Added respawn logic ... and with it also a complete rehaul of how managing scene instances work to make it work

evolve-die-repeat/main_scene.gd

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+extends Node
+
+# Main menu & game spawning
+@onready
+var mainMenuScene = preload("res://main_menu.tscn")
+var mainMenuSceneInstance: Node
+@onready
+var gameScene = preload("res://molecular/molecular_stage.tscn")
+var gameSceneInstance: Node
+@onready
+var respawnScene = preload("res://respawn_menu.tscn")
+var respawnSceneInstance: Node
+# Currently active scene (instance)
+var currentSceneInstance:Node
+
+# UI effects
+var fadeEffect: CanvasLayer
+
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	# Instantiate effects
+	fadeEffect = $UI/Fade
+	fadeEffect.visible = false
+	
+	# Create game (main menu)
+	print("Creating Main menu...")
+	mainMenuSceneInstance = mainMenuScene.instantiate()
+	currentSceneInstance = mainMenuSceneInstance
+	add_child(currentSceneInstance)
+	
+	# Link MainMenu button to start_game
+	print("Linking Play button...")
+	mainMenuSceneInstance.get_node("PlayButton").connect("pressed", start_game)
+
+
+func start_game() -> void:
+	print("Starting game...")
+	
+	# Instatiate
+	currentSceneInstance.queue_free()
+	gameSceneInstance = gameScene.instantiate()
+	currentSceneInstance = gameSceneInstance
+	add_child(currentSceneInstance)
+	
+	# Populate GameManager with game scene
+	GameManager.foodManager = gameSceneInstance.get_node("FoodManager")
+	
+	
+func go_to_respawn_scene() -> void:
+	fadeEffect.visible = true
+	await fadeEffect.fade(1.0, 1.5).finished
+	print("Switching to Respawn scene.")
+	currentSceneInstance.queue_free()
+	
+	respawnSceneInstance = respawnScene.instantiate()
+	respawnSceneInstance.get_node("RespawnButton").connect("pressed", start_game)
+	currentSceneInstance = respawnSceneInstance
+	
+	add_child(currentSceneInstance)
+	await fadeEffect.fade(0.0, 1.5).finished
+	fadeEffect.visible = false