started building NPC combat

Assets/Scripts/Projectile.cs

@@ -17,18 +17,29 @@ public class Projectile : MonoBehaviour
     public Vector3 loadedPositionOffset = Vector3.zero;
     public Vector3 loadedRotationOffset = Vector3.zero;
 
+    [Tooltip("How strongly gravity affects the arrow. 1 = standard Unity gravity, 0 = flies perfectly straight.")]
+    public float gravityScale = 1f;
+
     private float _damage;
     private LayerMask _targetLayers;
     private bool _hasHit;
     private Vector3 _lastPosition;
+    private Vector3 _startPosition;
+    private Vector3 _velocity;
 
-    public void Initialize(float damage, LayerMask targets)
+    public void Initialize(float damage, LayerMask targets, float powerMultiplier)
     {
-        _damage = damage;
+        // Damage is scaled based on how long the bow was drawn
+        _damage = damage * powerMultiplier;
         _targetLayers = targets;
         
+        // Initial velocity is scaled by power multiplier
+        _velocity = transform.forward * (speed * powerMultiplier);
+        
         // Destroy the arrow after a few seconds if it flies into the sky
         Destroy(gameObject, lifetime);
+        
+        _startPosition = transform.position;
     }
 
     private void Start()
@@ -40,14 +51,22 @@ public class Projectile : MonoBehaviour
     {
         if (_hasHit) return;
 
-        // Move the projectile forward
-        Vector3 direction = transform.forward;
-        float distance = speed * Time.deltaTime;
-        transform.position += direction * distance;
+        // Apply gravity to velocity over time (this creates the arc!)
+        _velocity += Physics.gravity * gravityScale * Time.deltaTime;
+
+        // Make the arrow physically point in the direction it is travelling
+        if (_velocity.sqrMagnitude > 0.01f)
+        {
+            transform.forward = _velocity.normalized;
+        }
+
+        Vector3 direction = _velocity.normalized;
+        float distance = _velocity.magnitude * Time.deltaTime;
+        transform.position += _velocity * Time.deltaTime;
 
         // Raycast from the previous position to the new position to detect hits
-        // This prevents fast-moving arrows from passing straight through thin walls or enemies
-        if (Physics.Raycast(_lastPosition, direction, out RaycastHit hit, distance, _targetLayers))
+        // We explicitly Ignore triggers so arrows don't hit the giant Lock-On detection spheres!
+        if (Physics.Raycast(_lastPosition, direction, out RaycastHit hit, distance, _targetLayers, QueryTriggerInteraction.Ignore))
         {
             HandleHit(hit);
         }
@@ -73,9 +92,12 @@ public class Projectile : MonoBehaviour
             Destroy(rb);
         }
 
-        // Deal damage
-        Debug.Log($"Arrow hit {hit.collider.name} for {_damage} damage!");
+        // Deal damage and log distance
+        float distanceFlown = Vector3.Distance(_startPosition, transform.position);
+        Debug.Log($"Arrow hit {hit.collider.name} for {_damage:F1} damage! It flew {distanceFlown:F1} meters.");
         hit.collider.GetComponent<WorldObject>()?.TakeDamage(_damage);
+        hit.collider.GetComponent<NPCController>()?.TakeDamage(_damage);
+        hit.collider.GetComponent<PlayerStats>()?.TakeDamage(_damage);
 
         // Optional: Disable collider or script so it doesn't keep checking for hits
         Collider myCollider = GetComponent<Collider>();