Assets/_Project/Art/Materials/M_Electrical_Glow.mat

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Assets/_Project/Scenes/Levels/9Player.unity

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Assets/_Project/Scripts/Combat/TeslaArcVisual.cs

@@ -6,35 +6,92 @@ namespace TD.Combat
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Local-only electrical-arc visual for <see cref="TD.Core.TargetType.AllInRange"/>
-    /// towers (Tesla Coil). Subscribes to <see cref="TowerCombat.OnAreaFired"/> and draws a
+    /// towers (Tesla Coil). Subscribes to <see cref="TowerCombat.OnAreaFired"/> and draws an
-    /// jagged line from the tower's emitter point to every enemy hit, flashed for a moment.
+    /// arced, jittering bolt from the tower's emitter to every enemy hit, re-randomized each
+    /// frame so it crackles, then hidden after a short flash.
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
     /// Pure visualization — runs on every peer from the replicated fire broadcast; nothing
-    /// here is networked. Arcs are pooled <see cref="LineRenderer"/>s reused across ticks.
+    /// here is networked. Bolts are pooled <see cref="LineRenderer"/>s reused across ticks.
+    /// The glow (bloom) comes from the material + an HDR color above the bloom threshold; see
+    /// <see cref="emissionIntensity"/> and the project's post-processing Volume.
     /// </remarks>
     [RequireComponent(typeof(TowerCombat))]
     public class TeslaArcVisual : MonoBehaviour
     {
-        [Tooltip("Point the arcs originate from — the central top of the coil. " +
+        [Tooltip("Point the bolts originate from — the central top of the coil. " +
                  "If unset, falls back to one unit above the tower root.")]
         [SerializeField] private Transform emitter;
 
-        [Tooltip("Material for the arc lines. Assign an unlit/additive material for a glow. " +
+        [Tooltip("Material for the bolts. Use an UNLIT ADDITIVE material for a convincing " +
-                 "If unset, a fallback Sprites/Default material is created at runtime.")]
+                 "glow (a Lit material won't bloom well on a thin line). If unset, a fallback " +
+                 "additive material is created at runtime.")]
         [SerializeField] private Material arcMaterial;
 
-        [SerializeField] private Color arcColor = new Color(0.6f, 0.85f, 1f, 1f);
+        [Tooltip("Base bolt color. Multiplied by Emission Intensity to push it into HDR so " +
+                 "Bloom picks it up.")]
+        [ColorUsage(true, true)]
+        [SerializeField] private Color arcColor = new Color(0.55f, 0.8f, 1f, 1f);
+
+        [Tooltip("HDR multiplier on the color. Must exceed the Bloom threshold (>1) for the " +
+                 "bolt to glow. Raise for a hotter, brighter arc.")]
+        [SerializeField] private float emissionIntensity = 4f;
+
         [SerializeField] private float arcWidth = 0.06f;
-        [Tooltip("How long each arc flash stays visible, in seconds.")]
+
+        [Tooltip("How long each flash stays visible, in seconds.")]
         [SerializeField] private float arcDuration = 0.12f;
-        [Tooltip("Number of points per arc. More = more jagged detail.")]
+
-        [SerializeField] private int segmentsPerArc = 6;
+        [Tooltip("Points per bolt. More = smoother arc and finer crackle. ~12-20 looks good.")]
-        [Tooltip("Random offset applied to interior arc points for the lightning look.")]
+        [SerializeField] private int segmentsPerArc = 16;
-        [SerializeField] private float jitter = 0.2f;
+
+        [Tooltip("Overall arc/bow as a fraction of bolt length (0 = straight line). The bolt " +
+                 "lifts toward the middle for an electrical-arc curve.")]
+        [SerializeField] private float arcHeight = 0.18f;
+
+        [Tooltip("Random crackle displacement (world units) at the middle of the bolt, " +
+                 "tapering to 0 at both ends so it stays anchored to the coil and enemy.")]
+        [SerializeField] private float jitter = 0.18f;
+
+        [Header("Light flash")]
+        [Tooltip("Pulse a real point light at the emitter when firing so the bolts actually " +
+                 "illuminate nearby enemies (emission/bloom alone don't cast light).")]
+        [SerializeField] private bool castLight = true;
+
+        [Tooltip("Color of the flash light.")]
+        [SerializeField] private Color lightColor = new Color(0.6f, 0.85f, 1f);
+
+        [Tooltip("Peak intensity of the flash. The light flickers between this and ~70% of " +
+                 "it while firing for an electrical pulse.")]
+        [SerializeField] private float lightIntensity = 8f;
+
+        [Tooltip("Range of the emitter flash light — covers enemies near the coil.")]
+        [SerializeField] private float lightRange = 12f;
+
+        [Tooltip("Also flash a small light at each bolt's IMPACT point, so enemies struck at " +
+                 "the far edge of range get lit by the bolt — not just those near the coil.")]
+        [SerializeField] private bool castImpactLight = true;
+
+        [Tooltip("Peak intensity of each impact light (usually lower than the emitter flash).")]
+        [SerializeField] private float impactLightIntensity = 4f;
+
+        [Tooltip("Range of each impact light — only needs to cover the struck enemy, so keep it small.")]
+        [SerializeField] private float impactLightRange = 5f;
+
+        [Tooltip("Performance cap on simultaneous impact lights. URP limits how many lights " +
+                 "affect each object, and many towers add up — targets beyond this cap rely on " +
+                 "the emitter flash. Raise carefully.")]
+        [SerializeField] private int maxImpactLights = 8;
 
         private TowerCombat combat;
         private readonly List<LineRenderer> pool = new List<LineRenderer>();
+        private Light flashLight;
+        private readonly List<Light> impactLightPool = new List<Light>();
+
+        // Snapshot of the current flash so Update can re-randomize the bolts each frame.
+        private Vector3[] activeTargets;
+        private int activeCount;
+        private bool active;
         private float hideAt = -1f;
 
         private void Awake() => combat = GetComponent<TowerCombat>();
@@ -51,31 +108,120 @@ namespace TD.Combat
 
         private void Update()
         {
-            if (hideAt >= 0f && Time.time >= hideAt)
+            if (!active) return;
+
+            if (Time.time >= hideAt)
             {
-                for (int i = 0; i < pool.Count; i++) pool[i].enabled = false;
+                HideAll();
-                hideAt = -1f;
+                active = false;
+                return;
             }
+
+            // Re-draw every frame with fresh jitter so the bolts crackle while visible.
+            RedrawBolts();
         }
 
         private void HandleAreaFired(Vector3[] positions)
         {
-            if (positions == null) return;
+            if (positions == null || positions.Length == 0) return;
 
+            activeTargets = positions;   // RPC hands us a fresh array each call — safe to keep
+            activeCount   = positions.Length;
+            active        = true;
+            hideAt        = Time.time + arcDuration;
+
+            RedrawBolts();
+        }
+
+        private void RedrawBolts()
+        {
             Vector3 origin = emitter != null ? emitter.position : transform.position + Vector3.up;
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < positions.Length; i++)
+            for (int i = 0; i < activeCount; i++)
             {
                 var lr = GetLine(i);
-                DrawArc(lr, origin, positions[i]);
+                DrawBolt(lr, origin, activeTargets[i]);
                 lr.enabled = true;
             }
 
-            // Disable any leftover lines from a previous, larger tick.
+            // Disable any leftover bolts from a previous, larger tick.
-            for (int i = positions.Length; i < pool.Count; i++)
+            for (int i = activeCount; i < pool.Count; i++)
                 pool[i].enabled = false;
 
-            hideAt = Time.time + arcDuration;
+            // Pulse the emitter light so the coil/source lights nearby enemies.
+            if (castLight)
+            {
+                var fl = GetFlashLight();
+                fl.intensity = lightIntensity * Random.Range(0.7f, 1f); // electrical flicker
+                fl.enabled = true;
+            }
+
+            // Pulse a light at each bolt's impact point so far-struck enemies get lit by the
+            // bolt itself. Capped for performance; extra targets rely on the emitter flash.
+            if (castImpactLight)
+            {
+                int lit = Mathf.Min(activeCount, maxImpactLights);
+                for (int i = 0; i < lit; i++)
+                {
+                    var il = GetImpactLight(i);
+                    il.transform.position = activeTargets[i];
+                    il.intensity = impactLightIntensity * Random.Range(0.7f, 1f);
+                    il.enabled = true;
+                }
+                for (int i = lit; i < impactLightPool.Count; i++)
+                    impactLightPool[i].enabled = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void HideAll()
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < pool.Count; i++)
+                pool[i].enabled = false;
+
+            if (flashLight != null) flashLight.enabled = false;
+            for (int i = 0; i < impactLightPool.Count; i++)
+                impactLightPool[i].enabled = false;
+        }
+
+        // Lazily creates a small world-space point light for a bolt's impact point.
+        private Light GetImpactLight(int index)
+        {
+            while (impactLightPool.Count <= index)
+            {
+                var go = new GameObject($"ArcImpactLight_{impactLightPool.Count}");
+                go.transform.SetParent(transform, worldPositionStays: true);
+
+                var l = go.AddComponent<Light>();
+                l.type      = LightType.Point;
+                l.color     = lightColor;
+                l.range     = impactLightRange;
+                l.shadows   = LightShadows.None;
+                l.intensity = 0f;
+                l.enabled   = false;
+                impactLightPool.Add(l);
+            }
+            return impactLightPool[index];
+        }
+
+        // Lazily creates the point light at the emitter (parented so it tracks the coil).
+        private Light GetFlashLight()
+        {
+            if (flashLight == null)
+            {
+                var go = new GameObject("ArcFlashLight");
+                Transform parent = emitter != null ? emitter : transform;
+                go.transform.SetParent(parent, worldPositionStays: false);
+                go.transform.localPosition = Vector3.zero;
+
+                flashLight = go.AddComponent<Light>();
+                flashLight.type      = LightType.Point;
+                flashLight.color     = lightColor;
+                flashLight.range     = lightRange;
+                flashLight.shadows   = LightShadows.None; // perf: brief flashes don't need shadows
+                flashLight.intensity = 0f;
+                flashLight.enabled   = false;
+            }
+            return flashLight;
         }
 
         private LineRenderer GetLine(int index)
@@ -84,33 +230,74 @@ namespace TD.Combat
             {
                 var go = new GameObject($"Arc_{pool.Count}");
                 go.transform.SetParent(transform, worldPositionStays: false);
+
                 var lr = go.AddComponent<LineRenderer>();
                 lr.useWorldSpace     = true;
                 lr.widthMultiplier   = arcWidth;
-                lr.numCapVertices  = 2;
+                lr.numCapVertices    = 4;
+                lr.numCornerVertices = 4;
+                lr.alignment         = LineAlignment.View; // face the camera, like a billboard
                 lr.textureMode       = LineTextureMode.Stretch;
                 lr.shadowCastingMode = UnityEngine.Rendering.ShadowCastingMode.Off;
-                lr.material   = arcMaterial != null
+                lr.material          = arcMaterial != null ? arcMaterial : CreateFallbackMaterial();
-                    ? arcMaterial
+
-                    : new Material(Shader.Find("Sprites/Default"));
+                // HDR color so Bloom in the post stack picks the bolt up as a glow.
-                lr.startColor = lr.endColor = arcColor;
+                Color hdr = arcColor * Mathf.Max(1f, emissionIntensity);
+                hdr.a = 1f;
+                lr.startColor = lr.endColor = hdr;
+
                 lr.enabled = false;
                 pool.Add(lr);
             }
             return pool[index];
         }
 
-        private void DrawArc(LineRenderer lr, Vector3 a, Vector3 b)
+        // Additive unlit fallback so bolts still glow if no material is assigned. Prefer
+        // assigning a real material in the inspector.
+        private static Material CreateFallbackMaterial()
+        {
+            var shader = Shader.Find("Universal Render Pipeline/Particles/Unlit")
+                      ?? Shader.Find("Sprites/Default");
+            return new Material(shader);
+        }
+
+        // Builds an arced, jagged bolt from a to b. A smooth sine bow gives the overall arc;
+        // tapered random perpendicular offsets give the electrical crackle. Endpoints stay
+        // exactly on the coil and the enemy.
+        private void DrawBolt(LineRenderer lr, Vector3 a, Vector3 b)
         {
             int n = Mathf.Max(2, segmentsPerArc);
             lr.positionCount = n;
+
+            Vector3 delta = b - a;
+            float len = delta.magnitude;
+            Vector3 dir = len > 1e-4f ? delta / len : Vector3.forward;
+
+            // Bow toward world-up, projected perpendicular to the bolt (any perpendicular for
+            // near-vertical bolts), plus a sideways axis for 3D crackle.
+            Vector3 bowDir = Vector3.up - dir * Vector3.Dot(Vector3.up, dir);
+            if (bowDir.sqrMagnitude < 1e-4f) bowDir = Vector3.Cross(dir, Vector3.right);
+            bowDir.Normalize();
+            Vector3 sideDir = Vector3.Cross(dir, bowDir);
+
+            float bow = arcHeight * len;
+
             for (int s = 0; s < n; s++)
             {
                 float t = s / (float)(n - 1);
-                Vector3 p = Vector3.Lerp(a, b, t);
+                Vector3 p = a + delta * t;
-                // Jitter interior points only — endpoints stay anchored to the coil and enemy.
+
+                // Smooth arc — sine peaks at the middle, zero at both ends.
+                float curve = Mathf.Sin(t * Mathf.PI);
+                p += bowDir * (bow * curve);
+
+                // Crackle on interior points, tapered to nothing at the ends.
                 if (s != 0 && s != n - 1)
-                    p += Random.insideUnitSphere * jitter;
+                {
+                    p += bowDir  * (Random.Range(-jitter, jitter) * curve);
+                    p += sideDir * (Random.Range(-jitter, jitter) * curve);
+                }
+
                 lr.SetPosition(s, p);
             }
         }

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Combat/TowerCombat.cs

@@ -473,8 +473,6 @@ namespace TD.Combat
         {
             var multiplier = GetOwnerBuffManager()?.GetMultiplier(BuffStat.Damage) ?? 1f;
             float effectiveDamage = p.Damage * multiplier;
-            Debug.Log("multiplier: " + multiplier);
-            Debug.Log("Effective damage: " + effectiveDamage);
             target.TakeDamage(effectiveDamage, p.DamageType, owner);
             ApplyStatusEffect(p, target, owner);
         }

Assets/_Project/Settings/DefaultVolumeProfile.asset

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   active: 1
   shadows:
     m_OverrideState: 1
-    m_Value: {r: 0.5, g: 0.5, b: 0.5, a: 1}
+    m_Value: {r: 0.5458793, g: 0.6841803, b: 0.8207547, a: 1}
   highlights:
     m_OverrideState: 1
-    m_Value: {r: 0.5, g: 0.5, b: 0.5, a: 1}
+    m_Value: {r: 0.9811321, g: 0.7474893, b: 0.50445, a: 1}
   balance:
     m_OverrideState: 1
-    m_Value: 0
+    m_Value: -25
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   m_ObjectHideFlags: 3
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   active: 1
   postExposure:
     m_OverrideState: 1
-    m_Value: 0
+    m_Value: -0.2
   contrast:
     m_OverrideState: 1
-    m_Value: 0
+    m_Value: 20
   colorFilter:
     m_OverrideState: 1
     m_Value: {r: 1, g: 1, b: 1, a: 1}
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
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-    m_Value: 0
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@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
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   intensity:
     m_OverrideState: 1
-    m_Value: 0
+    m_Value: 0.3
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     m_Value: 0.8
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
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   mode:
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-    m_Value: 0
+    m_Value: 2
   neutralHDRRangeReductionMode:
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     m_Value: 2
@@ -363,10 +363,10 @@ MonoBehaviour:
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   threshold:
     m_OverrideState: 1
-    m_Value: 0.9
+    m_Value: 0.7
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-    m_Value: 0
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     m_Value: 0.7
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     m_OverrideState: 1
-    m_Value: 0
+    m_Value: -8
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Assets/_Project/Settings/Render Settings/URP-High.asset

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   m_MainLightShadowsSupported: 1
   m_MainLightShadowmapResolution: 4096
   m_AdditionalLightsRenderingMode: 1
-  m_AdditionalLightsPerObjectLimit: 2
+  m_AdditionalLightsPerObjectLimit: 6
   m_AdditionalLightShadowsSupported: 1
   m_AdditionalLightsShadowmapResolution: 4096
   m_AdditionalLightsShadowResolutionTierLow: 256

Assets/_Project/Settings/Render Settings/URP-Medium.asset

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   m_MainLightShadowmapResolution: 2048
   m_AdditionalLightsRenderingMode: 1
-  m_AdditionalLightsPerObjectLimit: 2
+  m_AdditionalLightsPerObjectLimit: 4
   m_AdditionalLightShadowsSupported: 1
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   m_AdditionalLightsRenderingMode: 1
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