Start with a Container node to house our information
Start with a Container node to house our information
Embedded Files
In the BaseLevel scene
In the BaseLevel scene
Add a MarginContainer node as a child
Add a MarginContainer node as a child
Rename it to Bank
Rename it to Bank
This will represent the money the player has
This will represent the money the player has
to spend on turrets and upgrades
to spend on turrets and upgrades
At the top of the Viewport
At the top of the Viewport
Next to the View button
Next to the View button
Click on the Anchor Presets button
Click on the Anchor Presets button
Choose Full Rect
Choose Full Rect
Click on the Margin Container
Click on the Margin Container
In the Inspector:
In the Inspector:
Expand the Theme Overrides property
Expand the Theme Overrides property
Expand the Constants property
Expand the Constants property
Set a 16px margin on all sides
Set a 16px margin on all sides
The MarginContainer will be
The MarginContainer will be
in front of everything in our scene
in front of everything in our scene
to prevent it from interrupting mouse clicks
to prevent it from interrupting mouse clicks
which could disrupt turret placement
which could disrupt turret placement
In the Mouse property
In the Mouse property
Set Filter mode to ignore
Set Filter mode to ignore
Add a Label as a child of MarginContainer
Add a Label as a child of MarginContainer
With the Label selected
With the Label selected
Click on the Size Settings button
Click on the Size Settings button
Next to the View button in the Viewport
Next to the View button in the Viewport
Align Left Horizontal
Align Left Horizontal
Align Bottom Vertical
Align Bottom Vertical
In the Text property
In the Text property
add the word TEST as a placeholder
add the word TEST as a placeholder
In the Label Settings Property
In the Label Settings Property
Add a new LabelSettings Object
Add a new LabelSettings Object
Click on LabelSettings to expand it
Click on LabelSettings to expand it
Expand the Font property
Expand the Font property
Set Size to 64px
Set Size to 64px
Expand the Outline Property
Expand the Outline Property
Set size to 16px
Set size to 16px
Set the Color to Black
Set the Color to Black
Add a new script to the Bank
Add a new script to the Bank
Add an export variable for starting gold
Add an export variable for starting gold
Add an onready variable to access the label
Add an onready variable to access the label
Create a set variable for the gold
Create a set variable for the gold
Set gold to the parameter gold_in
Set gold to the parameter gold_in
Choose the biggest number between
Choose the biggest number between
gold_in and 0 and set that to gold
gold_in and 0 and set that to gold
(This ensures gold cannot be negative)
(This ensures gold cannot be negative)
Update the label to display current gold
Update the label to display current gold
In the ready function set gold to starting gold
In the ready function set gold to starting gold
Spending Gold
Spending Gold
In the BaseLevel scene
In the BaseLevel scene
Add the Bank node
Add the Bank node
to the "bank" group
to the "bank" group
So we have a way to access it from other scenes
So we have a way to access it from other scenes
In the RayPickerCamera Script
In the RayPickerCamera Script
Add a ready variable to access the bank
Add a ready variable to access the bank
Add an export variable to store the cost of the turrets
Add an export variable to store the cost of the turrets
Check that there is enough gold to buy a turret
Check that there is enough gold to buy a turret
before changing the cursor to the placement hand
before changing the cursor to the placement hand
Once a turret has been placed
Once a turret has been placed
reduce the amount of gold in the bank
reduce the amount of gold in the bank
EARNING GOLD
EARNING GOLD
Gold is earned from destroying enemies
Gold is earned from destroying enemies
in the enemy script
in the enemy script
add an export variable to represent
add an export variable to represent
the gold earned from an enemy
the gold earned from an enemy
add a ready variable to gain access to the bank
add a ready variable to gain access to the bank
when an enemy is killed
when an enemy is killed
update the gold in the bank with the value from the enemy
update the gold in the bank with the value from the enemy
One small fix:
One small fix:
Once a turret is placed
Once a turret is placed
Change the cursor back from
Change the cursor back from
the pointing hand to the
the pointing hand to the
standard cursor
standard cursor
This is done by adding an additional else statement
This is done by adding an additional else statement
in the ray_picker_camera script
in the ray_picker_camera script
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