Tweaked magnus force to not affect good shots as much

src/equipment/balls/brick/brick.tscn

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ size = Vector3(0.147, 0.092, 0.31)
 [node name="Brick" instance=ExtResource("1_y1dte")]
 mass = 0.08
 physics_material_override = SubResource("PhysicsMaterial_f03f4")
+radius = 0.15
 
 [node name="BrickMesh" parent="." index="0" instance=ExtResource("2_ubuxr")]
 transform = Transform3D(0.8, 0, 0, 0, 0.8, 0, 0, 0, 0.8, 0, 0, 0)

src/equipment/balls/physics_ball/game_ball.gd

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ const MAGNUS_EPSILON := 1e-3
 ## Scaling factor for additional force-based damage
 @export var damage_force_scale := 0.01
 
+## Approximate average radius, for physics purposes
+@export var radius := 0.05
+
 var current_gravity: Vector3
 
 var _last_contact_normal: Vector3 = Vector3.UP

src/player/shot_setup/shot_setup.gd

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ const WATER_DAMAGE := 10.0
 ## Angle of influence that shot curve has, in radians
 const CURVE_INFLUENCE := PI / 16
 
+## Just enough to make things interesting!
+const SHOT_OFFSET_Z_FACTOR := 2.0 / 45.0
+
 ## Impulse offset multiplier due to curve, in meters
 const CURVE_FACTOR := 0.002
 
@@ -262,10 +265,16 @@ func take_shot() -> void:
 	print_debug("Shot impulse: ", impulse, "; ", impulse.length(), " N*s")
 
 	# Curve the curve
-	var curve := direction.global_basis.x.normalized() * shot_curve * absf(shot_curve)
+	var curve := shot_curve * absf(shot_curve) * CURVE_FACTOR
 
 	# Position where the ball is hit (imparts spin)
-	var offset := -curve * CURVE_FACTOR
+	var offset := direction.global_basis.x.normalized() * -curve
+	offset += (
+		direction.global_basis.z.normalized()
+		* game_ball.radius
+		* game_ball.radius
+		* SHOT_OFFSET_Z_FACTOR
+	)
 	print_debug("Shot offset: ", offset, "; ", offset.length(), " m")
 
 	if game_ball: