Strengthen subtle animations: pin scale-pops, window slide-in/out with overshoot, panel slides, zButton cascade, zBar springy stagger

modules/zhunter/ZSpellButtonTemplate.lua

@@ -5,9 +5,22 @@ local ZSB_Sauce = PizzaSauce
 local function ZSpellButton_AnimateExpand(parent)
 	if not ZSB_Sauce or not parent or not parent.children then return end
 	if type(MTH_FX_IsEnabled) == "function" and not MTH_FX_IsEnabled("ui.zbuttons") then return end
-	-- Hide alpha this frame so there is no one-frame opaque flash before onStart.
-	if type(parent.children.SetAlpha) == "function" then parent.children:SetAlpha(0) end
-	ZSB_Sauce:FadeIn(parent.children, 0.2)
+	-- The child cluster is anchored to the main button, not to the container, so
+	-- sliding the container has no visible effect. Instead reveal the children in
+	-- a quick staggered cascade so the fly-out clearly reads as motion. Keep the
+	-- container fully visible and drive each child's own alpha.
+	local container = parent.children
+	if type(container.SetAlpha) == "function" then container:SetAlpha(1) end
+	local count = parent.count or 0
+	local shown = 0
+	for i = 1, count do
+		local btn = getglobal((parent.name or "") .. i)
+		if btn and btn:IsShown() then
+			if type(btn.SetAlpha) == "function" then btn:SetAlpha(0) end
+			ZSB_Sauce:FadeTo(btn, 1, 0.20, "outQuad", { delay = shown * 0.05 })
+			shown = shown + 1
+		end
+	end
 end
 
 -- Key binding prefix mapping (button name → Bindings.xml binding prefix)

modules/zhunter/zBar.lua

@@ -298,7 +298,9 @@ function MTH_ZBar_AnimateActivate()
 			local btn = getglobal(buttonName)
 			if btn and btn:IsShown() then
 				btn:SetAlpha(0)
-				ZBar_Sauce:FadeTo(btn, 1, 0.30, "outQuad", { delay = (i - 1) * 0.05 })
+				-- Staggered springy slide-up so the bar visibly assembles button
+				-- by button instead of a faint collective fade.
+				ZBar_Sauce:SlideIn(btn, "UP", 26, 0.32, "outBack", { delay = (i - 1) * 0.06 })
 			end
 		end
 	end