way too many changes to list, oops. big rewrite.

Scripts/Affectors/affector.gd

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+class_name Affector extends Node
+
+var damage_particle_scene: PackedScene = preload("res://Scenes/damage_particle.tscn")
+
+
+func apply_effect(effect: Effect, targets: Array[EnemyController]) -> void:
+	pass
+
+
+func spawn_damage_indicator(damage: int, pos: Vector3) -> void:
+	var marker: Sprite3D = damage_particle_scene.instantiate()
+	get_tree().root.add_child(marker)
+	marker.set_number(damage)
+	marker.position = pos

Scripts/Affectors/affector.gd.uid

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+uid://5gl7yyrvjeow

Scripts/Affectors/area_affector.gd

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+class_name AreaAffector extends Affector
+
+@export var shapecast: ShapeCast3D
+
+
+func apply_effect(effect: Effect, targets: Array[EnemyController]) -> void:
+	for i: int in shapecast.get_collision_count():
+		var enemy: EnemyController = shapecast.get_collider(i) as EnemyController
+		#print(shapecast.get_collider(i))
+		if targets.has(enemy):
+			enemy.apply_effect(effect)
+			if Data.preferences.display_tower_damage_indicators and effect.damage > 0:
+				spawn_damage_indicator(effect.damage, enemy.sprite.global_position)

Scripts/Affectors/area_affector.gd.uid

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+uid://duvfverjdqodj

Scripts/Affectors/direct_affect.gd

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+class_name DirectAffect extends Affector
+
+
+func apply_effect(effect: Effect, targets: Array[EnemyController]) -> void:
+	for enemy: EnemyController in targets:
+		enemy.apply_effect(effect)
+		if Data.preferences.display_tower_damage_indicators and effect.damage > 0:
+			spawn_damage_indicator(effect.damage, enemy.sprite.global_position)

Scripts/Affectors/direct_affect.gd.uid

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+uid://8d0a4uc2i0ti

Scripts/Affectors/spawn_affect.gd

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+class_name SpawnAffect extends Affector
+
+@export var spawn_scene: PackedScene
+@export var tower: Tower
+
+var force: float = 150.0
+var projectile_id: int = 0
+
+
+func apply_effect(effect: Effect, targets: Array[EnemyController]) -> void:
+	for target: EnemyController in targets:
+		var projectile: Projectile = spawn_scene.instantiate() as Projectile
+		if projectile is HomingProjectile:
+			projectile.target = target
+		projectile.position = tower.yaw_model.global_position
+		projectile.effect = effect
+		projectile.direction = -tower.yaw_model.global_transform.basis.z
+		projectile.force = force
+		projectile.name = tower.base_name + str(tower.owner_id) + str(projectile_id)
+		get_tree().root.add_child(projectile)
+		projectile_id += 1

Scripts/Affectors/spawn_affect.gd.uid

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+uid://ccu1u6nqkjxki