add a new wave spawning logic defined by a spawn_stages.json in the data folder

data/spawn_stages.json

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+[
+  {
+	"time_start": 0,
+	"time_end": 60,
+	"entries": [
+	  { "enemy": "res://scenes/slime.tscn", "count_at_start": 0, "count_at_end": 15, "min_interval": 0.5 }
+	]
+  },
+  {
+	"time_start": 60,
+	"time_end": 180,
+	"entries": [
+	  { "enemy": "res://scenes/slime.tscn",      "count_at_start": 15, "count_at_end": 40, "min_interval": 0.3 },
+	  { "enemy": "res://scenes/blue_slime.tscn", "count_at_start": 0,  "count_at_end": 10, "min_interval": 0.8 }
+	]
+  },
+  {
+	"time_start": 180,
+	"time_end": -1,
+	"entries": [
+	  { "enemy": "res://scenes/slime.tscn",      "count_at_start": 40, "count_at_end": 100, "min_interval": 0.2 },
+	  { "enemy": "res://scenes/blue_slime.tscn", "count_at_start": 10, "count_at_end": 60,  "min_interval": 0.5 },
+	  { "enemy": "res://scenes/fire_slime.tscn", "count_at_start": 0,  "count_at_end": 40,  "min_interval": 0.6 }
+	]
+  }
+]

scenes/game.tscn

@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://cphrdy0xexx30" path="res://scenes/game.gd" id="1_vtaks"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://7vohdw0xop0g" path="res://scenes/worldborder.tscn" id="2_dinhu"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://coplu13jpw4xq" path="res://scripts/camera_2d.gd" id="3_kvpfn"]
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://b4jrogrq54c8f" path="res://scripts/SpawnEntry.gd" id="6_ir15t"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dovkm6w8af08x" path="res://scripts/spawn_control.gd" id="6_p57ef"]
-[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://ccotbw7gepsge" path="res://scenes/slime.tscn" id="7_ca42v"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://c4i3fnr6gpjp" path="res://assets/tileset/Tiled_files/details.png" id="7_gee14"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://b4v0ntaukg2je" path="res://scenes/witch.tscn" id="7_u5sy4"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://0xu8ohipv2mj" path="res://assets/tileset/Tiled_files/Objects.png" id="8_0tnpc"]
-[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cj83ht5o2l8c1" path="res://scenes/blue_slime.tscn" id="8_rysoc"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cgu7w2jd42f3a" path="res://scenes/tile_map_layer(background).tscn" id="8_vtaks"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://bgpsc6dvsn7ak" path="res://scenes/tile_map_layer(objects).tscn" id="9_kvpfn"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://co8t1fr3b3kub" path="res://scenes/tile_map_layer(overlay).tscn" id="10_dinhu"]
@@ -21,19 +18,6 @@
 [ext_resource type="FontFile" uid="uid://8v71dcws4q6o" path="res://assets/fonts/slkscre.ttf" id="19_1kice"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://586y330mhx8" path="res://scripts/options_menu_ingame.gd" id="20_1kice"]
 
-[sub_resource type="Resource" id="Resource_ssvqc"]
-script = ExtResource("6_ir15t")
-weight = 1.0
-enemy = ExtResource("7_ca42v")
-metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://b4jrogrq54c8f"
-
-[sub_resource type="Resource" id="Resource_264po"]
-script = ExtResource("6_ir15t")
-min_time = 10.0
-weight = 0.5
-enemy = ExtResource("8_rysoc")
-metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://b4jrogrq54c8f"
-
 [sub_resource type="TileSetAtlasSource" id="TileSetAtlasSource_vtaks"]
 texture = ExtResource("7_gee14")
 1:1/0 = 0
@@ -2383,11 +2367,6 @@ anchors_preset = 0
 offset_right = 40.0
 offset_bottom = 40.0
 script = ExtResource("6_p57ef")
-spawn_entries = Array[ExtResource("6_ir15t")]([SubResource("Resource_ssvqc"), SubResource("Resource_264po")])
-
-[node name="SpawnTimer" type="Timer" parent="." unique_id=1852920556]
-wait_time = 0.2
-autostart = true
 
 [node name="Witch" parent="." unique_id=1188927311 instance=ExtResource("7_u5sy4")]
 position = Vector2(304, 164)
@@ -2575,7 +2554,6 @@ theme_override_fonts/font = ExtResource("19_1kice")
 theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 32
 text = "Back"
 
-[connection signal="timeout" from="SpawnTimer" to="SpawnControl" method="_on_spawn_timer_timeout"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="PauseMenu/VBoxContainer/ContinueButton" to="PauseMenu" method="_on_continue_button_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="PauseMenu/VBoxContainer/OptionsButton" to="PauseMenu" method="_on_options_button_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="PauseMenu/VBoxContainer/QuitButton" to="PauseMenu" method="_on_quit_button_pressed"]

scripts/SpawnStage.gd

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+extends Resource
+class_name SpawnStage
+
+@export var time_start: float = 0.0
+@export var time_end: float = -1.0  # -1 = forever
+@export var entries: Array[StageEntry]

scripts/SpawnStage.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://ca7n7kd1ki2is

scripts/StageEntry.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+extends Resource
+class_name StageEntry
+
+@export var enemy: PackedScene
+@export var count_at_start: int = 0
+@export var count_at_end: int = 20
+@export var min_interval: float = 0.3

scripts/StageEntry.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://dc737qsmg74i

scripts/spawn_control.gd

@@ -1,72 +1,112 @@
 extends Control
 
-var up_left
+var up_left: Vector2
-var down_right
+var down_right: Vector2
-var up_right
+var up_right: Vector2
-var down_left
+var down_left: Vector2
-var viewport_rect
+var elapsed_time: float = 0.0
-var elapsed_time = 0.0
+
-@export var spawn_entries: Array[SpawnEntry]
+const STAGES_JSON = "res://data/spawn_stages.json"
+
+var stages: Array[SpawnStage] = []
+
+# _state keys: Vector2i(stage_idx, entry_idx)
+# values: { "timer": float, "alive": int }
+var _state: Dictionary = {}
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	var camera: Camera2D = get_parent().get_node("Camera2D")
 	var viewport_size = get_viewport_rect().size
 	var world_size = viewport_size / camera.zoom
-	var world_origin = camera.global_position  # anchor_mode = 0 → top-left corner
+	var world_origin = camera.global_position
 
 	up_left = world_origin
 	down_right = world_origin + world_size
 	up_right = Vector2(down_right.x, up_left.y)
 	down_left = Vector2(up_left.x, down_right.y)
 
+	_load_stages(STAGES_JSON)
+
+	for si in stages.size():
+		for ei in stages[si].entries.size():
+			_state[Vector2i(si, ei)] = { "timer": 0.0, "alive": 0 }
+
+func _load_stages(path: String) -> void:
+	var file = FileAccess.open(path, FileAccess.READ)
+	if file == null:
+		push_error("spawn_control: cannot open " + path)
+		return
+	var data = JSON.parse_string(file.get_as_text())
+	if not data is Array:
+		push_error("spawn_control: invalid JSON in " + path)
+		return
+	for sd in data:
+		var stage = SpawnStage.new()
+		stage.time_start = float(sd["time_start"])
+		stage.time_end = float(sd["time_end"])
+		for ed in sd["entries"]:
+			var entry = StageEntry.new()
+			entry.enemy = load(ed["enemy"])
+			entry.count_at_start = int(ed["count_at_start"])
+			entry.count_at_end = int(ed["count_at_end"])
+			entry.min_interval = float(ed["min_interval"])
+			stage.entries.append(entry)
+		stages.append(stage)
 
 func get_spawn_position() -> Vector2:
 	var side = randi() % 4
-	var spawn_x
+	var spawn_x: float
-	var spawn_y
+	var spawn_y: float
 	if side == 0:
-		# oben
 		spawn_x = randf_range(up_left.x, up_right.x)
 		spawn_y = up_left.y
 	elif side == 1:
-		# rechts
 		spawn_x = up_right.x
 		spawn_y = randf_range(up_right.y, down_right.y)
 	elif side == 2:
-		#unten
 		spawn_x = randf_range(up_left.x, up_right.x)
 		spawn_y = down_left.y
-	elif side == 3:
+	else:
-		#links
 		spawn_x = up_left.x
 		spawn_y = randf_range(up_right.y, down_right.y)
 	return Vector2(spawn_x, spawn_y)
-# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+
 func _process(delta: float) -> void:
 	elapsed_time += delta
-	pass
 
-func spawn_enemy() -> void:
+	for si in stages.size():
-	var sum_weight = 0.0
+		var stage: SpawnStage = stages[si]
-	var available = []
+		if elapsed_time < stage.time_start:
-	for entry in spawn_entries:
+			continue
-		if entry.min_time <= elapsed_time:
+		if stage.time_end != -1.0 and elapsed_time > stage.time_end:
-			available.append(entry)
+			continue
-			sum_weight += entry.weight
+
-	var roll = randf() * sum_weight
+		var t: float
-	var winner = null
+		if stage.time_end == -1.0:
-	for entry in available:
+			t = 1.0
-		roll -= entry.weight
+		else:
-		if roll <= 0:
+			t = clamp(
-			winner = entry
+				(elapsed_time - stage.time_start) / (stage.time_end - stage.time_start),
-			break
+				0.0, 1.0
-	if winner == null:
+			)
-		return
+
-	var enemy = winner.enemy.instantiate()
+		for ei in stage.entries.size():
+			var entry: StageEntry = stage.entries[ei]
+			var state: Dictionary = _state[Vector2i(si, ei)]
+
+			var target: int = roundi(lerpf(float(entry.count_at_start), float(entry.count_at_end), t))
+			var deficit: int = target - state["alive"]
+			if deficit <= 0:
+				continue
+
+			state["timer"] -= delta
+			if state["timer"] <= 0.0:
+				state["timer"] = max(entry.min_interval, 1.0 / float(deficit))
+				_spawn_one(entry, state)
+
+func _spawn_one(entry: StageEntry, state: Dictionary) -> void:
+	var enemy = entry.enemy.instantiate()
 	enemy.global_position = get_spawn_position()
+	state["alive"] += 1
+	enemy.tree_exited.connect(func(): state["alive"] -= 1)
 	add_child(enemy)
-
-
-func _on_spawn_timer_timeout() -> void:
-	spawn_enemy()
-	pass # Replace with function body.