From 1d6b5c35ca782d5f3a2256a3ce67e41caca9393f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jennie Robinson Faber <jennie@jenniefaber.com>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 19:41:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add escape-to-pause

---
 scenes/game.tscn         |  3 +++
 scenes/pause_menu.gd     | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 scenes/pause_menu.gd.uid |  1 +
 scenes/pause_menu.tscn   | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 60 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 scenes/pause_menu.gd
 create mode 100644 scenes/pause_menu.gd.uid
 create mode 100644 scenes/pause_menu.tscn

diff --git a/scenes/game.tscn b/scenes/game.tscn
index 75d323d..ae9db23 100644
--- a/scenes/game.tscn
+++ b/scenes/game.tscn
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://scenes/component_spawn.tscn" id="9_0tnpc"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://scenes/end_screen.tscn" id="10_endsc"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://scenes/title_screen.tscn" id="11_title"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://scenes/pause_menu.tscn" id="12_pause"]
 
 [node name="Game" type="Node3D" unique_id=1456297160]
 script = ExtResource("1_lbhrr")
@@ -41,3 +42,5 @@ stream = ExtResource("6_gee14")
 [node name="EndScreen" parent="." instance=ExtResource("10_endsc")]
 
 [node name="TitleScreen" parent="." instance=ExtResource("11_title")]
+
+[node name="PauseMenu" parent="." instance=ExtResource("12_pause")]
diff --git a/scenes/pause_menu.gd b/scenes/pause_menu.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3259d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/pause_menu.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+extends CanvasLayer
+
+var _enabled := false
+
+func _ready():
+	visible = false
+	EventBus.game_started.connect(_on_game_started)
+
+func _on_game_started():
+	_enabled = true
+
+func _unhandled_input(event):
+	if not _enabled:
+		return
+	if event is InputEventKey and event.pressed and not event.echo and event.keycode == KEY_ESCAPE:
+		_toggle()
+		get_viewport().set_input_as_handled()
+
+func _toggle():
+	var paused := not get_tree().paused
+	get_tree().paused = paused
+	visible = paused
diff --git a/scenes/pause_menu.gd.uid b/scenes/pause_menu.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afa6e8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/pause_menu.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://chssreaybnwn8
diff --git a/scenes/pause_menu.tscn b/scenes/pause_menu.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb4d344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/pause_menu.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scenes/pause_menu.gd" id="1"]
+
+[node name="PauseMenu" type="CanvasLayer"]
+layer = 25
+process_mode = 3
+script = ExtResource("1")
+
+[node name="Dim" type="ColorRect" parent="."]
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+mouse_filter = 2
+color = Color(0, 0, 0, 0.7)
+
+[node name="Center" type="CenterContainer" parent="."]
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+mouse_filter = 1
+
+[node name="Column" type="VBoxContainer" parent="Center"]
+theme_override_constants/separation = 16
+
+[node name="Title" type="Label" parent="Center/Column"]
+text = "PAUSED"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 64
+
+[node name="Prompt" type="Label" parent="Center/Column"]
+text = "ESC TO RESUME"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(0.7, 0.7, 0.7, 1)
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 24