T4: Old Tam's tips in normal worlds, with a setting

scripts/ui/hint_card.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+extends Control
+## Old Tam's tips in normal worlds (scripts/core/hints.gd): a card top right,
+## under the clock, for 14 seconds. H puts it away early.
+
+const UITheme = preload("res://scripts/ui/theme.gd")
+const SHOW_FOR := 14.0
+
+var _box: PanelContainer
+var _title: Label
+var _text: Label
+var _tween: Tween
+
+func setup() -> void:
+	set_anchors_and_offsets_preset(Control.PRESET_FULL_RECT)
+	mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE
+	_box = UITheme.panel()
+	_box.set_anchors_and_offsets_preset(Control.PRESET_TOP_RIGHT)
+	_box.grow_horizontal = Control.GROW_DIRECTION_BEGIN
+	_box.offset_right = -22
+	_box.offset_top = 48
+	_box.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(340, 0)
+	_box.mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE
+	_box.modulate.a = 0.0
+	_box.visible = false
+	add_child(_box)
+	var v := VBoxContainer.new()
+	v.add_theme_constant_override("separation", 4)
+	v.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(320, 0)
+	_box.add_child(v)
+	v.add_child(UITheme.label("%s's tip   (H hides · tips can be turned off in the menu)" % Hints.guide_name if not Hints.guide_name.is_empty() else "Tip   (H hides)", 13, UITheme.TEXT_DIM))
+	_title = UITheme.label("", 19)
+	v.add_child(_title)
+	_text = UITheme.label("", 15, UITheme.TEXT_DIM)
+	_text.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD_SMART
+	_text.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(320, 0)
+	v.add_child(_text)
+	Hints.shown.connect(show_hint)
+
+func show_hint(h: Dictionary) -> void:
+	_title.text = String(h.title)
+	_text.text = ("\"%s\"" % String(h.text)) if not Hints.guide_name.is_empty() else String(h.text)
+	_box.visible = true
+	if _tween != null:
+		_tween.kill()
+	_tween = create_tween()
+	_tween.tween_property(_box, "modulate:a", 1.0, 0.4)
+	_tween.tween_interval(SHOW_FOR)
+	_tween.tween_property(_box, "modulate:a", 0.0, 0.8)
+	_tween.tween_callback(func(): _box.visible = false)
+
+func is_showing() -> bool:
+	return _box.visible
+
+func hide_hint() -> void:
+	if _tween != null:
+		_tween.kill()
+	_box.visible = false
+	_box.modulate.a = 0.0
+
+func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
+	if _box.visible and event is InputEventKey and event.pressed and not event.echo and event.keycode == KEY_H:
+		hide_hint()
+		get_viewport().set_input_as_handled()

scripts/ui/hud.gd

@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ func _build_stats(root: Control) -> void:
 	guide.name = "Guide"
 	root.add_child(guide)
 	guide.setup(player)
+	# Old Tam's tips in normal worlds (T4), in the same place.
+	var tips := preload("res://scripts/ui/hint_card.gd").new()
+	tips.name = "HintCard"
+	root.add_child(tips)
+	tips.setup()
 
 func _process(_d: float) -> void:
 	_fade_chat()

scripts/ui/pause_menu.gd

@@ -80,6 +80,26 @@ func bind(p: CharacterBody3D) -> void:
 	sens_row.add_child(sens)
 	_main.add_child(sens_row)
 
+	# Old Tam's tips in normal worlds (T4): on or off, or all of them again.
+	if not Guide.active:
+		var tips_row := HBoxContainer.new()
+		var tips := CheckButton.new()
+		tips.text = "Old Tam's tips"
+		tips.focus_mode = Control.FOCUS_NONE
+		tips.button_pressed = Hints.enabled
+		tips.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 18)
+		tips.size_flags_horizontal = Control.SIZE_EXPAND_FILL
+		tips.toggled.connect(Hints.set_enabled)
+		tips_row.add_child(tips)
+		var again := Button.new()
+		again.text = "Show again"
+		again.focus_mode = Control.FOCUS_NONE
+		again.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 15)
+		again.tooltip_text = "Every tip shows once more, when it next fits"
+		again.pressed.connect(func(): Hints.reset_seen(); again.text = "Done")
+		tips_row.add_child(again)
+		_main.add_child(tips_row)
+
 	# The tutorial: skip a step, or leave it (saved, to carry on later).
 	if Guide.active:
 		_main.add_child(_button("Skip this tutorial step", func(): Guide.skip(); close()))