Needing help with gun

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Godot Version

gdscript
extends Node2D

const BULLET = preload(“res://Scenes/bullet.tscn”)
@onready var muzzle : Marker2D = $Marker2D

@onready var gun: Sprite2D = $Sprite2D

func _process(delta: float) → void:
look_at(get_global_mouse_position())

rotation_degrees = wrap(rotation_degrees, 0, 360)
if rotation_degrees > 90 and rotation_degrees < 270:
	scale.y = -1
else:
	scale.y = 1
	
if Input.is_action_just_pressed("Mouse1"):
	var bullet_clone = BULLET.instantiate()
	get_tree().root.add_child(bullet_clone)
	bullet_clone.global_position = muzzle.global_position
	bullet_clone.rotation = rotation

Question

Could anyone help so there's a slight delay between shots?

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You could do this with a Timer. Add a Timer node to your scene, then add a reference to it in your script. Connect the timer’s timeout signal to a function where you set some boolean that determines whether you can fire or not:

extends Node2D

@export var timer : Timer = null

var cooldown_active : bool = false

func _ready()->void:
	timer.timeout.connect(_on_timer_timeout.bind())

func _on_timer_timeout()->void:
	cooldown_active = false

Set the timer node via the inspector. You can now use cooldown_active to selectively execute code:

if Input.is_action_just_pressed("Mouse1"):
	if cooldown_active:
		return
	else:
		var bullet_clone = BULLET.instantiate()
		get_tree().root.add_child(bullet_clone)
		bullet_clone.global_position = muzzle.global_position
		bullet_clone.rotation = rotation

		cooldown_active = true
		timer.start()

You should make sure the timer’s one shot property is set and that autostart is not set.

e: the ‘slight’ delay in this code is the timer’s default value, which is one second.

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thank you!