Another way to get a top node?

dwarf

So I need to change text of my label and I have to write this messy line: get_parent().get_parent().get_node("UI/Label").text = str(followers)

Any idea how can I get this node in a better way? ( This is the player's scrpt )

TwistedTwigleg

I generally use exported nodepath variables for getting nodes that are not children to the node with the script:

export (NodePath) var path_to_node = null
var _node
func _ready():
	if (path_to_node != null):
		_node = get_node(path_to_node)
	else:
		print ("NodePath not set in the Godot editor...")

I do not know if it is the best way, but I've used it for many scripts and it works fairly well.

cybereality

You can use absolute paths. That is another way.

get_node("/root/Main/UI/Label").text = "Something"

Or you can get the root node like this:

get_tree().get_root().get_node("Main/UI/Label").text = "Something Else"

Hope that helps.