another week, another OUTSiDE iDle TIMEgit statusgit status console error squelched

objects/player/arrow_projectile.gd

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func _physics_process(delta):
 	position.x += speed * direction * delta
 	#Delete when offscreen
 	if Game.get_sector(global_position + cull_edge) != initial_sector:
+		_persist_trail()
 		queue_free()
 
 #Wall Collision
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ func _on_Hitbox_body_entered(body):
 	if breaks_on_wall:
 		if body is TileMap or body is StaticBody2D:
 			_make_sparks()
+			_persist_trail()
 			queue_free()
 
 # kill entity if in target group
@@ -49,13 +51,14 @@ func _on_Hitbox_area_entered(area):
 			#decrease arrows if enemy killed
 			if target_group == "enemy_hitbox":
 				Game.arrows = max(0, Game.arrows - 1) # clamp arrows above 0
+		_persist_trail()
 		queue_free()
 	elif area.is_in_group("arrow"):
 		_make_sparks()
+		_persist_trail()
 		queue_free()
 
-func _exit_tree():
-	# make sure particles node sticks around until particles decay
+func _persist_trail():
 	var particles = $DustParticles
 	remove_child(particles)
 	get_parent().add_child(particles)