Pause Menu

Handles game pausing/unpausing and features an animated 3D chicken character, dynamic button visibility, smooth transitions, and focus handling.

Key Components:

• PauseMenu.gd: Main controller script
• pause_menu.tscn: Scene container

Properties

Property	Type	Description
chicken	Node3D	The 3D chicken character to animate during paused state
camera	Camera3D	Game camera to adjust during pause animations
footer	PanelContainer	Bottom menu panel that slides in (not used)
game_logo_container	MarginContainer	Logo container with hover effects
paused	bool	Controls pause state with setter logic
prev_mouse_mode	Input.MouseMode	Stores previous mouse mode before pausing

UI Elements

Node	Type	Description
Resume	Button	Unpauses the game
Settings	Button	Opens the settings ui
Quit	Button	Returns to main menu
Forfeit	Button	Forfeits the fight and returns to poultryman menu

Core Mechanics

Pause State Management

var paused: bool:
    set(value):
        paused = value
        visible = value
        get_tree().paused = value
        Input.mouse_mode = Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE if value else prev_mouse_mode
        if value:
            get_parent().move_child(self, get_parent().get_child_count() - 1)
            _set_button_visibility()

Behaviour:

• Freezes the whole scene tree when paused, except itself. Since this node’s process mode is set to PROCESS_MODE_ALWAYS, it will never get paused in the scene tree.
• Handles mouse visibility when paused and unpaused.
• Ensures this menu is always on top of other UI’s.
• Updates the button visiblity dynamically.

Input Handling

func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
    if Input.is_action_just_pressed("pause"):
        if not paused:
            prev_mouse_mode = Input.mouse_mode
        paused = not paused
        if paused:
            _squish_chicken()
            resume_button.grab_focus()

Key Features:

• Toggles pause on pause action in the input mappings. (default key is ESC)
• Preserves the previous mouse mode before entering this node.
• Auto-focuses on the resume button.
• Triggers the 3d chicken animation when entering this node.

Visual Design

Color Palette

Usage	Hex	Sample
button normal font	#bebcbe	Sample
button hover font	#878085	Sample
button focus font	#878085	Sample
button pressed font	#eae7dc	Sample
button normal bg	transparent	Sample
button hover bg	#cccbc7	Sample
button focus bg	#cccbc7	Sample
button pressed bg	#262520	Sample

Typography

Element	Font	Size
button	Frost Scream	36px

Flow

1. Player presses pause button
2. Game freezes (physics/process stops)
3. Menu appears with animation
4. Player selects option
5. Menu closes with animation
6. Game resumes

Dependencies

• Uses SignalManager to switch interfaces
• Uses TweenManager for animations