Updated architecture so WeaponComponent uses an exported array to store

weapon resources.

resources/player_weapon_resources/weapon_shot.gd

@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ extends Resource
 
 @export_category("Spread")
 @export var horizontal_offset: float = 6.5  # Horizontal distance between projectiles
-@export var stagger_offset: float = 5  # Time delay per projectile index
+@export var stagger_offset: float = 0.1  # Time delay per projectile index

resources/player_weapon_resources/weapon_shot_spread.tres

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="WeaponShot" format=3 uid="uid://bhc6aja38vyr"]
+
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://ddpclu2vdy2ve" path="res://scenes/player_weapons/weapon_stock.tscn" id="1_bullet"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://7n1itonn35fm" path="res://resources/player_weapon_resources/weapon_shot.gd" id="2_script"]
+
+[resource]
+script = ExtResource("2_script")
+shot_name = "Spread Shot"
+bullet_scene = ExtResource("1_bullet")
+damage = 1
+speed = 450
+projectiles = 5
+spacing = 30.0
+origin = -15
+horizontal_offset = 10.0
+stagger_offset = 0.2
+metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://7n1itonn35fm"

scenes/player_weapons/weapon_spreadshot.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://clpyd8qfwthk2"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://c5blhfopjpfny" path="res://scenes/player_weapons/weapon_stock.gd" id="1_nx6aw"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://bnpm8b62n1pr5" path="res://graphics/shot_stock_og.png" id="2_s6ult"]
+
+[sub_resource type="AtlasTexture" id="AtlasTexture_5bykt"]
+atlas = ExtResource("2_s6ult")
+region = Rect2(0, 0, 7, 11)
+
+[sub_resource type="AtlasTexture" id="AtlasTexture_vsqoq"]
+atlas = ExtResource("2_s6ult")
+region = Rect2(7, 0, 7, 11)
+
+[sub_resource type="AtlasTexture" id="AtlasTexture_yqx5m"]
+atlas = ExtResource("2_s6ult")
+region = Rect2(14, 0, 7, 11)
+
+[sub_resource type="SpriteFrames" id="SpriteFrames_fdubj"]
+animations = [{
+"frames": [{
+"duration": 1.0,
+"texture": SubResource("AtlasTexture_5bykt")
+}, {
+"duration": 1.0,
+"texture": SubResource("AtlasTexture_vsqoq")
+}, {
+"duration": 1.0,
+"texture": SubResource("AtlasTexture_yqx5m")
+}],
+"loop": 1,
+"name": &"default",
+"speed": 24.0
+}]
+
+[sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_mvdrj"]
+size = Vector2(6.666667, 14)
+
+[node name="StockWeapon" type="Area2D" unique_id=1832200900]
+script = ExtResource("1_nx6aw")
+
+[node name="AnimatedSprite2D" type="AnimatedSprite2D" parent="." unique_id=1831184252]
+scale = Vector2(1.5, 1.5)
+sprite_frames = SubResource("SpriteFrames_fdubj")
+autoplay = "default"
+frame_progress = 0.35886022
+
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="." unique_id=1890946059]
+shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_mvdrj")
+
+[node name="VisibleOnScreenNotifier2D" type="VisibleOnScreenNotifier2D" parent="." unique_id=985862716]
+rect = Rect2(-3, -7, 6, 14)
+
+[connection signal="screen_exited" from="VisibleOnScreenNotifier2D" to="." method="_on_visible_on_screen_notifier_2d_screen_exited"]

scenes/player_weapons/weapon_stock.tscn

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ animations = [{
 "duration": 1.0,
 "texture": SubResource("AtlasTexture_yqx5m")
 }],
-"loop": true,
+"loop": 1,
 "name": &"default",
 "speed": 24.0
 }]

scripts/movement_component.gd

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func tick(delta: float):
   if player == null: return
 
   # Shorten variable for accessing weapon_component for clarity
-  var weapon_system = weapon_component.data
+  var weapon_system = weapon_component.weapon_data
 
   # Calculate ship to bullet displacement
   player.ship_displacement = player.position.y - player.previous_position.y

scripts/shoot_component.gd

@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 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 = $".."
 
 func shoot():
-    var weapon_data = weapon_component.data  # WeaponShot resource configuration
+    var weapon_data = weapon_component.weapon_data
     var current_time = Time.get_ticks_msec() / 1000.0
     var total_projectiles = weapon_data.projectiles
 
@@ -18,15 +15,14 @@ func shoot():
 
         if total_projectiles > 0:
             for b in range(total_projectiles):
-                var bullet_scene = weapon_data.bullet_scene
-                var bullet := bullet_scene.instantiate() as Area2D
+                var bullet := weapon_data.bullet_scene.instantiate() as Area2D
                 get_tree().root.add_child(bullet)
 
                 # Calculate index relative to center (0 = center, -1/+1 = first from center)
                 var index_from_center: float = b - center_index
 
                 # Calculate timing offset for staggered firing
-                var time_offset: float = index_from_center * stagger_offset
+                var time_offset: float = index_from_center * weapon_data.stagger_offset
 
                 # Calculate horizontal offset for this bullet (symmetrical: left=-ve, right=+ve)
                 var bullet_horizontal_offset: float = index_from_center * weapon_data.horizontal_offset
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ func shoot():
                 bullet.time_offset = time_offset
                 bullet.fire_time = current_time + time_offset
 
-                # Set the bullet data (this is what was missing)
+                # Set the bullet data
                 bullet.set_weapon_data(weapon_data.bullet_scene, weapon_data)
 
             # Subtract projectile spacing from current Player travel for next shot

scripts/weapon_component.gd

@@ -1,34 +1,20 @@
 class_name WeaponComponent extends Node
 
-enum WeaponType {
-    STOCK,
-    NONE,
-}
+@export var weapon_data: WeaponShot = null
+@export var available_weapons: Array[WeaponShot] = []
 
-@export_enum("STOCK", "NONE") var loaded_weapon: int = WeaponType.STOCK
-
-var data: WeaponShot = load("res://resources/player_weapon_resources/weapon_shot_stock.tres")
+var _current_weapon_index: int = 0
 
 func get_bullet_scene() -> PackedScene:
-    if loaded_weapon == WeaponType.STOCK:
-        return preload("res://scenes/player_weapons/weapon_stock.tscn")
-    else:
-        return null
+    return weapon_data.bullet_scene if weapon_data else null
 
 func get_weapon_resource() -> Resource:
-    var weapon_resource_path: String
+    return weapon_data
 
-    if loaded_weapon == WeaponType.STOCK:
-        weapon_resource_path = "res://resources/player_weapon_resources/weapon_shot_stock.tres"
-        data = load(weapon_resource_path)
-        return data
-    else:
-        return null
+func cycle_weapon() -> void:
+    if available_weapons.is_empty():
+        return
 
-
-#var data : WeaponShot = load("res://resources/player_weapon_resources/weapon_shot_stock.tres")
-
-
-
-#func get_bullet_scene() -> PackedScene:
-    #return data.weapon_shot  # Reference to the Shot scene from the resource
+    _current_weapon_index = (_current_weapon_index + 1) % available_weapons.size()
+    weapon_data = available_weapons[_current_weapon_index]
+    print("Switched to: ", weapon_data.shot_name)