diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index 29e0330..43ed708 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ config_version=5
 [application]
 
 config/name="Facsimile Wing"
-run/main_scene="uid://coix5dqblmu7r"
+run/main_scene="uid://bj4fytc3sy482"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.6", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 
diff --git a/resources/player_weapons/weapon_shot.gd b/resources/player_weapons/weapon_shot.gd
index 70c64c6..63adff0 100644
--- a/resources/player_weapons/weapon_shot.gd
+++ b/resources/player_weapons/weapon_shot.gd
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ extends Resource
 @export var shot_name: String
 @export var bullet_scene: PackedScene = null
 
-#@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 spacing: float = 35
 @export var origin: int = -23
+
+@export_category("Stagger")
+@export var horizontal_offset: float = 6.5  # Horizontal distance between projectiles
+@export var stagger_offset: float = 5  # Time delay per projectile index
diff --git a/resources/player_weapons/weapon_shot_stock.tres b/resources/player_weapons/weapon_shot_stock.tres
index 5fb1b26..4a783c6 100644
--- a/resources/player_weapons/weapon_shot_stock.tres
+++ b/resources/player_weapons/weapon_shot_stock.tres
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 script = ExtResource("2_by0nb")
 shot_name = "Stock Shot"
 bullet_scene = ExtResource("1_by0nb")
-speed = 375
+speed = 355
 projectiles = 3
-spacing = 25.0
-origin = -20
+spacing = 32.0
+origin = -25
+stagger_offset = 0.75
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://7n1itonn35fm"
diff --git a/scenes/game.gd b/scenes/game.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9dd459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/game.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+extends Node2D
+
+@onready var screensize = get_viewport().content_scale_size
diff --git a/scenes/game.gd.uid b/scenes/game.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7f02c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/game.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://dkti4uwycpqrs
diff --git a/scenes/game.tscn b/scenes/game.tscn
index 18dbab4..ebf430e 100644
--- a/scenes/game.tscn
+++ b/scenes/game.tscn
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 [gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://dqd8cxe7aj3b4"]
 
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dkti4uwycpqrs" path="res://scenes/game.gd" id="1_lnu2h"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://bj4fytc3sy482" path="res://scenes/world.tscn" id="1_uwrxv"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://egqbrm636m4h" path="res://graphics/title.png" id="2_yqjtg"]
 
 [node name="Game" type="Node2D" unique_id=1673976895]
+script = ExtResource("1_lnu2h")
 
 [node name="World" parent="." unique_id=1317852169 instance=ExtResource("1_uwrxv")]
 
diff --git a/scenes/player.gd b/scenes/player.gd
index 2fdf567..6439eb4 100644
--- a/scenes/player.gd
+++ b/scenes/player.gd
@@ -6,15 +6,23 @@ class_name Player extends Area2D
 @onready var shoot_component: ShootComponent = %ShootComponent
 @onready var weapon_component: WeaponComponent = %WeaponComponent
 
+# Get the viewport size for positioning
+@onready var screensize = get_viewport().content_scale_size
+
 # Variables for Player shooting status
 @export var can_shoot: bool = true
 @export var is_shooting: bool = false
+@export var muzzle_flash: bool = false
 
 # Variables for Player position calculations for equidistant bullets
 var previous_position: Vector2
 var ship_displacement: float
 var travel: float = 0
 
+func _ready() -> void:
+  
+  ## Set initial start position
+  position = Vector2(screensize.x / 2, screensize.y - 45)
 
 func _process(delta) -> void:
 
@@ -28,6 +36,12 @@ func _process(delta) -> void:
 
   if is_shooting == true:
     shoot_component.shoot()
+    $%MuzzleFlash.show()
+    
+  if is_shooting == false:
+    $%MuzzleFlash.hide()
+    
+    
 
   # Read Movement Component
   movement_component.input = input_component.move_dir
diff --git a/scenes/player.tscn b/scenes/player.tscn
index d3645ea..d8caa0d 100644
--- a/scenes/player.tscn
+++ b/scenes/player.tscn
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ size = Vector2(6, 5.75)
 
 [node name="Player" type="Area2D" unique_id=652131079]
 script = ExtResource("1_ur7pv")
+can_shoot = null
+is_shooting = null
+muzzle_flash = null
 
 [node name="Ship" type="Sprite2D" parent="." unique_id=1155866924]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
diff --git a/scenes/weapon_stock.gd b/scenes/weapon_stock.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..090c09a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/weapon_stock.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+extends Area2D
+
+@onready var bullet: PackedScene = load("res://scenes/weapon_stock.tscn")
+
+@onready var shot_data: = load("res://resources/player_weapons/weapon_shot_stock.tres")
+
+# Time offset when this bullet was fired (relative to other bullets)
+var time_offset: float = 0.5
+
+#func activate():
+    # Bullet does its damage/projectile work
+
+func _process(delta):
+
+  #Calculation position along Y axis
+  position.y -= shot_data.speed * delta  # Original Speed
+  #position.y -= 330 * delta # non-shot_data testing
+
+func _on_visible_on_screen_notifier_2d_screen_exited() -> void:
+  queue_free()
diff --git a/scenes/weapon_stock.gd.uid b/scenes/weapon_stock.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1e41f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/weapon_stock.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://c5blhfopjpfny
diff --git a/scenes/weapon_stock.tscn b/scenes/weapon_stock.tscn
index 998e37b..ce1c91e 100644
--- a/scenes/weapon_stock.tscn
+++ b/scenes/weapon_stock.tscn
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://ddpclu2vdy2ve"]
 
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://d1rwqotmrag1r" path="res://Deprecated/stock_weapon.gd" id="1_u1d5o"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://c5blhfopjpfny" path="res://scenes/weapon_stock.gd" id="1_u1d5o"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://ti1uy42vnnhw" path="res://graphics/shot.png" id="2_5bykt"]
 
 [sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_mvdrj"]
diff --git a/scripts/movement_component.gd b/scripts/movement_component.gd
index 1d3a4ac..18ebdb2 100644
--- a/scripts/movement_component.gd
+++ b/scripts/movement_component.gd
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class_name MovementComponent extends Node
 var input = Input.get_vector("left", "right", "up","down")
 
 func tick(delta: float):
-  
+
   # Check to see if there's a player to move
   if player == null: return
 
diff --git a/scripts/shoot_component.gd b/scripts/shoot_component.gd
index 65240d2..43f5f46 100644
--- a/scripts/shoot_component.gd
+++ b/scripts/shoot_component.gd
@@ -1,32 +1,49 @@
 class_name ShootComponent extends Node
 
+@export var stagger_offset: float = 0.5  # Time delay per projectile index (seconds)
+@export var horizontal_offset: float = 1.0  # Horizontal distance per projectile index
+
 @onready var weapon_component: Node = %WeaponComponent
 @onready var player = $".."
 
-
-# Change from instantiating WeaponComponent to instantiating Shot nodes
 func shoot():
     var weapon_data = weapon_component.data  # WeaponShot resource configuration
+    var current_time = Time.get_ticks_msec() / 1000.0
+    var total_projectiles = weapon_data.projectiles
 
     if player.travel > weapon_data.spacing:
-        for b in range(weapon_data.projectiles):
-         
-         # Get the Shot scene from the WeaponShot resource
-          var bullet_scene = weapon_data.bullet_scene  # Or however you store it
-          
-         # Instantiate the bullet based data 
-          var bullet := bullet_scene.instantiate() as Node
-          get_tree().root.add_child(bullet)
 
-          # Set up the bullet from resource data
-          #bullet.shot_data = weapon_data  # Pass the configuration
+        # Calculate center index for symmetrical staggering
+        var center_index = (total_projectiles - 1) / 2.0
 
-          # Adjust bullet spacing before firing
-          bullet.position = player.position + Vector2((b - (weapon_data.projectiles - 1) / 2.0) * round(round((weapon_data.projectiles + weapon_data.spacing / 2)) / 2 - 2), weapon_data.origin)
-          print(b, bullet.position.x)
-          print(weapon_data.shot_name + " "+"fired!")
+        if total_projectiles > 0:
+            for b in range(total_projectiles):
+                var bullet_scene = weapon_data.bullet_scene
+                var bullet := bullet_scene.instantiate() as Node
+                get_tree().root.add_child(bullet)
 
-          # Subtract projectile spacing from current Player travel for next
-          player.travel -= weapon_data.spacing
+                # Calculate index relative to center (0 = center, -1/+1 = first from center)
+                var index_from_center: int = b - center_index
 
-    else: return
+                # Calculate timing offset for staggered firing
+                # Negative = fire before center (left), positive = fire after center (right)
+                var time_offset: float = index_from_center * stagger_offset
+
+                # Calculate horizontal offset for symmetrical spread (left = negative, right = positive)
+                horizontal_offset = index_from_center * weapon_data.spacing_horizontal
+
+                # Calculate vertical offset from center point (creates symmetrical vertical spread)
+                # Bullets on either side of center get offset by distance_from_center * spacing / 2
+                # This keeps the center bullet at origin and creates symmetrical vertical spread
+                var distance_from_center: float = abs(index_from_center)
+                var vertical_offset: float = (distance_from_center * weapon_data.origin * -1) / 2
+
+                # Final position combines symmetrical horizontal spread with symmetrical vertical spacing
+                bullet.position = player.position + Vector2(horizontal_offset, weapon_data.origin + vertical_offset)
+
+                ## Set timing properties on the bullet
+                #bullet.time_offset = time_offset
+                #bullet.fire_time = current_time + time_offset
+
+            # Subtract projectile spacing from current Player travel for next
+            player.travel -= weapon_data.spacing