Attempting to translate pseudocode to useable code…

scripts/player.gd

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var velocity: Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
 var shield: int = 0: set = shield_set
 var can_shoot: bool = true
 var is_shooting: bool = false
+var previous_location: float = 0.0
 
 @export var weapon_current : PackedScene
 #var weapon_current = load("res://scenes/stock_weapon.tscn")
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ func shoot():
   #if can_shoot: 
   var bullet = weapon_current.instantiate()
   bullet.position = self.position + Vector2(0,-20)
+  previous_location = self.position.y
   get_tree().root.add_child(bullet)
   weapon_rate = bullet.shot_data.rate
   #bullet.global_transform = self.global_transform

scripts/stock_weapon.gd

@@ -7,7 +7,16 @@ extends Area2D
 
 
 func _process(delta):
-  position += transform.y * (shot_data.speed + player.velocity.y)  * delta  #This works normally
+  #var player_position: float = player.position.y
+  var spacing: int = 5
+  var travel: float 
+  travel += shot_data.speed * delta + (player.position.y - player.previous_location)
+  player.previous_location = player.position.y
+  
+  if travel > spacing:
+    position += shot_data.speed * delta  #This works normally
+    travel -= spacing
+  
   #position += (transform.y + player.velocity) * shot_data.speed * delta  #This doesn'tt
 func _on_visible_on_screen_notifier_2d_screen_exited() -> void:
   queue_free()