bull and bear flashing red when take damage

Player.tscn

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ script = ExtResource("2_camera_iso")
 [node name="bull" parent="." unique_id=1386495166 instance=ExtResource("4_e80uo")]
 transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, -0.655, 0.23)
 
-[node name="Skeleton3D" parent="bull/Armature" parent_id_path=PackedInt32Array(1386495166, 1883464126) index="0" unique_id=72207798]
+[node name="Skeleton3D" parent="bull/Armature" parent_id_path=PackedInt32Array(1386495166, 1942410469) index="0" unique_id=550138996]
 bones/0/position = Vector3(0, 0, 0.009963839)
 bones/0/rotation = Quaternion(-0.733504, -0.0036974847, 0.0013620416, -0.67967373)
 bones/0/scale = Vector3(1, 0.99999994, 0.99999994)
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ bones/19/rotation = Quaternion(0.07793758, -0.2513099, 0.94914854, 0.1728764)
 bones/20/rotation = Quaternion(-0.3791731, -0.08821739, 0.07153107, 0.91832936)
 bones/22/position = Vector3(-0.0045358227, -0.0021376943, -0.004238624)
 bones/22/rotation = Quaternion(0.20629132, 0.46411392, 0.84344316, 0.17506008)
-bones/22/scale = Vector3(1.0000001, 1.0000001, 1.0000001)
 bones/23/rotation = Quaternion(-0.7287124, 0.31838557, 0.209407, 0.5689971)
 bones/23/scale = Vector3(1.0000001, 1.0000002, 1.0000002)
 bones/24/rotation = Quaternion(0.71033937, -0.13944183, -0.049755, 0.6881123)

bear.gd

@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ var _anim_smash: StringName = &""     # SMASH_HIT    — overhead smash
 var _anim_leap: StringName = &""      # JUMP_SMASH   — leap slam
 var _anim_death: StringName = &""      # DEATH   — death
 
+#take hit flashing
+var _hit_flash_active := false
+var _hit_flash_tween: Tween
+
 const _ACCEL_FACTOR: float = 9.0
 # Hard deceleration for planted states (wind-up / recovery / neutral settle) so the bear
 # never coasts across the ground with a stationary pose playing (no foot-sliding).
@@ -117,6 +121,45 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	_setup_claws()
 	_enter_neutral()
 
+#take hit flashing
+func _hit_flash() -> void:
+	if _mesh == null:
+		return
+
+	if _hit_flash_tween:
+		_hit_flash_tween.kill()
+
+	_hit_flash_active = true
+
+	# Make the bear red
+	for child in _mesh.find_children("*", "MeshInstance3D", true, false):
+		var mesh := child as MeshInstance3D
+		if mesh:
+			mesh.material_overlay = _make_hit_overlay()
+
+	# Flash for 0.1 sec, then remove
+	_hit_flash_tween = create_tween()
+	_hit_flash_tween.tween_interval(0.10)
+	_hit_flash_tween.tween_callback(_clear_hit_flash)
+	
+func _make_hit_overlay() -> StandardMaterial3D:
+	var mat := StandardMaterial3D.new()
+	mat.albedo_color = Color(1.0, 0.05, 0.05, 1.0)
+	mat.shading_mode = BaseMaterial3D.SHADING_MODE_UNSHADED
+	return mat
+
+func _clear_hit_flash() -> void:
+	if _mesh == null:
+		return
+
+	for child in _mesh.find_children("*", "MeshInstance3D", true, false):
+		var mesh := child as MeshInstance3D
+		if mesh:
+			mesh.material_overlay = null
+
+	_hit_flash_active = false
+
+
 
 # Bind a claw-slash emitter to each paw bone (hand_l / hand_r) via a BoneAttachment3D, so
 # a burst fired on a swipe hit erupts from that paw wherever the animation has it.
@@ -698,6 +741,7 @@ func _take_hit(hit_dir: Vector3, strength: float) -> void:
 	if _state == State.DEAD:
 		return
 	_hp -= 1
+	_hit_flash()
 	health_changed.emit(_hp, int(DP.f("bear_max_hp")))
 	hit_dir.y = 0.0
 	hit_dir = hit_dir.normalized()

player.gd

@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ var _charge_dust_ramp: Gradient = null
 
 const RigidSkin = preload("res://rigid_skin.gd")
 
+var _hit_flash_tween: Tween
+
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	add_to_group(&"player")
@@ -1090,6 +1092,7 @@ func take_sword_hit(cause: String = "", hit_pos: Vector3 = Vector3.ZERO) -> void
 	if _dead or _hit_iframes > 0.0:
 		return
 	_hp -= 1
+	_hit_flash()
 	_hit_iframes = DP.f("bull_hit_iframes")
 	health_changed.emit(_hp, _max_hp)
 	hit_taken.emit(cause)
@@ -1150,3 +1153,36 @@ func _spawn_blood(hit_pos: Vector3) -> void:
 	p.global_position = hit_pos
 	p.restart()
 	_free_after(p, 1.5)
+	
+
+#hit flashing
+func _hit_flash() -> void:
+	var meshes := find_children("*", "MeshInstance3D", true, false)
+
+	for node in meshes:
+		var mesh := node as MeshInstance3D
+		if mesh:
+			mesh.material_overlay = _make_hit_overlay()
+
+	if _hit_flash_tween:
+		_hit_flash_tween.kill()
+
+	_hit_flash_tween = create_tween()
+	_hit_flash_tween.tween_interval(0.08)
+	_hit_flash_tween.tween_callback(_clear_hit_flash)
+
+
+func _make_hit_overlay() -> StandardMaterial3D:
+	var mat := StandardMaterial3D.new()
+	mat.shading_mode = BaseMaterial3D.SHADING_MODE_UNSHADED
+	mat.albedo_color = Color(1.0, 0.03, 0.03, 1.0)
+	return mat
+
+
+func _clear_hit_flash() -> void:
+	var meshes := find_children("*", "MeshInstance3D", true, false)
+
+	for node in meshes:
+		var mesh := node as MeshInstance3D
+		if mesh:
+			mesh.material_overlay = null