Connecting Signal to Instanced Scene

weddi_eddy

Hello.

I need some help with a signal I'm trying to make to an instanced scene. Here is my scene called cutscene_001:

extends Node2D

func start_cutscene()
    print("It works.")

The above scene is not part of my MainScene scene. I wish to load it on command and then signal it. Here is a snippit from my MainScene scene:

func cutscene_start():
	    var cutscene = load("res:///cutscene_001.tscn")
	    var cutscene_001 = cutscene.instance()
	    add_child_below_node(get_tree().get_root().get_node("MainScene"),cutscene_001)
	    print("We loaded a scene...?")
	    print(cutscene_001)
	    $MainScene.connect("start_cutscene", cutscene_001, "start_cutscene")

The print of cutscene_001 shows [Node2D:1240] in the output, so I'm loading the scene (I think) but when I try to make the connection from MainScene to cutscene_001, I get:

Attempt to call function 'connect' in base 'null instance' on a null instance.

I've tried various methods of things but I can't get my MainScene to start the start_cutscene from the instanced cutscene_001 scene.

What am I doing wrong here?

UnknownUser

I'm a total noob so please correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't there only be two "/" in load("res:///cutscene_001.tscn")? or did you mean load("res://../cutscene_001.tscn")?

Kequc

You said your second script in the example is the mainscene node. So you don't need to 'get' it, you just call connect directly on it. Assuming that's where the signal originates.

Your code $MainScene is looking for a child node named "MainScene". Which doesn't exist.

weddi_eddy

@Kequc said: You said your second script in the example is the mainscene node. So you don't need to 'get' it, you just call connect directly on it. Assuming that's where the signal originates.

Your code $MainScene is looking for a child node named "MainScene". Which doesn't exist.

You're right. Here's what worked for me:

connect("start_cutscene", cutscene_001, "start_cutscene")

As this line of code is in the mainscene, you simply do a connect and the target is the instanced cutscene_001 (printed at [Node2D:1240]). I know I'm just reiterating it, but hopefully this helps someone. Thanks alot @Kequc !