orienting flying sword

player_controller/PlayerController.tscn

@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ PostDashSpeed = 30.0
 
 [node name="WeaponSystem" parent="WeaponRoot" instance=ExtResource("29_wv70j")]
 transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 0.173648, -0.984808, 0, 0.984808, 0.173648, 0.45268, 1.44035, -0.692528)
-ThrowForce = 15.0
+mass = 10.0
+gravity_scale = 3.0
+ThrowForce = 300.0
 StraightThrowDuration = 0.05
 
 [node name="DashIndicator" type="Node3D" parent="."]

systems/weapon/WeaponSystem.cs

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public partial class WeaponSystem : RigidBody3D
 
     public void WeaponLeft()
     {
+        Visible = true;
         WeaponLocationIndicator.Visible = true;
         WeaponMaterial!.UseFovOverride = false;
         EmitSignalWeaponThrown();
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ public partial class WeaponSystem : RigidBody3D
 
     public void WeaponBack()
     {
+        Visible = false;
         WeaponLocationIndicator.Visible = false;
         WeaponMaterial!.UseFovOverride = true;
         EmitSignalWeaponRetrieved();
@@ -88,7 +90,6 @@ public partial class WeaponSystem : RigidBody3D
         Freeze = true;
         GlobalPosition = location;
         PlantLocation = location;
-        Visible = false;
     }
 
     public void ThrowWeapon(Vector3 end, bool hasHit, Vector3 collisionLocation, Vector3 collisionNormal)
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ public partial class WeaponSystem : RigidBody3D
         _weaponState.SendEvent("recover");
         Transform = _startTransform;
         Freeze = true;
-        Visible = true;
+        Visible = false;
     }
     
     public override void _IntegrateForces(PhysicsDirectBodyState3D state)
@@ -150,6 +151,13 @@ public partial class WeaponSystem : RigidBody3D
         }
     }
 
+    public override void _PhysicsProcess(double _delta)
+    {
+        if (!FlyingState.Active) return;
+        
+        LookAt(GlobalTransform.Origin + LinearVelocity.Normalized(), Vector3.Up, false);
+    }
+
     public bool IsPlantedUnderPlatform()
     {
         return PlantedState.Active && GlobalRotation.X > 1 && Math.Abs(GlobalRotation.Y) > 1;