very good progress, next up: tripping and starting the game

games/platformer/event.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://bgpoql6pt8pph"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://xt8j1hudv1kh" path="res://games/platformer/talky.gd" id="1_hssep"]
+
+[sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_gqvfi"]
+size = Vector2(100, 20)
+
+[node name="Event" type="Area2D"]
+script = ExtResource("1_hssep")
+
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
+shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_gqvfi")

games/platformer/platformer.tscn

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=17 format=4 uid="uid://ckbyiwy0dxbsd"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=20 format=4 uid="uid://ckbyiwy0dxbsd"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dqyddqx8xm0gw" path="res://games/platformer/player.gd" id="1_1wj3w"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://diilj7xuttpqu" path="res://icon.svg" id="1_oyf6i"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://baf30tscdkl0i" path="res://sprites/tv_remote.png" id="2_7eu3u"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://g5arxk4po7kw" path="res://sprites/platformer_lab_tile.png" id="3_84mot"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://d1mo5ecyjgngw" path="res://sprites/platformer_stone_tile.png" id="4_86tx6"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://q3wdnawp7n63" path="res://games/platformer/lab_platform.tscn" id="4_w58m1"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://43jxroyergh0" path="res://games/platformer/platformerCam.gd" id="5_x2rtd"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://dyjxtuapxfiip" path="res://sprites/box.png" id="6_02uuf"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://bgpoql6pt8pph" path="res://games/platformer/event.tscn" id="8_gqvfi"]
 
 [sub_resource type="Gradient" id="Gradient_1wj3w"]
 offsets = PackedFloat32Array(0.0209205, 1)
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ sources/1 = SubResource("TileSetAtlasSource_gqvfi")
 [sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_86tx6"]
 size = Vector2(32, 32)
 
+[sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_7eu3u"]
+size = Vector2(20, 150)
+
 [node name="Platformer" type="Node"]
 
 [node name="Parallax2D" type="Parallax2D" parent="."]
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ texture = SubResource("GradientTexture2D_84mot")
 [node name="Player" type="CharacterBody2D" parent="."]
 position = Vector2(-1552, -504)
 script = ExtResource("1_1wj3w")
+remote_sprite = ExtResource("2_7eu3u")
 
 [node name="Sprite2D" type="Sprite2D" parent="Player"]
 scale = Vector2(0.25, 0.25)
@@ -117,4 +123,25 @@ texture = ExtResource("6_02uuf")
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Box"]
 shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_86tx6")
 
+[node name="Event" parent="." instance=ExtResource("8_gqvfi")]
+position = Vector2(-1552, -472)
+text = "Aha, I've finaly found a way in! Now time to find some treasure from this abandoned lab..."
+
+[node name="Event2" parent="." instance=ExtResource("8_gqvfi")]
+position = Vector2(-856, 240)
+rotation = 1.57079
+text = "Ooh that looks interesting..."
+
+[node name="Zoomer" type="Area2D" parent="."]
+position = Vector2(-368, 208)
+
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Zoomer"]
+shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_7eu3u")
+
+[node name="TheBitWhereYouTrip" type="Area2D" parent="."]
+position = Vector2(32, 248)
+
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="TheBitWhereYouTrip"]
+shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_7eu3u")
+
 [connection signal="area_entered" from="Player/hitbox" to="Player" method="_on_hitbox_area_entered"]

games/platformer/player.gd

@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ signal remote_get
 
 @export var SPEED = 200.0
 @export var JUMP_VELOCITY = -450.0
+@export var remote_sprite : Texture
 var controls_enabled : bool = true
 
+func _ready() -> void:
+	GameManager.allow_movement.connect(change_player_movement)
 
 func _process(delta: float) -> void:
 	
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> void:
 	if not is_on_floor():
 		velocity += get_gravity() * delta
 
+
 	if(controls_enabled):
 		# Handle jump.
 		if Input.is_action_just_pressed("platformer_jump") and is_on_floor():
@@ -25,6 +29,8 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> void:
 			velocity.x = direction * SPEED
 		else:
 			velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, SPEED)
+	else:
+		velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, SPEED)
 
 	move_and_slide()
 
@@ -32,8 +38,28 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> void:
 func _on_hitbox_area_entered(area: Area2D) -> void:
 	#print(area.name)
 	if(area.name == "Box"):
+		#GameManager.play_zoom_out()
+		area.monitoring = false
+		GameManager.show_item("TV Remote", remote_sprite)
+		GameManager.show_chat("Wonder what i can do with this")
+	if(is_instance_of(area,Event)): 
+		#GameManager.play_zoom_out()
+		area.monitoring = false
+		if(area.type == Event.Type.Chat):
+			GameManager.show_chat(area.text)
+		elif(area.type == Event.Type.Item):
+			GameManager.show_item(area.text, area.texture)
+		
+	if(area.name == "Zoomer"):
 		GameManager.play_zoom_out()
+		GameManager.show_chat("I guess it did something..?")
+	#GameManager.play_zoom_out()
+		
 	#box event
 	#laser event
 	#sticky tape event
 	pass # Replace with function body.
+
+func change_player_movement(state : bool):
+	#print(state) #im an idiot :3
+	controls_enabled = state

games/platformer/talky.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+extends Area2D
+class_name Event
+
+enum Type{
+	Chat,
+	Item
+}
+
+@export var type : Type
+@export_multiline var text : String
+@export var texture : Texture
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready() -> void:
+	pass # Replace with function body.
+
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	pass

games/platformer/talky.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://xt8j1hudv1kh