added basic animations for movement

Systems/Game/ChessGame.gd

@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> void:
 
 func initializeGame() -> void:
     setupStyles()
-    initializeBoard()
     setupUI()
     initializeDeckSystem()
     initializeCardPreview()
+    initializeBoard()
 
 func initializeCardPreview() -> void:
     cardPreview = CardPreview.new()
@@ -224,8 +224,10 @@ func placePiece(position: String, pieceName: String, color: int) -> void:
     var piece = summonPiece(pieceName, color)
     # boardContainer.get_node(position).add_child(piece)
     
-    var container = boardContainer.get_node(position)
+    var container = boardContainer.get_node(position) as PieceContainer
-    container.set_piece(piece)
+    await container.set_piece(piece, false)
+    container.remove_piece(true)
+    container.set_piece(piece, false)
 
     var coords = position.split("-")
     board[int(coords[1])][int(coords[0])] = piece

Systems/PieceContainer.gd

@@ -10,12 +10,29 @@ func _init() -> void:
     effects.name = "Effects"
     add_child(effects)
 
-func set_piece(new_piece: Pawn) -> void:
+
+func set_piece(new_piece: Pawn, animate: bool = true) -> void:
     remove_piece()  # Clean up any existing piece
     piece = new_piece
     if new_piece != null:
-        add_child(new_piece)
+        if animate:
-        new_piece.position = Vector2(25, 25)
+            
+            print("POS ", get_global_position())
+            var targetPos = get_global_position() + Vector2(25, 25) 
+            
+            if new_piece.get_parent():
+                new_piece.reparent(self)
+            else:
+                add_child(new_piece)
+            await new_piece.animate_movement(targetPos)
+        else:
+            
+            if new_piece.get_parent():
+                new_piece.reparent(self)
+            else:
+                add_child(new_piece)
+            new_piece.position = Vector2(25, 25)
+            
 
 func get_piece() -> Pawn:
     return piece
@@ -23,7 +40,8 @@ func get_piece() -> Pawn:
 func remove_piece(keep_piece: bool = false) -> Pawn:
     var old_piece = piece
     if piece != null:
-        remove_child(piece)
+        if piece.get_parent() == self:
+            remove_child(piece)
         if !keep_piece:
             piece.queue_free()
             old_piece = null

Systems/StateMachine/GameStates/Movement.gd

@@ -213,8 +213,10 @@ func handleCapture(node: PieceContainer) -> void:
             
             if moving_piece && captured_piece:
                 game.updatePoints(captured_piece)
+                await node.set_piece(moving_piece) 
                 source_container.remove_piece(true)
-                node.set_piece(moving_piece) 
+                node.remove_piece(true)
+                node.set_piece(moving_piece, false)
                 game.currentlyMovingPiece = moving_piece
                 game.resolveMoveEffects()
 
@@ -226,8 +228,10 @@ func handleRegularMove(node: PieceContainer, consume: bool) -> void:
             var sourceContainer = game.get_node("Flow/" + game.selectedNode) as PieceContainer
             var piece = sourceContainer.get_piece()
             print("Removing Piece 1")
+            await node.set_piece(piece)
             sourceContainer.remove_piece(true)
-            node.set_piece(piece)
+            node.remove_piece(true)
+            node.set_piece(piece, false)
 
             game.currentlyMovingPiece = piece
             if consume:

Systems/TileManager.gd

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ func place_random_game_tiles(num_tiles: int = 6) -> void:
         var tile_type = rng.randi() % 3
         
         var tile: Tile
+        return
         match tile_type:
             0:  # DoubleMovementTile tile
                 tile = WallTile.new(container, is_white, -1)

addons/Chess/Scripts/Pawn.gd

@@ -137,3 +137,19 @@ func can_move_to_cell(board_flow, location: String, is_capture: bool = false) ->
 		var piece = container.get_piece()
 		return piece != null && piece.Item_Color != self.Item_Color
 	return !container.has_piece()
+
+func animate_movement(target_position: Vector2, duration: float = 1) -> void:
+	# print("--------------STARTING ANIM--------------", position, "    ", target_position)
+	z_index = 1
+	var tween = create_tween()
+	# Make sure the tween is configured properly
+	tween.set_trans(Tween.TRANS_LINEAR)  # or TRANS_CUBIC for smoother movement
+	tween.set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN_OUT)
+
+	var start_pos = position
+	tween.tween_property(self, "global_position", target_position, duration)
+	#.from(start_pos)
+
+	# Wait for animation to complete
+	await tween.finished
+	# print("--------------FINISHED ANIM--------------")