create StaticNodeManager to hold all the nodes that need to get accessed globally

project.godot

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ UiManager="*res://scripts/globals/ui_manager.gd"
 HoveringManager="*res://scripts/globals/hovering_manager.gd"
 SelectionManager="*res://scripts/globals/selection_manager.gd"
 SoundManager="*res://scripts/globals/sound_manager.gd"
+StaticNodesManager="*res://scripts/globals/static_nodes_manager.gd"
 
 [debug]
 

scenes/world.tscn

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, -58.3389, 0, -63.0179)
 [node name="Aphids" type="Node" parent="Bunches"]
 
 [node name="AphidsBunch" type="Marker3D" parent="Bunches/Aphids"]
-transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, -43.716, 0, -56.9208)
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, -49.7297, 0, -59.3123)
 gizmo_extents = 2.71
 script = ExtResource("3_vkmt5")
 amount = 3
@@ -192,10 +192,11 @@ script = ExtResource("3_vkmt5")
 [node name="Honeydew" type="Node" parent="Bunches"]
 
 [node name="BunchSpawner" type="Marker3D" parent="Bunches/Honeydew"]
-transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, -43.2604, -7.62939e-06, -58.6667)
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, -50.9454, -8.10623e-06, -60.0162)
 gizmo_extents = 4.7
 script = ExtResource("3_vkmt5")
 what = 1
+amount = 30
 
 [node name="UI" type="Node" parent="."]
 
@@ -214,6 +215,9 @@ current = true
 fov = 37.8493
 script = ExtResource("1_gnxhh")
 
+[node name="AudioListener3D" type="AudioListener3D" parent="MainCamera"]
+current = true
+
 [node name="AmbientAudio" type="AudioStreamPlayer" parent="."]
 process_mode = 3
 bus = &"ambient"

scripts/ambient_audio.gd

@@ -10,17 +10,14 @@ var audio_3 := preload("res://assets/audio/ambient/ambient_3.ogg")
 var streams: Array[AudioStream] = [audio_1, audio_2, audio_3]
 var filter: AudioEffectHighPassFilter
 
-@onready var main_camera: MainCamera = $/root/World/MainCamera
-
 
 func _ready() -> void:
-	assert(main_camera != null, "main_camera missing!")
-
 	var bus_idx := AudioServer.get_bus_index(bus)
 	for effect_idx in AudioServer.get_bus_effect_count(bus_idx):
 		var effect := AudioServer.get_bus_effect(bus_idx, effect_idx)
 		if effect is AudioEffectHighPassFilter:
 			filter = effect
+	assert(filter != null, "filter missing!")
 
 	stream = streams.pick_random()
 	play()
@@ -28,7 +25,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 	filter.cutoff_hz = lerpf(
-			ZOOMED_IN_CUTOFF, 
-			ZOOMED_OUT_CUTOFF, 
-			main_camera.zoom_value,
+			ZOOMED_IN_CUTOFF,
+			ZOOMED_OUT_CUTOFF,
+			StaticNodesManager.main_camera.zoom_value,
 	)

scripts/anthill.gd

@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ var ant_nitwit := preload("res://scenes/units/ant_nitwit.tscn")
 var ant_gatherer := preload("res://scenes/units/ant_gatherer.tscn")
 
 @onready var ui_origin: Node3D = $UiOrigin
-@onready var nitwits_holder: Node = $/root/World/Units/Nitwits
-@onready var gatherers_holder: Node = $/root/World/Units/Gatherers
 @onready var audio_player: SoundEffectsPlayer = (
 		$SoundEffectsPlayer
 )
@@ -20,8 +18,6 @@ var ant_gatherer := preload("res://scenes/units/ant_gatherer.tscn")
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	assert(ui_origin != null, "ui_origin missing!")
-	assert(nitwits_holder != null, "nitwits_holder missing!")
-	assert(gatherers_holder != null, "gatherers_holder missing!")
 	assert(audio_player != null, "audio_player missing!")
 	super._ready()
 	honeydew += AntNitwit.get_cost()
@@ -50,14 +46,14 @@ func spawn_nitwit(ding: bool = true) -> void:
 	if new_unit == null:
 		return
 	print('add!')
-	nitwits_holder.add_child(new_unit)
+	StaticNodesManager.nitwits_holder.add_child(new_unit)
 
 
 func spawn_gatherer() -> void:
 	var new_unit := _create_unit(ant_gatherer, AntGatherer.get_cost())
 	if new_unit == null:
 		return
-	gatherers_holder.add_child(new_unit)
+	StaticNodesManager.gatherers_holder.add_child(new_unit)
 
 
 func _click() -> void:

scripts/bunch_spawner.gd

@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ enum WhatToSpawn {
 var aphid := preload("res://scenes/units/aphid.tscn")
 var honeydew := preload("res://scenes/items/honeydew.tscn")
 
-@onready var aphids_holder: Node = $/root/World/Units/Aphids
-@onready var honeydew_holder: Node = $/root/World/Items/Honeydew
-
 func _ready() -> void:
-	assert(aphids_holder != null, "aphids_holder missing!")
 	for i in amount:
 		var pos_offset := Vector3(
 				randf_range(-gizmo_extents, gizmo_extents),
@@ -25,9 +21,17 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 		)
 		match what:
 			WhatToSpawn.APHID:
-				_spawn(aphid, global_position + pos_offset, aphids_holder)
+				_spawn(
+						aphid,
+						global_position + pos_offset,
+						StaticNodesManager.aphids_holder
+				)
 			WhatToSpawn.HONEYDEW:
-				_spawn(honeydew, global_position + pos_offset, honeydew_holder)
+				_spawn(
+						honeydew,
+						global_position + pos_offset,
+						StaticNodesManager.honeydew_holder
+				)
 
 
 func _spawn(scene: PackedScene, where: Vector3, holder: Node) -> void:

scripts/globals/debug_manager.gd

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ var markers_to_draw: Array[Dictionary] = []
 var circles_to_draw: Array[Dictionary] = []
 var text_to_draw: PackedStringArray = []
 
-@onready var main_camera: MainCamera = $/root/World/MainCamera
-
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	process_mode = Node.PROCESS_MODE_ALWAYS
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 
 	text('fps: ' + str(Performance.get_monitor(Performance.TIME_FPS)))
 	text('draw calls: ' + str(Performance.get_monitor(Performance.RENDER_TOTAL_DRAW_CALLS_IN_FRAME)))
-	text('camera anim step: ' + str(main_camera.advance_anim_step))
+	text('camera anim step: ' + str(StaticNodesManager.main_camera.advance_anim_step))
 	text('select anim step: ' + str(SelectionManager.advance_anim_step))
 
 
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ func circle(pos: Vector3, color: Color = DEFAULT_COLOR) -> void:
 
 
 func _unproject(pos: Vector3) -> Vector2:
-	return main_camera.unproject_position(pos)
+	return StaticNodesManager.main_camera.unproject_position(pos)
 
 
 func _draw_text() -> void:

scripts/globals/hovering_manager.gd

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ extends Node3D
 var hovered_node: Variant
 var mouse_pos: Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
 
-@onready var camera: Camera3D = get_viewport().get_camera_3d()
+@onready var camera: Camera3D = StaticNodesManager.main_camera
 
 
 func _physics_process(_delta: float) -> void:

scripts/globals/selection_manager.gd

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var advance_anim_step: int = 1
 
 var rect_style := preload("res://resources/styles/selection_rect.tres")
 
-@onready var camera: Camera3D = get_viewport().get_camera_3d()
+@onready var camera: Camera3D = StaticNodesManager.main_camera
 @onready var frustrum_area: Area3D = Area3D.new()
 @onready var frustrum_collision_shape: CollisionShape3D = CollisionShape3D.new()
 @onready var rect_panel: Panel = Panel.new()

scripts/globals/static_nodes_manager.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+extends Node
+
+@onready var player_anthill: Anthill = $/root/World/Structures/Anthill
+@onready var main_camera: MainCamera = $/root/World/MainCamera
+
+@onready var nitwits_holder: Node = $/root/World/Units/Nitwits
+@onready var gatherers_holder: Node = $/root/World/Units/Gatherers
+
+@onready var aphids_holder: Node = $/root/World/Units/Aphids
+
+@onready var honeydew_holder: Node = $/root/World/Items/Honeydew
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	assert(player_anthill != null, "player_anthill missing!")
+	assert(main_camera != null, "main_camera missing!")
+	assert(nitwits_holder != null, "nitwits_holder missing!")
+	assert(gatherers_holder != null, "gatherers_holder missing!")
+	assert(aphids_holder != null, "aphids_holder missing!")
+	assert(honeydew_holder != null, "honeydew_holder missing!")

scripts/main_camera.gd

@@ -52,13 +52,12 @@ var state: CameraState = CameraState.FREE
 
 var window_out_of_focus: bool = false
 
-@onready var anthill: Anthill = $/root/World/Structures/Anthill
 @onready var attrs: CameraAttributesPractical = attributes
 
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	assert(attrs != null, "attrs missing!")
-	target_position = anthill.global_position
+	target_position = StaticNodesManager.player_anthill.global_position
 
 
 func _process(delta: float) -> void:
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 			zoom_raw = clampf(zoom_raw, 0, 1)
 
 	if event.is_action_pressed("reset_camera"):
-		head_to(anthill.global_position)
+		head_to(StaticNodesManager.player_anthill.global_position)
 
 
 func _notification(what: int) -> void:

scripts/sound_effects_player.gd

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	play()
 	playback = get_stream_playback()
 
+
 func play_sound(
 		new_stream: AudioStream,
 		from_offset: float = 0,

scripts/ui/following_ui.gd

@@ -5,18 +5,14 @@ const EDGE_MARGIN = 10
 
 var target: Node3D
 
-@onready var camera: Camera3D = get_viewport().get_camera_3d()
-
-func _ready() -> void:
-	assert(camera != null, "camera missing!")
-	super._ready()
-
 
 func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 	if not visible or target == null:
 		return
 
-	var pos := camera.unproject_position(target.global_position)
+	var pos := StaticNodesManager.main_camera.unproject_position(
+			target.global_position
+	)
 	var corner_1 := Vector2.ONE * EDGE_MARGIN
 	var viewport_size := get_viewport().get_visible_rect().size
 	var corner_2 := Vector2(

scripts/units/aphid.gd

@@ -16,11 +16,8 @@ var spawned_honeydews: Dictionary = {}
 
 var honeydew_scene := preload("res://scenes/items/honeydew.tscn")
 
-@onready var holder: Node = $/root/World/Items/Honeydew
-
 
 func _ready() -> void:
-	assert(holder != null, "holder missing!")
 	super._ready()
 	_set_spawn_timer()
 
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ func _handle_honeydew_spawn(delta: float) -> void:
 		new_honeydew.HEIGHT_OFFSET,
 		randf_range(-HONEYDEW_SPAWN_SPREAD, HONEYDEW_SPAWN_SPREAD),
 	)
-	holder.add_child(new_honeydew)
+	StaticNodesManager.honeydew_holder.add_child(new_honeydew)
 	new_honeydew.global_position = global_position + new_pos
 	_put_honeydew(new_honeydew)
 

scripts/units/controlled_unit.gd

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ var selected: bool = false
 var is_relocating: bool = false
 var ground_plane: Plane = Plane(Vector3.UP, 0)
 
-@onready var camera: Camera3D = get_viewport().get_camera_3d()
 @onready var selection_indicator: VisualInstance3D = $SelectionIndicator
 
 
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ func _init() -> void:
 
 
 func _ready() -> void:
-	assert(camera != null, "camera missing!")
 	assert(selection_indicator != null, "selection_indicator missing!")
 	nav_agent.navigation_finished.connect(_on_nav_agent_navigation_finished)
 	super._ready()
@@ -95,8 +93,8 @@ func _set_target_click(mouse_pos: Vector2) -> void:
 
 
 func _click_raycast(mouse_pos: Vector2) -> Vector3:
-	var from := camera.global_position
-	var to := camera.project_ray_normal(mouse_pos)
+	var from := StaticNodesManager.main_camera.global_position
+	var to := StaticNodesManager.main_camera.project_ray_normal(mouse_pos)
 	return ground_plane.intersects_ray(from, to)
 
 

scripts/units/unit.gd

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ var advance_anim_delta_accum: float = 0
 @onready var visibility_notifier: VisibleOnScreenNotifier3D = (
 		$VisibleOnScreenNotifier3D
 )
-@onready var main_camera: MainCamera = $/root/World/MainCamera
 @onready var audio_player: SoundEffectsPlayer = (
 		$SoundEffectsPlayer
 )
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	assert(animation_tree != null, "animation_tree missing!")
 	assert(visibility_notifier != null, "visibility_notifier missing!")
 	assert(ui_origin != null, "ui_origin missing!")
-	assert(main_camera != null, "main_camera missing!")
 	assert(anim_advance_indicator != null, "anim_advance_indicator missing!")
 	assert(audio_player != null, "audio_player missing!")
 	super._ready()
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ func _animate(delta: float) -> void:
 	advance_anim_delta_accum += delta
 
 	var advance_anim_step := maxi(
-		main_camera.advance_anim_step,
+		StaticNodesManager.main_camera.advance_anim_step,
 		SelectionManager.advance_anim_step
 	)
 	var frame := Engine.get_frames_drawn()