Changes

Main/Scripts/gui.gd

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 extends CanvasLayer
+
+const MAP_UI = preload("uid://ce6ix6ca6js5f")

Main/Scripts/main.gd

@@ -1,10 +1,26 @@
 extends Node2D
 
-#@export var initial_map: PackedScene
-#
-#@onready var world: Node2D = $World
-#
-## Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
-#func _ready() -> void:
-	#var map := initial_map.instantiate()
-	#world.add_child(map)
+enum StartOptions {
+	TitleScreen,
+	InitialMap
+}
+
+@export var starting_scene := StartOptions.TitleScreen
+
+@onready var map_transitioner: Node = $"Map Transitioner"
+@onready var map_ui: Control = $"Gui/Map UI"
+
+# Private Methods
+func _ready() -> void:
+	match starting_scene:
+		StartOptions.TitleScreen:
+			map_transitioner.call_deferred("InstantiateTitleScreen")
+		StartOptions.InitialMap:
+			map_transitioner.call_deferred("InstantiateInitialMap")
+
+
+func _on_map_changed(map_id: Enums.MapIds) -> void:
+	if map_id != Enums.MapIds.TITLE_SCREEN:
+		map_ui.set_deferred("visible", true)
+	else:
+		map_ui.set_deferred("visible", false)

Main/Scripts/map_transitioner.gd

@@ -1,22 +1,45 @@
 extends Node
 
+signal GameStarted
 signal MapChanged(map_id: Enums.MapIds)
 
 @export var initial_map_id: Enums.MapIds
 
 @onready var world: Node2D = $"../World"
 
-# Private Methods
-func _ready() -> void:
+# Public Methods
+func InstantiateTitleScreen() -> void:
+	var map_scene := MapLoader.GetMap(Enums.MapIds.TITLE_SCREEN)
+	var map := map_scene.instantiate()
+	world.add_child(map)
+	
+	if !map.is_node_ready():
+		await map.ready
+	
+	map.connect("GameStarted", _on_title_screen_game_started_clicked)
+	
+	_connect_loading_zone_transporters()
+	MapChanged.emit(Enums.MapIds.TITLE_SCREEN)
+
+
+func InstantiateInitialMap() -> void:
 	var map_scene := MapLoader.GetMap(initial_map_id)
 	var map := map_scene.instantiate()
 	world.add_child(map)
-	await map.ready
+	
+	if !map.is_node_ready():
+		await map.ready
 	
 	_connect_loading_zone_transporters()
 	MapChanged.emit(initial_map_id)
 
 
+# Private Methods
+func _on_title_screen_game_started_clicked() -> void:
+	GameStarted.emit()
+	_on_map_transition_queued(initial_map_id, "")
+
+
 func _on_map_transition_queued(map_id: Enums.MapIds, marker_name: String) -> void:
 	print("Map Transition Queued: %s" % [Enums.MapIds.keys()[map_id]])
 	var map_scene := MapLoader.GetMap(map_id)

Main/Scripts/persistence_loader.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+extends Node
+
+# Public Methods
+func OnGameStarted() -> void:
+	print("Loading from disk")
+	PersistenceManager.LoadFromDisk(PersistenceManager.DEFAULT_SAVE_FILE_PATH)

Main/Scripts/persistence_loader.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://bkvsdwn7swt1p

Main/main.tscn

@@ -5,18 +5,24 @@
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://c4w8hney4mesw" path="res://Main/Scripts/gui.gd" id="3_8gbba"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dr7ljodtof1k5" path="res://Main/Scripts/map_transitioner.gd" id="3_kry3j"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://cluyhxrc3pdb" path="res://Scripts/dialogue_trigger_connector.gd" id="4_6bp64"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://bkvsdwn7swt1p" path="res://Main/Scripts/persistence_loader.gd" id="4_ib3t1"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cxc4x4yp7l3hg" path="res://UI/dialogue_box.tscn" id="6_21xkr"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://ce6ix6ca6js5f" path="res://UI/Screens/map_ui.tscn" id="8_f6fdm"]
 
 [node name="Main" type="Node2D" unique_id=1457826519]
 script = ExtResource("1_jjgbg")
 
 [node name="Map Transitioner" type="Node" parent="." unique_id=1528505665]
 script = ExtResource("3_kry3j")
+initial_map_id = 3
 
 [node name="Dialogue Trigger Connector" type="Node" parent="." unique_id=1187622540 node_paths=PackedStringArray("dialogue_box")]
 script = ExtResource("4_6bp64")
 dialogue_box = NodePath("../Gui/Dialogue Box")
 
+[node name="Persistence Loader" type="Node" parent="." unique_id=523510879]
+script = ExtResource("4_ib3t1")
+
 [node name="World" type="Node2D" parent="." unique_id=578440549]
 script = ExtResource("2_bo1nx")
 
@@ -26,5 +32,10 @@ script = ExtResource("3_8gbba")
 [node name="Dialogue Box" parent="Gui" unique_id=586562815 instance=ExtResource("6_21xkr")]
 visible = false
 
+[node name="Map UI" parent="Gui" unique_id=98184404 instance=ExtResource("8_f6fdm")]
+visible = false
+
+[connection signal="GameStarted" from="Map Transitioner" to="Persistence Loader" method="OnGameStarted"]
+[connection signal="MapChanged" from="Map Transitioner" to="." method="_on_map_changed"]
 [connection signal="MapChanged" from="Map Transitioner" to="Dialogue Trigger Connector" method="_on_map_changed"]
 [connection signal="DialogueTriggered" from="Dialogue Trigger Connector" to="Gui/Dialogue Box" method="OnDialogueTriggered"]