Refactor hut tier definitions to use images and scales instead of scene paths; add moddable visual component

Mods/Tiers/Huts/hut_tier_1.png.import

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+}
+
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+
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Mods/Tiers/Huts/hut_tier_2.png.import

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+process/size_limit=0
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Mods/Tiers/hut_tier_1.png.import

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+"vram_texture": false
+}
+
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+
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+process/hdr_clamp_exposure=false
+process/size_limit=0
+detect_3d/compress_to=1

Mods/Tiers/hut_tier_2.png.import

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+[remap]
+
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+metadata={
+"vram_texture": false
+}
+
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+
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+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/hut_tier_2.png-70fb7df6fa976626a267fd1e203d6a0e.ctex"]
+
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Mods/Tiers/hut_tiers.json

@@ -3,17 +3,14 @@
     {
       "tierEnum": "Tier1",
       "threshold": 150,
-      "scenePath": "res://Scenes/Huts/hut_tier_1.tscn"
+      "imagePath": "user://Mods/Tiers/Huts/hut_tier_1.png",
+      "scale": {"x": 0.01, "y": 0.01}
     },
     {
       "tierEnum": "Tier2",
       "threshold": 750,
-      "scenePath": "res://Scenes/Huts/hut_tier_2.tscn"
-    },
-    {
-      "tierEnum": "Tier3",
-      "threshold": 2000,
-      "scenePath": "res://Scenes/Huts/hut_tier_3.tscn"
+      "imagePath": "user://Mods/Tiers/Huts/hut_tier_2.png",
+      "scale": {"x": 0.01, "y": 0.01}
     }
   ]
 }

Scenes/Main/Main.tscn

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=20 format=3 uid="uid://bfil8sd154327"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=21 format=3 uid="uid://bfil8sd154327"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://t71ewkpa5uqs" path="res://Scenes/Main/Main.cs" id="1_p8rbg"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://b77vh831r1e3c" path="res://Scenes/Main/MiraclePanel.cs" id="2_hcu3t"]
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://8w7tvsgkev1y" path="res://Scenes/tree.tscn" id="8_hcu3t"]
 [ext_resource type="Shader" uid="uid://bf8nk145fjkgh" path="res://Shaders/corruption_shader.gdshader" id="9_wgovn"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cqkye7yykakns" path="res://Scenes/Followers/FollowerMarker.tscn" id="11_5ci8a"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://xk2xirjd1sma" path="res://Scenes/moddable_visual.tscn" id="17_qdkat"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://furbvcmw31bx" path="res://Scripts/Components/ForestVisualizer.cs" id="18_qdkat"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://cw8gpeaq3yfjn" path="res://Scripts/Components/RoadManager.cs" id="19_qdkat"]
 
@@ -5549,6 +5550,7 @@ position = Vector2(243.12, -124.88)
 script = ExtResource("8_cv8e0")
 _markersContainer = NodePath("../Followers Markers")
 _unitsPerMarker = 1
+_moddableVisualScene = ExtResource("17_qdkat")
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://dj2wyrq07gfp2"
 
 [node name="HutPopulationVisualizer" type="Node" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("_markersContainer")]
@@ -5556,6 +5558,7 @@ script = ExtResource("8_cv8e0")
 _markersContainer = NodePath("../Hut Markers")
 _unitsPerMarker = 1
 Category = 1
+_moddableVisualScene = ExtResource("17_qdkat")
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://dj2wyrq07gfp2"
 
 [node name="ForestVisualizer" type="Node" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("_treesContainer")]

Scenes/moddable_visual.tscn

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+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://xk2xirjd1sma"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dpfcbaqgq3l6d" path="res://Scripts/Components/ModdableVisual.cs" id="1_5b1dg"]
+
+[node name="ModdableVisual" type="Node2D" node_paths=PackedStringArray("_sprite")]
+script = ExtResource("1_5b1dg")
+_sprite = NodePath("Sprite")
+
+[node name="Sprite" type="Sprite2D" parent="."]

Scripts/Components/ModdableVisual.cs

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+using Godot;
+
+namespace ParasiticGod.Scripts.Components;
+
+[GlobalClass]
+public partial class ModdableVisual : Node2D
+{
+    [Export] private Sprite2D _sprite;
+    public Follower.FollowerTier Tier { get; private set; }
+
+    public override void _ExitTree()
+    {
+        if (_sprite != null)
+        {
+            _sprite.Texture = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void Initialize(Follower.FollowerTier tier, Texture2D texture, Vector2 scale)
+    {
+        Tier = tier;
+        if (_sprite != null && texture != null)
+        {
+            _sprite.Texture = texture;
+            _sprite.Scale = scale;
+        }
+    }
+}

Scripts/Components/ModdableVisual.cs.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://dpfcbaqgq3l6d

Scripts/Components/PopulationVisualizer.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public partial class PopulationVisualizer : Node
     [Export] private Node2D _markersContainer;
     [Export] private int _unitsPerMarker = 5;
     [Export] public VisualCategory Category { get; private set; }
+    [Export] private PackedScene _moddableVisualScene;
     
     private List<TierDefinition> _tiers;
     private readonly List<FollowerMarker> _markers = [];
@@ -105,11 +106,15 @@ public partial class PopulationVisualizer : Node
 
             if (i < followersToShow)
             {
-                if (!marker.IsOccupied || _lastKnownTierIndex != newTierIndex)
+                var currentVisual = marker.GetChildOrNull<ModdableVisual>(0);
+                if (currentVisual == null || currentVisual.Tier != currentTier.TierEnum)
                 {
-                    if (marker.IsOccupied) marker.RemoveFollower();
-                    var followerInstance = currentTier.Scene.Instantiate<Follower>();
-                    marker.PlaceFollower(followerInstance);
+                    if (marker.GetChildCount() > 0) marker.GetChild(0).QueueFree();
+
+                    var visualInstance = _moddableVisualScene.Instantiate<ModdableVisual>();
+                    visualInstance.Initialize(currentTier.TierEnum, currentTier.Texture, currentTier.Scale);
+                    
+                    marker.AddChild(visualInstance);
                     needsChange = true;
                 }
             }

Scripts/Core/TierDefinition.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ namespace ParasiticGod.Scripts.Core;
 [GlobalClass]
 public partial class TierDefinition : Resource
 {
-    [Export] public PackedScene Scene { get; set; }
+    [Export] public Texture2D Texture { get; set; }
     [Export] public long Threshold { get; set; }
     [Export] public Follower.FollowerTier TierEnum { get; set; }
+    [Export] public Vector2 Scale { get; set; } = Vector2.One;
 }

Scripts/Core/TierDto.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Numerics;
 
 namespace ParasiticGod.Scripts.Core;
 
@@ -6,7 +7,8 @@ public class TierDto
 {
     public Follower.FollowerTier TierEnum { get; set; }
     public long Threshold { get; set; }
-    public string ScenePath { get; set; }
+    public string ImagePath { get; set; }
+    public Vector2 Scale { get; set; } = Vector2.One;
 }
 
 public class TierListDto

Scripts/Core/TierLoader.cs

@@ -27,11 +27,18 @@ public static class TierLoader
 
         foreach (var dto in tierListDto.Tiers)
         {
+            var image = Image.LoadFromFile(dto.ImagePath);
+            if (image == null)
+            {
+                GD.PushError($"Failed to load image at path: {dto.ImagePath}");
+                continue;
+            }
             var tierDef = new TierDefinition
             {
                 Threshold = dto.Threshold,
                 TierEnum = dto.TierEnum,
-                Scene = GD.Load<PackedScene>(dto.ScenePath) 
+                Texture = ImageTexture.CreateFromImage(image),
+                Scale = new Vector2(dto.Scale.X, dto.Scale.Y)
             };
             loadedTiers.Add(tierDef);
         }