Fixed throwing minions without direction

Assets/Prefabs/Vampire.prefab

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: 3d475633c5bc498fac5a9e5ead64da55, type: 3}
   m_Name: 
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
+  arena: {fileID: 0}
   gameFlowManager: {fileID: 0}
   <Health>k__BackingField: 100
   healthBar: {fileID: 0}
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   deadColor: {r: 1, g: 0, b: 0, a: 1}
   emptyColor: {r: 1, g: 0, b: 0, a: 1}
   playerStats: {fileID: 11400000, guid: 12a626b5a296d934ba078d222ad6ba98, type: 2}
+  playerMovement: {fileID: 0}
 --- !u!114 &1967503440015794769
 MonoBehaviour:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: 56c3e06ea5db48a40a7f55e72291cb0d, type: 3}
   m_Name: 
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
+  arena: {fileID: 0}
   gameFlowManager: {fileID: 0}
+  playerStats: {fileID: 11400000, guid: 12a626b5a296d934ba078d222ad6ba98, type: 2}
   minionPrefabs:
   - {fileID: 2399377275812995974, guid: 5f633c05dee3f4b4784f5702b2365f02, type: 3}
   aimArrow: {fileID: 5124059627794595469}

Assets/Scripts/GameFlowManager.cs

@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ public class GameFlowManager : MonoBehaviour {
 		if (CurrentState is StartFlowState) {
 			startPrompt.SetActive(false);
 			SwitchState(new GameplayFlowState(this));
+		} else if (CurrentState is GameplayFlowState) {
+			SwitchState(new PauseMenuFlowState(this));
 		}
 	}
 

Assets/Scripts/MinionThrower.cs

@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ public class MinionThrower : MonoBehaviour {
 	Arena arena = null!;
 	[SerializeField] [Required]
 	GameFlowManager gameFlowManager = null!;
+	[SerializeField] [Required]
+	PlayerStats playerStats = null!;
 
     public Entity[] minionPrefabs;
     public GameObject aimArrow;
 
     bool isInThrowMode;
-    Vector2 throwDirection = Vector2.right;
+    Vector2 throwDirection;
     MinionBar minionBar;
     VampireEntity vampireEntity;
     PlayerMovement movement;
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ public class MinionThrower : MonoBehaviour {
         if (context.performed) {
             isInThrowMode = true;
             aimArrow.SetActive(true);
-        } else if (context.canceled) {
+        } else if (context.canceled && throwDirection.magnitude >= playerStats.MinJoystickValueForThrowing) {
             PerformThrow();
             isInThrowMode = false;
             aimArrow.SetActive(false);
@@ -58,7 +60,10 @@ public class MinionThrower : MonoBehaviour {
 	    if (!gameFlowManager.CanDoAction)
 		    return;
 	    
-        throwDirection = context.ReadValue<Vector2>().normalized;
+        throwDirection = context.ReadValue<Vector2>();
+        if (throwDirection.sqrMagnitude > 1f)
+	        throwDirection.Normalize();
+        
         if (vampireEntity.playerMovement.facingRight) {
             aimArrow.transform.rotation = Quaternion.FromToRotation(Vector2.right, throwDirection);
         } else {
@@ -84,13 +89,16 @@ public class MinionThrower : MonoBehaviour {
         var newMinion = Instantiate(minionBar.GetCurrentMinion().gameObject, arena.minionParent)
             .GetComponent<Monster>();
         newMinion.arena = arena;
-        newMinion.transform.position = transform.position + new Vector3(throwDirection.x, throwDirection.y, 0f) * 1f;
+        if (throwDirection == Vector2.zero)
-        newMinion.direction = throwDirection;
+	        Debug.LogWarning("Throwing with a null throwDirection.");
+        Vector2 normalizedDirection = throwDirection.normalized;
+        newMinion.transform.position = transform.position + (Vector3)normalizedDirection;
+        newMinion.direction = normalizedDirection;
         newMinion.gameFlowManager = vampireEntity.gameFlowManager;
         
         if (movement.GetSafeZoneIfImmobile() is { } safeZone) {
             newMinion.thrownFromSafeZone = true;
-            newMinion.thrownTargetPosition = safeZone.GetOutsidePosition(throwDirection);
+            newMinion.thrownTargetPosition = safeZone.GetOutsidePosition(normalizedDirection);
         }
     }
 

Assets/Scripts/PlayerStats.cs

@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ public class PlayerStats : ScriptableObject {
 
 	[field: SerializeField] [Min(0f)]
 	public float bloodLossRate = 1f;
+
+	[field: SerializeField] [field: Range(0f, 1f)]
+	public float MinJoystickValueForThrowing { get; private set; } = .4f;
 }