adding support and resolving crashes when running room scenes in debug mode

src/base-environments/youth_room/room_handle.gd

@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ func get_ready():
 func _ready():
 	Scenes.scene_finished.connect(_on_scene_finished)
 	
-	if get_parent() == get_tree().root:
-		get_ready()
-		start_room()
 	card_picker.cards_picked.connect(card_board.populate_board)
 
 func pull_save_state(save: SaveGame) -> void:

src/dev-util/debug_save.tres

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="SaveGame" load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://bgplfqxa852wo"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://d06gpwuxmkxkt" path="res://dev-util/savegame.gd" id="1_jr18u"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://bk5ja14r7r6i4" path="res://import/interface-elements/empty_save_slot.png" id="2_b2tdf"]
+
+[resource]
+script = ExtResource("1_jr18u")
+filepath = "DEBUG"
+unique_save_name = "DEBUG"
+current_room = 0
+mementos_complete = 1
+board_state = {
+"cards": {},
+"randoms": [],
+"stickies": {}
+}
+is_childhood_board_complete = false
+thumbnail = ExtResource("2_b2tdf")
+last_saved = 1756993270
+is_valid = true
+is_demo = false
+is_empty = true
+save_manually = false
+metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://d06gpwuxmkxkt"

src/dev-util/savegame.gd

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ func _validate_property(property: Dictionary):
 func _init(initial_filepath = "") -> void:
 	if initial_filepath == "":
 		filepath = "%s/%s.json" % [State.user_saves_path, unique_save_name]
+	elif initial_filepath == "DEBUG":
+		filepath = initial_filepath
 	else:
 		filepath = initial_filepath
 		unique_save_name = initial_filepath.get_file()
@@ -68,6 +70,14 @@ func _init(initial_filepath = "") -> void:
 
 func read_save_file():
 	print("Opening Savegame: %s" % filepath)
+	if filepath == "DEBUG":
+		if OS.has_feature("debug") or OS.has_feature("demo"):
+			push_warning("Created DEBUG savegame. Progress will not be stored!")
+		else:
+			print(get_stack())
+			push_error("Created DEBUG savegame outside of demo or debug environment. This is unintentional and will lead to data loss. Please contact support and attatch the stack above.")
+			#TODO maybe cause a crash here?
+		return
 
 	if FileAccess.file_exists(filepath):
 		var file = FileAccess.open(filepath, FileAccess.READ)
@@ -143,6 +153,10 @@ func _get_save_dict() -> Dictionary:
 	}
 
 func save_to_file(current_screen: Texture):
+	if filepath == "DEBUG":
+		push_warning("Saving DEBUG save skipped. This is intentional.")
+		return
+	
 	last_saved = Time.get_unix_time_from_system()
 	var thumbnail_image: Image = current_screen.get_image()
 	thumbnail_image.convert(Image.Format.FORMAT_RGB8)

src/logic-scenes/player_controller/player_controller.gd

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var has_stage: bool = false:
 		if has_stage != on_stage: 
 			if on_stage:
 				has_stage = true
-				if is_inside_tree():
+				if is_node_ready():
 					camera.make_current()
 					get_viewport().gui_release_focus()
 					Input.mouse_mode = Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ var has_stage: bool = false:
 					jitter_tween.tween_property(self, "jitter_strength", 1, 1)
 					if has_entered: emit_signal("ui_exited")
 				elif has_stage:
-					camera.current = true
+					await ready
+					camera.make_current()
 					jitter_strength = 1
 			else:
-				if is_inside_tree() and has_stage:
+				if is_node_ready() and has_stage:
 					Input.mouse_mode = Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE
 					var jitter_tween: Tween = create_tween()
 					jitter_tween.tween_property(self, "jitter_strength", 0, 0.5)

src/singletons/global_state.gd

@@ -232,8 +232,13 @@ func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 #endregion
 
 func _ready():
+	await get_tree().process_frame
 
 	for child in get_tree().root.get_children():
+		if child is RoomTemplate and active_save_game == null:
+			push_warning("Room initialised without a SaveGame. Creating proxy save.")
+			#TODO: make this a bit more clean maybe?
+			active_save_game = ResourceLoader.load("res://dev-util/debug_save.tres")
 		if "has_stage" in child:
 			pass_stage_to(child)
 			break