add a knive perk where the witch initally throws a knive every 2 seconds with subsequent upgrades until the cooldown is 1s between throws

assets/weapons/knvie.png.import

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+
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scenes/throwing_knive.tscn

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+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://oegpflgwf17e"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dpj26ryawjq02" path="res://scripts/throwing_knive.gd" id="2_knive"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://pot4k8a6lxd0" path="res://assets/weapons/knvie.png" id="2_tyd64"]
+
+[sub_resource type="AtlasTexture" id="AtlasTexture_frs86"]
+atlas = ExtResource("2_tyd64")
+region = Rect2(0, 0, 32, 32)
+
+[sub_resource type="SpriteFrames" id="SpriteFrames_t4gbw"]
+animations = [{
+"frames": [{
+"duration": 1.0,
+"texture": SubResource("AtlasTexture_frs86")
+}],
+"loop": true,
+"name": &"default",
+"speed": 5.0
+}]
+
+[sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_1ss1s"]
+size = Vector2(15, 7)
+
+[node name="ThrowingKnive" type="Area2D" unique_id=882877238]
+script = ExtResource("2_knive")
+
+[node name="AnimatedSprite2D" type="AnimatedSprite2D" parent="." unique_id=164559800]
+texture_filter = 1
+sprite_frames = SubResource("SpriteFrames_t4gbw")
+
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="." unique_id=886320879]
+position = Vector2(0.5, -0.5)
+shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_1ss1s")

scripts/perk_effects.gd

@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ extends Node2D
 @onready var witch = get_node("/root/Game/Witch")
 @onready var player = get_node("/root/Game/Player")
 var fireball = preload("res://scenes/fireball.tscn")
+var throwing_knife = preload("res://scenes/throwing_knive.tscn")
 var cauldron
 var available_perks: Array[Perk] = []
 var fireball_aoe_enabled = false
-# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+var throwing_knife_enabled = false
+var throwing_knife_cooldown: float = 2.0
+var _knife_timer: float = 0.0
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	cauldron = witch.get_node("CauldronBar")
@@ -25,20 +28,47 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	bexp.description = "The Witch casts an explosion on finishing a brew"
 	bexp.effect = brew_explosion
 	available_perks.append(bexp)
-	
-	pass # Replace with function body.
+	var tk = Perk.new()
+	tk.name = "Throwing Knife"
+	tk.description = "Automatically throw a knife at the nearest enemy every second"
+	tk.effect = enable_throwing_knife
+	available_perks.append(tk)
 
-
-# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 func _process(delta: float) -> void:
-	pass
+	if throwing_knife_enabled:
+		_knife_timer += delta
+		if _knife_timer >= throwing_knife_cooldown:
+			_knife_timer = 0.0
+			_shoot_throwing_knife()
 
 func double_shuriken():
 	witch.shuriken_count = 2
-	
+
 func fireball_aoe():
 	fireball_aoe_enabled = true
-	
+
 func brew_explosion():
 	cauldron.brew_explosion = true
+
+func enable_throwing_knife():
+	throwing_knife_enabled = true
+	var upg = Perk.new()
+	upg.name = "Knife Cooldown"
+	upg.description = "Reduce throwing knife cooldown by 0.2s (min 1s)"
+	upg.effect = knife_cooldown_upgrade
+	available_perks.append(upg)
+
+func knife_cooldown_upgrade():
+	throwing_knife_cooldown = maxf(1.0, throwing_knife_cooldown - 0.2)
+	if throwing_knife_cooldown > 1.0:
+		var upg = Perk.new()
+		upg.name = "Knife Cooldown"
+		upg.description = "Reduce throwing knife cooldown by 0.2s (min 1s)"
+		upg.effect = knife_cooldown_upgrade
+		available_perks.append(upg)
+
+func _shoot_throwing_knife() -> void:
+	var knife = throwing_knife.instantiate()
+	knife.global_position = witch.global_position
+	witch.get_parent().add_child(knife)
 	

scripts/throwing_knive.gd

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+extends ProjectileBase
+
+var _target_enemy: Node = null
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	super()
+	speed = 400.0
+	var witch = get_node("/root/Game/Witch")
+	_target_enemy = witch.get_nearest_enemy(witch.global_position, _knife_filter)
+	if _target_enemy == null:
+		queue_free()
+		return
+	_target_enemy.add_to_group("knife_targeted")
+	tree_exiting.connect(_on_knife_exiting)
+	var dir = global_position.direction_to(_target_enemy.global_position)
+	rotation = dir.angle()
+	launch(_target_enemy.global_position)
+
+func _knife_filter(enemy: Node) -> bool:
+	return not enemy.is_dying and not enemy.is_hurt and not enemy.is_in_group("knife_targeted")
+
+func _on_knife_exiting() -> void:
+	if is_instance_valid(_target_enemy) and _target_enemy.is_in_group("knife_targeted"):
+		_target_enemy.remove_from_group("knife_targeted")

scripts/throwing_knive.gd.uid

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scripts/witch.gd

@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ func shoot_shuriken():
 		get_parent().add_child(sh)
 		await get_tree().create_timer(0.2).timeout
 		
-func get_nearest_enemy(from: Vector2) -> Node:
+func get_nearest_enemy(from: Vector2, filter: Callable = Callable()) -> Node:
 	var nearest = null
 	var min_distance = INF
 	for enemy in get_tree().get_nodes_in_group("enemies"):
+		if filter.is_valid() and not filter.call(enemy):
+			continue
 		var dist = from.distance_to(enemy.global_position)
 		if dist < min_distance:
 			min_distance = dist