Moving icon texture into SaveGameManager

save_load/autoloads/save_game_manager.gd

@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ func list_saves(include_quick_saves: bool = true, include_auto_saves: bool = tru
 		var _loaded_file: FileAccess = FileAccess.open(_save_path, FileAccess.READ)
 		_save_resource.filesize = _loaded_file.get_length()
 
-		if FileAccess.file_exists(save_game_data_path + _save_icon):
-			_save_resource.save_icon = save_game_data_path + _save_icon
+		_save_resource.save_icon_texture = _generate_save_icon_texture(save_game_data_path + _save_icon)
 
 		save_files.append(_save_resource)
 
@@ -94,11 +93,26 @@ func quick_load_game() -> void:
 	game_loaded.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
 
+## Generate the texture for use in the save file listing
+func _generate_save_icon_texture(save_icon: String) -> Texture2D:
+	var _icon_texture: Texture2D = ImageTexture.new()
+	if save_icon != null and !FileAccess.file_exists(save_icon):
+		_icon_texture = _save_level_data_component.default_save_icon_resource
+	elif save_icon == null:
+		_icon_texture = _save_level_data_component.default_save_icon_resource
+	else:
+		var _icon_image: Image = Image.new()
+		_icon_image.load(save_icon)
+
+		@warning_ignore("unsafe_method_access")
+		_icon_texture.set_image(_icon_image)
+
+	return _icon_texture
+
 ## Generates an icon by taking a screenshot[br]
 ##   The icon utilizes the same filename as the save file, replacing `.tres` with `.png`
 func _generate_save_icon(save_game_file_path: String) -> void:

save_load/components/save_level_data_component.gd

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class_name SaveLevelDataComponent
 extends Node
 
 
+@export var default_save_icon_resource: CompressedTexture2D
 @export var settings: SaveGameSettings ## The SaveGameSettings resource
 @export var ui_node: CanvasLayer ## The UI to Show/Hide when taking screenshot (e.g. save icon generation)
 

save_load/components/save_level_data_component.tscn

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://c3pqilb6yh5kc"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=4 format=3 uid="uid://c3pqilb6yh5kc"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://c7x2qvyu62230" path="res://save_load/components/save_level_data_component.gd" id="1_exguq"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://60ib8urc8xjo" path="res://save_load/resources/default_save_icon.tres" id="2_hd7aa"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://o32fooj1lxg7" path="res://save_load/resources/save_game_settings_resource.tres" id="2_rkr1f"]
 
 [node name="SaveLevelDataComponent" type="Node"]
 script = ExtResource("1_exguq")
+default_save_icon_resource = ExtResource("2_hd7aa")
 settings = ExtResource("2_rkr1f")

save_load/resources/save_file_details_resource.gd

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ extends Node
 @export var filename: String = ""
 @export var date_created: String = ""
 @export var filesize: int = 0
-@export var save_icon: String
+@export var save_icon_texture: Texture2D

save_load/ui/save_file.gd

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ extends Panel
 
 @export var save_panel_highlight: StyleBoxFlat
 @export var save_panel_normal: StyleBoxFlat
-@export var default_save_icon_resource: CompressedTexture2D
 
 @export_group("Node Exports")
 @export var save_name_label: Label
@@ -40,19 +39,7 @@ func set_save_date() -> void:
 	save_date_label.text = save_file_details.date_created
 
 func set_save_icon() -> void:
-	var _icon_texture: Texture2D = ImageTexture.new()
-	if save_file_details.save_icon != "" and !FileAccess.file_exists(save_file_details.save_icon):
-		return
-	elif save_file_details.save_icon == "":
-		_icon_texture = default_save_icon_resource
-	else:
-		var _icon_image: Image = Image.new()
-		_icon_image.load(save_file_details.save_icon)
-
-		@warning_ignore("unsafe_method_access")
-		_icon_texture.set_image(_icon_image)
-
-	save_icon.texture = _icon_texture
+	save_icon.texture = save_file_details.save_icon_texture
 
 func set_save_name() -> void:
 	save_name_label.text = save_file_details.save_name

save_load/ui/save_file.tscn

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ theme_override_styles/panel = ExtResource("1_cqw77")
 script = ExtResource("2_5g2eu")
 save_panel_highlight = ExtResource("3_om23c")
 save_panel_normal = ExtResource("1_cqw77")
-default_save_icon_resource = ExtResource("4_jgxci")
 save_name_label = NodePath("HBoxContainer/NameDate/SaveName")
 save_date_label = NodePath("HBoxContainer/NameDate/SaveDate")
 save_icon = NodePath("HBoxContainer/SaveFileIcon")