2D Projectile Not Firing Based on Rotation

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1

I’m currently making a 2D arcade game with a cannon that rotates within specific values to fire toward incoming objects. I have been unable to sync the direction of the instaniated prefab with the cannon. What am I doing wrong?

Player Script

public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour {

    public float rotateSpeed = 30f;
    public float leftRotationClamp;
    public float rightRotationClamp;
    public GameObject toppings;
    public Transform shootSpot;

    private Toppings toppingsScript;
    private float rotationZ = 0f;

    private void Start()
    {
        toppingsScript = FindObjectOfType<Toppings>();
    }

    private void Update()
    {

    }

    private void FixedUpdate()
    {
        LockedRotation();

        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            Fire();
        }

    }

    private void LockedRotation()
    {
        rotationZ += Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * rotateSpeed;
        rotationZ = Mathf.Clamp(rotationZ, leftRotationClamp, rightRotationClamp);

        transform.localEulerAngles = new Vector3(transform.localEulerAngles.x, transform.localEulerAngles.y, -rotationZ);

    }

    void Fire()
    {
        GameObject clone = Instantiate(toppings, shootSpot.position, Quaternion.identity);
        // clone.transform.SetParent(shootSpot.transform);

    }

Instantiated Prefab Script

public class Toppings : MonoBehaviour {

    public float toppingSpeed = 5f;
    public GameObject shootSpot;

    private Rigidbody2D rb;
    private PlayerController player;

    private void Start()
    {
        rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
        player = GameObject.FindObjectOfType<PlayerController>();

        if (shootSpot == null)
        {
            shootSpot = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("shootSpot");
        }
    }

    private void FixedUpdate()
    {
        rb.velocity = transform.up * toppingSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
        
    }

This is what is currently happening:

2

Well, probably a few things need to be fixed.
//first script

     void Fire()
     {
         GameObject clone = Instantiate(toppings, shootSpot.position, shootSpot.rotation);
         // clone.transform.SetParent(shootSpot.transform);
      }

This should now point your toppings in the dirrection shoot Spot is pointing - straight out of the cannon.

and this could be a problem //second script

     private void FixedUpdate()
     {
         rb.velocity = transform.forward * toppingSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
         
     }

now after pointing it in the right direction, we should tell it to MOVE that way.

Hope that helps, if not, please inform me so I could relook over this code.