Create the Autosave timer on _ready()

addons/save_load_system/autoloads/save_game_manager.gd

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ signal quick_load
 signal toggle_save_icon_generation(toggled: bool) ## Enable/Disable the generation of a screenshot during save for the save icon.
 
 
+var _autosave_timer: Timer = Timer.new()
 var _enable_save_icon_generation: bool = true
 var _loaded_save_resource: SaveGameDataResource = SaveGameDataResource.new()
 var _save_game_settings: SaveGameSettings ## Contains the save paths, filename prepends, and other save settings
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	stop_autosave.connect(_on_stop_autosave)
 	toggle_save_icon_generation.connect(_on_toggle_save_icon_generation)
 
+	_autosave_timer.name = "AutosaveTimer"
+	_autosave_timer.one_shot = false
+	_autosave_timer.timeout.connect(_on_autosave_timer_timeout)
+	add_child(_autosave_timer)
+
 func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	if event.is_action_pressed("quick_save"):
 		quick_save.emit()
@@ -96,6 +102,18 @@ func list_saves(include_quick_saves: bool = true, include_auto_saves: bool = tru
 	return save_files
 
 
+func _create_autosave() -> void:
+	if not _load_save_settings(): return
+
+	autosave_start.emit()
+
+	_move_autosaves()
+
+	var autosave_filename: String = _save_game_settings.autosave_file_name_prepend + "01.tres"
+	_save_game_as_resource("Auto Save", autosave_filename)
+
+	autosave_complete.emit()
+
 ## Sort the save files list by date created, descending
 func _custom_save_file_sort(a: SaveFileDetailsResource, b: SaveFileDetailsResource) -> bool:
 	return a.date_created > b.date_created
@@ -229,16 +247,7 @@ func _on_apply_save() -> void:
 	apply_complete.emit()
 
 func _on_autosave_timer_timeout() -> void:
-	if not _load_save_settings(): return
-
-	autosave_start.emit()
-
-	_move_autosaves()
-
-	var autosave_filename: String = _save_game_settings.autosave_file_name_prepend + "01.tres"
-	_save_game_as_resource("Auto Save", autosave_filename)
-
-	autosave_complete.emit()
+	_create_autosave()
 
 ## Delete both the save file and the related screenshot
 func _on_delete_save(filename: String) -> void:
@@ -274,22 +283,12 @@ func _on_save_game_as_resource(save_name: String) -> void:
 	save_complete.emit()
 
 func _on_start_autosave() -> void:
-	if _save_game_settings == null: _load_save_settings()
-
-	var autosave_timer: Timer = get_node_or_null("AutosaveTimer")
-	if autosave_timer == null:
-		autosave_timer = Timer.new()
-		autosave_timer.name = "AutosaveTimer"
-		autosave_timer.one_shot = false
-		autosave_timer.timeout.connect(_on_autosave_timer_timeout)
-		add_child(autosave_timer)
-
-	autosave_timer.start(_save_game_settings.autosave_duration)
+	if _save_game_settings == null:
+		_load_save_settings()
+	_autosave_timer.start(_save_game_settings.autosave_duration)
 
 func _on_stop_autosave() -> void:
-	var autosave_timer: Timer = get_node_or_null("AutosaveTimer")
-	if autosave_timer == null: return
-	autosave_timer.stop()
+	_autosave_timer.stop()
 
 func _on_toggle_save_icon_generation(toggled: bool) -> void:
 	_enable_save_icon_generation = toggled