add animated splash screen with orbitron font, transition to dashboard

project.godot

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ config_version=5
 config/name="V Panel"
 config/description="A fancy real-time status monitor built with Godot Engine."
 config/version="0.1.0"
-run/main_scene="res://scenes/dashboard.tscn"
+run/main_scene="res://scenes/splash.tscn"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.6", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://assets/icons/icon.svg"
 

scenes/dashboard.gd

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	if Engine.is_editor_hint():
 		_set_background()
 		return
-	get_window().mode = Window.MODE_FULLSCREEN
 	_set_background()
 	_add_modules()
 

scenes/splash.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+extends Control
+
+
+@onready var text_container: VBoxContainer = %TextContainer
+@onready var transition_overlay: ColorRect = %TransitionOverlay
+
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	if not Engine.is_editor_hint():
+		get_window().mode = Window.MODE_FULLSCREEN
+
+	# Initial state: hidden text container, black overlay
+	text_container.modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 0)
+	text_container.scale = Vector2(0.25, 0.25)
+	transition_overlay.color = Color(0, 0, 0, 1)
+
+	# Let the layout settle
+	await get_tree().process_frame
+	await get_tree().create_timer(0.2).timeout
+
+	# Fade overlay away (reveal splash on a clean background)
+	var reveal := create_tween()
+	reveal.tween_property(transition_overlay, "color", Color(0, 0, 0, 0), 0.4)
+	await reveal.finished
+
+	# Phase 1: Zoom in and fade in
+	var zoom_in := create_tween()
+	zoom_in.set_parallel(true)
+	zoom_in.tween_property(text_container, "modulate", Color(1, 1, 1, 1), 1.5).set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT)
+	zoom_in.tween_property(text_container, "scale", Vector2(1.0, 1.0), 1.8).set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_CUBIC)
+	await zoom_in.finished
+
+	# Phase 2: Hold
+	await get_tree().create_timer(1.0).timeout
+
+	# Phase 3: Fade out
+	var fade_out := create_tween()
+	fade_out.tween_property(text_container, "modulate", Color(1, 1, 1, 0), 1.0).set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN)
+	await fade_out.finished
+
+	# Phase 4: Crossfade to dashboard
+	var to_black := create_tween()
+	to_black.tween_property(transition_overlay, "color", Color(0, 0, 0, 1), 0.4)
+	await to_black.finished
+
+	var dashboard := preload("res://scenes/dashboard.tscn").instantiate()
+	add_child(dashboard)
+
+	var from_black := create_tween()
+	from_black.tween_property(transition_overlay, "color", Color(0, 0, 0, 0), 0.6)
+	await from_black.finished
+
+	queue_free()

scenes/splash.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://dtyq3y052sm8r"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scenes/splash.gd" id="1"]
+[ext_resource type="FontFile" path="res://assets/fonts/Orbitron.ttf" id="2"]
+[ext_resource type="Theme" path="res://themes/default_theme.tres" id="3"]
+
+[sub_resource type="FontVariation" id="FontVariation_ijphb"]
+base_font = ExtResource("2")
+variation_settings = {
+"weight": 900
+}
+
+[sub_resource type="FontVariation" id="FontVariation_boeqg"]
+base_font = ExtResource("2")
+variation_settings = {
+"weight": 600
+}
+
+[node name="Splash" type="Control"]
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+theme = ExtResource("3")
+script = ExtResource("1")
+
+[node name="Bg" type="ColorRect" parent="."]
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+mouse_filter = 2
+color = Color(0.08, 0.08, 0.12, 1.0)
+
+[node name="Center" type="CenterContainer" parent="."]
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+mouse_filter = 2
+
+[node name="TextContainer" type="VBoxContainer" parent="Center"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+layout_mode = 2
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+size_flags_vertical = 4
+theme_override_constants/separation = 0
+
+[node name="VLabel" type="Label" parent="Center/TextContainer"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_fonts/normal_font = SubResource("FontVariation_ijphb")
+theme_override_font_sizes/normal_font_size = 128
+theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(0.933, 0.271, 0.376, 1.0)
+theme_override_constants/outline_size = 4
+theme_override_colors/font_outline_color = Color(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.6)
+text = "V"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+
+[node name="PanelLabel" type="Label" parent="Center/TextContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_fonts/normal_font = SubResource("FontVariation_boeqg")
+theme_override_font_sizes/normal_font_size = 72
+theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(0.7, 0.7, 0.8, 1.0)
+theme_override_constants/outline_size = 2
+theme_override_colors/font_outline_color = Color(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.5)
+text = "Panel"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+
+[node name="TransitionOverlay" type="ColorRect" parent="."]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+mouse_filter = 2
+color = Color(0, 0, 0, 0)