tweaked input latency?

scenes/game/comet_zap.gd

@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ var comets_processed = 0.0
 var total_comets = 0.0
 
 # ui init
+var on_top
 var hp_label
 var acc_label
 var miss_label
+var damage_overlay
 
 # objects
 var comet_source = preload("res://scenes/objects/game/comet.tscn")
@@ -49,14 +51,17 @@ var pause_menu
 func _ready() -> void:
 	# ready ui
 	viewport_size = get_viewport_rect().size
-	hp_label = self.get_node("OnTop").get_node("HUD").get_node("Stack").get_node("Health")
+	on_top = self.get_node("OnTop")
-	acc_label = self.get_node("OnTop").get_node("HUD").get_node("Stack").get_node("Accuracy")
+
-	miss_label = self.get_node("OnTop").get_node("HUD").get_node("Stack").get_node("MissCount")
+	hp_label = on_top.get_node("HUD").get_node("Stack").get_node("Health")
+	acc_label = on_top.get_node("HUD").get_node("Stack").get_node("Accuracy")
+	miss_label = on_top.get_node("HUD").get_node("Stack").get_node("MissCount")
+	damage_overlay = on_top.get_node("Damage")
 	
 	active = true
 	
-	pause_menu = self.get_node("OnTop").get_node("Pause")
+	pause_menu = on_top.get_node("Pause")
-	fade = self.get_node("OnTop").get_node("Fade")
+	fade = on_top.get_node("Fade")
 	fade.visible = true
 	var tween := create_tween()
 	tween.parallel().tween_property(fade, "modulate:a", 0, 1).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_SINE).set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT)
@@ -132,10 +137,18 @@ func miss(comet):
 	comets.erase(comet)
 	comet.queue_free()
 
+	var tween1 := create_tween()
+	tween1.parallel().tween_property(damage_overlay, "modulate:a", .5, .125).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_SINE).set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT)
+
+	await tween1.finished
+
+	var tween2 := create_tween()
+	tween2.parallel().tween_property(damage_overlay, "modulate:a", 0, .125).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_SINE).set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT)
+	
 func game_over():
 	active = false
 	$BackgroundMusic.stop()
-	self.get_node("OnTop").get_node("GameOver").visible = true
+	on_top.get_node("GameOver").visible = true
 	$Lose.play()
 	await $Lose.finished
 	$Sad.play()
@@ -147,6 +160,7 @@ func _input(event):
 				if len(comets) > 0:
 					var comet = comets[0]
 					if event.as_text() == comet.get_node("Sprite").get_node("Label").text:
+						comets.erase(comet)
 						comets_processed += 1
 						hit_count += 1
 						calculate_accuracy()
@@ -155,7 +169,6 @@ func _input(event):
 						laser.default_color = Color.RED
 						laser.points = PackedVector2Array([$Tux.position,comet.position])
 						add_child(laser)
-						comets.erase(comet)
 						comet.get_node("Sprite").play("cometbreak")
 						$CometBreakSound.play()
 						await comet.get_node("Sprite").animation_finished

scenes/game/comet_zap.tscn

@@ -198,6 +198,16 @@ offset_bottom = 1185.0
 texture = ExtResource("12_rlh21")
 stretch_mode = 4
 
+[node name="Damage" type="ColorRect" parent="OnTop" unique_id=1042791592]
+modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 0)
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+mouse_filter = 2
+color = Color(0.7764706, 0, 0, 1)
+
 [node name="Fade" type="ColorRect" parent="OnTop" unique_id=1872046404]
 visible = false
 anchors_preset = 15

scenes/objects/game/comet.tscn

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ animations = [{
 }],
 "loop": true,
 "name": &"comet",
-"speed": 5.0
+"speed": 10.0
 }, {
 "frames": [{
 "duration": 1.0,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ animations = [{
 }],
 "loop": false,
 "name": &"cometbreak",
-"speed": 10.0
+"speed": 20.0
 }]
 
 [sub_resource type="LabelSettings" id="LabelSettings_3d2ho"]
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ script = ExtResource("1_0gpin")
 position = Vector2(0, -1)
 sprite_frames = SubResource("SpriteFrames_ggplc")
 animation = &"comet"
+autoplay = "comet"
 
 [node name="Label" type="Label" parent="Sprite" unique_id=494320078]
 anchors_preset = 15