shootProjectile.cs

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

namespace MAGD272Demo
{
    public class shootProjectile : MonoBehaviour
    {
        public GameObject projectile;
        public Transform shootPoint;

        [SerializeField] private KeyCode shootButton;

        // Update is called once per frame
        void Update()
        {
            if (Input.GetKeyDown(shootButton))
            {
                if (projectile == null)
                {
                    Debug.Log("No projectile Set");
                }
                else
                {
                    // the direction of the instantiation is linked to the object's transfom.rotation
                    Instantiate(projectile, shootPoint.position, transform.rotation);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}