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

evolve-die-repeat/main_menu.tscn

@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 [gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://drgv154ei1vrl"]
 
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dxc66bci2ivrj" path="res://main_menu.gd" id="1_06t4h"]
+[sub_resource type="GDScript" id="GDScript_rhts7"]
+script/source = "extends Control
+
+
+func _on_play_button_pressed() -> void:
+	print(\"Starting game by pressing button...\")
+	GameManager.start_game()
+	self.queue_free()
+"
 
 [sub_resource type="LabelSettings" id="LabelSettings_rhts7"]
 font_size = 64
@@ -12,7 +20,7 @@ anchor_right = 1.0
 anchor_bottom = 1.0
 grow_horizontal = 2
 grow_vertical = 2
-script = ExtResource("1_06t4h")
+script = SubResource("GDScript_rhts7")
 
 [node name="PlayButton" type="Button" parent="." unique_id=1831335357]
 layout_mode = 1
@@ -42,5 +50,3 @@ text = "The Main Menu"
 label_settings = SubResource("LabelSettings_rhts7")
 horizontal_alignment = 1
 vertical_alignment = 1
-
-[connection signal="pressed" from="PlayButton" to="." method="_on_play_button_pressed"]