Z and C is mostly bc i was using an input script from a prior jam and those happen to be the focus shot and auto fire keys. the general control scheme i kinda blatantly stole from hyper princess pitch bc i enjoy that they made "keyboard only twin stick" work, which is why strafing requires focus shot
i agree that the flamethrower kinda feels like a downgrade, *especially* compared with the missiles. i could probably adjust it to be way more powerful or spread out larger or something