feat: reducing ms gain from shotguns. Adjusting swarm launcher

weapons/homing_projectile.gd

@@ -4,27 +4,39 @@ class_name HomingProjectile
 var weapon_source: Node
 var turn_speed: float = 5.0
 
+var initial_aim_dir: Vector3 = Vector3.ZERO
+var cruise_speed: float = 60.0
+var ignition_timer: float = 0.5
+var ignited: bool = false
+
 func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
-	if is_instance_valid(weapon_source) and weapon_source.get("homing_target_pos") != null:
+	if not ignited:
+		ignition_timer -= delta
+		if ignition_timer <= 0.0:
+			ignited = true
+			drop_gravity = 0.0
+			
+	if ignited and is_instance_valid(weapon_source):
+		var target_dir: Vector3 = initial_aim_dir
 		var is_painting = weapon_source.get("is_targeting")
-		if is_painting != null and not is_painting:
-			# Not painting target, just fly straight
-			pass
-		else:
-			var target: Vector3 = weapon_source.homing_target_pos
-			if target != Vector3.ZERO:
-				# Steer towards target
-				var speed = velocity.length()
-				var desired_dir = (target - global_position).normalized()
-				var current_dir = velocity.normalized()
+		
+		if is_painting != null and is_painting:
+			var target: Vector3 = weapon_source.get("homing_target_pos")
+			if target != null and target != Vector3.ZERO:
+				target_dir = (target - global_position).normalized()
 				
-				var new_dir = current_dir.lerp(desired_dir, turn_speed * delta).normalized()
-				velocity = new_dir * speed
-				
-				# Also rotate visually to match new direction
-				var up_vec = Vector3.UP
-				if abs(new_dir.dot(up_vec)) > 0.99:
-					up_vec = Vector3.RIGHT
-				transform.basis = Basis.looking_at(new_dir, up_vec)
+		if target_dir != Vector3.ZERO:
+			var current_dir = velocity.normalized()
+			var new_dir = current_dir.lerp(target_dir, turn_speed * delta).normalized()
+			
+			# Accelerate to cruise speed
+			var current_speed = velocity.length()
+			var new_speed = move_toward(current_speed, cruise_speed, 80.0 * delta)
+			velocity = new_dir * new_speed
+			
+			var up_vec = Vector3.UP
+			if abs(new_dir.dot(up_vec)) > 0.99:
+				up_vec = Vector3.RIGHT
+			transform.basis = Basis.looking_at(new_dir, up_vec)
 	
 	super._physics_process(delta)