So I have this text display event that pops up when the player enters an Area2D and presses a button. The program is doing what I want it to, but apparently I have to press a button TWICE to trigger the text display after the scene first changes/loads. When accessing the point any other time, it does it right on the first press (if the event has occurred once already, it boots up on first press). I think I've been looking at it too long.
I have a textbox object as an instanced scene, it's not what's malfunctioning though, so there are custom functions. Almost positive the problem is somewhere in the Input section, as I have a bulletin event that is quite similar but works fine (displays texts without player input). I am positive it is something obvious I am missing.
extends Area2D
### open event flag and objects
var _can_search = false
onready var _look = $LookSprite
onready var _run = $RunSprite
### text values and state
onready var _textbox = $TextAnimation
onready var _dialog = $TextAnimation/Label
export var _textLine1 : String
export var _textLine2 : String
export var _textLine3 : String
export var _textLine4 : String
var _textsArray = [_textLine1,_textLine2,_textLine3,_textLine4]
var _nextText = _textLine1
const _EMPTY = ''
### make text invisible at boot (visible in editor)
func _ready():
_look.visible = false
### input command
func _input(_event):
if _can_search:
if Input.is_action_just_pressed("_interact"):
_displayed()
### pull from array and display, if it's empty, exit.
func _displayed():
_look.visible = false
_nextText = _textsArray.pop_front()
if _nextText != _EMPTY:
_textbox._update(_nextText)
_textbox._fade_in()
DirectorNode._freezePlayer = true
else:
_textbox._fade_out()
DirectorNode._freezePlayer = false
_textsArray = [_textLine1,_textLine2,_textLine3,_textLine4]
func _on_SearchEvent_body_entered(body):
if body.name == 'Lydia':
if DirectorNode._chaseMode == false:
_can_search = true
_look.visible = true
else: ### disable event if pursued!
_can_search = false
_look.visible = false
_run.visible = true
func _on_SearchEvent_body_exited(body):
if body.name == 'Lydia':
_can_search = false
_look.visible = false
_run.visible = false
