Updated existing shot code with constants and hard-coded variables. No

magic numbers!

scenes/player.tscn

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ autoplay = "fwd"
 
 [node name="MuzzleFlash" type="AnimatedSprite2D" parent="Ship" unique_id=1584132038]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
-position = Vector2(0, -16)
+position = Vector2(0.5, -16)
 sprite_frames = SubResource("SpriteFrames_3v2ag")
 animation = &"stock"
 autoplay = "stock"

scripts/player.gd

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var weapon_spacing: float = 0.1
 @onready var screensize = get_viewport_rect().size
 @onready var muzzle_damage = %MuzzleBox
 
+    
 func _process(delta):
   var input = Input.get_vector("left", "right", "up","down")
   ship_displacement = position.y - previous_position.y
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ func _process(delta):
     is_shooting = false
   
   if is_shooting == true:
-    print("Spacebar pressed!")
     %MuzzleFlash.show()
     %Ship/MuzzleFlash.animation = "stock"
     
@@ -87,13 +87,15 @@ func _on_weapon_cooldown_timeout() -> void:
 
 
 func shoot():
-  var projectiles: int = 2
+  var projectiles: int = 3
+  const PROJECTILE_SPACING: float = 10
+  const MUZZLE_HEIGHT: int = -23
   for b in projectiles:
   
     # Instantiate the bullets
     var bullet = weapon_current.instantiate()
     get_tree().root.add_child(bullet)
-    bullet.position = position + Vector2((b * 10) - (projectiles * projectiles),-23)
+    bullet.position = position + Vector2((b * PROJECTILE_SPACING) - (projectiles * projectiles), MUZZLE_HEIGHT)
     
     # Get weapon speed and spacing for equidistant calculations
     weapon_rate = bullet.shot_data.rate

scripts/player_shot.gd

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 class_name PlayerShot
 extends Resource
 
+@export_category("Info")
 @export var shot_name: String
+@export var sprite: Texture2D = preload("res://graphics/shot.png")
+
+@export_category("Shot Data")
 @export var damage: int = 1
 @export var speed: int = 135
 @export var projectiles: int = 2
 @export var rate: float = 0.1
 @export var cooldown: float = 0.25
-@export var sprite: Texture2D = preload("res://graphics/shot.png")
 @export var spacing: float = 35