Godot Engine Game Development Projects

Updating UI via GDScript

Add a script to the HUD node. This script will update the UI elements when their properties need to change, updating the score text whenever a coin is collected, for example. Refer to the following code:

extends CanvasLayersignal start_gamefunc update_score(value):    $MarginContainer/ScoreLabel.text = str(value) func update_timer(value):    $MarginContainer/TimeLabel.text = str(value)

The Main scene's script will call these functions to update the display whenever there is a change in value. For the MessageLabel, you also need a timer to make it disappear after a brief period. Add a Timer node and change its name to MessageTimer. In the Inspector, set its Wait Time to 2 seconds and check the box to set One Shot to On