From 938e73efbfec7b568ad096075d359095f6e83ad1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JoshuaMoelans <60878493+JoshuaMoelans@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 10:23:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] initial chain lightning pickup

---
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 .../Animation/ChainLightningOrb.anim.meta     |   8 +
 .../Animation/ChainLightningOrb.controller    |  72 +++++
 .../ChainLightningOrb.controller.meta         |   8 +
 Assets/Graphics/Materials/LightningLine.mat   |  34 +++
 .../Graphics/Materials/LightningLine.mat.meta |   8 +
 .../Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab       | 267 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab.meta  |   7 +
 .../Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab       | 159 +++++++++++
 .../Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab.meta  |   7 +
 Assets/Scenes/BattleScene.unity               |  66 +++++
 .../Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs   | 221 +++++++++++++++
 .../Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs.meta      |  11 +
 .../Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs   |  62 ++++
 .../Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs.meta      |  11 +
 .../SceneManagers/BattleSceneManager.cs       |  40 ++-
 .../SceneManagers/BattleSceneManager.cs.meta  |  15 +-
 17 files changed, 1064 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
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 create mode 100644 Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab.meta
 create mode 100644 Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab
 create mode 100644 Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab.meta
 create mode 100644 Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs
 create mode 100644 Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs.meta
 create mode 100644 Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs
 create mode 100644 Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs.meta

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diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae128bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+public class ChainLightningEffect : MonoBehaviour
+{
+    private float _duration;
+    private int _damage;
+    private float _fireInterval;
+    private int _chainCount;
+    private float _detectRadius;
+    private float _chainJumpRange;
+
+    private float _expirationTime;
+    private Coroutine _effectCoroutine;
+
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("Optional LineRenderer to show lightning bolt (child object).")]
+    private LineRenderer _lineRenderer;
+
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("How long the lightning line is visible in seconds.")]
+    private float _lightningDisplayDuration = 0.15f;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configure the effect. Call after instantiating, before the effect runs.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Initialize(
+        float duration,
+        int damage,
+        float fireInterval,
+        int chainCount,
+        float detectRadius,
+        float chainJumpRange)
+    {
+        _duration = duration;
+        _damage = damage;
+        _fireInterval = fireInterval;
+        _chainCount = chainCount;
+        _detectRadius = detectRadius;
+        _chainJumpRange = chainJumpRange;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Add more time to the effect (e.g. when same pickup is collected again).
+    /// </summary>
+    public void ExtendDuration(float extraSeconds)
+    {
+        _expirationTime += extraSeconds;
+    }
+
+    private void Start()
+    {
+        _expirationTime = Time.time + _duration;
+        _effectCoroutine = StartCoroutine(EffectLoop());
+    }
+
+    private void OnDisable()
+    {
+        if (_effectCoroutine != null)
+        {
+            StopCoroutine(_effectCoroutine);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private IEnumerator EffectLoop()
+    {
+        // Wait for first strike after one interval (or strike immediately - plan says "each fireInterval")
+        yield return new WaitForSeconds(_fireInterval);
+
+        while (Time.time < _expirationTime)
+        {
+            StrikeChainLightning();
+            yield return new WaitForSeconds(_fireInterval);
+        }
+
+        Destroy(gameObject);
+    }
+
+    private void StrikeChainLightning()
+    {
+        Transform playerTransform = transform.parent != null ? transform.parent : Player.Instance.transform;
+        Vector3 origin = playerTransform.position;
+
+        List<Enemy> chain = BuildChain(origin);
+        if (chain.Count == 0)
+            return;
+
+        foreach (Enemy enemy in chain)
+        {
+            if (enemy != null && enemy.gameObject.activeInHierarchy)
+            {
+                enemy.TakeDamage(_damage);
+                enemy.Flash();
+                if (SoundManager.Instance != null)
+                    SoundManager.Instance.PlayHitSound();
+            }
+        }
+
+        ShowLightningBolt(origin, chain);
+    }
+
+    private List<Enemy> BuildChain(Vector3 origin)
+    {
+        List<Enemy> chain = new List<Enemy>();
+        List<Enemy> inRange = GetEnemiesInRange(origin, _detectRadius);
+        Enemy current = GetClosestEnemy(inRange, origin);
+
+        if (current == null)
+            return chain;
+
+        chain.Add(current);
+        Vector3 currentPos = current.transform.position;
+
+        while (chain.Count < _chainCount)
+        {
+            inRange = GetEnemiesInRange(currentPos, _chainJumpRange);
+            Enemy next = GetClosestEnemyExcluding(inRange, currentPos, chain);
+            if (next == null)
+                break;
+            chain.Add(next);
+            currentPos = next.transform.position;
+        }
+
+        return chain;
+    }
+
+    private List<Enemy> GetEnemiesInRange(Vector3 position, float range)
+    {
+        List<Enemy> result = new List<Enemy>();
+        RaycastHit2D[] hits = Physics2D.CircleCastAll(position, range, Vector2.zero);
+
+        foreach (RaycastHit2D hit in hits)
+        {
+            if (hit.collider == null || !hit.collider.gameObject.CompareTag("Enemy"))
+                continue;
+
+            var enemy = hit.collider.gameObject.GetComponent<Enemy>();
+            if (enemy != null && enemy.gameObject.activeInHierarchy)
+                result.Add(enemy);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private Enemy GetClosestEnemy(List<Enemy> enemies, Vector3 fromPosition)
+    {
+        if (enemies == null || enemies.Count == 0)
+            return null;
+
+        Enemy closest = null;
+        float minSqrDist = float.MaxValue;
+
+        foreach (Enemy e in enemies)
+        {
+            if (e == null || !e.gameObject.activeInHierarchy)
+                continue;
+
+            float sqrDist = (e.transform.position - fromPosition).sqrMagnitude;
+            if (sqrDist < minSqrDist)
+            {
+                minSqrDist = sqrDist;
+                closest = e;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return closest;
+    }
+
+    private Enemy GetClosestEnemyExcluding(List<Enemy> enemies, Vector3 fromPosition, List<Enemy> exclude)
+    {
+        if (enemies == null || enemies.Count == 0)
+            return null;
+
+        var excludeSet = new HashSet<Enemy>(exclude);
+        Enemy closest = null;
+        float minSqrDist = float.MaxValue;
+
+        foreach (Enemy e in enemies)
+        {
+            if (e == null || !e.gameObject.activeInHierarchy || excludeSet.Contains(e))
+                continue;
+
+            float sqrDist = (e.transform.position - fromPosition).sqrMagnitude;
+            if (sqrDist < minSqrDist)
+            {
+                minSqrDist = sqrDist;
+                closest = e;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return closest;
+    }
+
+    private void ShowLightningBolt(Vector3 origin, List<Enemy> chain)
+    {
+        if (_lineRenderer == null || chain.Count == 0)
+            return;
+
+        StartCoroutine(ShowLightningCoroutine(origin, chain));
+    }
+
+    private IEnumerator ShowLightningCoroutine(Vector3 origin, List<Enemy> chain)
+    {
+        _lineRenderer.positionCount = chain.Count + 1;
+        _lineRenderer.SetPosition(0, origin);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < chain.Count; i++)
+        {
+            if (chain[i] != null && chain[i].gameObject.activeInHierarchy)
+                _lineRenderer.SetPosition(i + 1, chain[i].transform.position);
+            else
+                _lineRenderer.SetPosition(i + 1, i > 0 ? _lineRenderer.GetPosition(i) : origin);
+        }
+
+        _lineRenderer.enabled = true;
+        yield return new WaitForSeconds(_lightningDisplayDuration);
+        if (_lineRenderer != null)
+            _lineRenderer.enabled = false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs.meta b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs.meta
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diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3b569ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+using UnityEngine;
+
+public class ChainLightningPickup : PickupBase
+{
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("Prefab of the hovering effect (ChainLightningEffect).")]
+    private GameObject _effectPrefab;
+
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("Damage per lightning strike per enemy.")]
+    private int _damage = 15;
+
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("Seconds between each chain lightning strike.")]
+    private float _fireInterval = 1.5f;
+
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("Max number of enemies hit per strike (chain length).")]
+    private int _chainCount = 4;
+
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("Radius to detect closest enemy from player.")]
+    private float _detectRadius = 12f;
+
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("Radius for lightning to jump to next enemy from last struck.")]
+    private float _chainJumpRange = 5f;
+
+    protected override void OnCollect(Player player)
+    {
+        var existing = player.GetComponentInChildren<ChainLightningEffect>();
+        if (existing != null)
+        {
+            existing.ExtendDuration(_effectDuration);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (_effectPrefab == null)
+            return;
+
+        GameObject effectInstance = Instantiate(_effectPrefab, player.transform);
+        effectInstance.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(0, 1.2f, 0);
+
+        var effect = effectInstance.GetComponent<ChainLightningEffect>();
+        if (effect != null)
+        {
+            effect.Initialize(
+                _effectDuration,
+                _damage,
+                _fireInterval,
+                _chainCount,
+                _detectRadius,
+                _chainJumpRange
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override string GetEffectText()
+    {
+        return "Chain lightning!";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs.meta b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f5d8fe3
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+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
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diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/SceneManagers/BattleSceneManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/SceneManagers/BattleSceneManager.cs
index 15b6628b..6cc9a702 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/SceneManagers/BattleSceneManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/SceneManagers/BattleSceneManager.cs
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ public class BattleSceneManager : MonoBehaviour
     [Tooltip("List of pickup prefabs to randomly spawn")]
     private GameObject[] _pickupPrefabs;
 
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("Optional pickup to spawn once at game start next to the player (e.g. Chain Lightning)")]
+    private GameObject _startingPickupPrefab;
+
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("Offset from player position for the starting pickup spawn")]
+    private Vector3 _startingPickupOffset = new Vector3(2f, 0f, 0f);
+
     [SerializeField]
     [Tooltip("The level up UI prefab to spawn")]
     private GameObject _levelUpUI;
@@ -242,12 +250,20 @@ void Start()
         _lastEnemySpawnTime = Time.time;
         _lastWaveSpawnTime = Time.time;
         _lastPickupSpawnTime = Time.time;
-        _pickupsOnScreen = 1;
+        // Count pickups already in scene (e.g. under Level/Pickups) so spawn limit is correct
+        _pickupsOnScreen = _pickupParentTransform != null ? _pickupParentTransform.childCount : 0;
 
         _gameStartTime = Time.time;
 
         SetCurrentLevel(_currentLevel);
 
+        if (_startingPickupPrefab != null && Player.Instance != null)
+        {
+            var startingPickup = Instantiate(_startingPickupPrefab, _pickupParentTransform, true);
+            startingPickup.transform.position = Player.Instance.transform.position + _startingPickupOffset;
+            _pickupsOnScreen++;
+        }
+
         EventManager.AddListener(
             "EnemyDestroyed",
             (eventData) =>
@@ -827,13 +843,31 @@ private void SpawnDeath()
 
     private void SpawnPickup()
     {
+        if (_pickupPrefabs == null || _pickupPrefabs.Length == 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (_pickupsOnScreen >= _maxPickupsOnScreen)
         {
             return;
         }
 
-        var index = random.Next(_pickupPrefabs.Length);
-        var pickup = Instantiate(_pickupPrefabs[index], _pickupParentTransform, true);
+        // Filter out missing/broken prefab references
+        var validPrefabs = new List<GameObject>();
+        foreach (var prefab in _pickupPrefabs)
+        {
+            if (prefab != null)
+                validPrefabs.Add(prefab);
+        }
+
+        if (validPrefabs.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var index = random.Next(validPrefabs.Count);
+        var pickup = Instantiate(validPrefabs[index], _pickupParentTransform, true);
 
         pickup.transform.position = GetRandomSpawnPoint();
         _pickupsOnScreen++;
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/SceneManagers/BattleSceneManager.cs.meta b/Assets/Scripts/SceneManagers/BattleSceneManager.cs.meta
index c8eb932c..54aa3b70 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/SceneManagers/BattleSceneManager.cs.meta
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/SceneManagers/BattleSceneManager.cs.meta
@@ -3,7 +3,20 @@ guid: 84e681e7688644d2ba29ad98a6fe47a5
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   externalObjects: {}
   serializedVersion: 2
-  defaultReferences: []
+  defaultReferences:
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+  - _sentaurEnemyPrefab: {instanceID: 0}
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From 9563faecb9d7caa21bcdee0c8fb51f949cf9309c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JoshuaMoelans <60878493+JoshuaMoelans@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 10:59:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] add some  j u i c e

---
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 .../Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab       |  10 +-
 .../Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab       |   4 +-
 .../Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs   |  23 +-
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diff --git a/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab b/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab
index f3e2cc1b..63bc5a7d 100644
--- a/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ SpriteRenderer:
   m_SortingLayerID: 23827671
   m_SortingLayer: -1
   m_SortingOrder: 1
-  m_Sprite: {fileID: 21300000, guid: 5e2a42506cbea4b5293b0461bc112382, type: 3}
-  m_Color: {r: 0, g: 0.85069597, b: 0.9716981, a: 1}
+  m_Sprite: {fileID: 3112027180600672057, guid: fc169414b3a5341e9a0b1241daa48455, type: 3}
+  m_Color: {r: 1, g: 1, b: 1, a: 1}
   m_FlipX: 0
   m_FlipY: 0
   m_DrawMode: 0
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ LineRenderer:
   - {x: 1, y: 0, z: 0}
   m_Parameters:
     serializedVersion: 3
-    widthMultiplier: 0.04
+    widthMultiplier: 0.1
     widthCurve:
       serializedVersion: 2
       m_Curve:
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ LineRenderer:
       m_RotationOrder: 4
     colorGradient:
       serializedVersion: 2
-      key0: {r: 1, g: 1, b: 1, a: 1}
-      key1: {r: 1, g: 1, b: 1, a: 1}
+      key0: {r: 0.29019608, g: 0.98039216, b: 0.21568628, a: 1}
+      key1: {r: 0.29019608, g: 0.98039216, b: 0.21568628, a: 1}
       key2: {r: 0, g: 0, b: 0, a: 0}
       key3: {r: 0, g: 0, b: 0, a: 0}
       key4: {r: 0, g: 0, b: 0, a: 0}
diff --git a/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab b/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab
index 646fa97a..e934de98 100644
--- a/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ SpriteRenderer:
   m_SortingLayerID: 23827671
   m_SortingLayer: -1
   m_SortingOrder: 0
-  m_Sprite: {fileID: 21300000, guid: 5e2a42506cbea4b5293b0461bc112382, type: 3}
-  m_Color: {r: 0, g: 0.9013953, b: 1, a: 1}
+  m_Sprite: {fileID: 3112027180600672057, guid: fc169414b3a5341e9a0b1241daa48455, type: 3}
+  m_Color: {r: 1, g: 1, b: 1, a: 1}
   m_FlipX: 0
   m_FlipY: 0
   m_DrawMode: 0
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs
index ae128bf3..3c873a8b 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class ChainLightningEffect : MonoBehaviour
 
     [SerializeField]
     [Tooltip("How long the lightning line is visible in seconds.")]
-    private float _lightningDisplayDuration = 0.15f;
+    private float _lightningDisplayDuration = 0.5f;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Configure the effect. Call after instantiating, before the effect runs.
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ private IEnumerator EffectLoop()
 
     private void StrikeChainLightning()
     {
-        Transform playerTransform = transform.parent != null ? transform.parent : Player.Instance.transform;
-        Vector3 origin = playerTransform.position;
+        // Lightning originates from the Seer sprite (this effect's position above the player)
+        Vector3 origin = transform.position;
 
         List<Enemy> chain = BuildChain(origin);
         if (chain.Count == 0)
@@ -203,18 +203,25 @@ private void ShowLightningBolt(Vector3 origin, List<Enemy> chain)
     private IEnumerator ShowLightningCoroutine(Vector3 origin, List<Enemy> chain)
     {
         _lineRenderer.positionCount = chain.Count + 1;
-        _lineRenderer.SetPosition(0, origin);
-
+        Vector3[] targetPositions = new Vector3[chain.Count];
         for (int i = 0; i < chain.Count; i++)
         {
             if (chain[i] != null && chain[i].gameObject.activeInHierarchy)
-                _lineRenderer.SetPosition(i + 1, chain[i].transform.position);
+                targetPositions[i] = chain[i].transform.position;
             else
-                _lineRenderer.SetPosition(i + 1, i > 0 ? _lineRenderer.GetPosition(i) : origin);
+                targetPositions[i] = i > 0 ? targetPositions[i - 1] : origin;
         }
 
         _lineRenderer.enabled = true;
-        yield return new WaitForSeconds(_lightningDisplayDuration);
+        float elapsed = 0f;
+        while (elapsed < _lightningDisplayDuration)
+        {
+            _lineRenderer.SetPosition(0, transform.position);
+            for (int i = 0; i < targetPositions.Length; i++)
+                _lineRenderer.SetPosition(i + 1, targetPositions[i]);
+            elapsed += Time.deltaTime;
+            yield return null;
+        }
         if (_lineRenderer != null)
             _lineRenderer.enabled = false;
     }

From 8bc41ec3a62b623907a86d0b28c23a6110a2281e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JoshuaMoelans <60878493+JoshuaMoelans@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 11:08:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] fix pickup spawning + add bobbing animation

---
 .../Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab       |  2 ++
 .../Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab       |  4 ++--
 Assets/Scenes/BattleScene.unity               |  2 +-
 .../Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs   | 21 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs   |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab b/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab
index 63bc5a7d..1493a025 100644
--- a/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
   _lineRenderer: {fileID: 6000012}
   _lightningDisplayDuration: 0.15
+  _bobAmplitude: 0.08
+  _bobFrequency: 0.5
 --- !u!212 &6000004
 SpriteRenderer:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
diff --git a/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab b/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab
index e934de98..84c74705 100644
--- a/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.prefab
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
   _pickupSound: {fileID: 8300000, guid: 9f38fc745c8b64043b4a6a8d9ab8deab, type: 3}
   _scoreValue: 100
-  _effectDuration: 60
+  _effectDuration: 10
   _effectText: Chain lightning!
   _effectPrefab: {fileID: 6000001, guid: d4e5f6078190a2b3c4d5e6f70891a3b4, type: 3}
   _damage: 15
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ BoxCollider2D:
   m_SpriteTilingProperty:
     border: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, w: 0}
     pivot: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}
-    oldSize: {x: 1, y: 1}
+    oldSize: {x: 0.84375, y: 0.5625}
     newSize: {x: 1, y: 1}
     adaptiveTilingThreshold: 0.5
     drawMode: 0
diff --git a/Assets/Scenes/BattleScene.unity b/Assets/Scenes/BattleScene.unity
index a63ba57b..a19f6d0d 100644
--- a/Assets/Scenes/BattleScene.unity
+++ b/Assets/Scenes/BattleScene.unity
@@ -11508,7 +11508,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   - {fileID: 3306419623360918530, guid: c62e469089fde4fc98d1c3363f2ea177, type: 3}
   - {fileID: 3306419623360918530, guid: d109130e8f6de4b86a470d567292aa28, type: 3}
   - {fileID: 3306419623360918530, guid: 6cde6a2c228dc40d0b42ba0b19ca2fc3, type: 3}
-  - {fileID: 3306419623360918530, guid: e5f6078190a2b3c4d5e6f70891a3b4c5, type: 3}
+  - {fileID: 7000001, guid: e5f6078190a2b3c4d5e6f70891a3b4c5, type: 3}
   _startingPickupPrefab: {fileID: 0}
   _startingPickupOffset: {x: 2, y: 0, z: 0}
   _levelUpUI: {fileID: 3736684284675310825}
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs
index 3c873a8b..bdc1cb70 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ public class ChainLightningEffect : MonoBehaviour
     [Tooltip("How long the lightning line is visible in seconds.")]
     private float _lightningDisplayDuration = 0.5f;
 
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("Vertical bobbing amplitude above the player (world units).")]
+    private float _bobAmplitude = 0.08f;
+
+    [SerializeField]
+    [Tooltip("Bobbing speed (cycles per second).")]
+    private float _bobFrequency = 0.5f;
+
+    private float _baseLocalY;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Configure the effect. Call after instantiating, before the effect runs.
     /// </summary>
@@ -51,10 +61,21 @@ public void ExtendDuration(float extraSeconds)
 
     private void Start()
     {
+        _baseLocalY = transform.localPosition.y;
         _expirationTime = Time.time + _duration;
         _effectCoroutine = StartCoroutine(EffectLoop());
     }
 
+    private void Update()
+    {
+        // Frequency in Hz (cycles per second); 2*PI converts to radians per second
+        float radiansPerSecond = _bobFrequency * 2f * Mathf.PI;
+        float bob = _bobAmplitude * Mathf.Sin(Time.time * radiansPerSecond);
+        var pos = transform.localPosition;
+        pos.y = _baseLocalY + bob;
+        transform.localPosition = pos;
+    }
+
     private void OnDisable()
     {
         if (_effectCoroutine != null)
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs
index d3b569ef..bdf1ffe7 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Pickups/ChainLightningPickup.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ protected override void OnCollect(Player player)
 
     protected override string GetEffectText()
     {
-        return "Chain lightning!";
+        return "Seer sees all!";
     }
 }

From 1ceac42f68c7a9d1eefd1720f8215fbfa2b8bdeb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JoshuaMoelans <60878493+JoshuaMoelans@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 11:16:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] layer of lightning bolt

---
 Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab b/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab
index 1493a025..2d3b6fc9 100644
--- a/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Prefabs/Pickups/ChainLightningEffect.prefab
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ LineRenderer:
   m_AutoUVMaxDistance: 0.5
   m_AutoUVMaxAngle: 89
   m_LightmapParameters: {fileID: 0}
-  m_SortingLayerID: 23827671
-  m_SortingLayer: -1
-  m_SortingOrder: 2
+  m_SortingLayerID: 740904935
+  m_SortingLayer: 2
+  m_SortingOrder: 10
   m_Positions:
   - {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
   - {x: 1, y: 0, z: 0}