Finish comfort controls and clear instructions

Worked example

A pacing sequence introduces a rule safely, gives a practice opportunity, then combines it with a familiar challenge. Longer content is not automatically better content. Scaffold C-AUDIO — Local audio playback with a reversible mute Setup: Create Control AudioLab with Button Play and CheckButton Mute. Child AudioStreamPlayer Sound: copy the supplied student-support/audio/course-tap.wav into your project audio folder and assign it (or another short original WAV/OGG), autoplay Off, volume_db -12. Attach script to AudioLab. Recording is optional: a teacher-provided original file is equivalent. No microphone or face recording is required and all recording stays private. ```gdscript extends Control func _ready() -> void: $Play.pressed.connect(_play) $Mute.toggled.connect(_mute) func _play() -> void: if not $Mute.button_pressed: $Sound.play() func _mute(enabled: bool) -> void: if enabled: $Sound.stop() ``` Scaffold C-TWEEN — Animate only a visual child Setup: Create Node2D root Visual under a stationary physics actor, attach this script to Visual and keep its parent collider unchanged. Draw a small circle. A Tween interpolates properties over seconds; this is a visual pulse, not a flashing effect. Use modest scale changes and disable it in a reduced-motion setting. ```gdscript extends Node2D var pulse: Tween func _draw() -> void: draw_circle(Vector2.ZERO, 10.0, Color.GOLD) func _ready() -> void: pulse = create_tween().set_loops() pulse.tween_property(self, "scale", Vector2(1.08, 1.08), 0.6) pulse.tween_property(self, "scale", Vector2.ONE, 0.6) func stop_motion() -> void: if pulse != null: pulse.kill() scale = Vector2.ONE ``` Scaffold C-PAUSE — Pause with an always-processing resume control Setup: Node2D World root has CanvasLayer HUD with Button Pause, plus normal gameplay children. Set Pause button Process > Mode to Always in Inspector; leave World and gameplay as Inherit/Pausable. Attach script to World; merge into its existing _ready if present. Signal callbacks still work from the always-processing button. Label text starts Pause. ```gdscript extends Node2D func _ready() -> void: $HUD/Pause.pressed.connect(_toggle_pause) func _toggle_pause() -> void: get_tree().paused = not get_tree().paused $HUD/Pause.text = "Resume" if get_tree().paused else "Pause" ```

Local audio playback with a reversible mute

GDScript (Godot 4, not Scratch, Python, JavaScript or C#). Scaffold C-AUDIO. Copy starts from this text. The desk does not run it.

Scene and node setup

Create Control AudioLab with Button Play and CheckButton Mute. Child AudioStreamPlayer Sound: copy the supplied student-support/audio/course-tap.wav into your project audio folder and assign it (or another short original WAV/OGG), autoplay Off, volume_db -12. Attach script to AudioLab. Recording is optional: a teacher-provided original file is equivalent. No microphone or face recording is required and all recording stays private.

extends Control
func _ready() -> void:
    $Play.pressed.connect(_play)
    $Mute.toggled.connect(_mute)
func _play() -> void:
    if not $Mute.button_pressed:
        $Sound.play()
func _mute(enabled: bool) -> void:
    if enabled:
        $Sound.stop()

Checks to run in the editor

• Play produces sound only after user activation.
• Mute stops playback and suppresses future Play until unchecked.
• Equivalent visual cue remains available in assignment.

Native Godot 4.7.2.stable.official.ed1daf0bf headless compile and representative node-tree/runtime tests passed; see native-qa-results.json. Visual UI, audible output, exports and website submission still need separate checks.

Animate only a visual child

GDScript (Godot 4, not Scratch, Python, JavaScript or C#). Scaffold C-TWEEN. Copy starts from this text. The desk does not run it.

Scene and node setup

Create Node2D root Visual under a stationary physics actor, attach this script to Visual and keep its parent collider unchanged. Draw a small circle. A Tween interpolates properties over seconds; this is a visual pulse, not a flashing effect. Use modest scale changes and disable it in a reduced-motion setting.

extends Node2D
var pulse: Tween
func _draw() -> void:
    draw_circle(Vector2.ZERO, 10.0, Color.GOLD)
func _ready() -> void:
    pulse = create_tween().set_loops()
    pulse.tween_property(self, "scale", Vector2(1.08, 1.08), 0.6)
    pulse.tween_property(self, "scale", Vector2.ONE, 0.6)
func stop_motion() -> void:
    if pulse != null:
        pulse.kill()
    scale = Vector2.ONE

Checks to run in the editor

• Visual gently grows and returns.
• Parent collider does not change size.
• stop_motion leaves a stable scale of one.

Native Godot 4.7.2.stable.official.ed1daf0bf headless compile and representative node-tree/runtime tests passed; see native-qa-results.json. Visual UI, audible output, exports and website submission still need separate checks.

Pause with an always-processing resume control

GDScript (Godot 4, not Scratch, Python, JavaScript or C#). Scaffold C-PAUSE. Copy starts from this text. The desk does not run it.

Scene and node setup

Node2D World root has CanvasLayer HUD with Button Pause, plus normal gameplay children. Set Pause button Process > Mode to Always in Inspector; leave World and gameplay as Inherit/Pausable. Attach script to World; merge into its existing _ready if present. Signal callbacks still work from the always-processing button. Label text starts Pause.

extends Node2D
func _ready() -> void:
    $HUD/Pause.pressed.connect(_toggle_pause)
func _toggle_pause() -> void:
    get_tree().paused = not get_tree().paused
    $HUD/Pause.text = "Resume" if get_tree().paused else "Pause"

Checks to run in the editor

• Paused gameplay stops, including timers.
• Same button remains responsive and resumes gameplay.

Native Godot 4.7.2.stable.official.ed1daf0bf headless compile and representative node-tree/runtime tests passed; see native-qa-results.json. Visual UI, audible output, exports and website submission still need separate checks.

Finish comfort controls and clear instructions — evidence task

1. 1. Complete two comfort features and a concise controls/help screen.
2. 2. Test each feature on/off plus a keyboard-only menu path.

Deliverable. Comfort-complete checkpoint and option matrix.

Acceptance checks

• VGC-L163-T1. Instructions match current bindings.
• VGC-L163-T2. Comfort combinations preserve essential information and completion.

Understanding question. Why should a settings label explain its effect?

Include a downloadable project ZIP with project.godot, .tscn, .gd and original asset files when code changes. A private, teacher-accessible download link to that ZIP is equivalent. Screenshots or a playthrough do not replace editable source.

If this is still shaky. Add only the amount of content promised in the proposal. Reuse tested systems instead of duplicating new rule code per room. Start with the first assigned task and re-run its acceptance test before adding the remaining feature.

Optional extra. Create one optional challenge that does not block the main ending. Document one changed parameter, your prediction, and the observed effect; optional, not required for completion.

Turn in typed notes and a JPEG, PNG, or WebP screenshot. One https address is stored as text and is not opened, extracted, or run. An MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, or WebM file up to 4 MB can show a demo. The demo does not replace editable source. Zip and code files are refused. If there is no private link, keep the project on the family computer and review the code in person.

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