Fixed loading screen transition sequencing

src/game/game.gd

@@ -58,28 +58,26 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 ##
 ## The loading screen will be shown until the scene is loaded.
 func queue_scene(path: String) -> Promise:
-	if not loading_screen.visible:
+	return queue_load(path, ScenePromise.new(), "PackedScene").finally(_finish_scene_load)
-		loading_screen.show()
-		loading_screen.modulate = Color.WHITE
-
-	for child: Node in content.get_children():
-		child.queue_free()
-
-	return queue_load(path, ScenePromise.new()).finally(_finish_scene_load)
 
 
 ## Queue a resource to be loaded in the background.
 ##
 ## Returns a `Promise` which can be used to attach callbacks
 ## which will be called with the resource after it is loaded.
-func queue_load(path: String, promise: Promise = null) -> Promise:
+func queue_load(path: String, promise: Promise = null, type_hint: String = "") -> Promise:
 	if not promise:
 		promise = Promise.new()
 	_loading_resources[path] = promise
-	ResourceLoader.load_threaded_request(path)
+	ResourceLoader.load_threaded_request(path, type_hint)
 	return promise
 
 
+func _unload_content() -> void:
+	for child: Node in content.get_children():
+		child.queue_free()
+
+
 func _finish_scene_load(instance: Node) -> void:
 	content.add_child(instance)
 	instance.reparent(content)
@@ -89,6 +87,9 @@ func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 	if _loading_resources and not loading_screen.visible:
 		loader_transition.play("fade_in")
 
+	if loader_transition.is_playing():
+		return
+
 	for key: String in _loading_resources.keys():
 		match ResourceLoader.load_threaded_get_status(key):
 			ResourceLoader.THREAD_LOAD_LOADED:

src/game/game.tscn

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ tracks/1/keys = {
 
 [sub_resource type="Animation" id="Animation_2c1ud"]
 resource_name = "fade_in"
-length = 0.4
+length = 0.2
 tracks/0/type = "value"
 tracks/0/imported = false
 tracks/0/enabled = true
@@ -58,11 +58,25 @@ tracks/1/path = NodePath(".:modulate")
 tracks/1/interp = 2
 tracks/1/loop_wrap = true
 tracks/1/keys = {
-"times": PackedFloat32Array(0, 0.4),
+"times": PackedFloat32Array(0, 0.2),
 "transitions": PackedFloat32Array(1, 1),
 "update": 0,
 "values": [Color(1, 1, 1, 0), Color(1, 1, 1, 1)]
 }
+tracks/2/type = "method"
+tracks/2/imported = false
+tracks/2/enabled = true
+tracks/2/path = NodePath("%RootControl/..")
+tracks/2/interp = 1
+tracks/2/loop_wrap = true
+tracks/2/keys = {
+"times": PackedFloat32Array(0.2),
+"transitions": PackedFloat32Array(1),
+"values": [{
+"args": [],
+"method": &"_unload_content"
+}]
+}
 
 [sub_resource type="Animation" id="Animation_xbqy2"]
 resource_name = "fade_out"
@@ -114,6 +128,7 @@ grow_vertical = 2
 
 [node name="LoadingScreen" type="Control" parent="RootControl"]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
+process_mode = 3
 z_index = 128
 layout_mode = 1
 anchors_preset = 15

src/ui/menus/title_screen/deathmatch_setup/deathmatch_setup.tscn

@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ tracks/0/keys = {
 "update": 1,
 "values": [false]
 }
+tracks/1/type = "value"
+tracks/1/imported = false
+tracks/1/enabled = true
+tracks/1/path = NodePath(".:modulate")
+tracks/1/interp = 2
+tracks/1/loop_wrap = true
+tracks/1/keys = {
+"times": PackedFloat32Array(0),
+"transitions": PackedFloat32Array(1),
+"update": 0,
+"values": [Color(1, 1, 1, 1)]
+}
 
 [sub_resource type="AnimationLibrary" id="AnimationLibrary_s1eyj"]
 _data = {

src/ui/menus/title_screen/title_screen.tscn

@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ grow_horizontal = 2
 grow_vertical = 2
 
 [node name="PressStart" type="Label" parent="Menu"]
-modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 0.997997)
+modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 0.0282702)
 layout_mode = 1
 anchors_preset = 8
 anchor_left = 0.5