Persistent Game Scene

Keeps the game scene persistent while using the 'More Options' menu path. Resume game will now return to the existing scene (game at current place it was left behind). Also removes the old history process which is defunct -- history will now be saved to global/singleton history array, and when history loaded, instantiate a new history scene which reads/pages this array (and saves out later).

Phase2/Godot ===(Game Code)===/NewGame/Doug/bcirpg_newGame_20220227A/gamePlay/But_MoreOptions.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#But_MoreOptions:
+#	For these options, we leave the game object active and manually add and remove
+#		the scenes as needed. 
+
+tool
+extends Button
+
+#Creates param usable in the UI; and the params next to export make it string and file browser
+export(String, FILE) var next_scene_path: = ""
+
+func _on_But_MoreOptions_button_up():
+	var root = get_node("/root")
+	var gameCurrent = get_node("/root/Game")
+	var gameSingleton = get_node("/root/GameCurrent")
+	var nextScene = load(next_scene_path)
+	
+	gameSingleton.gameCurrent_scene = gameCurrent
+	root.remove_child(gameCurrent)
+	nextScene = nextScene.instance()
+	root.add_child(nextScene)
+
+
+func _get_configuration_warning() -> String:
+		return "next_scene_path must be set for this button to work" if next_scene_path == "" else ""
+

Phase2/Godot ===(Game Code)===/NewGame/Doug/bcirpg_newGame_20220227A/gamePlay/Game.gd

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ const InputResponse = preload("res://UserInterface/InputResponse.tscn")
 
 onready var command_processor = $CommandProcessor
 onready var current_text = $Background/MarginContainer/Rows/GameInfo/CurrentText
-onready var history_rows = $Background/MarginContainer/Rows/GameInfo/HistoryRows
-onready var history_on= $Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList/But_History
 onready var history_pager = $Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList/But_History_Page
 onready var locale_manager = $LocaleManager
 onready var option_one = $Background/MarginContainer/Rows/InputArea/VBoxContainer/option1
@@ -31,9 +29,6 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	#DKM TEMP: for testing only -- this will be set in settings
 	save_module()
 	theme=load("res://assets/ui_controlNode_dark_theme.tres")
-	history_pager.hide()
-	history_rows.hide()
-	history_on.hide()
 	current_text.show()
 	option_one.show()
 	option_two.show()
@@ -66,17 +61,19 @@ func create_response(response_text: String):
 #Copies the response output to add to both current game output, and the 
 #	history array. 
 func add_response_to_game(response: Control):
-	var response_history = response.duplicate()
+	add_response_to_history(response)
-
-	#DKM TEMP: stopped here, trying to add page number to history text
-	#var history_page_number = HISTORY_SOURCE.output_history_array.size() + 1
-	#var history_string = "Page " + str(history_page_number) + "; " 
-	if(history_source.output_history_array != null):
-		history_source.output_history_array.append(response_history)
 	if(current_text.get_child_count() > 0):
 		current_text.remove_child(current_text.get_child(0))
 	current_text.add_child(response)
 
+func add_response_to_history(response: Control) -> void:
+	#DKM TEMP: so here we
+	#1. var response_history = response.duplicate()
+	#2. get the history array from the singleton, 
+	#3. Add this to the history array
+	#
+	pass
+
 
 func _on_option1_button_down() -> void:
 	var option1 = get_node("Background/MarginContainer/Rows/InputArea/VBoxContainer/option1")

Phase2/Godot ===(Game Code)===/NewGame/Doug/bcirpg_newGame_20220227A/gamePlay/Game.tscn

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=11 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=8 format=2]
 
-[ext_resource path="res://UserInterface/But_ChangeScene.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://gamePlay/Game.gd" type="Script" id=2]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/ui_controlNode_dark_theme.tres" type="Theme" id=3]
 [ext_resource path="res://gamePlay/CommandProcessor.gd" type="Script" id=4]
 [ext_resource path="res://userInterface/Locale.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=5]
 [ext_resource path="res://gamePlay/LocaleManager.gd" type="Script" id=6]
-[ext_resource path="res://userInterface/But_History.gd" type="Script" id=7]
+[ext_resource path="res://gamePlay/But_MoreOptions.gd" type="Script" id=9]
-[ext_resource path="res://userInterface/But_History_Page.gd" type="Script" id=8]
-[ext_resource path="res://_toArchive/ui_gameplay_theme.tres" type="Theme" id=10]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/liberation_serif_30pt.tres" type="DynamicFont" id=11]
 
 [node name="Game" type="Control"]
@@ -115,36 +112,16 @@ margin_right = 708.0
 margin_bottom = 40.0
 rect_min_size = Vector2( 0, 40 )
 
-[node name="But_ChangeScene" parent="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList" instance=ExtResource( 1 )]
+[node name="But_MoreOptions" type="Button" parent="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList"]
-margin_right = 135.0
+margin_right = 170.0
-margin_bottom = 30.0
+margin_bottom = 36.0
-theme = ExtResource( 10 )
 text = "More Options"
+script = ExtResource( 9 )
+__meta__ = {
+"_edit_use_anchors_": false
+}
 next_scene_path = "res://Screens/MoreOptions.tscn"
 
-[node name="But_History" type="Button" parent="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList"]
-margin_left = 148.756
-margin_right = 273.756
-margin_bottom = 30.0
-theme = ExtResource( 10 )
-text = "Toggle History"
-script = ExtResource( 7 )
-__meta__ = {
-"_edit_use_anchors_": false
-}
-
-[node name="But_History_Page" type="Button" parent="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList"]
-anchor_left = 1.0
-anchor_right = 1.0
-margin_left = -103.0
-margin_bottom = 30.0
-theme = ExtResource( 10 )
-text = "Next Page"
-script = ExtResource( 8 )
-__meta__ = {
-"_edit_use_anchors_": false
-}
-
 [node name="GameInfo" type="PanelContainer" parent="Background/MarginContainer/Rows"]
 margin_top = 50.0
 margin_right = 708.0
@@ -160,15 +137,6 @@ size_flags_horizontal = 3
 size_flags_vertical = 3
 custom_constants/separation = 20
 
-[node name="HistoryRows" type="VBoxContainer" parent="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/GameInfo"]
-margin_left = 1.0
-margin_top = 1.0
-margin_right = 707.0
-margin_bottom = 387.0
-size_flags_horizontal = 3
-size_flags_vertical = 3
-custom_constants/separation = 20
-
 [node name="InputArea" type="PanelContainer" parent="Background/MarginContainer/Rows"]
 margin_top = 448.0
 margin_right = 708.0
@@ -309,8 +277,7 @@ __meta__ = {
 "_edit_use_anchors_": false
 }
 
-[connection signal="button_up" from="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList/But_History" to="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList/But_History" method="_on_But_History_button_up"]
+[connection signal="button_up" from="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList/But_MoreOptions" to="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList/But_MoreOptions" method="_on_But_MoreOptions_button_up"]
-[connection signal="button_up" from="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList/But_History_Page" to="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/ItemList/But_History_Page" method="_on_But_History_Page_button_up"]
 [connection signal="button_down" from="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/InputArea/VBoxContainer/option1" to="." method="_on_option1_button_down"]
 [connection signal="button_down" from="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/InputArea/VBoxContainer/option2" to="." method="_on_option2_button_down"]
 [connection signal="button_down" from="Background/MarginContainer/Rows/InputArea/VBoxContainer/option3" to="." method="_on_option3_button_down"]

Phase2/Godot ===(Game Code)===/NewGame/Doug/bcirpg_newGame_20220227A/globalScripts/gameCurrent.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#gameCurrent: 
+#	Simple singleton script for storing persistent game cene paths. 
+#	These must then not be destroyed, but manually removed as a child of the 
+#	node and they can always be re-added as needed. 
+
+extends Node
+
+var gameCurrent_scene 
+
+	

Phase2/Godot ===(Game Code)===/NewGame/Doug/bcirpg_newGame_20220227A/project.godot

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ config/icon="res://icon.png"
 
 History="*res://globalScripts/history.gd"
 PlayerCharacter="*res://globalScripts/PlayerCharacter.gd"
+GameCurrent="*res://globalScripts/gameCurrent.gd"
 
 [physics]
 

Phase2/Godot ===(Game Code)===/NewGame/Doug/bcirpg_newGame_20220227A/screens/MoreOptions.tscn

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=4 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=5 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://UserInterface/But_ChangeScene.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://screens/MoreOptions.gd" type="Script" id=2]
+[ext_resource path="res://userInterface/But_ResumeGame.gd" type="Script" id=3]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/ui_controlNode_dark_theme.tres" type="Theme" id=6]
 
 [node name="MoreOptions" type="Control"]
@@ -34,28 +35,31 @@ __meta__ = {
 "_edit_use_anchors_": false
 }
 
-[node name="But_ResumeGame" parent="VBoxContainer" instance=ExtResource( 1 )]
+[node name="But_ResumeGame" type="Button" parent="VBoxContainer"]
 margin_right = 238.0
-margin_bottom = 73.0
+margin_bottom = 36.0
 text = "Resume Game"
-next_scene_path = "res://gamePlay/Game.tscn"
+script = ExtResource( 3 )
+__meta__ = {
+"_edit_use_anchors_": false
+}
 
 [node name="But_ShowHistory" parent="VBoxContainer" instance=ExtResource( 1 )]
-margin_top = 77.0
+margin_top = 40.0
 margin_right = 238.0
-margin_bottom = 150.0
+margin_bottom = 125.0
 text = "Show History"
-next_scene_path = "res://gamePlay/Game.tscn"
+next_scene_path = "res://screens/MenuScreen.tscn"
 
 [node name="But_Chat" parent="VBoxContainer" instance=ExtResource( 1 )]
-margin_top = 154.0
+margin_top = 129.0
 margin_right = 238.0
-margin_bottom = 227.0
+margin_bottom = 214.0
 text = "Chat"
-next_scene_path = "res://Screens/MenuScreen.tscn"
+next_scene_path = "res://screens/MenuScreen.tscn"
 
 [node name="But_MainMenu" parent="VBoxContainer" instance=ExtResource( 1 )]
-margin_top = 231.0
+margin_top = 218.0
 margin_right = 238.0
 margin_bottom = 304.0
 text = "Main Menu"
@@ -74,3 +78,5 @@ text = "Version: 0.0.0"
 __meta__ = {
 "_edit_use_anchors_": false
 }
+
+[connection signal="button_up" from="VBoxContainer/But_ResumeGame" to="VBoxContainer/But_ResumeGame" method="_on_But_ResumeGame_button_up"]

Phase2/Godot ===(Game Code)===/NewGame/Doug/bcirpg_newGame_20220227A/userInterface/But_ResumeGame.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+tool
+extends Button
+
+
+func _on_But_ResumeGame_button_up():
+	var root = get_node("/root")
+	var thisScene = get_node("/root/MoreOptions")
+	var gameSingleton = get_node("/root/GameCurrent")
+	var gameScene = gameSingleton.gameCurrent_scene 
+	root.remove_child(thisScene)
+	thisScene.queue_free()
+	root.add_child(gameScene)
+