Troubleshooting player_died signal.

enemy.gd

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 extends Area2D
 
-signal died
-
 var bullet_scene = preload("res://enemy_bullet.tscn")
 var start_pos = Vector2.ZERO
 var speed = 0
@@ -41,6 +39,6 @@ func explode():
     speed = 0
     $AnimationPlayer.play("explode")
     set_deferred("monitoring", false)
-    died.emit(5)
+    EventBus.enemy_died.emit(5)
     await $AnimationPlayer.animation_finished
     queue_free()

event_bus.gd

@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ extends Node
 @warning_ignore_start("unused_signal") # since otherwise Godot will throw a warning that the signal is unused in current scope
 
 signal shield_changed(max_value: int, old_value: int, new_value: int)
+signal player_died()
+signal enemy_died()
 
 @warning_ignore_restore("unused_signal") # put any future signals you add between the two ignore annotations

explosion.tscn

@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://h04wm5a27u0" path="res://Mini Pixel Pack 3/Effects/Explosion (16 x 16).png" id="1_q7epf"]
 
+[sub_resource type="Animation" id="Animation_j4sxf"]
+length = 0.001
+tracks/0/type = "value"
+tracks/0/imported = false
+tracks/0/enabled = true
+tracks/0/path = NodePath(".:frame")
+tracks/0/interp = 1
+tracks/0/loop_wrap = true
+tracks/0/keys = {
+"times": PackedFloat32Array(0),
+"transitions": PackedFloat32Array(1),
+"update": 1,
+"values": [0]
+}
+
 [sub_resource type="Animation" id="Animation_vxas0"]
 resource_name = "explosion-one-shot"
 length = 0.5
@@ -19,21 +34,6 @@ tracks/0/keys = {
 "values": [0, 1, 3, 4, 5]
 }
 
-[sub_resource type="Animation" id="Animation_j4sxf"]
-length = 0.001
-tracks/0/type = "value"
-tracks/0/imported = false
-tracks/0/enabled = true
-tracks/0/path = NodePath(".:frame")
-tracks/0/interp = 1
-tracks/0/loop_wrap = true
-tracks/0/keys = {
-"times": PackedFloat32Array(0),
-"transitions": PackedFloat32Array(1),
-"update": 1,
-"values": [0]
-}
-
 [sub_resource type="AnimationLibrary" id="AnimationLibrary_m5xho"]
 _data = {
 &"RESET": SubResource("Animation_j4sxf"),
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ hframes = 6
 libraries = {
 &"": SubResource("AnimationLibrary_m5xho")
 }
-autoplay = "explosion-one-shot"
+autoplay = "RESET"

main.gd

@@ -1,22 +1,17 @@
 extends Node2D
 
+var enemy = preload("res://enemy.tscn")
+var score = 0
+var playing = false
+
 @onready var start_button = $CanvasLayer/CenterContainer/Start
 @onready var game_over = $CanvasLayer/CenterContainer/GameOver
 
-var enemy = preload("res://enemy.tscn")
-var score = 0
-
 func _ready():
-    start_button.show()
     game_over.hide()
+    start_button.show()
 #   spawn_enemies()
 
-func new_game():
-    score = 0
-    $CanvasLayer/UI.update_score(score)
-    $Player.start()
-    spawn_enemies()
-
 func spawn_enemies():
     for x in range(9):
         for y in range(3):
@@ -24,19 +19,28 @@ func spawn_enemies():
             var pos = Vector2(x * (16 + 8) + 24, 16 * 4 + y * 16)
             add_child(e)
             e.start(pos)
-            e.died.connect(_on_enemy_died)
+            EventBus.enemy_died.emit()
 
 func _on_enemy_died(value):
     score += value
     $CanvasLayer/UI.update_score(score)
 
 func _on_player_died():
+    print("game over")
+    playing = false
     get_tree().call_group("enemies", "queue_free")
     game_over.show()
     await get_tree().create_timer(2).timeout
     game_over.hide()
     start_button.show()
 
+func new_game():
+    score = 0
+    $CanvasLayer/UI.update_score(score)
+    $Player.start()
+    spawn_enemies()
+    playing = true
+
 func _on_start_pressed():
     start_button.hide()
     new_game()

main.tscn

@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ region_enabled = true
 region_rect = Rect2(0, 0, 240, 320)
 
 [node name="Player" parent="." instance=ExtResource("2_0xm2m")]
-position = Vector2(123, 270)
-max_shield = null
-speed = null
-cooldown = null
+position = Vector2(123, 272)
 
 [node name="AnimationPlayer" type="AnimationPlayer" parent="."]
 libraries = {

player.gd

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 extends Area2D
 
-signal died
+
 signal damage_taken
 # signal shield_damage
 # signal shield_ui
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ func set_shield(value: int):
     var old_value: int = shield
     shield = min(max_shield, value)
     EventBus.shield_changed.emit(max_shield, old_value, shield)
-    # shield_damage.emit() # Don't need this anymore since switching to event_bus.gd
+    print("Shield set to:", shield)
     if shield <= 0:
-        set_process(false)
-        $Ship.hide()
-        $Explosion.show()
-        $Explosion/AnimationPlayer.play("explosion-one-shot")
-        await $Explosion/AnimationPlayer.animation_finished
-        died.emit()
+      set_process(false)
+      $Ship.hide()
+      $Explosion.show()
+      $Explosion/AnimationPlayer.play("explosion-one-shot")
+      await $Explosion/AnimationPlayer.animation_finished
+      EventBus.player_died.emit()
 
 func _on_gun_cooldown_timeout() -> void:
             can_shoot = true

ui.gd

@@ -17,25 +17,16 @@ func _on_shield_changed(max_value: int, old_value: int, new_value: int) -> void:
 
     shield_bar.max_value = max_value
     shield_bar.value = new_value
-
-    print("update_shield"," ","Current ",(new_value), " ", "(Max ",(max_value),")"," ","Old Value:"," ",(old_value))
-
-    if new_value >= max_value:
-      print("No need to tween!")
-
-    else:
-      print("I should be tweening!")
-      var shield_depletion = int(old_value - new_value)
-      print("Shield Depletion:", old_value, "-", new_value, " = ", shield_depletion)
-      var tween = create_tween()
-      tween.tween_property(shield_bar, "value", new_value - shield_depletion, .20).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_LINEAR)
-      _on_shield_ui()
+    var shield_depletion = int(old_value - new_value)
+    print("Shield Depletion:", old_value, "-", new_value, " = ", shield_depletion)
+    var tween = create_tween()
+    tween.tween_property(shield_bar, "value", new_value - shield_depletion, .20).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_LINEAR)
+    _on_shield_ui()
 
 
 
 
 func _on_shield_ui():
-    print("SHIELD FX!")
     shader_active = true
     shield_bar.material.set_shader_parameter("toggle", 1.0)
     await get_tree().create_timer(1).timeout