improvements

Scripts/Classes/Blocks/BrickBlock.gd

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ extends Block
 var ticking_down := false
 
 func _ready() -> void:
+	if item == null: return
 	if item_amount == 10 and item.resource_path == "res://Scenes/Prefabs/Entities/Items/SpinningCoin.tscn" and is_instance_valid(Global.level_editor) == false:
 		Global.log_warning("Coin Brick Block is wrong! please report!: " + name)
 

Scripts/Classes/CustomLevel.gd

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+extends Node

Scripts/Classes/CustomLevel.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://c0kflqgd1w6sg

Scripts/Classes/Entities/Objects/RopeElevatorPlatform.gd

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	$Platform/ScoreNoteSpawner.owner = $Platform
 
 func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
-	if not dropped:
-		$Rope.size.y = platform.global_position.y - rope_top
+	if not dropped and is_instance_valid($Rope):
+		$Rope.size.y = $Platform.global_position.y - rope_top
 		$Rope.global_position.y = rope_top
 
 func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:

Scripts/Classes/Entities/Player.gd

@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ func enter_pipe(pipe: PipeArea, warp_to_level := true) -> void:
 		await get_tree().create_timer(1, false).timeout
 		if Global.current_game_mode == Global.GameMode.LEVEL_EDITOR or Global.current_game_mode == Global.GameMode.CUSTOM_LEVEL:
 			LevelEditor.play_pipe_transition = true
-			owner.transition_to_sublevel(pipe.target_sub_level)
+			Global.transition_to_scene(NewLevelBuilder.sub_levels[pipe.target_sub_level])
 		else:
 			Global.transition_to_scene(pipe.target_level)
 

Scripts/Classes/Singletons/Global.gd

@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func clear_saved_values() -> void:
 	lives = 3
 	player_power_states = "0000"
 
-func transition_to_scene(scene_path := "") -> void:
+func transition_to_scene(scene_path = "") -> void:
 	Global.fade_transition = bool(Settings.file.visuals.transition_animation)
 	if transitioning_scene:
 		return
@@ -355,7 +355,10 @@ func transition_to_scene(scene_path := "") -> void:
 		%TransitionBlock.modulate.a = 1
 		$Transition.show()
 		await get_tree().create_timer(0.1, true).timeout
-	get_tree().change_scene_to_file(scene_path)
+	if scene_path is String:
+		get_tree().change_scene_to_file(scene_path)
+	elif scene_path is PackedScene:
+		get_tree().change_scene_to_packed(scene_path)
 	await get_tree().scene_changed
 	await get_tree().create_timer(0.15, true).timeout
 	if fade_transition:

Scripts/Classes/UI/GameHUD.gd

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ func handle_main_hud() -> void:
 	if current_chara != Global.player_characters[0]:
 		update_character_info()
 	%CharacterIcon.get_node("Shadow").texture = %CharacterIcon.texture
-	%ModernLifeCount.text = "*" + (str(Global.lives).pad_zeros(2) if Settings.file.difficulty.inf_lives == 0 else "∞")
 	%CharacterIcon.visible = Global.current_game_mode != Global.GameMode.BOO_RACE
 	%ModernLifeCount.visible = Global.current_game_mode != Global.GameMode.BOO_RACE
 	var world_num := str(Global.world_num)
@@ -82,6 +81,14 @@ func handle_modern_hud() -> void:
 	%ModernTime.text = "⏲" + str(Global.time).pad_zeros(3)
 	%ModernKeyCount.visible = KeyItem.total_collected > 0
 	%ModernKeyAmount.text = "*" + str(KeyItem.total_collected).pad_zeros(2)
+	if Global.current_game_mode == Global.GameMode.CUSTOM_LEVEL:
+		$ModernHUD/TopLeft/LifeCount.hide()
+		%DeathCountLabel.show()
+		%DeathCountLabel.text = "☠*" + str(Global.total_deaths).pad_zeros(2)
+	else:
+		$ModernHUD/TopLeft/LifeCount.show()
+		%DeathCountLabel.hide()
+		%ModernLifeCount.text = "*" + (str(Global.lives).pad_zeros(2) if Settings.file.difficulty.inf_lives == 0 else "∞")
 	if get_tree().get_first_node_in_group("Players") == null or Settings.file.difficulty.time_limit == 0:
 		%ModernTime.text = "⏲---"
 

Scripts/Parts/LevelTransition.gd

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 		SpeedrunHandler.timer = 0
 	get_tree().call_group("PlayerGhosts", "delete")
 	get_tree().paused = false
-	$Timer.start()
 	AudioManager.stop_music_override(AudioManager.MUSIC_OVERRIDES.NONE, true)
 	AudioManager.music_player.stop()
 	PipeArea.exiting_pipe_id = -1
@@ -96,7 +95,13 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 		%CustomLevelName.text = LevelEditor.level_name
 		
 	await get_tree().create_timer(0.1, false).timeout
-	can_transition = true
+	if Global.current_game_mode != Global.GameMode.CUSTOM_LEVEL:
+		can_transition = true
+		$Timer.start()
+	else:
+		if NewLevelBuilder.sub_levels == [null, null, null, null, null]:
+			NewLevelBuilder.load_level(LevelEditor.level_file)
+		transition()
 
 func handle_challenge_mode_transition() -> void:
 	$BG/Control/LivesCount.hide()
@@ -124,8 +129,11 @@ func transition() -> void:
 			Global.transition_to_scene(PIPE_CUTSCENE_OVERRIDE[Global.current_campaign][[Global.world_num, Global.level_num]])
 		else:
 			Global.transition_to_scene("res://Scenes/Levels/PipeCutscene.tscn")
-	else:
+	elif Global.current_game_mode != Global.GameMode.CUSTOM_LEVEL:
 		Global.transition_to_scene(level_to_transition_to)
+	else:
+		await get_tree().create_timer(0.25, false).timeout
+		Global.transition_to_scene(NewLevelBuilder.sub_levels[Checkpoint.sublevel_id])
 
 func show_best_time() -> void:
 	var best_time = SpeedrunHandler.best_time

Scripts/UI/CustomLevelMenu.gd

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	AudioManager.stop_all_music()
 	Global.second_quest = false
 	%LevelList.open(true)
+	for i in 5:
+		NewLevelBuilder.sub_levels[i] = null
 	await get_tree().process_frame
 	if last_played_container != null:
 		print(saved_search_values)