Reverted back to changing scenes for now. Ready for co-creative director review.

scenes/UI/Start.tscn

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ focus_neighbor_right = NodePath("../Button02")
 focus_neighbor_bottom = NodePath("../Button02")
 focus_next = NodePath("../Button02")
 focus_previous = NodePath("../Button05")
-text = "New Game"
+text = "Play Level 1"
 
 [node name="Button02" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
 layout_mode = 2
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ focus_neighbor_right = NodePath("../Button03")
 focus_neighbor_bottom = NodePath("../Button03")
 focus_next = NodePath("../Button03")
 focus_previous = NodePath("../Button01")
-disabled = true
+text = "Play Level 2"
-text = "Continue"
 
 [node name="Button03" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
 layout_mode = 2
@@ -77,5 +76,6 @@ focus_previous = NodePath("../Button04")
 text = "Quit
 "
 
-[connection signal="button_up" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/Button01" to="." method="_on_play"]
+[connection signal="button_up" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/Button01" to="." method="_on_play_lv0"]
+[connection signal="button_up" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/Button02" to="." method="_on_play_lv1"]
 [connection signal="button_up" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/Button05" to="." method="_on_quit"]

scenes/UI/Win.tscn

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://8euefl26umu1"]
 
-[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/End.gd" id="1_oljih"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/Win.gd" id="1_wgn5v"]
 
 [node name="End" type="CanvasLayer"]
-script = ExtResource("1_oljih")
+script = ExtResource("1_wgn5v")
 metadata/_edit_use_anchors_ = true
 
 [node name="CenterContainer" type="CenterContainer" parent="."]
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ horizontal_alignment = 1
 layout_mode = 2
 text = "Play Again?"
 
-[connection signal="button_up" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/Label2" to="." method="_on_play"]
+[connection signal="button_up" from="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/Label2" to="." method="_on_label_2_button_up"]

scenes/main.tscn

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://dsqm17w8hg428"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=4 format=3 uid="uid://dsqm17w8hg428"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/World.gd" id="1_131aq"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cnp8h65468543" path="res://scenes/overlays/crt_overlay.tscn" id="2_xf15f"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://bhoqj8b4oxyks" path="res://scenes/levels/level_0.tscn" id="3_wx6ne"]
 
 [node name="World" type="Node2D"]
 script = ExtResource("1_131aq")
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ one_shot = true
 
 [node name="AudioStreamPlayer" type="AudioStreamPlayer" parent="."]
 
+[node name="Level" parent="." instance=ExtResource("3_wx6ne")]
+
 [node name="CRT_Overlay" parent="." instance=ExtResource("2_xf15f")]
 
 [connection signal="timeout" from="Timer" to="." method="_on_timeout"]

scenes/main1.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=4 format=3 uid="uid://cokjt1a3cdywh"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/World.gd" id="1_3g8ek"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cnp8h65468543" path="res://scenes/overlays/crt_overlay.tscn" id="2_onw3m"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://duai0nkslx7o8" path="res://scenes/levels/level_1.tscn" id="2_xjpi1"]
+
+[node name="World" type="Node2D"]
+script = ExtResource("1_3g8ek")
+
+[node name="Timer" type="Timer" parent="."]
+one_shot = true
+
+[node name="AudioStreamPlayer" type="AudioStreamPlayer" parent="."]
+
+[node name="Level" parent="." instance=ExtResource("2_xjpi1")]
+
+[node name="CRT_Overlay" parent="." instance=ExtResource("2_onw3m")]
+
+[connection signal="timeout" from="Timer" to="." method="_on_timeout"]

scripts/End.gd

@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ func _process(delta):
 func _on_quit():
 	get_tree().quit()
 	
-func _on_play():
+func _on_play_lv0():
-	$".".hide()
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file( "res://scenes/main.tscn" )
-	var w = get_node("/root/World");
+func _on_play_lv1():
-	
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file( "res://scenes/main1.tscn" )
-	if !w:
+	#$".".hide()
-		get_tree().change_scene_to_file( "res://scenes/main.tscn" )
+	#var w = get_node("/root/World");
-	else:
+	#
-		w.load_level()
+	#if !w:
-		w.player_spawn()  
+		#get_tree().change_scene_to_file( "res://scenes/main.tscn" )
-		w.show()
+	#else:
+		#w.load_level()
+		#w.player_spawn()  
+		#w.show()
 

scripts/Menu.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+extends CanvasLayer
+var mainScene
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready():
+	#$CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/Button05.button_up.connect( _on_quit )
+	#$CenterContainer/VBoxContainer/Button01.button_up.connect( _on_play )
+	pass # Replace with function body.
+
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+func _process(delta):
+	pass
+
+func _on_quit():
+	get_tree().quit()
+	
+func _on_play_lv0():
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file( "res://scenes/main.tscn" )
+func _on_play_lv1():
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file( "res://scenes/main1.tscn" )
+	#$".".hide()
+	#var w = get_node("/root/World");
+	#
+	#if !w:
+		#get_tree().change_scene_to_file( "res://scenes/main.tscn" )
+	#else:
+		#w.load_level()
+		#w.player_spawn()  
+		#w.show()
+

scripts/Splash.gd

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func _on_quit():
 	get_tree().quit()
 	
 func load_start_menu():
-	$".".hide()
+	#$".".hide()
-	get_tree().get_root().add_child( start )
+	#get_tree().get_root().add_child( start )
-	#get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/UI/Start.tscn")
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/UI/Start.tscn")
 

scripts/Win.gd

@@ -16,12 +16,16 @@ func _on_quit():
 	get_tree().quit()
 	
 func _on_play():
-	$".".hide()
+	#$".".hide()
-	var w = get_node("/root/World");
+	#var w = get_node("/root/World");
+	#
+	#if !w:
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file( "res://scenes/Start.tscn" )
+	#else:
+		#w.player_spawn()  
+		#w.show()
 
-	if !w:
-		get_tree().change_scene_to_file( "res://scenes/main.tscn" )
-	else:
-		w.player_spawn()  
-		w.show()
 
+
+func _on_label_2_button_up():
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/UI/Start.tscn")

scripts/World.gd

@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@ extends Node2D
 var gravity = ProjectSettings.get_setting("physics/2d/default_gravity")
 var gravity_vector = ProjectSettings.get_setting("physics/2d/default_gravity_vector")
 var player = load("res://scenes/pDasher.tscn")
-var level
+#var level
 var direction: int = 1
 var paused: bool = false
 var asp: AudioStreamPlayer
 var switch_gravity_sound = preload("res://audio/switch_gravity.wav")
 var win = preload("res://scenes/UI/Win.tscn").instantiate()
 var end = preload("res://scenes/UI/End.tscn").instantiate()
-@export var Levels: Array[Resource] = [ preload("res://scenes/levels/level_0.tscn"), preload("res://scenes/levels/level_1.tscn") ]
+#var level_n: int = 1
-var level_n: int = 0
 var pDasher
  
 
@@ -25,41 +24,32 @@ func switch_direction():
 
 ## NAVIGATION
 func player_fail():
-	$".".hide()
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/UI/Start.tscn")
-	#$pDasher.queue_free()
-	
-	#ONLY IF NOT THERE ALREADY
-	
-	if !$"."/End :
-		get_tree().get_root().add_child( end )
-	else:
-		$"."/End.show()
-	#get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/UI/End.tscn")
 	
 func player_win():
-	level_n += 1
+	#level_n += 1
-	load_level()
+	#load_level()
-	$"." .hide()
+	#$"." .hide()
-	get_tree().get_root().add_child( win )
+	#get_tree().get_root().add_child( win )
-	#get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/UI/Win.tscn")
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/UI/Win.tscn")
 
 func player_spawn():
 	pDasher.position = Vector2(0,0  )
 
-func load_level():
+#func load_level():
-	if level_n == null:
+	##if level_n == null:
-		level_n = 0
+		##level_n = 0
-	level = Levels[level_n]
+	#level = Levels[level_n]
 	
 func _ready():
 	
-	load_level()
+	#load_level()
 		
 	asp = $AudioStreamPlayer
 	
 	#load player and level
 	get_node("/root/World").add_child( player.instantiate() )
-	get_node("/root/World").add_child( level.instantiate() ) #relative way meaning <ME> or whatever node this script is attached to.
+	#get_node("/root/World").add_child( level.instantiate() ) #relative way meaning <ME> or whatever node this script is attached to.
 	
 	# manage signals connections
 	var abysses = $Level/Abysses.get_children()