Management/ActiveController.gd

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ 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():
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func the_connecting():
 		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("scene_finished", self, "child_finished")
 		
 		
 		# connect the failed signal if it exists and
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ func the_connecting():
 		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())
+			get_child(i).connect("scene_failed", self, "child_failed")
 
 
 func child_finished():

Scenes/Battle.gd

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extends Node2D
 signal scene_finished
 signal scene_failed
 
+var active : bool = false
 
 var character = null setget new_character
 var movement_queue = []
@@ -78,5 +79,8 @@ func character_movement():
 
 
 func _physics_process(_delta):
+	if not active:
+		return
+	
 	character_movement()
 	character_movement_input()

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")