lobby level

levels/lobby_level.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://32nyipcwrab5"]
+
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cwmo5vh738x6w" path="res://Assets/Lobby_level.glb" id="1_lobby"]
+
+[sub_resource type="Environment" id="Environment_lobby"]
+
+[node name="lobby_level" type="Node3D"]
+
+[node name="Lobby_level" parent="." instance=ExtResource("1_lobby")]
+
+[node name="Lights" type="Node3D" parent="."]
+
+[node name="DirectionalLight3D" type="DirectionalLight3D" parent="Lights"]
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 0.7071067, 0.70710677, 0, -0.70710677, 0.7071067, 0, 36.945946, 70)
+light_color = Color(1, 0.9137255, 0.827451, 1)
+light_energy = 1.6
+shadow_enabled = true
+
+[node name="DirectionalLight3D2" type="DirectionalLight3D" parent="Lights"]
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, -0.8660254, 0.49999994, 0, -0.49999994, -0.8660254, 0, 112.56815, 93.37274)
+light_color = Color(0.4784314, 0.6156863, 0.8, 1)
+light_energy = 0.45
+
+[node name="WorldEnvironment" type="WorldEnvironment" parent="."]
+environment = SubResource("Environment_lobby")

levels/run_state.gd

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ signal run_started
 const _SHELL_SCENE := "res://scene.tscn"
 const _ARENA_LEVEL := preload("res://levels/arena_level.tscn")
 const _BEAR_LEVEL := preload("res://levels/bear_level.tscn")
+const _LOBBY_LEVEL := preload("res://levels/lobby_level.tscn")
 
 # Map shape. Small + placeholder for now; the final row is a single boss node.
 const _ROWS := 5
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ var pending_col: int = -1
 ## Debug override — when set, active_level() returns this regardless of map state.
 ## Set via the console `level` command; cleared on start_new_run().
 var debug_level_override: LevelDef = null
+## The lobby is an interstitial hub between fights, not a map node: the player is sent
+## here after clearing a level (go_to_lobby()) to move around freely before choosing the
+## next node. While set, active_level() serves the lobby; cleared once a node is picked
+## (select_node) or a fresh run begins.
+var enter_lobby: bool = false
 
 # Level catalog. Every level shares the shell scene; what changes is the level module
 # (its geometry + spawners) and the opponent. The arena (matador wave, normal + boss
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ const _BEAR_SCENE := preload("res://Bear.tscn")
 var _arena: LevelDef
 var _arena_boss: LevelDef
 var _bear: LevelDef
+var _lobby: LevelDef
 
 
 func _ready() -> void:
@@ -52,6 +59,8 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	)
 	_bear = _make_level(&"bear", "Bear's Den", _BEAR_LEVEL, Color(0.55, 0.38, 0.22), false)
 	_bear.enemy_scene = _BEAR_SCENE
+	# The lobby is a fightless hub — no enemy_scene, so no wave spawns and no win/lose.
+	_lobby = _make_level(&"lobby", "Lobby", _LOBBY_LEVEL, Color(0.62, 0.66, 0.72), false)
 
 
 func _make_level(
@@ -72,6 +81,8 @@ func _make_level(
 func active_level() -> LevelDef:
 	if debug_level_override != null:
 		return debug_level_override
+	if enter_lobby:
+		return _lobby
 	var n := node_at(pending_row, pending_col)
 	if n == null:
 		n = current_node()
@@ -84,12 +95,13 @@ func get_level(id: StringName) -> LevelDef:
 		&"arena":      return _arena
 		&"arena_boss": return _arena_boss
 		&"bear":       return _bear
+		&"lobby":      return _lobby
 	return null
 
 
 ## All known level ids — shown by `level` in the console.
 func level_ids() -> Array[StringName]:
-	return [&"arena", &"arena_boss", &"bear"]
+	return [&"arena", &"arena_boss", &"bear", &"lobby"]
 
 
 ## Begin a fresh run: build a new map and place the player at the start gate. Called from
@@ -101,6 +113,7 @@ func start_new_run() -> void:
 	pending_row = -1
 	pending_col = -1
 	debug_level_override = null
+	enter_lobby = false
 	run_started.emit()
 
 
@@ -156,10 +169,18 @@ func run_complete() -> bool:
 func select_node(node: MapNode) -> void:
 	if node == null:
 		return
+	enter_lobby = false
 	pending_row = node.row
 	pending_col = node.col
 
 
+## Send the player to the lobby hub instead of a fight — active_level() serves the lobby
+## until a node is picked. Called after clearing a level so the player lands in the lobby
+## rather than jumping straight to the next fight.
+func go_to_lobby() -> void:
+	enter_lobby = true
+
+
 ## Commit the level just won: move the player onto the pending node (or leave them at the
 ## start gate after the intro fight, which has no pending node).
 func complete_current_level() -> void: