Adding a Next Generation option and reworking how pausing is toggled

project.godot

@@ -28,3 +28,9 @@ Menu={
 "events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194305,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
+"Next Generation"={
+"deadzone": 0.5,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194321,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+, Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":78,"key_label":0,"unicode":110,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}

world.gd

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum CellStates {
 @onready var generation_world_size_y: LineEdit = $UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/WorldSize/Input_y
 @onready var generation_cell_size_x: LineEdit = $UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/CellSize/Input_x
 @onready var generation_cell_size_y: LineEdit = $UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/CellSize/Input_y
+@onready var start_paused_button: CheckBox = $UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/FinalRow/StartPausedButton
 
 ## Other
 @onready var camera: Camera2D = $Camera2D
@@ -52,15 +53,15 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	if event.is_action_pressed("Pause"):
-		if is_paused: generation_timer.start()
-		else: generation_timer.stop()
-		is_paused = !is_paused
-		background_ui.visible = is_paused
+		toggle_pause()
+	if is_paused and event.is_action_pressed("Next Generation"):
+		process_generation()
+		debug_generation_counter.text = "Generation: %s" % generation
+		debug_living_cells_counter.text = "Living Cells: %s" % total_living
 	if event.is_action_pressed("Menu"):
-		is_paused = true
-		background_ui.visible = true
-		generation_ui.visible = true
+		toggle_pause()
 		update_generation_ui()
+		generation_ui.visible = is_paused
 
 
 #
@@ -76,17 +77,22 @@ func update_generation_ui() -> void:
 	generation_world_size_y.text = str(world_size.y)
 	generation_cell_size_x.text = str(cell_size.x)
 	generation_cell_size_y.text = str(cell_size.y)
+	start_paused_button.button_pressed = false
 
 
 #
 # Conway Specific
 #
 func start_conway() -> void:
+	generation = 1
 	debug_world_seed.text = "World Seeed: %s" % world_seed
-	is_paused = false
+	debug_generation_counter.text = "Generation: %s" % generation
 
 	generate_world()
-	generation_timer.start()
+
+	debug_living_cells_counter.text = "Living Cells: %s" % total_living
+
+	if not is_paused: generation_timer.start()
 
 	# Center the camera on the world
 	camera.position.x = world_size.x * cell_size.x / 2
@@ -152,6 +158,13 @@ func process_generation() -> void:
 
 	cell_states = new_states
 
+## Toggle Pause UI and Start/Stop Generation Timer
+func toggle_pause() -> void:
+	if is_paused: generation_timer.start()
+	else: generation_timer.stop()
+	is_paused = !is_paused
+	background_ui.visible = is_paused
+
 
 ## Create the cell using the rendering server
 ##  This is only performed on initial world generation
@@ -212,5 +225,8 @@ func _on_run_button_pressed() -> void:
 
 	start_conway()
 
+func _on_start_paused_button_toggled(button_pressed: bool) -> void:
+	is_paused = button_pressed
+
 func _on_world_seed_generate_pressed() -> void:
 	generation_seed.text = str(randi())

world.tscn

@@ -178,15 +178,19 @@ select_all_on_focus = true
 [node name="FinalRow" type="HBoxContainer" parent="UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer"]
 layout_mode = 2
 
-[node name="RunButton" type="Button" parent="UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/FinalRow"]
+[node name="StartPausedButton" type="CheckBox" parent="UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/FinalRow"]
 layout_mode = 2
-text = "Run"
+text = "Start Paused"
 
 [node name="Padding" type="VSeparator" parent="UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/FinalRow"]
 modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 0)
 layout_mode = 2
 size_flags_horizontal = 3
 
+[node name="RunButton" type="Button" parent="UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/FinalRow"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Run"
+
 [node name="QuitButton" type="Button" parent="UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/FinalRow"]
 layout_direction = 3
 layout_mode = 2
@@ -194,5 +198,6 @@ text = "Quit"
 
 [connection signal="timeout" from="GenerationTimer" to="." method="_on_generation_timer_timeout"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/Seed/Generate" to="." method="_on_world_seed_generate_pressed"]
+[connection signal="toggled" from="UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/FinalRow/StartPausedButton" to="." method="_on_start_paused_button_toggled"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/FinalRow/RunButton" to="." method="_on_run_button_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="UI/WorldGeneration/VBoxContainer/FinalRow/QuitButton" to="." method="_on_quit_button_pressed"]