Moved the module initialization code to a new DataManager autoload. Also added a new on_request_instance method to GameModule, and also added a request_instance method to the new DataManager. player_ui is requested through this new api.

game/player/Body.gd

@@ -639,8 +639,9 @@ func on_c_controlled_changed(val):
 		add_child(camera_pivot)
 		camera = camera_pivot.get_node("Camera") as Camera
 		
-		var uiscn : PackedScene = ResourceLoader.load("res://ui/player_ui/player_ui.tscn")
-		var ui = uiscn.instance()
+#		var uiscn : PackedScene = ResourceLoader.load("res://ui/player_ui/player_ui.tscn")
+#		var ui = uiscn.instance()
+		var ui = DataManager.request_instance(DataManager.PLAYER_UI_INSTANCE)
 		add_child(ui)
 		
 		

game/project.godot

@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ WorldNumbers="*res://ui/autoload/WorldNumbers.tscn"
 ThemeAtlas="*res://ui/autoload/ThemeAtlas.tscn"
 Server="*res://autoload/Server.tscn"
 EntitySpawner="*res://player/bs_entity_spawner.tscn"
+DataManager="*res://scripts/game_modules/DataManager.tscn"
 
 [debug]
 

game/scenes/MainScene.gd

@@ -36,62 +36,11 @@ var _loading_screen : Node
 var current_scene : Node
 var current_character_file_name : String = ""
 
-var _modules : Array
-
 func _ready() -> void:
 	_loading_screen = get_node(loading_screen_path)
 
-	ProfileManager.load()
-#	ESS.resource_db = ESSResourceDBMap.new()
-	ESS.resource_db = ESSResourceDBStatic.new()
-	ESS.resource_db.remap_ids = true
-#	ESS.load_all()
-	
-	initialize_modules()
-	
 	switch_scene(start_scene)
 
-func initialize_modules() -> void:
-	_modules.clear()
-	
-	load_modules_at("res://")
-	
-	_modules.sort_custom(ModulePathSorter, "sort_ascending")
-	
-	for module in _modules:
-		if module.has_method("load_module"):
-			module.load_module()
-	
-func load_modules_at(path : String) -> void:
-	var dir = Directory.new()
-	if dir.open(path) == OK:
-		dir.list_dir_begin()
-		var file_name = dir.get_next()
-		while file_name != "":
-			if file_name == "." or file_name == "..":
-				file_name = dir.get_next()
-				continue
-
-			if dir.current_is_dir():
-				if path == "res://":
-					load_modules_at(path + file_name)
-				else:
-					load_modules_at(path + "/" + file_name)
-			else:
-				if file_name == "game_module.tres":
-					var res : Resource = null
-					
-					if path == "res://":
-						res = ResourceLoader.load(path + file_name)
-					else:
-						res = ResourceLoader.load(path + "/" + file_name)
-					
-					_modules.append(res)
-					
-			file_name = dir.get_next()
-	else:
-		print("An error occurred when trying to access the path: " + path)
-
 func switch_scene(scene : int) -> void:
 	if current_scene != null:
 		for s in get_tree().get_nodes_in_group("save"):
@@ -159,8 +108,3 @@ func show_loading_screen() -> void:
 func hide_loading_screen() -> void:
 	_loading_screen.hide()
 	
-class ModulePathSorter:
-	static func sort_ascending(a, b):
-		if a.resource_path < b.resource_path:
-			return true
-		return false

game/scripts/game_modules/DataManager.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+extends Node
+
+const PLAYER_UI_INSTANCE : int = 0
+
+export(PackedScene) var player_ui : PackedScene 
+
+var _modules : Array
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	ProfileManager.load()
+#	ESS.resource_db = ESSResourceDBMap.new()
+	ESS.resource_db = ESSResourceDBStatic.new()
+	ESS.resource_db.remap_ids = true
+#	ESS.load_all()
+	
+	initialize_modules()
+
+func initialize_modules() -> void:
+	_modules.clear()
+	
+	load_modules_at("res://")
+	
+	_modules.sort_custom(ModulePathSorter, "sort_ascending")
+	
+	for module in _modules:
+		if module.has_method("load_module"):
+			module.load_module()
+	
+func load_modules_at(path : String) -> void:
+	var dir = Directory.new()
+	if dir.open(path) == OK:
+		dir.list_dir_begin()
+		var file_name = dir.get_next()
+		while file_name != "":
+			if file_name == "." or file_name == "..":
+				file_name = dir.get_next()
+				continue
+
+			if dir.current_is_dir():
+				if path == "res://":
+					load_modules_at(path + file_name)
+				else:
+					load_modules_at(path + "/" + file_name)
+			else:
+				if file_name == "game_module.tres":
+					var res : Resource = null
+					
+					if path == "res://":
+						res = ResourceLoader.load(path + file_name)
+					else:
+						res = ResourceLoader.load(path + "/" + file_name)
+					
+					_modules.append(res)
+					
+			file_name = dir.get_next()
+	else:
+		print("An error occurred when trying to access the path: " + path)
+
+
+func request_instance(what : int) -> Node:
+	var inst : Node = null
+	
+	if what == PLAYER_UI_INSTANCE:
+		inst = player_ui.instance()
+	
+	for module in _modules:
+#		if module.has_method("on_request_instance"):
+		module.on_request_instance(what, inst)
+			
+	return inst
+
+class ModulePathSorter:
+	static func sort_ascending(a, b):
+		if a.resource_path < b.resource_path:
+			return true
+		return false

game/scripts/game_modules/DataManager.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://scripts/game_modules/DataManager.gd" type="Script" id=1]
+[ext_resource path="res://ui/player_ui/player_ui.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=2]
+
+[node name="DataManager" type="Node"]
+script = ExtResource( 1 )
+player_ui = ExtResource( 2 )

game/scripts/game_modules/GameModule.gd

@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ func load_module():
 #		for s in r.get_spells():
 #			print(s.resource_name)
 #			print(s.get_id())
+
+func on_request_instance(what : int, node : Node) -> void:
+	return