diff --git a/modules/wave_survival/hitbox.cpp b/modules/wave_survival/hitbox.cpp
index eb2e37a8..99afb072 100644
--- a/modules/wave_survival/hitbox.cpp
+++ b/modules/wave_survival/hitbox.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ void Hitbox::_bind_methods() {
 	BIND_HPROPERTY(Variant::OBJECT, impact_effect, PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "PackedScene");
 }
 
+void Hitbox::_notification(int what) {
+	if (Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint()) {
+		return;
+	}
+	switch (what) {
+		default:
+			return;
+		case NOTIFICATION_READY:
+			if (this->impact_effect.is_valid()) {
+				PRELOAD_SCENE(this->impact_effect);
+			}
+			return;
+	}
+}
+
 void Hitbox::set_health(HealthStatus *value) {
 	this->health = value;
 }
diff --git a/modules/wave_survival/hitbox.h b/modules/wave_survival/hitbox.h
index 1035832f..43d9a4d5 100644
--- a/modules/wave_survival/hitbox.h
+++ b/modules/wave_survival/hitbox.h
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ class Hitbox : public Area3D {
 	GDCLASS(Hitbox, Area3D);
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
+protected:
+	void _notification(int what);
+
 public:
 	void set_health(HealthStatus *value);
 	HealthStatus *get_health() const;
diff --git a/modules/wave_survival/hitscan_muzzle.cpp b/modules/wave_survival/hitscan_muzzle.cpp
index d08e09c1..4bb18b1b 100644
--- a/modules/wave_survival/hitscan_muzzle.cpp
+++ b/modules/wave_survival/hitscan_muzzle.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ void HitscanMuzzle::instantiate_impact_effect() {
 	if (get_collider() == nullptr) {
 		return;
 	}
-	Ref<PackedScene> effect_scene{ get_collider()->call("get_impact_effect") };
-	if (!effect_scene.is_valid()) {
-		effect_scene = this->impact_effect;
+	Ref<PackedScene> effect_scene{ this->impact_effect };
+	if (get_collider()->has_method("get_impact_effect")) {
+		effect_scene = get_collider()->call("get_impact_effect");
 	}
 	Node *effect_as_node{ effect_scene->instantiate() };
 	if (Node3D * effect{ cast_to<Node3D>(effect_as_node) }) {
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ void HitscanMuzzle::try_deal_damage() {
 void HitscanMuzzle::ready() {
 	this->home_transform = get_transform();
 	this->impact_effect = ResourceLoader::load("res://objects/effects/bullet_impact.tscn");
-	if (!this->impact_effect.is_valid()) {
+	if (this->impact_effect.is_valid()) {
+		PRELOAD_SCENE(this->impact_effect);
+	} else {
 		print_error("HitscanMuzzle::ready: impact effect is invalid");
 	}
 	set_enabled(false);
diff --git a/modules/wave_survival/macros.h b/modules/wave_survival/macros.h
index 139ae5fc..bb469b05 100644
--- a/modules/wave_survival/macros.h
+++ b/modules/wave_survival/macros.h
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 #ifndef GODOT_EXTRA_MACROS_H
 #define GODOT_EXTRA_MACROS_H
 
+#define PRELOAD_SCENE(m_scene)                                            \
+	do {                                                                  \
+		if (Node * node{ m_scene->instantiate() }) {                      \
+			if (Node3D * node_3d{ cast_to<Node3D>(node) }) {              \
+				node_3d->set_visible(false);                              \
+			}                                                             \
+			get_tree()->get_current_scene()->add_child(node);             \
+			node->connect("ready", callable_mp(node, &Node::queue_free)); \
+		}                                                                 \
+	} while (0)
+
 #define BIND_GET_SET(m_property)                                    \
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_" #m_property, #m_property), \
 			&self_type::set_##m_property);                          \