Consolidate rewind, expand spar

game/chapters/chapter1/arrival.rpy

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ── Persistent flags ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-default checkpoint_set    = False
+# `checkpoint` (the rewind destination) is defined globally in script.rpy.
 default rewind_used       = False
 default purpose_chosen    = False
 default silence_chosen    = False # here Sara learns that Luno asks everyone the same question
@@ -31,38 +31,28 @@ label arrival:
     jump .choice_screen
 
 label .rewind_choice:
-    if not checkpoint_set:
+    if checkpoint is None:
+        # No checkpoint created yet — can't rewind, move on.
         jump .kaeros_arrives
 
+    # The shared screen handles both buttons:
+    #   Rewind   -> .do_rewind -> rewind_to(checkpoint)  (teal wash, then lands here)
+    #   Continue  -> hides the screen, and we resume below.
     show screen rewind_prompt
-    menu:
-        "[[ Rewind ]":
-            hide screen rewind_prompt
-            $ rewind_used = True
-            scene black
-            with dissolve
-            show screen teal_wash
-            "The world pulls back."
-            "Colour drains to teal. Sound slows to nothing."
-            hide screen teal_wash
-            scene bg training_yard
-            with dissolve
-            show sara neutral at left
-            show luno curious at right
-            thinking "Let's try this again."
-            jump .choice_screen
-        "[[ Continue ]":
-            hide screen rewind_prompt
-            # reset flags
-            $ checkpoint_set = False
-            $ rewind_used = False
-            jump .kaeros_arrives 
+    hide screen rewind_prompt
+
+    # Resuming after "Continue": clear the checkpoint and move on.
+    $ checkpoint = None
+    $ rewind_used = False
+    jump .kaeros_arrives
 
 label .choice_screen:
     menu:
         "Why are you here?"
-        "[[ Create Checkpoint ]" if not checkpoint_set:
-            $ checkpoint_set = True
+        "[[ Create Checkpoint ]" if checkpoint is None:
+            # Store where a rewind should land, plus what to reset on rewind.
+            $ checkpoint = ".choice_screen"
+            $ rewind_reset = ["rewind_used = True"]
             scene black
             with dissolve
             "A flash. Sara's hand, signing something. A contract. The ink is red."

game/chapters/chapter1/first_test.rpy

@@ -23,24 +23,95 @@ label first_test:
     mercenary "Begin the match!"
     scene black
     with dissolve
-    "TODO: premonition"
+    "The feeling of a cold thread. The feeling of the air thickening."
     scene bg training_yard
     with dissolve
+    # Checkpoint: a rewind from anywhere in the spar lands back at the first
+    # exchange. `rewind_reset` is empty — the spar's state is re-derived from
+    # the choices, so there are no flags to reset.
+    $ checkpoint = ".first_attack_choice"
+    $ rewind_reset = []
     eron "Hyaaa"
     jump .first_attack_choice
 
 
 label .first_attack_choice:
+    "Eron raises his sword over his right shoulder."
     menu:
         thinking "Fast!"
         "Dodge left":
-            jump .first_attack_left
+            jump .dodge_left
         "Dodge right":
-            jump .first_attack_right
+            jump .dodge_right
         "Parry":
-            jump .first_attack_parry
+            jump .parry
 
-label .first_attack_left:
+# Initial left
+label .dodge_left:
+    "Whizz! The sword almost grazes her right shoulder."
     thinking "Hairs breadth!"
-    thinking "I need to regain my balance and counter"
+    menu:
+        thinking "I need to regain my balance and counter."
+        "Counterattack":
+            jump .dodge_left_counterattack
+        "Anticipate next attack":
+            jump .dodge_left_anticipate
 
+## Left -> counter
+label .dodge_left_counterattack:
+    "Whack! The sword turns quickly and strikes her leg."
+    sara "Ugh!"
+    thinking "He hit my leg! Should i try another attack or go back?"
+    menu:
+        "[[Rewind]":
+            # Shared mechanic: reads `checkpoint` (".first_attack_choice") and
+            # rewinds there via the teal-wash effect, then returns here.
+            call .do_rewind
+        "Press the attack":
+            jump .dodge_left_counterattack_press
+
+label .dodge_left_counterattack_press:
+    "Whack! Eron takes the momentum of the recoil from the leg strike and makes a lightning fast spinning attack for Saras temple."
+    screen black with dissolve
+    jump .after_spar
+    
+## Left -> anticipate
+label .dodge_left_anticipate:
+    thinking "I dodged to the left, so the next attack will come from the right."
+    menu:
+        "Dodge further left":
+            jump .dodge_left_anticipate_left
+        "Jump":
+            jump .dodge_left_anticipate_jump
+        "Parry":
+            jump .dodge_left_anticipate_parry
+
+## Left -> anticipate -> left
+label .dodge_left_anticipate_left:
+    "Erons sword that narrowly missed her right side quickly turns and aims for her legs."
+    "The tradjectory of the sword is faster than she can dodge away but the increased distance allows eron to adjust the trajectory."
+    "Eron upswings unter her raised arms quarely into Saras stomach"
+    sara "Ugh!"
+    thinking "That knocked the air out of me! I need to catch my breath. Or should I rewind?"
+    menu:
+        "[[Rewind]":
+            call .do_rewind
+        "Create distance":
+            jump .dodge_left_anticipate_left_distance
+
+label .dodge_left_anticipate_left_distance:
+    "Whack! Eron takes the momentum of the recoil from the stomach strike and makes a lightning fast spinning attack for Saras temple."
+    screen black with dissolve
+    jump .after_spar
+
+label .dodge_left_anticipate_jump:
+    "Sara jumps over the incoming strike, landing gracefully."
+    jump .eron_adjusts
+
+# Initial right
+label .dodge_right:
+
+label .parry:
+
+
+label .after_spar:

game/characters.rpy

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 define sara = Character("Sara", color="#5acbd5")
 define thinking = Character("Sara", color="#1d9fa4", what_italic=True)
 define luno = Character("Luno", color="#1b449d")
+define eron = Character("Eron", color="#c98a3a")
 define narrator = Character(None)
 define mercenary = Character("Iron Hollow Mercenary", color="#ff0000")

game/script.rpy

@@ -4,15 +4,60 @@ label start:
     jump arrival
 
 
+# ── Rewind mechanic (shared across all scripts) ──────────────────────────────
+# Where the next rewind lands. Set this at every checkpoint you create.
+default checkpoint = None
+
+# Optional: a list of $-statements to run when rewinding (reset flags, etc.).
+# Kept separate from `checkpoint` so the destination label stays a plain string.
+default rewind_reset = []
+
+# Plays the shared rewind effect, then returns to `destination`.
+# Uses `call` (not `jump`) so it is re-entrant: rewinding to a label that is
+# already on the call stack (e.g. back to a choice mid-spar) returns cleanly
+# to the caller instead of corrupting the stack.
+# Call as:  call rewind_to .some_label
+label rewind_to(destination):
+    scene black
+    with dissolve
+    show screen teal_wash
+    "The world pulls back."
+    "Colour drains to teal. Sound slows to nothing."
+    hide screen teal_wash
+    scene black
+    with dissolve
+    # Run any per-checkpoint reset statements (e.g. $ rewind_used = False)
+    for _stmt in rewind_reset:
+        $ eval(_stmt)
+    call destination
+
+
 # ── Screens ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+# Shared rewind prompt. "Rewind" jumps to .do_rewind, which reads the
+# current `checkpoint` and routes through the reusable rewind_to label.
+# "Continue" just hides the screen and lets the calling script resume.
 screen rewind_prompt():
     zorder 10
-    text "Rewind available":
+    textbutton "⟲ Rewind" action Jump(".do_rewind"):
         xalign 0.05
         yalign 0.95
-        color "#4ab8b8"
         size 22
+        color "#4ab8b8"
+    textbutton "Continue" action Hide("rewind_prompt"):
+        xalign 0.05
+        xoffset 120
+        yalign 0.95
+        size 22
+        color "#4ab8b8"
+
+# Reads the stored checkpoint and rewinds to it.
+label .do_rewind:
+    hide screen rewind_prompt
+    if checkpoint is None:
+        # No checkpoint set — just resume.
+        return
+    call rewind_to checkpoint
 
 screen teal_wash():
     zorder 20