Added an interim title with shader effect.

main.gd

@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@ func _on_player_died():
     game_over.show()
     await get_tree().create_timer(2).timeout
     game_over.hide()
+    $CanvasLayer/Title.show()
     start_button.show()
     playing = false
 
 func new_game():
+    $CanvasLayer/Title.hide()
   # Ensure enemies are cleared.
     get_tree().call_group("enemies", "queue_free")
     get_tree().call_group("enemy_bullets", "queue_free")
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ func win_game():
     $Player._on_player_victory()
     await get_tree().create_timer(2).timeout
     game_over.hide()
+    $CanvasLayer/Title.show()
     start_button.show()
 
 func enemy_win() -> void:

main.tscn

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=10 format=3 uid="uid://cc2dnhuv4qx7m"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=13 format=3 uid="uid://cc2dnhuv4qx7m"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://c51huloycn5as" path="res://main.gd" id="1_h2yge"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://jj8b7vqj3ihx" path="res://Mini Pixel Pack 3/Space_BG (2 frames) (64 x 64).png" id="1_ig7tw"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://s6wf3egdqtmh" path="res://ui.tscn" id="4_1bvp3"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://db2v7dea5wi4" path="res://title - no border.png" id="4_7mycd"]
+[ext_resource type="Shader" uid="uid://x02irwg8ynvp" path="res://pixel_highlight.gdshader" id="4_272bh"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://bonoqs5pisflo" path="res://Mini Pixel Pack 3/UI objects/START (48 x 8).png" id="5_lquwl"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://bubqwoum50gf8" path="res://Mini Pixel Pack 3/UI objects/GAME_OVER (72 x 8).png" id="6_7mycd"]
 
@@ -46,6 +48,15 @@ _data = {
 &"scroll": SubResource("Animation_h2yge")
 }
 
+[sub_resource type="ShaderMaterial" id="ShaderMaterial_kek77"]
+shader = ExtResource("4_272bh")
+shader_parameter/speed = 3.0000001425
+shader_parameter/line_width = 0.1530000072675
+shader_parameter/line_color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)
+shader_parameter/pause_duration = 5.314000252415
+shader_parameter/offset = 2.0
+shader_parameter/pixelate_line = 0
+
 [node name="Main" type="Node2D"]
 script = ExtResource("1_h2yge")
 
@@ -70,6 +81,14 @@ autoplay = "scroll"
 offset_right = 196.0
 offset_bottom = 36.0
 
+[node name="Title" type="TextureRect" parent="CanvasLayer"]
+material = SubResource("ShaderMaterial_kek77")
+offset_left = 28.0
+offset_top = 74.0
+offset_right = 212.0
+offset_bottom = 141.0
+texture = ExtResource("4_7mycd")
+
 [node name="CenterContainer" type="CenterContainer" parent="CanvasLayer"]
 anchors_preset = 15
 anchor_right = 1.0

pixel_highlight.gdshader

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+shader_type canvas_item;
+
+uniform float speed : hint_range(0.0, 5.0) = 1.0;
+uniform float line_width : hint_range(0.0, 0.2) = 0.15;
+uniform vec4 line_color : source_color = vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+uniform float pause_duration : hint_range(0.0, 6.0) = 0.15;
+uniform float offset = 2.0;
+uniform int pixelate_line : hint_range(0, 1) = 1;
+
+void fragment() {
+    vec4 base_texture = texture(TEXTURE, UV);
+    
+    // Skip fully transparent pixels
+    if (base_texture.a < 0.01) {
+        discard;
+    }
+    
+    // Cycle timing with pause at end
+    float cycle_duration = offset + pause_duration;
+    float adjusted_time = mod(TIME * speed, cycle_duration);
+    
+    // Line movement with pause (right to left)
+    float line_position;
+    if (adjusted_time <= offset) {
+        line_position = offset - adjusted_time;
+    } else {
+        line_position = -0.3;
+    }
+    
+    // Use UV directly for diagonal calculation
+    vec2 uv_for_line = UV;
+    
+    // Pixelate the line position calculation (not the texture sampling)
+    if (pixelate_line == 1) {
+        vec2 texture_size = 1.0 / TEXTURE_PIXEL_SIZE;
+        uv_for_line = floor(UV * texture_size) / texture_size;
+    }
+    
+    // Diagonal line rotation
+    vec2 rotated_uv = vec2(uv_for_line.x + uv_for_line.y, uv_for_line.y - uv_for_line.x) * 0.5;
+    float dist = abs(rotated_uv.x - line_position);
+    
+    // Line width and smoothness
+    float line_intensity = smoothstep(line_width, 0.0, dist);
+    
+    // Mix base texture with line color (respecting line_color alpha)
+    vec3 final_color = mix(base_texture.rgb, line_color.rgb, line_intensity * line_color.a);
+    
+    // Preserve original alpha
+    COLOR = vec4(final_color, base_texture.a);
+}

pixel_highlight.gdshader.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://x02irwg8ynvp

title - no border.png.import

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="texture"
+type="CompressedTexture2D"
+uid="uid://db2v7dea5wi4"
+path="res://.godot/imported/title - no border.png-f3a39f3e35d38034df2e041c7aa18607.ctex"
+metadata={
+"vram_texture": false
+}
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://title - no border.png"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/title - no border.png-f3a39f3e35d38034df2e041c7aa18607.ctex"]
+
+[params]
+
+compress/mode=0
+compress/high_quality=false
+compress/lossy_quality=0.7
+compress/uastc_level=0
+compress/rdo_quality_loss=0.0
+compress/hdr_compression=1
+compress/normal_map=0
+compress/channel_pack=0
+mipmaps/generate=false
+mipmaps/limit=-1
+roughness/mode=0
+roughness/src_normal=""
+process/channel_remap/red=0
+process/channel_remap/green=1
+process/channel_remap/blue=2
+process/channel_remap/alpha=3
+process/fix_alpha_border=true
+process/premult_alpha=false
+process/normal_map_invert_y=false
+process/hdr_as_srgb=false
+process/hdr_clamp_exposure=false
+process/size_limit=0
+detect_3d/compress_to=1

title_white.png.import

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="texture"
+type="CompressedTexture2D"
+uid="uid://dfkr6mlotol6"
+path="res://.godot/imported/title_white.png-d36b8f2d01d5f1557338a72c7191d974.ctex"
+metadata={
+"vram_texture": false
+}
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://title_white.png"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/title_white.png-d36b8f2d01d5f1557338a72c7191d974.ctex"]
+
+[params]
+
+compress/mode=0
+compress/high_quality=false
+compress/lossy_quality=0.7
+compress/uastc_level=0
+compress/rdo_quality_loss=0.0
+compress/hdr_compression=1
+compress/normal_map=0
+compress/channel_pack=0
+mipmaps/generate=false
+mipmaps/limit=-1
+roughness/mode=0
+roughness/src_normal=""
+process/channel_remap/red=0
+process/channel_remap/green=1
+process/channel_remap/blue=2
+process/channel_remap/alpha=3
+process/fix_alpha_border=true
+process/premult_alpha=false
+process/normal_map_invert_y=false
+process/hdr_as_srgb=false
+process/hdr_clamp_exposure=false
+process/size_limit=0
+detect_3d/compress_to=1