Trail ghosts

scenes/end_screen.gd

@@ -24,16 +24,19 @@ func _apply_loss_palette():
 	var border := Color(1, 0.3, 0.3, 1)
 	var subtle := Color(0.95, 0.7, 0.7, 1)
 
-	var card_style = $Center/Card.get_theme_stylebox("panel") as StyleBoxFlat
+	var card_style := ($Center/Card.get_theme_stylebox("panel") as StyleBoxFlat).duplicate() as StyleBoxFlat
 	if card_style:
 		card_style.border_color = border
 		card_style.bg_color = Color(0.18, 0.05, 0.05, 1)
+		$Center/Card.add_theme_stylebox_override("panel", card_style)
 
 	var button = $Center/Card/Margin/Column/RestartButton
-	var button_style = button.get_theme_stylebox("normal") as StyleBoxFlat
+	var button_style := (button.get_theme_stylebox("normal") as StyleBoxFlat).duplicate() as StyleBoxFlat
 	if button_style:
 		button_style.border_color = border
 		button_style.bg_color = Color(0.3, 0.1, 0.1, 1)
+		for state in ["normal", "hover", "pressed", "focus"]:
+			button.add_theme_stylebox_override(state, button_style)
 	button.add_theme_color_override("font_color", border)
 
 	$Center/Card/Margin/Column/Headline.add_theme_color_override("font_color", border)

scenes/screen.gd

@@ -13,12 +13,23 @@ var pulse_gap_min := 0.3
 var block_zone_shrink := 3.0
 var block_zone_min := 12.0
 
+const TRAIL_GHOSTS := 8
+const TRAIL_SPACING := 3.0
+const TRAIL_ALPHAS := [0.5, 0.42, 0.34, 0.27, 0.2, 0.14, 0.09, 0.05]
+const GLOW_PADDING := Vector2(6, 6)
+const GLOW_COLOR := Color(1, 0.3, 0.3, 0.35)
+
 # Visual
 var base_color: Color
 
 # State
 var active := false
 var pulses_blocked := 0
+var _ready_pulse_tween: Tween = null
+var _trail: Array[ColorRect] = []
+var _glow: ColorRect
+var _face_scale_tween: Tween
+var _face_shake_tween: Tween
 
 signal pulse_blocked
 signal doors_closing
@@ -41,6 +52,23 @@ func _ready():
 	face.size = Vector2(size.x, 30)
 	face.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
 	face.text = ">:)"
+	face.pivot_offset = face.size / 2
+
+	_glow = ColorRect.new()
+	_glow.color = GLOW_COLOR
+	_glow.size = Vector2($SweepLine.size.x + GLOW_PADDING.x * 2, $SweepLine.size.y + GLOW_PADDING.y * 2)
+	_glow.visible = false
+	add_child(_glow)
+	move_child(_glow, 0)
+
+	for i in TRAIL_GHOSTS:
+		var ghost := ColorRect.new()
+		ghost.color = Color($SweepLine.color.r, $SweepLine.color.g, $SweepLine.color.b, TRAIL_ALPHAS[i])
+		ghost.size = $SweepLine.size
+		ghost.visible = false
+		add_child(ghost)
+		move_child(ghost, 0)
+		_trail.append(ghost)
 
 	# Duplicate the StyleBoxFlat so flash tweens don't bleed into other panels
 	var style = get_theme_stylebox("panel") as StyleBoxFlat
@@ -62,7 +90,8 @@ func start():
 func stop():
 	active = false
 	pulse_active = false
-	$SweepLine.visible = false
+	_hide_pulse_visuals()
+	_stop_ready_pulse()
 
 func shrink_block_zone():
 	var bz = $TargetZone
@@ -80,7 +109,11 @@ func launch_pulse():
 	pulse_active = true
 	$SweepLine.visible = true
 	$SweepLine.position.x = 0
+	_glow.visible = true
+	for ghost in _trail:
+		ghost.visible = true
 	$AIFace.text = ">:)"
+	_start_ready_pulse()
 
 func get_pulse_gap() -> float:
 	return pulse_gap
@@ -91,12 +124,18 @@ func _process(delta):
 
 	pulse_x += pulse_speed * delta
 	$SweepLine.position.x = pulse_x
+	_glow.position = Vector2(pulse_x - GLOW_PADDING.x, $SweepLine.position.y - GLOW_PADDING.y)
+	for i in _trail.size():
+		var gx = pulse_x - (i + 1) * TRAIL_SPACING
+		_trail[i].visible = gx >= 0
+		_trail[i].position = Vector2(gx, $SweepLine.position.y)
 
 	# Pulse reached the far side unblocked: AI wins, doors close
 	if pulse_x >= size.x:
 		pulse_active = false
-		$SweepLine.visible = false
+		_hide_pulse_visuals()
 		$AIFace.text = ":D"
+		_punch_face(1.5, 0.0)
 		flash(Color.RED)
 		active = false
 		doors_closing.emit()
@@ -116,16 +155,18 @@ func attempt_block() -> bool:
 		pulses_blocked += 1
 		pulse_speed += pulse_speed_increase
 		pulse_gap = max(pulse_gap - pulse_gap_decrease, pulse_gap_min)
-		$SweepLine.visible = false
+		_hide_pulse_visuals()
 		$AIFace.text = ">:("
+		_punch_face(1.4, 4.0)
 		flash(Color.GREEN)
 		pulse_blocked.emit()
 		return true
 	else:
 		# Mistimed: same result as letting it through
 		pulse_active = false
-		$SweepLine.visible = false
+		_hide_pulse_visuals()
 		$AIFace.text = ":D"
+		_punch_face(1.5, 0.0)
 		flash(Color.RED)
 		active = false
 		doors_closing.emit()
@@ -172,3 +213,41 @@ func show_onboarding(msg: String):
 func end_onboarding():
 	$AIFace.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 32)
 	$AIFace.size = Vector2(size.x, 30)
+
+func _start_ready_pulse():
+	if _ready_pulse_tween:
+		_ready_pulse_tween.kill()
+	$TargetZone.modulate.a = 1.0
+	_ready_pulse_tween = create_tween()
+	_ready_pulse_tween.set_loops()
+	_ready_pulse_tween.tween_property($TargetZone, "modulate:a", 0.6, 0.5)
+	_ready_pulse_tween.tween_property($TargetZone, "modulate:a", 1.0, 0.5)
+
+func _stop_ready_pulse():
+	if _ready_pulse_tween:
+		_ready_pulse_tween.kill()
+		_ready_pulse_tween = null
+	$TargetZone.modulate.a = 1.0
+
+func _hide_pulse_visuals():
+	$SweepLine.visible = false
+	_glow.visible = false
+	for ghost in _trail:
+		ghost.visible = false
+
+func _punch_face(scale_amount: float, shake_amount: float):
+	if _face_scale_tween:
+		_face_scale_tween.kill()
+	if _face_shake_tween:
+		_face_shake_tween.kill()
+	var face := $AIFace
+	face.position = Vector2(0, 0)
+	face.scale = Vector2(scale_amount, scale_amount)
+	_face_scale_tween = create_tween()
+	_face_scale_tween.tween_property(face, "scale", Vector2.ONE, 0.25).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_BACK).set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT)
+	if shake_amount > 0:
+		_face_shake_tween = create_tween()
+		_face_shake_tween.tween_property(face, "position:x", -shake_amount, 0.04)
+		_face_shake_tween.tween_property(face, "position:x", shake_amount, 0.04)
+		_face_shake_tween.tween_property(face, "position:x", -shake_amount * 0.5, 0.04)
+		_face_shake_tween.tween_property(face, "position:x", 0.0, 0.04)