starting to implement the enemy performing tweens

Enemy.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public partial class Enemy : StaticBody2D
     public bool _hovered = false, _track = false, _warp = false;
     public int _damage = 1, _health = 2, _stamina, _staminaRemaining, _visibilityRange = 4, _hitRange, _priority = 1;
     public Vector2I _address = -Vector2I.One, _range = Vector2I.Up;
-    public List<Vector2I> _path = new();
+    public List<Vector2I> _path = new(), _pathStored = new();
     public float _movement = 0;
     public EnemyController _enemyController;
 
@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@ public partial class Enemy : StaticBody2D
     {
         base._PhysicsProcess(delta);
     }
+    
+    public void AnimateMovement(EnemyController CONTROLLER)
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < _path.Count; i++)
+        {
+            Tween subtween = CreateTween();
+            subtween.TweenProperty(this, "global_position", CONTROLLER._playArea._map.GetCellPositionFromAddress(_path[i]), 0.25f);
+            float key = _priority + i/1000;
+            if (!CONTROLLER._tweenStages.ContainsKey(key))
+            {
+                CONTROLLER._tweenStages[key] = new();
+            }
+            CONTROLLER._tweenStages[key].Add(subtween);
+        }
+        
+    }
 
     public void Attack(PlayerController PLAYER)
     {
@@ -77,21 +93,9 @@ public partial class Enemy : StaticBody2D
         return bestPath;
     }
 
-    public void GetRemainingStamina(Map MAP)
+    public void GetRemainingStamina(EnemyController CONTROLLER)
     {
-        _staminaRemaining = _address.Y <= MAP.GetFirstOpenRow() ? 0 : _stamina;
-    }
-
-    public void RemainInPlace()
-    {
-        if (_path.Count <= 0)
-        {
-            _path.Add(_address);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _path.Add(_path.LastOrDefault());
-        }
+        _staminaRemaining = _address.Y <= CONTROLLER._playArea._map.GetFirstOpenRow() ? 0 : _staminaRemaining;
     }
 
     public void TakeDamage(int DAMAGE, Commander ATTACKER)

EnemyController.cs

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ public partial class EnemyController : TurnController
     public PackedScene _enemyScene = GD.Load<PackedScene>("res://Enemy.tscn");
     public List<Enemy> _enemies = new();
     public PlayerController _playerController;
-
-    public Tween _movementTween;
+    public Dictionary<float, List<Tween>> _tweenStages = new();
+    public Tween _tween;
 
     public void AddEnemies(int ENEMY_COUNT = 1)
     {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public partial class EnemyController : TurnController
         for (int i = 0; i < _enemies.Count; i++)
         {
             Enemy enemy = _enemies[i];
-            enemy.GetRemainingStamina(map);
+            enemy.GetRemainingStamina(this);
         }
 
         _enemies.ForEach(e => e._path.Clear());
@@ -87,15 +87,9 @@ public partial class EnemyController : TurnController
             for (int i = 0; i < _enemies.Count; i++)
             {
                 Enemy enemy = _enemies[i];
-                if (enemy._staminaRemaining <= 0)
+                if (enemy._staminaRemaining <= 0 || enemy._address.Y <= map.GetFirstOpenRow())
                 {
-                    enemy.RemainInPlace();
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if (enemy._address.Y <= map.GetFirstOpenRow())
-                {
-                    enemy.RemainInPlace();
-                    enemy._staminaRemaining = 0;
+                    enemy._path.Add(enemy._path.LastOrDefault(enemy._address));
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -103,20 +97,14 @@ public partial class EnemyController : TurnController
 
                 if (path.Count == 0)
                 {
-                    enemy.RemainInPlace();
+                    enemy._path.Add(enemy._path.LastOrDefault(enemy._address));
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 Vector2I cell = path[0];
-                if (cell.Y <= enemy._address.Y) // if path would move enemy forward
-                {
-                    map.SetCellEnemy(cell, enemy);
-                    enemy._path.Add(cell);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    enemy.RemainInPlace();
-                }
+
+                map.SetCellEnemy(cell, enemy);
+                enemy._path.Add(cell);
                 
                 enemy._staminaRemaining--;
             }
@@ -151,28 +139,38 @@ public partial class EnemyController : TurnController
         AddEnemies(positions);
     }
 
+    public void ProcessTween()
+    {
+        if (_tween != null)
+        {
+            _tween.Kill();
+        }
+        _tween = CreateTween();
+        _tween.TweenInterval(0.5f);
+
+        List<float> tweenPriorities = [.. _tweenStages.Keys];
+        for (int i = 0; i < tweenPriorities.Count; i++)
+        {
+            float stage = tweenPriorities[i];
+            List<Tween> stageTweens = _tweenStages[stage];
+            _tween.Chain().TweenSubtween(stageTweens[0]);
+            for (int j = 1; j < stageTweens.Count; j++)
+            {
+                Tween step = stageTweens[j];
+                _tween.Parallel().TweenSubtween(step);
+            }
+        }
+        _tween.TweenCallback(Callable.From(() => EndTurn()));
+    }
+
     public void StepEnemies(int STEP)
     {
         Map map = _playArea._map;
-        if (_movementTween != null)
-        {
-            _movementTween.Kill();
-        }
-        _movementTween = CreateTween();
-        _movementTween.TweenInterval(0.5f);
 
         for (int i= 0; i < _enemies.Count; i++)
         {
             Enemy enemy = _enemies[i];
-            _movementTween.Parallel().TweenProperty(enemy, "global_position", map.GetCellPositionFromAddress(enemy._path[STEP]), 0.25f);
-        }
-        if (STEP < _enemies[0]._path.Count - 1)
-        {
-            _movementTween.TweenCallback(Callable.From(() => StepEnemies(STEP + 1)));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _movementTween.TweenCallback(Callable.From(() => EndTurn()));
+            enemy.AnimateMovement(this);
         }
     }
 

TurnController.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public partial class TurnController : Node2D
 
     public virtual async Task StartTurn()
     {
+        
     }
     public virtual void EndTurn()
     {