⚡ Solar Cannon — 3-Phase Attack
The Annunaki no longer fires a simple projectile. Its attack is now a sustained directional beam with three distinct phases:
Phase 1 — Targeting Lock A thin golden targeting line snaps from the sun dial to the target. The dial rotates to face the enemy. Solar energy particles converge inward toward the dial as it charges.
Phase 2 — Beam Open The targeting line rapidly widens into a full cylindrical beam of concentrated solar energy.
Phase 3 — Solar Erosion The beam sustains for 3 seconds, continuously eroding the health of every enemy caught in its path. Enemies inside the beam corridor take full tick damage. Enemies near the target take AoE splash damage. Golden sparks erupt from the impact point.
When the beam expires, it collapses and the dial returns to its idle rotation.
✨ New Visual Effects
3 Custom Shaders — The dial body now features dark bronze with scrolling amber cuneiform lines. The star base glows with obsidian and gold energy channels. The beam itself has three animated energy stream layers that pulse and surge.
Charge Particles — Golden motes converge inward toward the dial during the targeting phase
Discharge Sparks — Energy violently erupts outward from the dial while firing
Impact VFX — Warm golden sparks erupt at the enemy impact point with each damage tick
Solar Flash — Brief golden flash spheres appear on each damaged enemy
🎯 Beam Mechanics
Beam corridor damages all enemies between the dial and the target
Separate AoE splash zone around the target catches nearby enemies
Corridor = full damage, Splash = reduced damage
All timing, radii, and visual parameters tunable via 30+ export variables