Projectile Barrel

The ProjectileBarrel spawns physical projectiles like grenades, rockets, or arrows. It instantiates a ProjectileAmmo prefab, sets its position and rotation, and launches it.

Summary

This component:

Inherits from Barrel
Spawns a projectile prefab each time it fires
Sends damage and ownership data to the projectile
Optionally exposes projectile instantiation events

Fields

Field	Type	Description
`projectilePrefab`	`ProjectileAmmo`	Prefab to instantiate and fire.
`damagePoints`	`int`	Damage value passed to the projectile.
`pooled`	`bool`	Optional field for future pooling logic (not active).
`prewarmCount`	`int`	Number of projectiles to pre-instantiate if pooling.
`OnProjectileSpawned`	`UnityEvent<ProjectileAmmo>`	Event fired after the projectile is instantiated.

Public Methods

Method	Description
`override void Shoot()`	Calls base, instantiates a projectile, and launches it.

Private Methods

Method	Description
`IEnumerator SpawnBullet()`	Instantiates and sets up the projectile after a frame delay.

Behavior

Each time the barrel fires, Shoot() spawns a new ProjectileAmmo instance.
The projectile inherits position and rotation from spawnPoint.
The Shoot() method on the projectile receives:
- damagePoints from this barrel
- GameObject reference of the weapon as the instigator

Tip

Use OnProjectileSpawned to trigger sound effects, animations, or custom tracking logic.

Note

Although pooling fields are defined, pooling is not yet implemented in this version.

Use Case Examples

Grenade launchers
Rocket launchers
Shotguns using physics projectiles
Throwable weapons