Hey guys,

So at the moment i am working on a 2d top down shooter, kind of like hotline miami and i was wondering on how to implement a bullet case ejection system so that the bullets fly off the gun and drop to the ground.
I am working with java/slick2d and can't wrap my head around how to implement this.
I already read about working with sinus and cosinus but that didnt do the trick for me. I am also working with rotations and want to align the bullet shells with the rotation of my player AND manipulate the direction so that a bullet can fly in a general direction and randomize its path on the ejection.

I really hope that somebody can help me.

Thanks in advance!

I want the shells to fly like this:

No, i am not working with Box2D. It's for a project and we are only allowed to work with slick2D alone. I don't quite know how to realize what you decribed. I think i would understand better in code. But you kind of described what i had in mind.