Respawn delay 5 seconds

Game/Assets/Characters/Player.gd

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func _input(event) -> void:
 	if not input_active:
 		return
 	
-	assert(is_network_authority() == true, "input_active is true, even though the node is not network_authority")
+	#assert(is_network_authority() == true, "input_active is true, even though the node is not network_authority")
 	
 	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("view_zoom"):
 #		tween.remove_all()
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func _process(delta):
 	if not input_active:
 		return
 	
-	assert(is_network_authority() == true, "input_active is true, even though the node is not network_authority")
+	#assert(is_network_authority() == true, "input_active is true, even though the node is not network_authority")
 	
 	if view_zoom_direction and view_zoom < view_zoom_target:
 		view_zoom = min(view_zoom_target, view_zoom + delta * 4)

Game/Main.gd

@@ -72,13 +72,30 @@ class PlayerInfo:
 		self.score = info['score']
 	#func generate():
 
+var uptime = 0 # seconds
+const respawn_delay = 5 # seconds
+var spawn_queue = {}
+
 func _process(delta):
+	uptime += delta
+	
 	$Label.text = "player_list: \n"
 	for i in player_list.players.keys():
 		if player_list.players[i]:
 			$Label.text += str(i) + " = " + str(player_list.get(i).serialize()) + "\n"
 		else:
 			$Label.text += str(i) + " = ???"
+	
+	# poll respawn queue
+	
+	$Label.text += "\n\nspawn_queue: \n"
+	$Label.text += str(spawn_queue)
+	
+	for i in spawn_queue.keys():
+		if spawn_queue[i] <= uptime:
+			var is_local = true if i == get_tree().multiplayer.get_network_unique_id() else false
+			create_player(i, is_local, true)
+			spawn_queue.erase(i)
 
 class PlayerList:
 	var players = {}
@@ -111,23 +128,25 @@ class PlayerList:
 
 var focus = GameFocus.MENU :
 	set(new_focus):
-		match new_focus:
-			0:
-				Input.set_mouse_mode(Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE)
-				gui.show()
-				if local_player:
-					local_player.input_active = false
-			1:
-				Input.set_mouse_mode(Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED)
-				gui.hide()
-				if local_player:
-					local_player.input_active = true
-			2:
-				if local_player:
-					local_player.input_active = false
-			3:
-				if local_player:
-					local_player.input_active = true
+		if local_player != null:
+			assert(local_player != null, "local_player is not null but it is null, WTF?!")
+			match new_focus:
+				0:
+					Input.set_mouse_mode(Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE)
+					gui.show()
+					if local_player:
+						local_player.input_active = false
+				1:
+					Input.set_mouse_mode(Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED)
+					gui.hide()
+					if local_player:
+						local_player.input_active = true
+				2:
+					if local_player:
+						local_player.input_active = false
+				3:
+					if local_player:
+						local_player.input_active = true
 
 		focus = new_focus
 
@@ -195,11 +214,8 @@ func push_local_player_info(): #
 	assert(player_node != null, "Attempting to delete a player node that does not exist")
 	player_node.name = str(player_node.name) + "_dead" # avoids name collision when instancing another player scene
 	player_node.queue_free()
-	
-	#player.queue_free()
-	var is_local = true if pid == local_player.get_network_authority() else false
-	
-	create_player(pid, is_local, true)
+
+	spawn_queue[pid] = uptime + respawn_delay
 
 func create_player(pid: int, is_local:= false, respawn:= false) -> void:
 	var new_player