9 files changed, 129 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events.gd b/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events.gd
index 450d21e..f979301 100644
--- a/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events.gd
+++ b/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events.gd
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 extends Node
 
-var GameDebug = preload("Events/GameDebug.gd").new()
-var Options = preload("Events/Options.gd").new()
-var Localisation = preload("Events/Localisation.gd").new()
-var ShaderManager = preload("Events/ShaderManager.gd").new()
+var GameDebug: GameDebugSingleton
+var Options: OptionsSingleton
+var Localisation: LocalisationSingleton
+var ShaderManager: ShaderManagerSingleton
 
 var _define_filepaths_dict : Dictionary = {
 	GameSingleton.get_province_identifier_file_key(): "res://common/map/provinces.json",
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ var _define_filepaths_dict : Dictionary = {
 
 # REQUIREMENTS
 # * FS-333, FS-334, FS-335, FS-341
-func _ready():
+func load_events(loading_screen: LoadingScreen):
 	GameSingleton.setup_logger()
-
+	loading_screen.update_loading_screen(5)
+	
 	# Set this to your Vic2 install dir or a mod's dir to enable compatibility mode
 	# (this won't work for mods which rely on vanilla map assets, copy missing assets
 	# into the mod's dir for a temporary fix)
@@ -30,13 +31,26 @@ func _ready():
 	var compatibility_mode_path : String = ArgumentParser.get_argument(&"compatibility-mode")
 
 	var start := Time.get_ticks_usec()
-
+	
+	GameDebug = GameDebugSingleton.new()
+	loading_screen.update_loading_screen(15)
+	Options = OptionsSingleton.new()
+	loading_screen.update_loading_screen(25)
+	Localisation = LocalisationSingleton.new()
+	loading_screen.update_loading_screen(45)
+	ShaderManager = ShaderManagerSingleton.new()
+	loading_screen.update_loading_screen(50, true)
+	
 	if compatibility_mode_path:
 		if GameSingleton.load_defines_compatibility_mode(compatibility_mode_path) != OK:
 			push_error("Errors loading game defines!")
 	else:
 		if GameSingleton.load_defines(_define_filepaths_dict) != OK:
 			push_error("Errors loading game defines!")
-
+	
+	loading_screen.update_loading_screen(100)
 	var end := Time.get_ticks_usec()
 	print("Loading took ", float(end - start) / 1000000, " seconds")
+	
+	# change scene in a thread-safe way
+	get_tree().call_deferred("change_scene_to_file", "res://src/Game/GameMenu.tscn")
diff --git a/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/GameDebug.gd b/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/GameDebug.gd
index 20b6a67..9e18343 100644
--- a/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/GameDebug.gd
+++ b/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/GameDebug.gd
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 extends RefCounted
+class_name GameDebugSingleton
 
 func set_debug_mode(value : bool) -> void:
 	ArgumentParser.set_argument(&"game-debug", value)
diff --git a/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/Localisation.gd b/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/Localisation.gd
index eda7e51..91f9ca0 100644
--- a/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/Localisation.gd
+++ b/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/Localisation.gd
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 extends RefCounted
+class_name LocalisationSingleton
 
 # REQUIREMENTS
 # * SS-59, SS-60, SS-61
diff --git a/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/Options.gd b/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/Options.gd
index fbeccef..2e9b90b 100644
--- a/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/Options.gd
+++ b/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/Options.gd
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 extends RefCounted
+class_name OptionsSingleton
 
 signal save_settings(save_file: ConfigFile)
 signal load_settings(load_file: ConfigFile)
diff --git a/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/ShaderManager.gd b/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/ShaderManager.gd
index a503c52..731dc3c 100644
--- a/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/ShaderManager.gd
+++ b/game/src/Game/Autoload/Events/ShaderManager.gd
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 extends RefCounted
+class_name ShaderManagerSingleton
 
 const param_province_shape_tex : StringName = &"province_shape_tex"
 const param_province_shape_subdivisions : StringName = &"province_shape_subdivisions"
diff --git a/game/src/Game/GameMenu.gd b/game/src/Game/GameMenu.gd
index 4b589f9..8e3239f 100644
--- a/game/src/Game/GameMenu.gd
+++ b/game/src/Game/GameMenu.gd
@@ -40,8 +40,3 @@ func _on_credits_back_button_pressed():
 func _on_main_menu_credits_button_pressed():
 	_credits_menu.show()
 	_main_menu.hide()
-
-
-
-func _on_splash_container_splash_end():
-	show()
diff --git a/game/src/Game/GameStart.tscn b/game/src/Game/GameStart.tscn
index dd683e8..6cc358d 100644
--- a/game/src/Game/GameStart.tscn
+++ b/game/src/Game/GameStart.tscn
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [gd_scene load_steps=6 format=3 uid="uid://1udsn4mggep2"]
 
-[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://o4u142w4qkln" path="res://src/Game/GameMenu.tscn" id="1_vadki"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://3kktdpfnc0sn" path="res://src/Game/LoadingScreen.tscn" id="2_h0oiw"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://src/Game/SplashContainer.gd" id="2_xmcgv"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://deef5hufq0j61" path="res://splash_assets/splash_end.png" id="3_qfv12"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://cgdnixsyh7bja" path="res://splash_assets/splash_image.png" id="4_5b6yq"]
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ anchor_bottom = 1.0
 grow_horizontal = 2
 grow_vertical = 2
 
-[node name="GameMenu" parent="." instance=ExtResource("1_vadki")]
+[node name="LoadingScreen" parent="." instance=ExtResource("2_h0oiw")]
 visible = false
 layout_mode = 1
 
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ stream = ExtResource("5_8euyy")
 autoplay = true
 expand = true
 
-[connection signal="splash_end" from="SplashContainer" to="GameMenu" method="_on_splash_container_splash_end"]
+[connection signal="splash_end" from="SplashContainer" to="LoadingScreen" method="_on_splash_container_splash_end"]
 [connection signal="finished" from="SplashContainer/SplashVideo" to="SplashContainer" method="_on_splash_startup_finished"]
diff --git a/game/src/Game/LoadingScreen.gd b/game/src/Game/LoadingScreen.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14acbd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/src/Game/LoadingScreen.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+extends Control
+class_name LoadingScreen
+
+@export var progress_bar: ProgressBar
+@export var quote_label: Label
+
+var loadthread: Thread
+var quotes: PackedStringArray = []
+
+func update_loading_screen(percent_complete: int, quote_should_change = false):
+	progress_bar.value = percent_complete
+	if quote_should_change:
+		quote_label.text = quotes[randi() % quotes.size()]
+
+func _on_splash_container_splash_end():
+	show()
+
+func _ready():
+	# FS-3, UI-30, UIFUN-35
+	loadthread = Thread.new()
+	loadthread.start(Events.load_events.bind(self))
+	var quotes_file = FileAccess.open("res://common/quotes.txt", FileAccess.READ).get_as_text()
+	quotes = quotes_file.split("\n",false)
+	if quotes.is_empty():
+		quotes = [""]
+	# set first quote
+	quote_label.text = quotes[randi() % quotes.size()]
+
+func _exit_tree():
+	loadthread.wait_to_finish()
diff --git a/game/src/Game/LoadingScreen.tscn b/game/src/Game/LoadingScreen.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6068c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/src/Game/LoadingScreen.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=6 format=3 uid="uid://3kktdpfnc0sn"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://src/Game/LoadingScreen.gd" id="1_b0p3w"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://doji17mxxmikl" path="res://theme/assets/loading_screen.png" id="2_ny153"]
+
+[sub_resource type="StyleBoxTexture" id="StyleBoxTexture_3fggo"]
+texture = ExtResource("2_ny153")
+
+[sub_resource type="Theme" id="Theme_f5c3e"]
+PanelContainer/styles/panel = SubResource("StyleBoxTexture_3fggo")
+
+[sub_resource type="StyleBoxFlat" id="StyleBoxFlat_yaf7e"]
+content_margin_left = 16.0
+content_margin_top = 16.0
+content_margin_right = 16.0
+content_margin_bottom = 16.0
+bg_color = Color(0.129412, 0.129412, 0.129412, 1)
+corner_radius_top_left = 16
+corner_radius_top_right = 16
+corner_radius_bottom_right = 16
+corner_radius_bottom_left = 16
+
+[node name="LoadingScreen" type="Control" node_paths=PackedStringArray("progress_bar", "quote_label")]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+script = ExtResource("1_b0p3w")
+progress_bar = NodePath("PanelContainer/MarginContainer/ProgressBar")
+quote_label = NodePath("PanelContainer/MarginContainer/PanelContainer/QuoteLabel")
+
+[node name="PanelContainer" type="PanelContainer" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+theme = SubResource("Theme_f5c3e")
+
+[node name="MarginContainer" type="MarginContainer" parent="PanelContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_constants/margin_left = 16
+theme_override_constants/margin_top = 16
+theme_override_constants/margin_right = 16
+theme_override_constants/margin_bottom = 16
+
+[node name="ProgressBar" type="ProgressBar" parent="PanelContainer/MarginContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+size_flags_vertical = 8
+step = 1.0
+rounded = true
+
+[node name="PanelContainer" type="PanelContainer" parent="PanelContainer/MarginContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+size_flags_vertical = 0
+theme_override_styles/panel = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_yaf7e")
+
+[node name="QuoteLabel" type="Label" parent="PanelContainer/MarginContainer/PanelContainer"]
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(700, 80)
+layout_mode = 2
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+size_flags_vertical = 0
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+vertical_alignment = 1
+autowrap_mode = 3
+text_overrun_behavior = 3