movement/player_movement_controller.gd

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var double_jump_player: AudioStreamPlayer
 
 # UI
 var hit_marker: Control
+var _hit_marker_tween: Tween
 
 
 func _ready() -> void:
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func _setup_audio() -> void:
 	
 	hit_player = AudioStreamPlayer.new()
 	hit_player.stream = load("res://assets/sounds/hit_confirm.wav")
+	hit_player.max_polyphony = 8
 	add_child(hit_player)
 	
 	slide_player = AudioStreamPlayer.new()
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ func _setup_hit_marker() -> void:
 		rect.rotation = angle
 		hit_marker.add_child(rect)
 
+var _last_hit_sound_time: int = 0
+
 func spawn_damage_number(amount: float, hit_pos: Vector3) -> void:
 	if not camera or not _damage_layer: return
 	
@@ -121,11 +125,19 @@ func spawn_damage_number(amount: float, hit_pos: Vector3) -> void:
 	
 	_damage_layer.add_child(label)
 	
-	# Play sound and flash hit marker
+	# Only play the hit sound and flash the marker once per frame (or roughly every 16ms)
+	# This prevents the shotgun from stacking 8 hit sounds in a single frame.
+	var now = Time.get_ticks_msec()
+	if now - _last_hit_sound_time > 10:
+		_last_hit_sound_time = now
 		hit_player.play()
+		
+		if _hit_marker_tween and _hit_marker_tween.is_valid():
+			_hit_marker_tween.kill()
+			
 		hit_marker.modulate.a = 1.0
-	var tween = create_tween()
+		_hit_marker_tween = create_tween()
-	tween.tween_property(hit_marker, "modulate:a", 0.0, 0.4)
+		_hit_marker_tween.tween_property(hit_marker, "modulate:a", 0.0, 0.4)
 
 func _ensure_machine() -> MovementStateMachine:
 	if is_instance_valid(_machine):