Updating FPS setting to lock to 30. Update cue to ball collision impulse calculations

scenes/individual_parts/cue/cue_base.gd

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ func cue_kick() -> void:
 	animation_player.stop()
 	animation_player.set_current_animation("RESET")
 
+	# NOTE: If 'set_speed_scale' set to a negative value, the animation
+	#       is played in reverse. If set to 0, the animation will not advance.
 	animation_player.set_speed_scale(
 		-1 / animation_player.get_current_animation_position()
 	)

scenes/individual_parts/cue/cue_multiplayer.gd

@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@ func rpc_input(event: String) -> void:
 	if event == "aim_pulse":
 		animation_player.play("aim_pulse")
 	elif event == "aim_release":
+		if animation_player.get_current_animation_position() < 0.2:
+			animation_player.set_current_animation("RESET")
+			return
+
 		# NOTE: Here, 'anim_pos' is used to gague strength of impulse
 		pool_cue_tip.anim_pos = animation_player.get_current_animation_position()
-		cue_shape.set_deferred("disabled", false)
-
+		cue_shape.disabled    = false
 		cue_kick()
 
 @rpc("any_peer", "call_remote", "reliable")

scenes/individual_parts/cue/cue_tips/pool_cue_tip.gd

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ class_name PoolCueTip extends Area3D
 
 
 const MAX_CHARGE_TIME: float  = 2.0
-const EFFECTIVE_CHARGE: float = 1.2
-const DEAD_TIME: float        = 0.18  # seconds (tweak 0.1 – 0.18)
+const EFFECTIVE_CHARGE: float = 1.8
+const DEAD_TIME: float        = 0.2
 
-const MIN_FORCE: float        = 0.03
-const MAX_FORCE: float        = 1.4
+const MIN_FORCE: float        = 0.2
+const MAX_FORCE: float        = 2.0
 
 var anim_pos: float           = 0.0
 var impulse: Vector3          = Vector3.ZERO
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ func _on_body_entered(body: Node) -> void:
 	var usable    = min(anim_pos - DEAD_TIME, EFFECTIVE_CHARGE)
 	var time      = usable / EFFECTIVE_CHARGE
 	var direction = -global_transform.basis.z
-	time          = pow(time, 0.6)
+	time          = pow(time, 2)
 	impulse       = lerp(MIN_FORCE, MAX_FORCE, time) * direction
 
 	body.apply_impulse(
 		impulse,
-		body.global_position - $shape.global_position
+		$shape.global_position - body.global_position
 	)
 
 	#body.apply_central_impulse(impulse)