Mob Death: Mob Not Strong -- Dead Mob Can't Flip

src/models/enemies/bat/bat.gd

@@ -3,14 +3,9 @@ extends EnemyClass
 var velocity = Vector2.ZERO
 var speed = 64
 
-onready var player = $"../../Player"
-
 func _ready():
 	hp = 15
 
-func _process(delta):
-	$Sprite.flip_h = true if player.global_position.x > self.global_position.x else false
-	
 func _physics_process(_delta):
 	var player_position = player.global_position + Vector2(12, 12)
 	var angle = get_angle_to(player_position)

src/models/enemies/ghost/Ghost.tscn

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ flip_h = true
 use_parent_material = true
 frames = ExtResource( 1 )
 animation = "idle"
-frame = 1
+frame = 2
 playing = true
 centered = false
 

src/models/enemies/ghost/ghost.gd

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 extends EnemyClass
 
-onready var player = $"../../Player"
 var dash_target = Vector2.ZERO
 var afterdash_timer = .0
 var afterdash = false

src/models/enemies/rat/rat.gd

@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 extends EnemyClass
 
-onready var player = $"../../Player"
 var velocity = Vector2.ZERO
 var speed = 24
 
 func _ready():
 	hp = 15
 
-func _process(delta):
-	$Sprite.flip_h = true if player.global_position.x > self.global_position.x else false
-
 func _physics_process(delta):
 	global_position = global_position.move_toward(player.global_position + Vector2(8, 8), speed * delta * speed_multiplier) 

src/scenes/game/game.gd

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var mob_timers = [.0, .0, .0, .0]
 var mob_threshold = [5, 7, 10, 7]
 
 func _ready():
+	Global.playing = true
 	Global.play_time = .0
 	Global.health = 3
 	Global.add_health(0)

src/scripts/enemy_class.gd

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 extends KinematicBody2D
 
+onready var player = $"../../Player"
 var empty_material = load("res://res/shaders/empty_material.tscn")
 var hp
 var dead = false
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ func deal_damage(amount):
 	if hp <= 0:
 		death()
 
+func _process(delta):
+	if Global.playing and not dead and is_in_group("enemy"):
+		player = get_tree().get_root().get_node("Game/View/Player")
+		$Sprite.flip_h = true if player.global_position.x > self.global_position.x else false
+
 func death():
 	dead = true
 	$Sprite.playing = false
@@ -34,8 +40,8 @@ func _physics_process(delta):
 	if dead:
 		self.global_position = death_position
 		dead_timer += delta
-		$Sprite.modulate.a = 1 - (dead_timer / 2)
-	if dead_timer >= 2.0:
+		$Sprite.modulate.a = 1 - (dead_timer * 2)
+	if dead_timer >= 0.5:
 		self.call_deferred("free")
 	
 	if poisoned:

src/scripts/global.gd

@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ extends Node
 var GAME_SCENE = preload("res://src/scenes/game/Game.tscn")
 var MENU_SCENE = preload("res://src/scenes/menu/Menu.tscn")
 
-var playing = true
+var playing = false
 var play_time = .0
 var health = 2
 
 func game_start():
-	playing = true
 	get_tree().change_scene_to(GAME_SCENE)
 
 func return_to_menu():