Partially fix the active controller

Management/ActiveController.gd

@@ -11,21 +11,28 @@ func _process(_delta):
 func the_pausing():
 	# iterate through the children, allowing only the current active node to run
 	for i in len(get_children()):
-		get_child(i).pause_mode = 0 if i == current_active else 1
+		if get_child(i).has_signal("scene_finished"): # only change if active var should exist
+			get_child(i).active = true if i == current_active else false
 
 
 func the_connecting():
 	# iterate through the children and connect up the child_finished method
 	for i in len(get_children()):
-		# don't connect the signal if it doesn't exist
-		if not get_child(i).has_signal("finished_active"):
-			continue
 		
-		# don't connect the signal if already connected
+		# connect the finished signal if it exists and
-		if get_child(i).get_signal_connection_list("finished_active") == []:
+		#  if the failed finished isn't already connected
-			continue
+		if (get_child(i).has_signal("scene_finished") and
+			get_child(i).get_signal_connection_list("scene_finished") == []):
+			
+			get_child(i).connect("scene_finished", self, "child_finished")
 		
-		get_child(i).connect("finished_active", self, child_finished())
+		
+		# connect the failed signal if it exists and
+		#  if the failed signal isn't already connected
+		if (get_child(i).has_signal("scene_failed") and
+			get_child(i).get_signal_connection_list("scene_failed") == []):
+			
+			get_child(i).connect("scene_failed", self, "child_failed")
 
 
 func child_finished():
@@ -33,3 +40,10 @@ func child_finished():
 	current_active += 1
 	if current_active >= len(get_children()):
 		current_active = 0
+
+
+func child_failed():
+	# designed to be called from a signal
+	current_active -= 1
+	if current_active < 0:
+		current_active = len(get_children()) - 1

Scenes/Battle.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+extends Node2D
+
+signal scene_finished
+signal scene_failed
+
+var active : bool = false
+
+var character = null setget new_character
+var movement_queue = []
+var character_original_position : Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
+var character_movement_range = 5
+
+
+
+func new_character(chara):
+	
+	# don't allow non-character characters
+	if not chara.is_in_group("OnMap"):
+		return
+	
+	# clear the movement queue upon a change in character
+	movement_queue = []
+	
+	# set the character's map postiton
+	chara.map_position = $TileMap.world_to_map(chara.position)
+	chara.target_position = $TileMap.map_to_world(chara.map_position)
+	chara.target_position += $TileMap.cell_size/2
+	
+	# set the original_position
+	character_original_position = chara.map_position
+	
+	character = chara
+
+
+func character_movement_input():
+	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_up"):
+		movement_queue.append(Vector2.UP)
+	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_down"):
+		movement_queue.append(Vector2.DOWN)
+	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_left"):
+		movement_queue.append(Vector2.LEFT)
+	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_right"):
+		movement_queue.append(Vector2.RIGHT)
+	
+	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_accept"):
+		emit_signal("scene_finished")
+
+
+func character_movement():
+	#remove uneeded inputs from the queue
+	for i in len(movement_queue) - 1:
+		#remove if adjacent values are opposites
+		if (movement_queue[i].x * movement_queue[i+1].x == -1 or
+			movement_queue[i].y * movement_queue[i+1].y == -1):
+				movement_queue[i] = Vector2.ZERO
+				movement_queue[i+1] = Vector2.ZERO
+	#remove null values
+	for i in len(movement_queue):
+		if movement_queue.find(Vector2.ZERO) != -1:
+			movement_queue.remove(movement_queue.find(Vector2.ZERO))
+	
+	if len(movement_queue) == 0:
+		return
+	
+	if not character.moving:
+		
+		var total_distance = character.map_position + movement_queue[0]
+		total_distance -= character_original_position
+		
+		#if the character is moving too far, cancel movement and empty queue
+		if total_distance.length() > character_movement_range:
+			movement_queue = []
+			return
+		
+		#move the character once space in the queue if not moving
+		character.map_position += movement_queue.pop_front()
+		character.target_position = $TileMap.map_to_world(character.map_position)
+		character.target_position += $TileMap.cell_size/2 
+
+
+func _physics_process(_delta):
+	if not active:
+		return
+	
+	character_movement()
+	character_movement_input()

Scenes/Battle.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=5 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://icon.png" type="Texture" id=1]
+[ext_resource path="res://Assets/TestTile.png" type="Texture" id=2]
+[ext_resource path="res://Scenes/Battle.gd" type="Script" id=3]
+
+[sub_resource type="TileSet" id=1]
+0/name = "icon.png 0"
+0/texture = ExtResource( 1 )
+0/tex_offset = Vector2( 0, 0 )
+0/modulate = Color( 1, 1, 1, 1 )
+0/region = Rect2( 8, 4, 51, 19 )
+0/tile_mode = 0
+0/occluder_offset = Vector2( 0, 0 )
+0/navigation_offset = Vector2( 0, 0 )
+0/shape_offset = Vector2( 0, 0 )
+0/shape_transform = Transform2D( 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 )
+0/shape_one_way = false
+0/shape_one_way_margin = 0.0
+0/shapes = [  ]
+0/z_index = 0
+1/name = "TestTile.png 1"
+1/texture = ExtResource( 2 )
+1/tex_offset = Vector2( 16, 0 )
+1/modulate = Color( 1, 1, 1, 1 )
+1/region = Rect2( 0, 0, 160, 64 )
+1/tile_mode = 0
+1/occluder_offset = Vector2( 0, 0 )
+1/navigation_offset = Vector2( 0, 0 )
+1/shape_offset = Vector2( 0, 0 )
+1/shape_transform = Transform2D( 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 )
+1/shape_one_way = false
+1/shape_one_way_margin = 0.0
+1/shapes = [  ]
+1/z_index = 0
+
+[node name="Battle" type="Node2D"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+script = ExtResource( 3 )
+
+[node name="TileMap" type="TileMap" parent="."]
+mode = 2
+tile_set = SubResource( 1 )
+cell_size = Vector2( 128, 64 )
+cell_custom_transform = Transform2D( 128, 0, 32, 64, 0, 0 )
+centered_textures = true
+format = 1
+tile_data = PoolIntArray( 65538, 1, 0, 65539, 1, 0, 65540, 1, 0, 65541, 1, 0, 131074, 1, 0, 131075, 1, 0, 131076, 1, 0, 131077, 1, 0, 131078, 0, 0, 196610, 1, 0, 196611, 1, 0, 196612, 1, 0, 196613, 1, 0, 196614, 0, 0, 262144, 0, 0, 262145, 0, 0, 262146, 1, 0, 262147, 1, 0, 262148, 1, 0, 262149, 0, 0, 262150, 0, 0, 327681, 0, 0, 327682, 0, 0, 327683, 0, 0, 327684, 0, 0, 327685, 0, 0, 327686, 0, 0, 393217, 0, 0, 393218, 0, 0, 393219, 0, 0, 393220, 0, 0, 393221, 0, 0, 393222, 0, 0, 458754, 0, 0, 458755, 0, 0, 458756, 0, 0, 458757, 0, 0, 524291, 0, 0, 524292, 0, 0 )

UI/CardContainer.gd

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 extends Control
 
+signal scene_finished
+signal scene_failed
+
+var active : bool = false
+
 const card_view_scene = preload("res://UI/CardView.tscn")
 
 var character : Character = Character.new() setget update_cards_shown

UI/DiceView.gd

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 extends Control
 
 signal dice_selected (dice_value)
+signal scene_finished
+signal scene_failed
+
+var active : bool = false
 
 const dice = preload("res://UI/Dice.tscn")