add beam wand (thanks lexy)

Content/Items/Weapons/Magic/BeamAttackWand.cs

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+using ForgottenWawiTech.Content.Projectiles;
+using ForgottenWawiTech.Content.Players;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+using Terraria;
+using Terraria.ID;
+using Terraria.ModLoader;
+
+namespace ForgottenWawiTech.Content.Items.Weapons.Magic
+{
+	// A post-Eye of Cthulhu melee/magic hybrid style weapon that swings like a sword and
+	// emits a flurry of short-lived beam projectiles toward the cursor during the swing.
+	// Beams have reduced damage (50% of item base) and very short lifetime.
+	public class BeamAttackWand : ModItem
+	{
+		public override void SetStaticDefaults()
+		{
+			// DisplayName.SetDefault("Beam Attack Wand"); // tML auto localizes; optional if using hjson.
+			// Tooltip.SetDefault("Swings and releases a flurry of brief energy beams");
+		}
+
+		public override void SetDefaults()
+		{
+			Item.width = 32;
+			Item.height = 32;
+			Item.useStyle = ItemUseStyleID.Swing;
+			Item.useAnimation = 28; // frames the swing lasts
+			Item.useTime = 28; // one use per full animation
+			Item.autoReuse = true;
+			Item.UseSound = SoundID.Item1;
+			Item.damage = 25;
+			Item.knockBack = 4.5f;
+			Item.DamageType = DamageClass.Magic; // treat beams as melee for synergy
+			Item.rare = ItemRarityID.Blue; // around early game progression
+			Item.value = Item.buyPrice(silver: 50);
+			Item.shoot = ModContent.ProjectileType<BeamAttackWandBeam>();
+			Item.shootSpeed = 12f; // base speed of beams
+            Item.noMelee = false;
+            Item.mana = 3;
+		}
+
+		// No recipe: obtained from Eye of Cthulhu treasure bag (see GlobalItem loot class)
+
+		public override void HoldItem(Player player)
+		{
+			// Emit beams only while the item is mid-swing
+			if (player.itemAnimation > 0 && player.HeldItem.type == Item.type && player.whoAmI == Main.myPlayer)
+			{
+				var modPlayer = player.GetModPlayer<BeamAttackWandPlayer>();
+				modPlayer.BeamEmissionTimer--;
+				if (modPlayer.BeamEmissionTimer <= 0)
+				{
+					// Kirby-style beam: a sweeping whip that leaves a multi-beam arc.
+					// We'll spawn several beams at once in a tight angular spread around a smoothed central swing rotation.
+					float targetRot = player.itemRotation + (player.direction == -1 ? MathHelper.Pi : 0f);
+					if (modPlayer.LastBeamRot == 0f)
+						modPlayer.LastBeamRot = targetRot;
+					// Smooth aggressively so the arc persists briefly (lower factor = larger persistence)
+					float smoothedRot = modPlayer.LastBeamRot + MathHelper.WrapAngle(targetRot - modPlayer.LastBeamRot) * 0.25f;
+					modPlayer.LastBeamRot = smoothedRot;
+
+					// Determine swing progress (0..1) to slightly widen arc near middle of swing
+					float swingProgress = 1f - (player.itemAnimation / (float)player.itemAnimationMax);
+					// Arc width scales up mid-swing then back down
+					float baseArc = 0.30f; // radians total small arc
+					float arcWidth = baseArc * (float)(1.0 - System.Math.Pow(2 * swingProgress - 1, 2)); // bell curve widen
+
+					int beamsThisBurst = 4; // number of simultaneous beams
+					int beamDamage = (int)(Item.damage * 0.45f); // slight reduction since multiple per tick
+					for (int i = 0; i < beamsThisBurst; i++)
+					{
+						// Evenly distribute within arc centered on smoothedRot
+						float lerp = beamsThisBurst == 1 ? 0f : i / (float)(beamsThisBurst - 1);
+						float offset = MathHelper.Lerp(-arcWidth * 0.5f, arcWidth * 0.5f, lerp);
+						float beamRot = smoothedRot + offset;
+						Vector2 dir = beamRot.ToRotationVector2();
+						if (dir.HasNaNs()) dir = new Vector2(player.direction, 0f);
+						dir = dir.SafeNormalize(new Vector2(player.direction, 0f));
+
+						// Stagger spawn distance to create a whip chain illusion (front beams slightly further)
+						float distance = 14f + 3f * i;
+						Vector2 spawnPos = player.Center + dir * distance + new Vector2(0f, -4f);
+						Vector2 velocity = dir * Item.shootSpeed * (1f + i * 0.05f); // slight incremental speed
+
+						Projectile.NewProjectile(player.GetSource_ItemUse(Item), spawnPos, velocity,
+							Item.shoot, beamDamage, Item.knockBack, player.whoAmI);
+					}
+
+					// Emit burst every 3 ticks to keep DPS reasonable while visually dense
+					modPlayer.BeamEmissionTimer = 3;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+