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currency/members/member_sprite.gd

@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ class_name CurrencyMemberSprite
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	sync()
+	Economy.census.connect(census)
+	
+func census(p: Production, all):
+	if p.currency == currency:
+		p.amount += 1
+		all.append(self)
 	
 func sync():
 	if allegiance != null:

economy.gd

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ signal log(s: String)
 @export var currencies: Array[Production]
 @export var members: Array
 
-signal census(p: Production)
+
+signal census(p: Production, all)
 
 @onready var events: Array[Event] = load_events()
 
@@ -20,20 +21,43 @@ func spawn_friendlies():
 		var p := Production.new()
 		p.currency = currency
 		p.amount = 0
-		census.emit(p)
+		var all: Array[Node2D] = []
-		var delta := p.amount - get_currency_amount(currency)
+		census.emit(p, [])
+		var delta := get_currency_amount(currency) - p.amount
 		if delta > 0:
 			for i in range(delta):
-				spawn_currency_avatar(currency)
+				spawn_currency_avatar(currency, true)
+		elif delta < 0:
+			all.shuffle()
+			for i in range(min(delta, all.size()-1)):
+				all[i].queue_free()
 
-func spawn_currency_avatar(currency):
+func spawn_baddies():
+	if GameState.spawns_good == null:
+		spawn_friendlies.call_deferred()
+		return
+	for currency in get_all_sentient_currencies():
+		var delta := get_currency_amount(currency)
+		for i in range(delta):
+			spawn_currency_avatar(currency, false)
+
+func spawn_currency_avatar(currency, good: bool):
 	var troup := preload("res://Troup.tscn").instantiate()
-	var spawn: Node2D = GameState.spawns_good.get_children().pick_random()
+	var spawns
+	if good:
+		spawns = GameState.spawns_good
+	else:
+		spawns = GameState.spawns_bad
+	var spawn: Node2D = spawns.get_children().pick_random()
 	troup.top_level = true
 	troup.position = spawn.global_position
 	var sprite: CurrencyMemberSprite = troup.sprite()
 	sprite.currency = currency
+	if good:
 		sprite.allegiance = preload("res://allegiance/good.tres")
+	else:
+		sprite.allegiance = preload("res://allegiance/bad.tres")
+		
 	get_tree().root.add_child(troup)
 	
 
@@ -123,6 +147,7 @@ func simulate():
 				GameState.add_letter.emit(e.into_letter())
 	if randf() < 0.01:
 		LetterGeneration.try_generate_offer()
+	spawn_friendlies()
 
 
 func get_all_currencies_in(dir: StringName):

game.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+extends Node2D
+
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready() -> void:
+	Economy.spawn_baddies.call_deferred()
+	Economy.simulate.call_deferred()

game.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://cr1yh02xdul33

game.tscn

@@ -1,23 +1,14 @@
 [gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://dkui3dlb4vu1c"]
 
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://bdk1r2u8clllr" path="res://map.tscn" id="1_e2o6t"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://cr1yh02xdul33" path="res://game.gd" id="1_feb5d"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://d06w1wtct0mfs" path="res://test/test_economy.tscn" id="2_feb5d"]
-[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://coebykrbnhlif" path="res://currency/members/MemberSprite.tscn" id="3_7jktm"]
-[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://dn0c1pfq04obw" path="res://currency/sentient/farmer.tres" id="4_ryrav"]
-[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://b7lxfjhx4qhts" path="res://allegiance/good.tres" id="5_eow3j"]
 
 [node name="Game" type="Node2D" unique_id=1791439508]
+script = ExtResource("1_feb5d")
 
 [node name="map" parent="." unique_id=575553336 instance=ExtResource("1_e2o6t")]
 
 [node name="CanvasLayer" type="CanvasLayer" parent="." unique_id=1213874033]
 
 [node name="TestEconomy" parent="CanvasLayer" unique_id=629898212 instance=ExtResource("2_feb5d")]
-
-[node name="MemberSprite" parent="." unique_id=283117283 instance=ExtResource("3_7jktm")]
-offset_left = 294.0
-offset_top = 1177.0
-offset_right = 345.0
-offset_bottom = 1219.0
-currency = ExtResource("4_ryrav")
-allegiance = ExtResource("5_eow3j")

project.godot

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config_version=5
 
 [application]
 
-run/main_scene="uid://dkui3dlb4vu1c"
+run/main_scene="uid://d1hx10534r452"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.7")
 
 [autoload]

spawns_bad.gd

@@ -4,8 +4,3 @@ extends Node2D
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready() -> void:
 	GameState.spawns_bad = self
-
-
-# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
-func _process(delta: float) -> void:
-	pass

spawns_good.gd

@@ -4,8 +4,3 @@ extends Node2D
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready() -> void:
 	GameState.spawns_good = self
-
-
-# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
-func _process(delta: float) -> void:
-	pass

start_screen.gd

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ extends Control
 func _on_button_pressed() -> void:
 	Dialogic.start(preload("res://test/timeline.dtl"))
 	await Dialogic.timeline_ended
-	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://game.tscn")
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file.call_deferred("res://game.tscn")
 
 
 func _on_button_2_pressed() -> void:
-	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://game.tscn")
+	get_tree().change_scene_to_file.call_deferred("res://game.tscn")

troup.gd

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const JUMP_VELOCITY = -400.0
 func _ready() -> void:
 	
 	UserContext.    set_target_for     .    connect(set_target_for)
-	enemTarget = %PlayerGates
+	#enemTarget = %PlayerGates
 
 func set_target_for(who: CurrencyMemberSprite, t: Node2D):
 	if %MemberSprite == who: