Gonna call it on the camera stuff for now.

Main.tscn

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=10 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=11 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://src/levels/TestBox.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=2]
 [ext_resource path="res://src/ui/HUD.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=3]
 [ext_resource path="res://src/ui/scene_transition.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=4]
-[ext_resource path="res://src/camera_control.gd" type="Script" id=5]
+[ext_resource path="res://src/classes/camera_guide.gd" type="Script" id=5]
-[ext_resource path="res://src/game_camera.gd" type="Script" id=6]
+[ext_resource path="res://src/Camera2D.gd" type="Script" id=6]
+[ext_resource path="res://src/Main.gd" type="Script" id=7]
 
 [sub_resource type="Shader" id=2]
 code = "shader_type canvas_item;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ shader_param/cam_offset = Vector2( 0, 0 )
 extents = Vector2( 160, 90 )
 
 [node name="Main" type="Node2D"]
+script = ExtResource( 7 )
 
 [node name="MusicPlayer" type="AudioStreamPlayer" parent="."]
 
@@ -50,18 +52,19 @@ position = Vector2( 112, 56 )
 
 [node name="UI_Layer" parent="ViewportContainer/Viewport" instance=ExtResource( 3 )]
 
-[node name="KinematicBody2D" type="KinematicBody2D" parent="ViewportContainer/Viewport"]
+[node name="CameraGuide" type="KinematicBody2D" parent="ViewportContainer/Viewport"]
 position = Vector2( 160, 90 )
 collision_layer = 0
 collision_mask = 256
-collision/safe_margin = 0.25
 script = ExtResource( 5 )
 
-[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="ViewportContainer/Viewport/KinematicBody2D"]
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="ViewportContainer/Viewport/CameraGuide"]
+visible = false
 shape = SubResource( 1 )
+one_way_collision = true
 
 [node name="Camera2D" type="Camera2D" parent="ViewportContainer/Viewport"]
 position = Vector2( 160, 90 )
 current = true
 script = ExtResource( 6 )
-tracking_node_path = NodePath("../KinematicBody2D")
+tracking_node_path = NodePath("../CameraGuide")

lib/singleton_autoloads/LevelInfo.gd

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ onready var current_music_track :AudioStream
 
 onready var viewport_container = get_node("/root/Main/ViewportContainer") #$ViewportContainer
 onready var viewport = get_node("/root/Main/ViewportContainer/Viewport") # $ViewportContainer/Viewport
+onready var camera_guide :CameraGuide = get_node("/root/Main/ViewportContainer/Viewport/CameraGuide")
 
 func change_music_track(_music_track :AudioStream ):
 	if current_music_track != _music_track:
@@ -36,9 +37,11 @@ func change_level(_level_name :String, _position_name :String):
 	#var simultaneous_scene = preload("res://levels/level2.tscn").instance()
 	var new_level = load("res://src/levels/" + _level_name + ".tscn" ).instance()
 	#print (get_tree().get_root().get_children())
+	
 	for l in get_node("/root/Main/ViewportContainer/Viewport").get_children():
 		#print (get_node("/root/Main").get_children())
 		if l is Level:
+			camera_guide.disable_tracking()
 			SceneTransition.transition_dissolve("foo")
 			yield(SceneTransition,"done")
 			print(l)
@@ -49,7 +52,10 @@ func change_level(_level_name :String, _position_name :String):
 			if new_level.entrances.has(_position_name):
 				player_start_position = new_level.entrances[_position_name].transform.origin
 			print (get_node("/root/Main/ViewportContainer/Viewport").get_children())
+			#get_node("/root/Main/ViewportContainer/Viewport/CameraGuide").global_position = Vector2(160,90)
 			SceneTransition.reset()
+			camera_guide.transform.origin = Vector2(160,90)
+			camera_guide.enable_tracking()
 			#get_node("/root/Main").add_child_below_node(SceneTransition,new_level)
 			
 

project.godot

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ _global_script_classes=[ {
 "language": "GDScript",
 "path": "res://lib/classes/audiostreamplayer_state_receiver.gd"
 }, {
+"base": "KinematicBody2D",
+"class": "CameraGuide",
+"language": "GDScript",
+"path": "res://src/classes/camera_guide.gd"
+}, {
 "base": "",
 "class": "GitAPI",
 "language": "NativeScript",
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ _global_script_class_icons={
 "Actor": "",
 "AnimatedSprite_StateReceiver": "",
 "AudioStreamPlayer_StateReceiver": "",
+"CameraGuide": "",
 "GitAPI": "",
 "HealthComponent": "",
 "HealthPickup": "",

src/Interactables/QuickHealthPickup.tres

@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
-[gd_resource type="SpriteFrames" load_steps=6 format=2]
+[gd_resource type="SpriteFrames" load_steps=5 format=2]
-
-[ext_resource path="res://assets/quick_health.png" type="Texture" id=1]
 
 [sub_resource type="AtlasTexture" id=1]
-atlas = ExtResource( 1 )
 region = Rect2( 0, 0, 15, 13 )
 
 [sub_resource type="AtlasTexture" id=2]
-atlas = ExtResource( 1 )
 region = Rect2( 15, 0, 15, 13 )
 
 [sub_resource type="AtlasTexture" id=3]
-atlas = ExtResource( 1 )
 region = Rect2( 30, 0, 15, 13 )
 
 [sub_resource type="AtlasTexture" id=4]
-atlas = ExtResource( 1 )
 region = Rect2( 45, 0, 15, 13 )
 
 [resource]

src/Main.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+extends Node2D
+
+
+# Declare member variables here. Examples:
+# var a = 2
+# var b = "text"
+export var starting_level: PackedScene
+
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready():
+	pass # Replace with function body.
+
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+#func _process(delta):
+#	pass

src/classes/camera_guide.gd

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+class_name CameraGuide
 extends KinematicBody2D
 
 
@@ -7,11 +8,19 @@ extends KinematicBody2D
 var game_size := Vector2(320,180)
 onready var window_scale :float = (OS.window_size / game_size).x
 
+var _is_tracking :bool = true
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
 	pass # Replace with function body.
 
+func enable_tracking() -> void:
+	##TODO: add extra collission checks here to make sure we aren't stuck maybe?
+	_is_tracking = true
+
+func disable_tracking() -> void:
+	_is_tracking = false
+
 var flip_tracker = 0.0
 var stuck_check: bool
 func _physics_process(delta):

src/levels/TestBox.tscn

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ extents = Vector2( 8, 40 )
 points = PoolVector2Array( 20, 20, 0.326027, 20, 0.326027, 0.605103, 20, 0.605103 )
 
 [sub_resource type="TileSet" id=4]
-resource_name = "NoCam"
 0/name = "no_cam_tile.png 0"
 0/texture = ExtResource( 6 )
 0/tex_offset = Vector2( 0, 0 )
@@ -63,15 +62,15 @@ position = Vector2( 80, 131 )
 damage_amount = 10
 
 [node name="ColorRect" type="ColorRect" parent="Hitbox_Component" index="0"]
-margin_left = 263.0
+margin_left = 266.0
-margin_top = 115.0
+margin_top = 90.0
-margin_right = 273.0
+margin_right = 276.0
-margin_bottom = 124.0
+margin_bottom = 99.0
 color = Color( 1, 0, 0, 1 )
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Hitbox_Component" index="1"]
 modulate = Color( 1, 0, 0, 1 )
-position = Vector2( 268, 119 )
+position = Vector2( 271, 94 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )
 
 [node name="LevelTransition" parent="." index="5" instance=ExtResource( 4 )]