refining menus and gameplay slightly

scenes/game/comet_zap.gd

@@ -12,16 +12,40 @@ var alphabet = ["A","B","C","D","E","F","G","H","I","J","K","L","M","N",
 "O","P","Q","R","S","T","U","V","W","X","Y","Z"]
 var comets = []
 var comet_speed = 150
+var active
+
+# display
+var viewport_size
+var scale_factor_x
+var scale_factor_y
 
 # numbers
-var delay = 2
+var delay = 1.5
 var spawn_timer = 0
+var max_character_count = 0
 
 # objects
 var comet_source = preload("res://scenes/objects/game/comet.tscn")
+var fade
+var pause_menu
 
 # Runs on start
 func _ready() -> void:
+	viewport_size = get_viewport_rect().size
+	#scale_factor_x = viewport_size.x/1280
+	#scale_factor_y = viewport_size.y/720
+	
+	#print($Tux.position)
+	#$Tux.position = Vector2($Tux.position.x * scale_factor_x, $Tux.position.y * scale_factor_y)
+	#print($Tux.position)
+	
+	active = true
+	
+	pause_menu = self.get_node("OnTop").get_node("Pause")
+	fade = self.get_node("OnTop").get_node("Fade")
+	fade.visible = true
+	var tween := create_tween()
+	tween.parallel().tween_property(fade, "modulate:a", 0, 1).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_SINE).set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT)
 	
 	# Load Corresponding Text File
 	word_set_file_path = "res://gameplay/word_sets/" + word_set + ".txt"
@@ -36,42 +60,65 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	
 	if word_set_array[len(word_set_array)-1] == "":
 		word_set_array.remove_at(len(word_set_array)-1)
+		
+	for word in word_set_array:
+		if len(word) > max_character_count:
+			print("new longest word: " + str(word) + " " + str(len(word)))
+			max_character_count = len(word)
 	
 	#print(word_set_array)
 
 # Runs every frame
 func _process(delta: float) -> void:
-	spawn_timer += delta
-	
-	if spawn_timer >= delay:
-		spawn_timer = 0
-		spawn_word()
+	if active:
+		spawn_timer += delta
+		
+		if spawn_timer >= delay:
+			spawn_timer = 0
+			spawn_word()
 
 func spawn_word():
+	var scan_commet = comet_source.instantiate()
+	var comet_width = scan_commet.get_node("Sprite").sprite_frames.get_frame_texture("comet",0).get_width()
 	var new_word = word_set_array[randi_range(0,len(word_set_array)-1)]
-	var viewport_size = get_viewport_rect().size
-	var offset = 0
+	var dist = (viewport_size.x - (2*comet_width))/(max_character_count-1)
+	var offset = comet_width
+	scan_commet.queue_free()
 	
 	for char in new_word:
 		if char != " ":
 			var new_commet = comet_source.instantiate()
-			new_commet.position = Vector2(128+offset,-128)
+			new_commet.position = Vector2(offset,-128)
 			new_commet.get_node("Sprite").get_node("Label").text = char
 			new_commet.speed = comet_speed
 			add_child(new_commet)
 			comets.append(new_commet)
-		offset += 75
+		offset += dist
 
 func _input(event):
 	if event is InputEventKey and event.pressed:
 		if event.as_text() in alphabet:
-			print(event.as_text())
-			
-			if len(comets) > 0:
-				var comet = comets[0]
-				if event.as_text() == comet.get_node("Sprite").get_node("Label").text:
-					comets.erase(comet)
-					comet.get_node("Sprite").play("cometbreak")
-					$CometBreakSound.play()
-					await comet.get_node("Sprite").animation_finished
-					comet.queue_free()
+			if active:
+				if len(comets) > 0:
+					var comet = comets[0]
+					if event.as_text() == comet.get_node("Sprite").get_node("Label").text:
+						comet.active = false
+						var laser = Line2D.new()
+						laser.default_color = Color.RED
+						laser.points = PackedVector2Array([$Tux.position,comet.position])
+						add_child(laser)
+						comets.erase(comet)
+						comet.get_node("Sprite").play("cometbreak")
+						$CometBreakSound.play()
+						await comet.get_node("Sprite").animation_finished
+						laser.queue_free()
+						comet.queue_free()
+		elif event.keycode == KEY_ESCAPE:
+			if pause_menu.visible:
+				pause_menu.resume()
+				$BackgroundMusic.play()
+			else:
+				$Back.play()
+				active = false
+				pause_menu.visible = true
+				$BackgroundMusic.stop()