Add experimental road generation (generated by deepseek)

scripts/player.gd

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ extends CharacterBody3D
 
 var current_speed: float = 0.0
 
+func _ready():
+	add_to_group("player")
+
 func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 	# Apply gravity
 	if not is_on_floor():

scripts/road.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+extends Node3D
+
+@export var despawn_distance := 50.0  # Distance behind player to despawn
+var player: Node3D
+
+func _ready():
+	# Find the player once when road spawns
+	player = get_tree().get_first_node_in_group("player")
+	
+	# Set up despawn area
+	var area = $DespawnArea
+	area.body_exited.connect(_on_body_exited)
+	area.position.z -= 10  # Adjust for scaled position
+
+func _on_body_exited(body: Node):
+	if body == player:
+		if global_position.x < player.global_position.x - despawn_distance:
+			queue_free()

scripts/road.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://b0pm2dfsugptw

scripts/road_manager.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+extends Node3D
+
+@export var road_scene: PackedScene = preload("res://scenes/road.tscn")
+@export var initial_roads := 5  # Number of roads to spawn on each side
+@export var road_spacing := 20.0  # Exact spacing from original scene
+@export var spawn_distance := 50.0  # Distance ahead to spawn new roads
+
+var player: Node3D
+var last_spawn_x := 0.0
+
+func _ready():
+	# Use call_deferred to ensure player exists
+	call_deferred("initialize_player")
+
+func initialize_player():
+	player = get_tree().get_first_node_in_group("player")
+	if not player:
+		push_error("Player not found in 'player' group!")
+		return
+	
+	# Initialize starting roads relative to player position
+	var start_x = floor(player.global_position.x / 20.0) * 20.0
+	for i in range(-initial_roads, initial_roads):
+		spawn_road(start_x + i * 20.0)
+	last_spawn_x = start_x + initial_roads * 20.0
+
+func _process(_delta):
+	if not player:
+		return  # Skip if player not found
+	
+	# Check road spawning based on player's X position
+	if player.global_position.x > last_spawn_x - spawn_distance:
+		spawn_road(last_spawn_x + 20.0)
+		last_spawn_x += 20.0
+
+func spawn_road(x_position: float):
+	var new_road = road_scene.instantiate()
+	# Add proper positioning based on original road spacing
+	new_road.global_transform = Transform3D(
+		Vector3(2, 0, 0),
+		Vector3(0, 2, 0),
+		Vector3(0, 0, 2),
+		Vector3(x_position, 0, 0)
+	)
+	add_child(new_road)

scripts/road_manager.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://bkbm887f6xqpi