Added fading in/out functions to scene manager.

COGITO/CogitoObjects/cogito_player.gd

@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ func _physics_process(delta):
 
 	if stand_after_roll:
 		if !is_movement_paused or !is_showing_ui:
-			print("COGITO Player 500: Standing after roll.")
+			CogitoSceneManager.cogito_print(is_logging, "cogito_player.gd", "500: Standing after roll.")
 			head.position.y = lerp(head.position.y, 0.0, delta * LERP_SPEED)
 			standing_collision_shape.disabled = true
 			crouching_collision_shape.disabled = false
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ func _physics_process(delta):
 		is_crouching = true
 	else:
 		if !is_showing_ui or !is_movement_paused:
-			print("COGITO Player 536: Standing up...")
+			CogitoSceneManager.cogito_print(is_logging, "cogito_player.gd", "536: Standing up...")
 			head.position.y = lerp(head.position.y, 0.0, delta * LERP_SPEED)
 			if head.position.y < CROUCHING_DEPTH/4:
 				# still transitioning from state
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ func _physics_process(delta):
 			# STANDING UP HANDLING
 			if is_crouching:
 				if !is_showing_ui or !is_movement_paused:
-					print("COGITO Player: standing up...")
+					CogitoSceneManager.cogito_print(is_logging, "cogito_player.gd", "576 standing up...")
 					current_speed = lerp(current_speed, WALKING_SPEED, delta * LERP_SPEED)
 					wiggle_current_intensity = WIGGLE_ON_WALKING_INTENSITY * HEADBOBBLE
 					wiggle_index += WIGGLE_ON_WALKING_SPEED * delta
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ func _physics_process(delta):
 		)
 	else:
 		if !is_movement_paused or !is_showing_ui:
-			print("COGITO Player 638: Standing up...")
+			CogitoSceneManager.cogito_print(is_logging, "cogito_player.gd", "638 Standing up...")
 			eyes.position.y = lerp(eyes.position.y, 0.0, delta * LERP_SPEED)
 			eyes.position.x = lerp(eyes.position.x, 0.0, delta * LERP_SPEED)
 			if last_velocity.y <= -7.5:

COGITO/PackedScenes/Player_HUD.tscn

@@ -481,18 +481,6 @@ layout_mode = 2
 visible = false
 layout_mode = 2
 
-[node name="FadeInScreen" type="Panel" parent="."]
-visible = false
-layout_mode = 1
-anchors_preset = 15
-anchor_right = 1.0
-anchor_bottom = 1.0
-grow_horizontal = 2
-grow_vertical = 2
-mouse_filter = 2
-theme = ExtResource("5_j6s1a")
-theme_override_styles/panel = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_rbke8")
-
 [connection signal="timeout" from="HintTimer" to="." method="_on_hint_timer_timeout"]
 [connection signal="drop_slot_data" from="InventoryInterface" to="." method="_on_inventory_interface_drop_slot_data"]
 [connection signal="gui_input" from="InventoryInterface" to="InventoryInterface" method="_on_gui_input"]

COGITO/PackedScenes/cogito_player.tscn

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0.8, 0)
 script = ExtResource("1_87we8")
 pause_menu = NodePath("PauseMenu")
 player_hud = NodePath("Player_HUD")
-is_logging = true
 fall_damage = 10
 inventory_data = ExtResource("2_iyhv4")
 jump_sound = ExtResource("3_7ds3n")

COGITO/SceneManagement/cogito_scene_manager.gd

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 extends Node
 
+## Emitted when a fade finishes
+signal fade_finished
+
 # Used to set active save slot. This could be set/modified, when selecting a save slot from the MainMenu.
 @export var _active_slot : String = "A"
 
@@ -23,11 +26,15 @@ enum CogitoSceneLoadMode {TEMP, LOAD_SAVE, RESET}
 @export var cogito_scene_state_prefix : String = "COGITO_scene_state_"
 @export var cogito_player_state_prefix : String = "COGITO_player_state_"
 
+@export var default_fade_duration : float = .4
+@export var fade_panel : Panel = null
+
 func _ready() -> void:
 	_player_state = get_existing_player_state(_active_slot) #Setting active slot (per default it's A)
 	_scene_state = get_existing_scene_state(_active_slot)
 
 	reset_scene_states()
+	instantiate_fade_panel()
 
 
 func switch_active_slot_to(slot_name:String):
@@ -145,6 +152,7 @@ func load_player_state(player, passed_slot:String):
 			player.player_interaction_component.set_state.call_deferred() #Calling this deferred as some state calls need to make sure the scene is finished loading.
 
 		player.player_state_loaded.emit()
+		CogitoSceneManager.fade_in()
 	else:
 		print("CSM: Player state of slot ", passed_slot, " doesn't exist.")
 
@@ -342,6 +350,8 @@ func save_scene_state(_scene_name_to_save, slot: String):
 
 # Function to transition to another scene via the loading screen.
 func load_next_scene(target : String, connector_name: String, passed_slot: String, load_mode: CogitoSceneLoadMode) -> void:
+	# fade_out()
+
 	var loading_screen = preload("res://COGITO/SceneManagement/LoadingScene.tscn").instantiate()
 	loading_screen.next_scene_path = target
 	loading_screen.connector_name = connector_name
@@ -478,3 +488,38 @@ func _exit_tree() -> void:
 func cogito_print(is_logging: bool, _class: String, _message: String) -> void:
 	if is_logging:
 		print("COGITO: ", _class, ": ", _message)
+
+
+### FUNCTIONS TO HANDLE SCREEN FADING
+
+func instantiate_fade_panel() -> void:
+	fade_panel = Panel.new()
+
+	var black_stylebox := StyleBoxFlat.new()
+	black_stylebox.bg_color = Color.BLACK
+
+	fade_panel.set_anchors_preset(Control.PRESET_FULL_RECT)
+	fade_panel.focus_mode = Control.FOCUS_NONE
+	fade_panel.mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE
+	fade_panel.set_modulate(Color.TRANSPARENT)
+	fade_panel.add_theme_stylebox_override("panel", black_stylebox)
+
+	add_child(fade_panel)
+
+
+func fade_in(fade_duration:float = default_fade_duration) -> void:
+	fade_panel.set_modulate(Color.BLACK)
+	var fade_tween = get_tree().create_tween()
+
+	fade_tween.tween_property(fade_panel, "modulate", Color.TRANSPARENT, fade_duration).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_CUBIC)
+	await fade_tween.finished
+	fade_finished.emit()
+
+
+func fade_out(fade_duration:float = default_fade_duration) -> void:
+	fade_panel.set_modulate(Color.TRANSPARENT)
+	var fade_tween = get_tree().create_tween()
+
+	fade_tween.tween_property(fade_panel, "modulate", Color.BLACK, fade_duration).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_CUBIC)
+	await fade_tween.finished
+	fade_finished.emit()

COGITO/SceneManagement/loading_screen.gd

@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@ func _process(_delta):
 
 		if connector_name != "": #If a connector name has been passed, move the player to it. This requires the target scene to have a cogito scene script attached to it's root scene node.
 			new_scene_node.move_player_to_connector(connector_name)
+
 		current_scene.queue_free() # Removing previous scene.

COGITO/Scripts/player_hud_manager.gd

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ var interaction_texture : Texture2D
 @onready var prompt_area: Control = $PromptArea
 @onready var hint_area: Control = $HintArea
 @onready var ui_attribute_area : VBoxContainer = $MarginContainer_BottomUI/PlayerAttributes/MarginContainer/VBoxContainer
-@onready var fade_in_screen: Panel = $FadeInScreen
 @onready var crosshair: Control = $Crosshair
 
 #endregion
@@ -57,13 +56,12 @@ func _ready():
 
 	_setup_player.call_deferred()
 	connect_to_external_inventories.call_deferred()
-
-	fade_in.call_deferred(1.5)
 
 
 func setup_player(new_player : Node):
 	player = new_player
 	_setup_player()
+
 
 
 func _setup_player():
@@ -89,12 +87,6 @@ func connect_to_player_signals():
 	player.player_state_loaded.connect(_on_player_state_load)
 
 
-func fade_in(fade_in_duration: float):
-	fade_in_screen.set_modulate(Color.BLACK)
-	var fade_tween = get_tree().create_tween()
-	fade_tween.tween_property(fade_in_screen, "modulate", Color.TRANSPARENT, fade_in_duration)
-
-
 func instantiate_player_attribute_ui():
 	for n in ui_attribute_area.get_children():
 		ui_attribute_area.remove_child(n)

COGITO/Scripts/scene_transition_zone.gd

@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ func transition_to_next_scene():
 	current_scene_statename = get_tree().get_current_scene().get_name()
 	CogitoSceneManager.save_scene_state(current_scene_statename,"temp")
 	CogitoSceneManager.save_player_state(CogitoSceneManager._current_player_node, "temp")
+
+	CogitoSceneManager.fade_out()
+	await CogitoSceneManager.fade_finished
+
 	CogitoSceneManager.load_next_scene(path_to_new_scene, target_connector, "temp", CogitoSceneManager.CogitoSceneLoadMode.TEMP)