Backported the fix to the lag spike with ice and fire balls

Author: Lilith-In-Starlight

Spells/Fireball.gd

@@ -7,19 +7,13 @@ var frames := 0
 var rotate := 0.0
 
 func _ready():
-	position = Caster.position
-	rotate = (goal).angle_to_point(position)
-	if Caster.name == "Player":
-		set_collision_mask_bit(0, false)
+	rotate = (goal).angle_to_point(Caster.position)
+	position = Caster.position + Vector2(cos(rotate), sin(rotate))*12
 
 func _physics_process(delta):
-	if frames < 3:
-		for body in $Area.get_overlapping_bodies():
-			if not body == self:
-				_on_body_entered(body)
-	else:
-		set_collision_mask_bit(0, true)
-	
+	for body in $Area.get_overlapping_bodies():
+		if not body == self:
+			_on_body_entered(body)
 
 	move_and_slide(Vector2(cos(rotate), sin(rotate))*200)
 	frames += 1

Spells/Fireball.tscn

@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ script = ExtResource( 1 )
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
 shape = SubResource( 1 )
+disabled = true
 
 [node name="Area" type="Area2D" parent="."]
 collision_layer = 0
-collision_mask = 75
+collision_mask = 203
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Area"]
 shape = SubResource( 2 )

Spells/Iceball.gd

@@ -8,27 +8,22 @@ var rotate := 0.0
 var gravity := 0.0
 
 func _ready():
-	position = Caster.position
 	rotate = goal.angle_to_point(Caster.position)
-	if Caster.name == "Player":
-		set_collision_mask_bit(0, false)
+	position = Caster.position + Vector2(cos(rotate), sin(rotate)+gravity)*12
+
 
 func _physics_process(delta):
 	gravity += delta
-	if frames < 3:
-		for body in $Area.get_overlapping_bodies():
-			if not body == self:
-				_on_body_entered(body)
-	else:
-		set_collision_mask_bit(0, true)
-	
+	for body in $Area.get_overlapping_bodies():
+		if not body == self:
+			_on_body_entered(body)
 
 	move_and_slide(Vector2(cos(rotate), sin(rotate)+gravity)*200)
 	frames += 1
 
 func _on_body_entered(body):
 	if body.has_method("health_object"):
-		if (is_instance_valid(Caster) and (body != Caster or frames >= 6)) or not is_instance_valid(Caster):
+		if (is_instance_valid(Caster) and (body != Caster or frames >= 3)) or not is_instance_valid(Caster):
 			body.health_object().temp_change(-12.0 - randf() * 6.0)
 			queue_free()
 	elif body.is_in_group("World"):

Spells/Iceball.tscn

@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ script = ExtResource( 1 )
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
 shape = SubResource( 1 )
+disabled = true
 
 [node name="Area" type="Area2D" parent="."]
+collision_layer = 0
+collision_mask = 203
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Area"]
 shape = SubResource( 2 )
 
 [node name="Sprite" type="Sprite" parent="."]
 texture = ExtResource( 2 )
-
-[connection signal="body_entered" from="Area" to="." method="_on_body_entered"]