Initial scaffolding.

resources/player_weapon_resources/vanguard.tres

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ script = ExtResource("2_w7xlm")
 shot_name = "vanguard"
 bullet_scene = ExtResource("1_hm46f")
 damage = 5
-speed = 500
+speed = 550
 projectiles = 5
 spacing = 30.0
 origin = -15

scenes/EffectComponent.tscn

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+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://bq3xhbfgkt22l"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://65d3hbrpm21x" path="res://scripts/effects_component.gd" id="1_ee0kt"]
+
+[node name="EffectsComponent" type="Node2D" unique_id=1393438576]
+script = ExtResource("1_ee0kt")

scenes/effects/flash_effect.gd

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+class_name FlashEffect
+extends BaseEffect
+
+@export var flash_color: Color = Color.WHITE
+@export var flash_speed: float = 10.0
+
+var _timer: float = 0.0
+var _original_material: Material
+
+func start(target: Node) -> void:
+    _timer = 0.0
+    if target is CanvasItem:
+        _original_material = target.material
+        # Apply a ShaderMaterial that handles the flash
+        var flash_material = ShaderMaterial.new()
+        flash_material.shader = preload("res://shaders/flash.gdshader")
+        target.material = flash_material
+
+func process(delta: float, target: Node) -> void:
+    _timer += delta
+    if target.material is ShaderMaterial:
+        var intensity = (sin(_timer * flash_speed) + 1.0) / 2.0
+        target.material.set_shader_parameter("flash_intensity", intensity)
+
+func stop(target: Node) -> void:
+    if target is CanvasItem:
+        target.material = _original_material

scenes/effects/flash_effect.gd.uid

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+uid://deak7vcr7ss5l

scripts/base_effect.gd

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+class_name BaseEffect
+extends Resource
+
+@export var duration: float = 0.5
+
+# Called when the effect is applied
+func start(target: Node) -> void:
+    pass
+
+# Called every frame (if needed)
+func process(delta: float) -> void:
+    pass
+
+# Clean up any changes to the target
+func stop(target: Node) -> void:
+    pass

scripts/base_effect.gd.uid

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+uid://cs7xpxd1vpl56

scripts/effects_component.gd

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+class_name EffectComponent
+extends Node2D
+
+@export var target_node: Node
+
+var active_effects: Array[BaseEffect] = []
+
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+    # Process all active effects backwards so we can safely remove finished ones
+    for i in range(active_effects.size() - 1, -1, -1):
+        var effect = active_effects[i]
+        effect.process(delta, target_node)
+        
+        # Example: simple time-based expiration
+        effect.duration -= delta
+        if effect.duration <= 0.0:
+            remove_effect(effect)
+
+func apply_effect(effect: BaseEffect) -> void:
+    effect.start(target_node)
+    active_effects.append(effect)
+
+func remove_effect(effect: BaseEffect) -> void:
+    effect.stop(target_node)
+    active_effects.erase(effect)

scripts/effects_component.gd.uid

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+uid://65d3hbrpm21x