diff --git a/packages/wolf_3d_dart/lib/src/engine/wolf_3d_engine_base.dart b/packages/wolf_3d_dart/lib/src/engine/wolf_3d_engine_base.dart
index d3748ab..2be75f3 100644
--- a/packages/wolf_3d_dart/lib/src/engine/wolf_3d_engine_base.dart
+++ b/packages/wolf_3d_dart/lib/src/engine/wolf_3d_engine_base.dart
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ class WolfEngine {
 
   bool isInitialized = false;
 
+  /// Tracks the last time a sound wave was emitted to prevent BFS spam.
+  int _lastAcousticAlertTime = 0;
+
   /// Initializes the engine, sets the starting episode, and loads the first level.
   void init() {
     _currentEpisodeIndex = startingEpisode;
@@ -222,8 +225,15 @@ class WolfEngine {
     if (input.requestedWeapon != null) {
       player.requestWeaponSwitch(input.requestedWeapon!);
     }
+
     if (input.isFiring) {
       player.fire(_timeAliveMs);
+
+      // Throttle the acoustic flood-fill to emit a "wave" every 400ms while firing
+      if (_timeAliveMs - _lastAcousticAlertTime > 400) {
+        _propagateGunfire();
+        _lastAcousticAlertTime = _timeAliveMs;
+      }
     } else {
       player.releaseTrigger();
     }
@@ -363,6 +373,70 @@ class WolfEngine {
     if (itemsToAdd.isNotEmpty) entities.addAll(itemsToAdd);
   }
 
+  /// Propagates weapon noise through corridors and open doors using a Breadth-First Search.
+  void _propagateGunfire() {
+    int maxAcousticRange = 20; // How many tiles the sound wave travels
+    int startX = player.x.toInt();
+    int startY = player.y.toInt();
+
+    // Track visited tiles using a 1D index to prevent infinite loops
+    Set<int> visited = {startY * 64 + startX};
+
+    List<({int x, int y})> queue = [(x: startX, y: startY)];
+
+    int distance = 0;
+
+    while (queue.isNotEmpty && distance < maxAcousticRange) {
+      List<({int x, int y})> nextQueue = [];
+
+      for (var tile in queue) {
+        // 1. Alert any enemies standing on this specific tile
+        for (var entity in entities) {
+          if (entity is Enemy &&
+              !entity.isAlerted &&
+              entity.state != EntityState.dead) {
+            if (entity.position.x.toInt() == tile.x &&
+                entity.position.y.toInt() == tile.y) {
+              entity.isAlerted = true;
+
+              // Wake them up!
+              if (entity.state == EntityState.idle ||
+                  entity.state == EntityState.ambush) {
+                entity.state = EntityState.patrolling;
+                entity.lastActionTime = _timeAliveMs;
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        // 2. Expand the sound wave outward to North, East, South, West
+        final neighbors = <({int x, int y})>[
+          (x: tile.x + 1, y: tile.y),
+          (x: tile.x - 1, y: tile.y),
+          (x: tile.x, y: tile.y + 1),
+          (x: tile.x, y: tile.y - 1),
+        ];
+
+        for (var n in neighbors) {
+          // Keep it within the 64x64 grid limits
+          if (n.x >= 0 && n.x < 64 && n.y >= 0 && n.y < 64) {
+            int idx = n.y * 64 + n.x;
+            if (!visited.contains(idx)) {
+              visited.add(idx);
+
+              // Sound only travels through walkable tiles (air and OPEN doors).
+              if (isWalkable(n.x, n.y)) {
+                nextQueue.add(n);
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      queue = nextQueue;
+      distance++;
+    }
+  }
+
   /// Returns true if a tile is empty or contains a door that is sufficiently open.
   bool isWalkable(int x, int y) {
     if (currentLevel[y][x] == 0) return true;