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economy.gd

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extends Node
 signal productions_update(p: Array[Production])
 @warning_ignore("unused_signal")
 signal production_log(producer: Currency, p: Production)
+signal log(s: String)
 @export var currencies: Array[Production]
 @export var members: Array
 
@@ -78,11 +79,14 @@ func simulate():
 	update_currencies()
 	for e in events:
 		if e.requirements_satisfied() and e.will_happen():
+			if e.log_message != "" and not e.skip_log:
+				Economy.log.emit(e.log_message)
 			var outcome := e.outcome()
 			for o in outcome:
 				if o == null:
 					continue
 				produce(o)
+				if e.log_message == "" and not e.skip_log:
 					production_log.emit(null, o)
 			if e.timeline != null:
 				GameState.add_letter.emit(e.into_letter())

event.gd

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ enum EventNature {
 @export var nature: EventNature = EventNature.Random
 @export var email_source: Currency = preload("res://currency/sentient/town_crier.tres")
 @export var email_subject: String = "Something is amok!"
+@export var log_message: String = ""
 
 func requirements_satisfied() -> bool:
 	for requirement in requirements:

gui/production_ledger.gd

@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@ extends VBoxContainer
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	Economy.production_log.connect(append)
+	Economy.log.connect(log)
+
+func log(s: String):
+	var display := preload("res://gui/production_log.tscn").instantiate()
+	display.set_color(new_message_color)
+	for child in get_children():
+		if child is ProductionLog and child.is_old:
+			child.set_color(old_message_color)
+	display.generic = true
+	display.generic_text = s
+	add_child(display)
+	move_child(display, 0)
+	
 
 func append(producer: Currency, production: Production):
 	var display := preload("res://gui/production_log.tscn").instantiate()

gui/production_log.gd

@@ -3,14 +3,25 @@ class_name ProductionLog
 
 @export var producer: Currency = null
 @export var production: Production
+@export var generic: bool = false
+@export var generic_text: String = "<No message>"
+
 var is_old: bool = false
 
 func _ready() -> void:
+	if generic:
+		%GenericMessage.visible = true
+		%GenericMessage.text = generic_text
+		%Production.visible = false
+		%Production2.visible = false
+	else:
 		if producer != null:
 			%producer.text = producer.name
+			%GenericMessage.visible = false
 			%Production.visible = true
 			%Production2.visible = false
 		else:
+			%GenericMessage.visible = false
 			%Production.visible = false
 			%Production2.visible = true
 		%amount.text = str(abs(production.amount))
@@ -21,7 +32,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 		else:
 			%type.text = "consumed "
 			%producer2.text = "You lost "
-	
+	if production != null:
 		%production.text = production.currency.name
 		%production2.text = production.currency.name
 	make_old.call_deferred()

gui/production_log.tscn

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 [node name="ProductionLog" type="MarginContainer" unique_id=253822540]
 script = ExtResource("1_ei3g1")
 
+[node name="GenericMessage" type="Label" parent="." unique_id=712313778]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+layout_mode = 2
+
 [node name="Production" type="HBoxContainer" parent="." unique_id=1073672077]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
 layout_mode = 2

random events/a_pig_flew.tres

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="Event" format=3 uid="uid://ddjairvlvswck"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dddyxbkq0ienn" path="res://currency/production.gd" id="1_puqnt"]
+[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://chsv8oeajty8j" path="res://currency/sentient/town_crier.tres" id="1_unbcn"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://b5qok0rcalr" path="res://currency/sentient/cow.tres" id="2_tqpw4"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://dsohovjbf3s2p" path="res://currency/sentient/chicken.tres" id="3_unbcn"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://rdrcyvuvrp2m" path="res://currency/sentient/pig.tres" id="4_k6ytv"]

random events/bar_crawl.tres

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="Event" format=3 uid="uid://s2n6eankt20p"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://dv834343s36af" path="res://currency/sentient/drunk.tres" id="1_dvejf"]
+[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://chsv8oeajty8j" path="res://currency/sentient/town_crier.tres" id="1_ilimp"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://diwdxofo6exg3" path="res://event.gd" id="1_qbpgq"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dddyxbkq0ienn" path="res://currency/production.gd" id="2_iq8td"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://bfc53d345i1h5" path="res://test/bar_crawl.dtl" id="4_iq8td"]

random events/blood_rain.tres

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://diwdxofo6exg3" path="res://event.gd" id="1_dxq8u"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://by3dayfdpobpt" path="res://currency/inanimate/blood.tres" id="1_jlulm"]
+[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://chsv8oeajty8j" path="res://currency/sentient/town_crier.tres" id="1_tqf2y"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dddyxbkq0ienn" path="res://currency/production.gd" id="2_arfor"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://ikwdxjpxukej" path="res://test/blood_rain.dtl" id="4_arfor"]
 

random events/dino.tres

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://clx8tbrad4m7c" path="res://currency/sentient/dinosaur.tres" id="1_0jmdm"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://diwdxofo6exg3" path="res://event.gd" id="1_sui6i"]
+[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://chsv8oeajty8j" path="res://currency/sentient/town_crier.tres" id="1_sy7r4"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dddyxbkq0ienn" path="res://currency/production.gd" id="2_1x1ll"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://25iq6i8ltb6v" path="res://test/dino.dtl" id="4_1x1ll"]
 

random events/drought.tres

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="Event" format=3 uid="uid://vtlqhmhi0yeq"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://b8b6yr444ecdk" path="res://currency/inanimate/water.tres" id="1_d7ltk"]
+[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://chsv8oeajty8j" path="res://currency/sentient/town_crier.tres" id="1_unbv5"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://diwdxofo6exg3" path="res://event.gd" id="1_ut0k2"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dddyxbkq0ienn" path="res://currency/production.gd" id="2_rh8yf"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://damk3l2oj6gkd" path="res://test/drought.dtl" id="4_rh8yf"]