fix: card burner loads cards and singes them with correct highlight

src/logic-scenes/card_burner/card_burner.gd

@@ -19,39 +19,52 @@ var focused: bool = false:
 @onready var cursor: CandleCursor = %CandleCursor
 @onready var ancors: Array[Control] = [%Ancor1, %Ancor2, %Ancor3, %Ancor4]
 
+signal card_burned
+
+
 func _ready():
-	# Note: burn_cards is now called directly by the transition system, not via register_scene_actor
 	%SkipButton.pressed.connect(card_burned.emit)
 
-func burn_cards(_id: int, _repeat: bool = false) -> void:
+
-	# Get all card names from the board (excluding stickies which start with "p")
+## Main play coroutine - simple linear flow for burning a card
+func play() -> void:
+	print_debug("CardBurner: Starting card burning sequence")
+
+	# 1. Get all card names from the board (excluding stickies which start with "p")
 	var card_names: Array[StringName] = []
 	for item_name in State.save_game.board_positions.keys():
 		if not item_name.begins_with("p"):
 			card_names.append(item_name)
 
-	# Get card instances and shuffle them
+	print_debug("CardBurner: Found %d cards to choose from" % card_names.size())
+
+	# 2. Get card instances and shuffle them
 	var random_cards: Array = HardCards.get_cards_by_name_array(card_names)["cards"]
 	random_cards.shuffle()
 
-	for ancor:Control in ancors:
+	# 3. Populate the 4 anchor slots with random cards
-		if random_cards.size() > 0:
+	for ancor: Control in ancors:
-			ancor.get_child(0).queue_free()
+		var new_card: Card = random_cards.pop_front()
-			var new_child: Card = random_cards.pop_front()
+		ancor.add_child(new_card)
-			ancor.add_child(new_child)
+		new_card.owner = self
-			new_child.owner = self
+		new_card.has_burned.connect(card_burned.emit)
-			new_child.has_burned.connect(card_burned.emit)
+		print_debug("CardBurner: Added card '%s' to anchor" % new_card.name)
 
+	# 4. Wait for player to burn a card (or skip)
+	print_debug("CardBurner: Waiting for player to burn a card...")
 	await card_burned
+
+	# 5. Play vanish animation and wait for completion
+	print_debug("CardBurner: Card burned, playing vanish animation")
 	$AnimationPlayer.play("vanish")
 	await $AnimationPlayer.animation_finished
 
-signal card_burned
+	print_debug("CardBurner: Sequence complete")
 
-func handle_hover(to_handle: Area2D):
+func handle_hover(card: Draggable):
-	if to_handle is Card:
+	if not card is Card: return
-		if to_handle.burn_state == Card.burned.NOT:
+	card.highlighted = card.mouse_over
-			to_handle.burn_state = Card.burned.SINGED
+	card.burn_state = Card.burned.SINGED if card.mouse_over else Card.burned.NOT
 
 func handle_mouse_button(event: InputEventMouseButton, card: Card):
 	if event.button_index == MOUSE_BUTTON_MASK_LEFT and event.is_pressed() and not event.is_echo():

src/logic-scenes/card_burner/card_burner.tscn

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://bbs1u7ojno7xo" path="res://addons/input_prompts/action_prompt/action_prompt.gd" id="4_x6cxt"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dy5rd437h5hsw" path="res://logic-scenes/board/card.tscn" id="5_ckmi5"]
 
-[sub_resource type="InputEventKey" id="InputEventKey_x6cxt"]
+[sub_resource type="InputEventKey" id="InputEventKey_ckmi5"]
 device = -1
 physical_keycode = 88
 unicode = 120
 
-[sub_resource type="InputEventJoypadButton" id="InputEventJoypadButton_23lqb"]
+[sub_resource type="InputEventJoypadButton" id="InputEventJoypadButton_x6cxt"]
 device = -1
 button_index = 2
 pressed = true
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ stretch_mode = 5
 script = ExtResource("4_x6cxt")
 action = "skip"
 icon = 0
-events = Array[InputEvent]([null, SubResource("InputEventKey_x6cxt"), SubResource("InputEventJoypadButton_23lqb")])
+events = Array[InputEvent]([null, SubResource("InputEventKey_ckmi5"), SubResource("InputEventJoypadButton_x6cxt")])
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://bbs1u7ojno7xo"
 
 [node name="SkipButton" type="Button" parent="Control/HSplitContainer"]
@@ -200,53 +200,41 @@ libraries = {
 }
 
 [node name="Card1" parent="." instance=ExtResource("5_ckmi5")]
-picked_random = null
 wiggle_strength = null
 wiggle_speed = null
 scale_bump = null
 bounce_speed = null
-highlighted = null
 is_dragable = null
 diameter = null
 burn_progress = null
 burn_state = null
-direction = null
 
 [node name="Card2" parent="." instance=ExtResource("5_ckmi5")]
-picked_random = null
 wiggle_strength = null
 wiggle_speed = null
 scale_bump = null
 bounce_speed = null
-highlighted = null
 is_dragable = null
 diameter = null
 burn_progress = null
 burn_state = null
-direction = null
 
 [node name="Card3" parent="." instance=ExtResource("5_ckmi5")]
-picked_random = null
 wiggle_strength = null
 wiggle_speed = null
 scale_bump = null
 bounce_speed = null
-highlighted = null
 is_dragable = null
 diameter = null
 burn_progress = null
 burn_state = null
-direction = null
 
 [node name="Card4" parent="." instance=ExtResource("5_ckmi5")]
-picked_random = null
 wiggle_strength = null
 wiggle_speed = null
 scale_bump = null
 bounce_speed = null
-highlighted = null
 is_dragable = null
 diameter = null
 burn_progress = null
 burn_state = null
-direction = null

src/logic-scenes/interactable/interactable.gd

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ func play_story() -> void:
 		Scenes.player_enable.emit(true)
 		expand()
 
+
 func play_board() -> void:
 		canvas_layer.show()
 
@@ -139,26 +140,33 @@ func play_board() -> void:
 		expand()
 
 
+func play_burner() -> void:
+		canvas_layer.show()
+
+		# Play the board (handles mouse visibility and waits for close)
+		await interaction_ui.play()
+
+		# Hide the CanvasLayer when done
+		canvas_layer.hide()
+
+
 func interact() -> void:
 	Scenes.player_enable.emit(false)
 	shown = false
 	await collapse()
+	collected = true
 
 	# collapse other interactables BEFORE showing canvas
 	get_tree().call_group("interactables", "collapse")
 
-	# Show the CanvasLayer so the story is visible full-screen
-	canvas_layer.show()
-
 	if interaction_ui is StoryPlayable:
 		await play_story()
 
 	if interaction_ui is CardBoard:
 		await play_board()
 
-	canvas_layer.hide()
+	if interaction_ui is CardBurner:
-	collected = true
+		await play_burner()
-	Scenes.player_enable.emit(true)
 
 
 ## Updates caption label based on the instantiated interaction_ui
@@ -166,8 +174,10 @@ func _update_caption() -> void:
 	if interaction_ui is StoryPlayable:
 		var story := interaction_ui as StoryPlayable
 		caption.text = I18n.get_story_caption(story.scene_id)
-	elif interaction_ui is CardBoard:
+	if interaction_ui is CardBoard:
 		caption.text = TranslationServer.translate("Mind Board")
+	if interaction_ui is CardBurner:
+		caption.text = TranslationServer.translate("leave")
 
 ## Updates prompt label based on the interaction type and collected state
 func _update_prompt() -> void:

src/logic-scenes/playable.gd

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ class_name Playable
 
 ## Awaitable that encapsulates the core interaction with this Playable
 func play() -> void:
+	push_warning("Playeable[base].play() not overridden")
 	await get_tree().process_frame # Dummy wait so this is a coroutine
 
-func handle_hover(area: Draggable):
+func handle_hover(_area: Draggable):
-	prints("Playable[base].handle_hover", area, area.name)
+	#prints("Playable[base].handle_hover", _area, _area.name)
 	pass