection\n   - Impulse applied: `velocity * cos/sin(direction)`\n\n3. **Update Loop** (lines 2561-2572):\n   - Rotates to face velocity direction\n   - Draws as rounded yellow rectangle (white when flashing)\n   - Spring animation on hit (pop effect)\n\n4. **Collision Outcomes**:\n   - **Wall/Weapon:** Decrements `bounces`, destroyed when `bounces < 0`\n   - **Weapon (parry):** Team swapped to reflector's team, decrements `bounces`\n   - **Ball:** Immediately killed, deals 1 damage, updates owner's hit counter\n   - **Plant:** Passes through, applies pushing force\n\n5. **Destruction**: Via `@\\kill!` when bounces exhausted or ball hit\n\n---\n\n## Bow-Reference.md (Complete)\n\nThe file shows the emojunky-one bow implementation reference, containing:\n- **Arrow projectile specs:** 18x4px hitbox, no gravity, straight-line flight, auto-rotates to face velocity\n- **Wall hit behavior:** Becomes `EmojiBulletDead` decoration, offset 4-10px from wall based on velocity (100-800 range), fades over 0.2s, lasts 1-2 seconds\n- **Enemy hit:** Damage scales 1-5 HP (velocity 100-800), knockback, star particles\n- **EBB bow design notes:** Uses same raycast alignment as gun/sword, scaling increases projectile count (not damage/speed), arrows stick to walls with visual feedback\n\nThe reference documents the **emojunky-one implementation** (a different codebase) but shows the expected bow design pattern for EBB."
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Now I have a thorough understanding of the projectile class and its lifecycle. Let me also check the bow reference more carefully and understand what needs to change for arrow projectiles. Let me also look at how the test button should work — the user mentioned "create a button that spawns a projectile."

Key differences between bullet and arrow projectiles based on the bow-reference:

- Arrow: 18x4px (narrower), no gravity (gravity_scale 0), straight-line flight
- Arrow: uses arrow.png image instead of rounded rectangle
- Arrow: sticks to walls (becomes decoration on wall hit, doesn't bounce)
- Arrow: auto-rotates to face velocity (same as current)


- I need to add a `projectile_type` field to the projectile class itself rather than passing it through arguments, which will let me use conditional logic to handle the different behaviors for arrows versus bullets.
- The user wants a test button to spawn arrow projectiles, similar to how the 'f' key handles bow pulling, so I should look for existing debug key bindings to add this alongside them.
- The implementation strategy is to add a `projectile_type` field to the projectile class and use conditionals throughout to handle arrow-specific behavior: narrower hitbox and different physics in the constructor, arrow sprite rendering in the update method, and wall-sticking behavior in the collision handler.
- I need to clarify which key the user wants for spawning arrows, since 'f' is already taken for bow pulling.
- Looking at the arrow-specific differences: the hitbox should be 18x4 instead of 15x8, gravity disabled, different bounce properties, and it needs to render the arrow.png sprite instead of a rectangle, though I need to figure out the proper scaling for that image.
- For collision behavior, arrows should stick to walls as decorations rather than bouncing, but handle ball and weapon interactions the same way as bullets.
- The arrow image points upper-left in its source, so I need to apply the same rotation offset (`angle + 3*math.pi/4`) that the bow uses when drawing the projectile.
- For wall impacts, I'll either spawn a fading decoration at the contact point or convert the arrow to a static visual that fades out over time, keeping it simple rather than maintaining full physics.

Looking at what's already available, I can reuse the existing afterimage effects with the arrow sprite to show it stuck in the wall. For testing, I'll bind a key like 'g' to spawn an arrow from the player's current position and angle, using reasonable default values for velocity. I'll focus on getting the core mechanic working first before worrying about edge cases.

1→# Bow Weapon Reference
     2→
     3→## EBB Bow Design
     4→
     5→- **Auto-attack** like gun/sword — uses the same raycast alignment mechanic (`gun_is_aligned`/`sword_is_aligned`)
     6→- **Scaling:** increases number of projectiles per hit (not damage or speed)
     7→- **Visual feedback:** same as emojunky-one (bowstring pull, stretch, recoil)
     8→- **Arrows stick to walls** like emojunky-one (decoration for 1-2 seconds, then fade)
     9→
    10→## Emojunky-One Bow Implementation
    11→
    12→### Source Files
    13→
    14→All code in `emoji-ball-battles/reference/emojunky-one/entities.lua`.
    15→
    16→### Player State Variables (lines 107-115)
    17→
    18→```lua
    19→self.bow_r = 0           -- Bow rotation angle
    20→self.bow_ox = 0          -- Bow X offset for positioning
    21→self.bow_pull_ox = 0     -- Pull distance (stretch back, 0-8px)
    22→self.bow_sx = 1          -- Bow X scale (squash/stretch, grows to 1.15 during pull)
    23→self.bow_cd = 0.6        -- Cooldown between shots
    24→self.bow_timer = 0.6     -- Cooldown timer
    25→self.arrow_r = 0         -- Arrow rotation angle
    26→self.arrow_ox = 0        -- Arrow X offset
    27→self.arrow_a = 0         -- Arrow alpha (fade in/out)
    28→```
    29→
    30→### Aiming (lines 331-335)
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Now I have all the info. Let me also check what key bindings are available and where the test 'f' key for bow pulling is set up, so I can add a similar test key for spawning arrows.

Let me write the plan now. The key points:

1. Add `projectile_type` to projectile class ('bullet' default, 'arrow')
2. Constructor switch: different physics for arrows (18x4, no gravity, no bounce)
3. Drawing switch: arrow.png for arrows, rounded rect for bullets
4. Hit method switch: arrows die on wall hit (stick), bullets bounce
5. Test key to spawn an arrow


6. For wall sticking, I'll keep it simple: on wall hit, kill the arrow and spawn a visual decoration like an afterimage that can be refined later.

The file C:\Users\adn\.claude\plans\swift-shimmying-dusk.md has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
     1→# Add arrow projectile type to projectile class
     2→
     3→## Context
     4→
     5→The bow weapon needs to fire arrow projectiles. The existing projectile class handles bullet-type projectiles (rounded rectangles that bounce off walls). We need to extend it with a `projectile_type` field and switches for the two types: `'bullet'` (existing gun behavior) and `'arrow'` (bow behavior).
     6→
     7→## File
     8→
     9→`E:\a327ex\emoji-ball-battles\main.yue` — projectile class (~line 2524) and ball update (test key).
    10→
    11→## Change 1: Projectile constructor — add projectile_type switch
    12→
    13→Add `@projectile_type = args.projectile_type or 'bullet'` field early in constructor.
    14→
    15→**Switch in constructor for physics setup:**
    16→
    17→```
    18→if @projectile_type == 'bullet'
    19→  @w = 15
    20→  @h = 8
    21→  -- collider: restitution 0.75, gravity 0.5, density 0.4
    22→elseif @projectile_type == 'arrow'
    23→  @w = 18
    24→  @h = 4
    25→  -- collider: restitution 0, gravity 0, friction 1, density 0.4
    26→```
    27→
    28→Arrow specifics from bow-reference: 18x4 hitbox, no gravity (`gravity_scale = 0`), no bounce (`restitution = 0`, `friction = 1`), straight-line flight.
    29→
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The user doesn't want to proceed with this tool use. The tool use was rejected (eg. if it was a file edit, the new_string was NOT written to the file). To tell you how to proceed, the user said:
Yes, bypass permissions, but one correction, arrow size is 26/512 now.

The user approved the plan but corrected that the arrow scale should be 26/512 (same as the bow), not 24/512. Let me proceed with implementation.

Let me re-read the projectile class to make precise edits.

2524→class projectile extends object
  2525→  new: (@x, @y, args={}) =>
  2526→    super!
  2527→    @\tag 'projectile'
  2528→    @team = args.team  -- team that spawned this projectile
  2529→    @velocity = args.velocity or 10
  2530→    @direction = args.direction or 0
  2531→    @w = 15
  2532→    @h = 8
  2533→    @bounces = args.bounces or 0  -- starts at 0, increases with hits landed
  2534→
  2535→    -- Physics collider (physical shape for wall collision)
  2536→    @\add collider 'projectile', 'dynamic', 'box', @w, @h
  2537→    @collider\set_position @x, @y
  2538→    @collider\set_restitution 0.75
  2539→    @collider\set_friction 0
  2540→    @collider\set_gravity_scale 0.5
  2541→    @collider\apply_impulse @velocity*math.cos(@direction), @velocity*math.sin(@direction)
  2542→    @collider\set_density 0.4
  2543→    @collider\set_bullet true  -- continuous collision detection
  2544→
  2545→    -- Sensor shape for ball detection (passes through balls)
  2546→    @ball_sensor = @collider\add_box 'projectile_sensor', @w, @h, {sensor: true}
  2547→    @collider\set_density 0, @ball_sensor
  2548→
  2549→    -- Visual feedback
  2550→    @\add spring!
  2551→    @spring\add 'hit', 1
  2552→    @spring\pull 'hit', 0.3, 3, 0.5  -- pop on spawn
  2553→
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Wait, I'm still in plan mode? No, the user said "Yes, bypass permissions" which should have exited plan mode. Let me check... The ExitPlanMode was rejected with the user's correction. But the user approved the plan. The system reminder says plan mode is still active, but I think the user's "bypass permissions" means they want me to proceed. Let me continue with the edits.

Actually, looking at it again - the user rejected the ExitPlanMode tool call but said "Yes, bypass permissions, but one correction, arrow size is 26/512 now." This is a rejection of the tool call but an approval of the plan content. 

The system's still flagging plan mode, but I've already successfully updated the projectile class with the arrow size correction. I should just move forward with the test key binding change rather than getting stuck on the mode status.

1335→        speed = math.lerp(math.quad_out(@thrust_progress), @thrust_start_speed, @thrust_end_speed)
  1336→        @collider\set_velocity speed*math.cos(@thrust_angle), speed*math.sin(@thrust_angle)
  1337→    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1338→      -- Bow pull input (uses real dt, not paused dt, so it works while paused)
  1339→      real_dt = an.dt
  1340→      if an\key_is_down 'f'
  1341→        if not @bow_pulling
  1342→          @bow_arrow_alpha = 1
  1343→        @bow_pulling = true
  1344→        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)
  1345→        @bow_sy = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_sy, 0.9)
  1346→      elseif @bow_pulling
  1347→        @bow_pulling = false
  1348→        @bow_arrow_alpha = 0
  1349→        @spring\pull 'weapon', 0.5
  1350→        @timer\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'
  1351→        @timer\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sy: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release'
  1352→    elseif @weapon_type == 'dagger'
  1353→      -- Swing sound: first at 0.07 rotation, then every full rotation, max 5 times
  1354→      -- Fixed threshold based on original base (1.5π * 3.5 = 5.25π)

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The user is saying the arrow projectile is too fast. Let me think about why.

The impulse applied is `@velocity*math.cos(@direction), @velocity*math.sin(@direction)` where velocity is 15 for both bullet and arrow.

But the arrow has different physics properties:

- No gravity (gravity_scale = 0) — so it doesn't slow down vertically
- No friction (friction = 1, but that's surface friction, not air friction)
- Restitution 0

The key issue is likely **density and size**. The impulse is the same (15), but impulse = mass * velocity change. Mass depends on density * area.

- Bullet: 15 * 8 = 120 area, density 0.4, mass = 48


- Arrow: 18 * 4 = 72 area, density 0.4, mass = 28.8

So the arrow's smaller mass means the same impulse produces a higher velocity — roughly 1.67x faster than the bullet. Combined with the arrow's zero gravity scale versus the bullet's 0.5, it maintains full speed while the bullet decelerates. I should either lower the arrow's velocity parameter or increase its density to match the bullet's effective mass.

Since the user wants the arrow slower than the bullet anyway, I'll reduce the velocity to around 8 or 9 and let them fine-tune from there.

1353→      if an\key_is_pressed 'g'
  1354→        @parent.projectiles\add projectile @x + 20*math.cos(@angle), @y + 20*math.sin(@angle),
  1355→          projectile_type: 'arrow'
  1356→          velocity: 15
  1357→          direction: @angle
  1358→          flash_on_spawn: true
  1359→          team: @team
  1360→          bounces: 0
  1361→    elseif @weapon_type == 'dagger'
  1362→      -- Swing sound: first at 0.07 rotation, then every full rotation, max 5 times

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2573→    @spring\add 'hit', 1
  2574→    @spring\pull 'hit', 0.3, 3, 0.5  -- pop on spawn
  2575→
  2576→    @\add timer!
  2577→    @flashing = false
  2578→    if args.flash_on_spawn
  2579→      @flashing = true
  2580→      @timer\after 0.1, -> @flashing = false
  2581→
  2582→  update: (dt) =>
  2583→    -- Update angle to follow velocity
  2584→    vx, vy = @collider\get_velocity!
  2585→    @collider\set_angle math.angle(vx, vy)
  2586→    @x, @y = @collider\get_position!
  2587→    @angle = @collider\get_angle!
  2588→
  2589→    -- Drawing
  2590→    scale = @spring.hit.x
  2591→    if @projectile_type == 'bullet'
  2592→      game\push @x, @y, @angle, scale, scale

2593→      game\rounded_rectangle -@w/2, -@h/2, @w, @h, @h/2, if @flashing then white! else yellow!
  2594→      game\pop!
  2595→    elseif @projectile_type == 'arrow'
  2596→      arrow_scale = 26/512
  2597→      game\push @x, @y, @angle + 3*math.pi/4, arrow_scale*scale, arrow_scale*scale
  2598→      game\image an.images.arrow, 0, 0, nil, @flashing and white!
  2599→      game\pop!
  2600→
  2601→  hit: (intensity=1, target_type) =>
  2602→    @spring\pull 'hit', 0.5*intensity, 3, 0.5
  2603→    @flashing = true
  2604→    @timer\after 0.1, -> @flashing = false
  2605→
  2606→    switch target_type
  2607→      when 'wall'

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The user wants to add a cooldown to the bow's firing. Let me look at how the gun and sword cooldowns work to understand the pattern, then replicate it for the bow.

From the earlier exploration:

- Gun: `@gun_ready = true`, then `@timer\when (-> @gun_ready and @\gun_is_aligned!), 'gun_fire', (-> @\gun_fire!)`. In gun_fire, it sets `@gun_ready = false`, then `@timer\after cooldown, 'gun_cooldown', -> @gun_ready = true` and `@cooldown_bar\activate cooldown`.
- Sword: similar pattern with `@thrust_ready`.


I see the user currently has manual 'f' and 'g' keys for the bow, but they're asking specifically about adding cooldown mechanics rather than converting to full auto-fire yet. So I should focus on just adding the cooldown state and timer logic to the existing bow firing system.

1220:    @\add cooldown_bar!

1625:    @cooldown_bar\activate cooldown

1695:    @cooldown_bar\activate @thrust_cooldown

1753:class cooldown_bar extends object

1755:    super 'cooldown_bar'

1617→      team: @team
  1618→      bounces: 2
  1619→
  1620→  -- Gun callback: fire projectile with effects
  1621→  gun_fire: =>
  1622→    @gun_ready = false
  1623→    cooldown = math.max(@minimum_cooldown, @base_cooldown - @hits_landed * @cooldown_reduction_per_hit)
  1624→    @timer\after cooldown, 'gun_cooldown', -> @gun_ready = true
  1625→    @cooldown_bar\activate cooldown
  1626→
  1627→    -- Check for burstfire
  1628→    burstfire_chance = @burstfire_chance_increase_per_hit * @hits_landed
  1629→    is_burstfire = an.random\bool burstfire_chance * 100
  1630→
  1631→    if is_burstfire

1337→    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1338→      -- Bow pull input (uses real dt, not paused dt, so it works while paused)
  1339→      real_dt = an.dt
  1340→      if an\key_is_down 'f'
  1341→        if not @bow_pulling
  1342→          @bow_arrow_alpha = 1
  1343→        @bow_pulling = true
  1344→        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)
  1345→        @bow_sy = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_sy, 0.9)
  1346→      elseif @bow_pulling
  1347→        @bow_pulling = false
  1348→        @bow_arrow_alpha = 0
  1349→        @spring\pull 'weapon', 0.5
  1350→        @timer\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'
  1351→        @timer\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sy: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release'
  1352→      -- Test: spawn arrow projectile
  1353→      if an\key_is_pressed 'g'
  1354→        @parent.projectiles\add projectile @x + 20*math.cos(@angle), @y + 20*math.sin(@angle),
  1355→          projectile_type: 'arrow'
  1356→          velocity: 3
  1357→          direction: @angle
  1358→          flash_on_spawn: true
  1359→          team: @team
  1360→          bounces: 0
  1361→    elseif @weapon_type == 'dagger'

I see the velocity is 3 now (user must have changed it from 9). Let me also check the bow constructor to see what variables are already set up, and the auto-attack setup section.

1122→      @thrust_cooldown = 5  -- seconds between thrusts
  1123→      @afterimage_timer = 0
  1124→
  1125→    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1126→      @weapon_class = 'ranged'
  1127→      @weapon_image = an.images.bow
  1128→      @weapon_visual_offset = 12
  1129→      @weapon_perpendicular_offset = 0
  1130→      @weapon_hitbox_offset = 16
  1131→      @weapon_hitbox_length = 12
  1132→      @weapon_hitbox_width = 32
  1133→      @weapon_scale = -26/512
  1134→      @weapon_scale_y = 26/512
  1135→      @weapon_rotation_offset = math.pi/4
  1136→      @base_angular_velocity = 1.5*math.pi
  1137→      @max_angular_velocity = 3*math.pi
  1138→      @weapon_weight = 1.0
  1139→      @hit_stop_multiplier = 1.0
  1140→      @hit_particle_multiplier = 1.0
  1141→      @camera_shake_multiplier = 1.0
  1142→      @arrows_per_shot = 1
  1143→      @bow_pull_amount = 0
  1144→      @bow_sy = 1
  1145→      @bow_pulling = false
  1146→      @bow_arrow_alpha = 0

1243→
  1244→    -- Weapon auto-attack setup (requires timer initialized above)
  1245→    if @weapon_type == 'gun'
  1246→      @gun_ready = true
  1247→      @timer\when (-> @gun_ready and @\gun_is_aligned!), 'gun_fire', (-> @\gun_fire!)
  1248→    elseif @weapon_type == 'sword'
  1249→      @thrust_ready = true
  1250→      @timer\when (-> @thrust_ready and @\sword_is_aligned!), 'sword_thrust', (-> @\sword_thrust!)
  1251→
  1252→  update: (dt) =>

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1337→        @thrust_progress = math.min(1, @thrust_progress + dt/@thrust_duration)
  1338→        speed = math.lerp(math.quad_out(@thrust_progress), @thrust_start_speed, @thrust_end_speed)
  1339→        @collider\set_velocity speed*math.cos(@thrust_angle), speed*math.sin(@thrust_angle)
  1340→    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1341→      -- Bow pull input (uses real dt, not paused dt, so it works while paused)
  1342→      real_dt = an.dt
  1343→      if an\key_is_down 'f'
  1344→        if not @bow_pulling
  1345→          @bow_arrow_alpha = 1
  1346→        @bow_pulling = true
  1347→        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)
  1348→        @bow_sy = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_sy, 0.9)
  1349→      elseif @bow_pulling
  1350→        @bow_pulling = false
  1351→        @bow_arrow_alpha = 0
  1352→        @spring\pull 'weapon', 0.5
  1353→        @timer\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'
  1354→        @timer\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sy: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release'
  1355→      -- Test: spawn arrow projectile
  1356→      if an\key_is_pressed('g') and @bow_ready
  1357→        @bow_ready = false
  1358→        @timer\after @bow_cooldown, 'bow_cooldown', -> @bow_ready = true
  1359→        @cooldown_bar\activate @bow_cooldown
  1360→        @parent.projectiles\add projectile @x + 20*math.cos(@angle), @y + 20*math.sin(@angle),
  1361→          projectile_type: 'arrow'
  1362→          velocity: 3
  1363→          direction: @angle
  1364→          flash_on_spawn: true
  1365→          team: @team
  1366→          bounces: 0

1753→    @spring\pull 'main', 0.5, 3, 0.5
  1754→    @visible = true
  1755→    @timer\after 2, 'visible', -> @visible = false
  1756→
  1757→
  1758→
  1759→class cooldown_bar extends object
  1760→  new: (args={}) =>
  1761→    super 'cooldown_bar'
  1762→    @w = args.w or 20
  1763→    @h = args.h or 3
  1764→    @bg_color = args.bg_color or (color 0, 0, 0, 160)
  1765→    @fill_color = args.fill_color or (color 255, 255, 255)
  1766→    @progress = 1
  1767→    @duration = 0
  1768→    @elapsed = 0
  1769→    @active = false
  1770→
  1771→  activate: (duration) =>
  1772→    @duration = duration
  1773→    @elapsed = 0
  1774→    @progress = 0
  1775→    @active = true
  1776→
  1777→  update: (dt) =>
  1778→    if @active
  1779→      @elapsed += dt
  1780→      @progress = math.min(1, @elapsed/@duration)
  1781→      if @progress >= 1
  1782→        @active = false
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The cooldown_bar has `@progress` (0 to 1) and `@elapsed`. The ball can read `@cooldown_bar.progress` to check if it's at 75%.

The approach: instead of using the 'f' key check, I'll also trigger the pull when the cooldown bar reaches 75% (progress >= 0.75). The bow should start pulling automatically when cooldown progress hits 0.75, and when the bow fires (on 'g'), it should release.

So the logic becomes:

- `bow_should_pull = an\key_is_down('f') or (@cooldown_bar.active and @cooldown_bar.progress >= 0.75)`


- When `bow_should_pull` is true, the bow pulls; when it transitions to false, the bow releases.

The cooldown bar progresses from 0 to 1 over the cooldown duration, and when it hits 1, `@active` becomes false. So the bow starts pulling at 75% progress and reaches full pull by 100%, then fires and releases.

The flow is: fire arrow → cooldown starts → at 75% the bow auto-pulls → at 100% it's fully pulled and ready → fires again and releases.

For the auto-pull condition, I should check `@cooldown_bar.progress >= 0.75`, which covers both the pulling phase during cooldown and the ready state after it finishes (since progress stays at 1). Once the cooldown completes and `@active` becomes false, the bar disappears but the progress value remains at 1, so the condition would still technically be true—though at that point the bow is already in the ready state waiting to fire.

Restructuring the bow update logic...

When the bow should pull, I'm smoothly interpolating the pull amount and scale. When it stops pulling—like when firing on the 'g' key—I release the tension with a spring effect and tween the pull back to zero with an elastic animation, plus a quick scale adjustment to complete the release motion. I need to be careful about the order of operations here—if the fire code sets `@bow_pulling` to false and the cooldown resets the progress bar, the `bow_should_pull` check will see it as false and might trigger an unwanted release. The solution is to make sure the fire code handles the release animation itself, so the subsequent `bow_should_pull` check won't try to release again since `@bow_pulling` is already false.

Setting up the fire handler with the spring and tween animations...

Now I'm adding the auto-pull logic that triggers when the cooldown bar reaches 75% progress, smoothly interpolating the bow's pull amount and scale while managing the arrow's visibility.

Finishing the release animation with tweens that restore the bow to its resting state, then walking through the firing sequence to verify the cooldown resets properly and the pull state doesn't get stuck between the fire code and the pull check.

Now I'm realizing there's an initial state issue—when the game starts, the cooldown bar is at full progress with the system inactive, which would immediately trigger the auto-pull logic. That's actually the right behavior since the bow should be ready before the first shot, but I need to make sure the 'f' key override still works for testing purposes, or just replace it entirely with the auto-pull at 75% cooldown. Let me also account for the edge case where no cooldown has fired yet and the bar is in its default initialized state. I'll replace the manual 'f' key check with the auto-pull condition based on cooldown progress, removing the manual testing key entirely since the automatic behavior achieves what we need.

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1355→          flash_on_spawn: true
  1356→          team: @team
  1357→          bounces: 0
  1358→      -- Auto-pull bow when cooldown reaches 75%
  1359→      bow_should_pull = @cooldown_bar.progress >= 0.75
  1360→      if bow_should_pull
  1361→        if not @bow_pulling
  1362→          @bow_arrow_alpha = 1
  1363→        @bow_pulling = true
  1364→        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)

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        @bow_sy = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, real_dt, @bow_sy, 0.9)' were successfully replaced with '        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)
        @bow_sy = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, dt, @bow_sy, 0.9)'.

The issue is that `cooldown_bar.progress` starts at 1 (initialized in the constructor), so `bow_should_pull = @cooldown_bar.progress >= 0.75` is true from the very first frame. I need to also check that the bow is ready before auto-pulling, or initialize the cooldown_bar differently.

Actually, the simplest fix: the bow should only auto-pull when the cooldown bar is active and has reached 75%, OR when it's ready to fire (not on cooldown). But the user doesn't want it to start pulled.

Hmm wait - when the game starts, the bow hasn't fired yet. So there's no cooldown active. 

So the real issue is that I need to check `@cooldown_bar.active` - the auto-pull should only happen while the cooldown is actively counting down and has reached 75%. But once the cooldown finishes and `@bow_ready` becomes true, I don't want it to auto-pull just because it's ready - that would make it pull immediately after firing. The auto-pull needs to be tied to the cooldown animation itself, not the ready state.

Actually, I think the cleanest fix is to add a condition that checks if the cooldown bar is actively running before triggering the auto-pull. That way at game start when nothing's been fired yet, the bow stays unpulled, and the auto-pull only kicks in during the cooldown sequence. Refining the logic further — I can actually skip the new variable entirely and just check if the cooldown has started, since that's when we know a shot was fired. The condition becomes checking if progress is at least 0.75 and the cooldown is active, which handles the auto-pull timing perfectly without needing to track state separately.

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1340→        @collider\set_velocity speed*math.cos(@thrust_angle), speed*math.sin(@thrust_angle)
  1341→    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1342→      -- Fire arrow (test key, releases bow)
  1343→      if an\key_is_pressed('g') and @bow_ready
  1344→        @bow_ready = false

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The user wants to replace the test 'g' key with actual auto-fire logic using raycast alignment, like the gun and sword have. Let me read the gun_is_aligned and gun_fire methods to understand the pattern, then create the bow equivalents.

From what I've already seen:

- `gun_is_aligned`: raycasts 500px from gun tip, checks if enemy ball is hit
- `sword_is_aligned`: raycasts 120px from sword tip
- Auto-fire: `@timer\when (-> @gun_ready and @\gun_is_aligned!), 'gun_fire', (-> @\gun_fire!)`

For the bow:


I need to implement the same raycast alignment check at 500px from the bow tip, then set up an auto-fire timer that triggers when the bow is ready and aligned. I'll also need to remove the 'g' key binding and replace it with the automatic firing mechanism. Let me examine the gun methods to match the exact implementation pattern.

1576→      an\sound_play 'player_death', 0.44, an.random\float(0.95, 1.05)
  1577→      @\kill!
  1578→
  1579→  flash_weapon: (duration=0.15) =>
  1580→    @weapon_flashing = true
  1581→    @timer\after duration, 'weapon_flash', -> @weapon_flashing = false
  1582→
  1583→  recoil_weapon: =>
  1584→    -- Kick back: rotate and pull toward ball
  1585→    @timer\tween 0.05, 'recoil_out', @, {weapon_recoil: -math.pi/4, weapon_recoil_offset: 4}, math.cubic_in_out, ->
  1586→      -- Return to rest
  1587→      @timer\tween 0.2, 'recoil_return', @, {weapon_recoil: 0, weapon_recoil_offset: 0}, math.linear
  1588→
  1589→  -- Gun alignment check: raycast to see if enemy is in line of sight
  1590→  gun_is_aligned: =>
  1591→    gun_tip_offset = @weapon_visual_offset + 12
  1592→    perpendicular = @angle - math.pi/2
  1593→    gun_tip_x = @x + gun_tip_offset*math.cos(@angle) + 8*math.cos(perpendicular)
  1594→    gun_tip_y = @y + gun_tip_offset*math.sin(@angle) + 8*math.sin(perpendicular)
  1595→
  1596→    ray_length = 500
  1597→    ray_end_x = gun_tip_x + ray_length*math.cos(@angle)
  1598→    ray_end_y = gun_tip_y + ray_length*math.sin(@angle)
  1599→
  1600→    -- debug_draw\line gun_tip_x, gun_tip_y, ray_end_x, ray_end_y, 2, red!
  1601→
  1602→    hit = an\raycast gun_tip_x, gun_tip_y, ray_end_x, ray_end_y, 'ball'
  1603→    hit and hit.object.team != @team
  1604→
  1605→  -- Fire a single shot with all effects at current position
... [35 more lines]

1341→    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1342→      -- Fire arrow (test key, releases bow)
  1343→      if an\key_is_pressed('g') and @bow_ready
  1344→        @bow_ready = false
  1345→        @bow_has_fired = true
  1346→        @bow_pulling = false
  1347→        @bow_arrow_alpha = 0
  1348→        @spring\pull 'weapon', 0.5
  1349→        @timer\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'
  1350→        @timer\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sy: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release'
  1351→        @timer\after @bow_cooldown, 'bow_cooldown', -> @bow_ready = true
  1352→        @cooldown_bar\activate @bow_cooldown
  1353→        @parent.projectiles\add projectile @x + 20*math.cos(@angle), @y + 20*math.sin(@angle),
  1354→          projectile_type: 'arrow'
  1355→          velocity: 3
  1356→          direction: @angle
  1357→          flash_on_spawn: true
  1358→          team: @team
  1359→          bounces: 0
  1360→      -- Auto-pull bow when cooldown reaches 75%
  1361→      bow_should_pull = @bow_has_fired and @cooldown_bar.progress >= 0.75
  1362→      if bow_should_pull
  1363→        if not @bow_pulling
  1364→          @bow_arrow_alpha = 1
  1365→        @bow_pulling = true
  1366→        @bow_pull_amount = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, dt, @bow_pull_amount, 8)
  1367→        @bow_sy = math.lerp_dt(0.9, 0.5, dt, @bow_sy, 0.9)
  1368→      elseif @bow_pulling
  1369→        @bow_pulling = false
  1370→        @bow_arrow_alpha = 0

1248→      @gun_ready = true
  1249→      @timer\when (-> @gun_ready and @\gun_is_aligned!), 'gun_fire', (-> @\gun_fire!)
  1250→    elseif @weapon_type == 'sword'
  1251→      @thrust_ready = true
  1252→      @timer\when (-> @thrust_ready and @\sword_is_aligned!), 'sword_thrust', (-> @\sword_thrust!)
  1253→    elseif @weapon_type == 'bow'
  1254→      @bow_ready = true
  1255→

1693→      @timer\after @thrust_duration, 'thrust_end', -> @\thrust_end!
  1694→
  1695→  -- End thrust: restore normal state
  1696→  thrust_end: =>
  1697→    return unless @thrusting
  1698→    @thrusting = false
  1699→    @timer\cancel 'thrust_end'
  1700→    @collider\set_fixed_rotation false
  1701→    @collider\set_gravity_scale 1
  1702→    @collider\set_bullet false
  1703→    @collider\set_angular_velocity @pre_thrust_angular_sign*@base_angular_velocity
  1704→    @time_above_base = 0
  1705→    @time_below_base = 0
  1706→    @thrust_text.stopped = true if @thrust_text
  1707→    @timer\after @thrust_cooldown, 'thrust_cooldown', -> @thrust_ready = true

1707→    @timer\after @thrust_cooldown, 'thrust_cooldown', -> @thrust_ready = true
  1708→    @cooldown_bar\activate @thrust_cooldown
  1709→
  1710→  flash_ball: (duration=0.15) =>
  1711→    @ball_flashing = true
  1712→    @timer\after duration, 'ball_flash', -> @ball_flashing = false
  1713→
  1714→  -- Squash ball on wall collision: horizontal wall squashes y, vertical wall squashes x
  1715→  squash: (normal_x, normal_y, amount=0.3) =>
  1716→    if math.abs(normal_y) > math.abs(normal_x)

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1710→    @bow_pulling = false
  1711→    @bow_arrow_alpha = 0
  1712→    @spring\pull 'weapon', 0.5
  1713→    @timer\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'
  1714→    @timer\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sy: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release'
  1715→    @timer\after @bow_cooldown, 'bow_cooldown', -> @bow_ready = true
  1716→    @cooldown_bar\activate @bow_cooldown
  1717→
  1718→    -- Spawn arrow
  1719→    spawn_x = @x + 20*math.cos(@angle)
  1720→    spawn_y = @y + 20*math.sin(@angle)
  1721→    @parent.projectiles\add projectile spawn_x, spawn_y,
  1722→      projectile_type: 'arrow'
  1723→      velocity: 3
  1724→      direction: @angle

1697→    tip_y = @y + tip_offset*math.sin(@angle)
  1698→
  1699→    ray_length = 500
  1700→    ray_end_x = tip_x + ray_length*math.cos(@angle)
  1701→    ray_end_y = tip_y + ray_length*math.sin(@angle)
  1702→
  1703→    hit = an\raycast tip_x, tip_y, ray_end_x, ray_end_y, 'ball'
  1704→    hit and hit.object.team != @team
  1705→
  1706→  -- Bow callback: fire arrow with effects
  1707→  bow_fire: =>
  1708→    @bow_ready = false

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Let me compare the gun fire effects with the bow fire effects.

Gun's `fire_single_shot`:
```
@spring\pull 'weapon', 0.6, 3, 0.7
@spring\pull 'hit', 0.25, 3, 0.5
@\recoil_weapon!
@weapon_ui\shoot!
```

Bow's `bow_fire`:
```
@spring\pull 'weapon', 0.5
```

The bow only pulls the weapon spring with default parameters (no stiffness/damping args). It's missing:

- `@spring\pull 'hit'` (ball pop effect)


- The recoil rotation kick and pull toward the ball
- UI feedback on the weapon

So the weapon spring is there but it's weaker and lacks the other feedback effects that make the gun feel more impactful.

1706→    hit and hit.object.team != @team
  1707→
  1708→  -- Bow callback: fire arrow with effects
  1709→  bow_fire: =>
  1710→    @bow_ready = false
  1711→    @bow_has_fired = true
  1712→    @bow_pulling = false
  1713→    @bow_arrow_alpha = 0
  1714→    @spring\pull 'weapon', 0.5
  1715→    @timer\tween 0.2, @, {bow_pull_amount: 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release'
  1716→    @timer\tween 0.08, @, {bow_sy: 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release'
  1717→    @timer\after @bow_cooldown, 'bow_cooldown', -> @bow_ready = true
  1718→    @cooldown_bar\activate @bow_cooldown
  1719→
  1720→    -- Spawn arrow

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1→# TODO
     2→
     3→*Items ordered by priority (highest first)*
     4→
     5→This file tracks ideas and future tasks, not active implementation work. Each item should be a self-contained task starting with "- ". Subsections are allowed (indented "- ") but prefer flat, independent tasks over nested structures. The user periodically reorders items so higher priority tasks float to the top. When implementing features, use separate implementation plans rather than this file.
     6→
     7→- Create letter emoji assets (at minimum: P, B, S, F, K) for status effect identifiers
     8→- Implement status effect line UI class that displays a letter + number using emoji assets with recoloring shader
     9→- Add status effect container to ball class that tracks active effects and their stack counts
    10→- Implement stack consumption logic that triggers the effect and decrements the stack count
    11→- Remove status effect line from display when its stack count reaches zero
    12→- Apply recoloring shader to status effect lines with a distinct color per effect type
    13→- Handle vertical positioning of multiple simultaneous status effect lines above the emoji
    14→- UI effect anti-overlap system: tag all floating UI effects (status_text, emoji_text, damage numbers) as spatial UI elements with a bounding box
    15→- UI effect anti-overlap system: when spawning a new UI element, query all active UI elements for their current bounding boxes and projected positions
    16→- UI effect anti-overlap system: find the closest unoccupied position to the desired spawn point that doesn't visually collide with existing UI elements
    17→- UI effect anti-overlap system: account for movement direction/velocity of existing elements (e.g., emoji_text floats upward) when checking for collisions
    18→- Fencer class: 
    19→  - PASSIVE gains fencing stacks per parry (+1 damage per stack, low duration)
    20→  - ACTIVE triggers lunge attack (like Earclacks' Lance) at X fencing stacks. 
    21→  - Synergizes with duration items - even small duration boosts compound into much higher damage.
    22→- Spellblade class: 
    23→  - PASSIVE: swaps weapons periodically between dagger and staff/wand
    24→  - Dagger deals physical damage, all physical damage applies Ethereal stacks but deals 0 damage. First magical damage with wand pops ethereal stacks and makes target ethereal for [stacks] seconds.
    25→- Musical instrument weapon: adds notes that orbit around caster on hit, +notes per hit
    26→- Lightning: periodically deals lightning damage in an area around it, +damage per hit
    27→- Item: -X stack threshold. Reduces threshold for any stack-triggered effect (e.g., -1 threshold makes 3-stack Stun trigger at 2 stacks instead).
    28→

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