Match List Rework

[darthLeviN]

Engine : Godot 4.0 stable Testing: res://test/interactive/test_matches/test_matches.tscn

• Match listing has been reworked. multiplayer match label is now can be used to pass data about game mode(there are no game modes yet), song, instrument label.
• Match listing join trigger is now double click. Keyboard navigation has been improved and selection is animated.
• Some bug fixes on the dialogs. two dialogs were added for join and match create errors.
• Testing scene has been added for testing the match list. press F2 to add more matches to it.
• Match listing is using a tween to animate a alpha for an overlay. More design can be done in this area.

Possible issues :

• The disbled property for dialogs was added. It hasn't been tested properly and is mainly meant to disable dialogs when testing.
• Match listing scroll container behavior might not be optimal. Will have to improve that in the future when the needs are more clear.
• Interactive test scenes will need to be moved to the "interactive" folder to prepare the project for gut. That can be done when the testing structure is decided upon.

[darthLeviN]

for match rejoin The match rejoin is still in the work. this is because :

• Note seeking hasn't been implemented yet.
• The 1 on 1 system which is temporary simply includes two people joining and match starts.

I can make an experimental rejoin mechanism right now but it doesn't seem to serve much purpose at the moment. An experimental rejoin mechanism has to wait till there is a lobby room and more settings and controls for a match so that it doesn't have to be redesigned. To resolve the problem i will go for blocking new users into joining in a match when they aren't allowed to.

The current user identification depends on session_id which changes upon rejoin. i added CmdArgs to make it possible to login with a different user quickly for testing purposes.

I'm making writing a patch for the match handling for both godot and the nakama backend. I will include the user id identification for the user list in that patch. The other changes in this patch will be :

• Match termination detection.
• Match open/close (So that it blocks new users from joining midgame). This limitation will be set when match starts for now but can be made optional later.
• Match started state. It should show in the listing.
• Match player limits(which will be defaulted to two for now)
• Match creator name in the match listing.
• Match start/creation ''xx ago'' to know when the match was started or created.
• Checkboxes in the match listing to filter the open/close and 'started' states.

After that we can go ahead and make a

• Prototype match creation page. The current system offers no customization. It's just song selection and waiting for another player to join.
• Lobby room to see who have joined so far and chat with the players that have joined. Maybe even kick them. Change the song or the instrument before the match starts.
• A chatting interface that can use the nakama backend for chatting.