added add_cards(), which now sorts cards before drawing them to the hand

cards/playing_card.gd

@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ signal card_clicked(playing_card: PlayingCard)
 
 func _enter_tree() -> void:
 	if card_details:
-		print("yeses!")
 		set_front_texture(CardManager.get_card_texture(card_details.card_id))
 	else:
-		print("NO!")
 		set_front_texture(CardManager.get_card_texture(-1))
 
 func move_to(new_x_position: float) -> void:
@@ -29,6 +27,9 @@ func unselect() -> void:
 func set_front_texture(texture: Texture) -> void:
 	card_mesh.get_surface_override_material(0).albedo_texture = texture
 
+func setup_card_details(card_id: int) -> void:
+	self.card_details = CardManager.full_deck[card_id]
+
 func _get_new_tween() -> Tween:
 	var tween = create_tween()
 	tween.set_trans(Tween.TRANS_BACK)

elements/player_hand.gd

@@ -19,21 +19,28 @@ var _selected_card: PlayingCard = null
 signal card_selected(card_id: int)
 signal card_played(card_id: int)
 
-func _ready() -> void:
-	_arrange_cards()
-	for i in test_card_count:
-		var card: PlayingCard = card_scene.instantiate()
-		card.card_clicked.connect(_on_card_clicked)
-		var test_details: Card = Card.new()
-		test_details.card_id = randi_range(0, 59)
-		card.card_details = test_details
-		add_card(card)
-		await get_tree().create_timer(0.16).timeout
+#func _ready() -> void:
+	#_arrange_cards()
+	#var test_array: Array[int]
+	#for i in range(20):
+		#test_array.append(randi_range(0, 59))
+	#
+	#add_cards(test_array)
 
 func add_card(card: PlayingCard) -> void:
 	self.add_child(card)
 	_arrange_cards()
 
+func add_cards(card_ids: Array[int], client_id: String) -> void:
+	card_ids.sort()
+	for card_id in card_ids:
+		var card: PlayingCard = card_scene.instantiate()
+		if true: # if client_id == ...
+			card.card_clicked.connect(_on_card_clicked)
+		card.setup_card_details(card_id)
+		add_card(card)
+		await get_tree().create_timer(0.16).timeout
+
 func remove_card(card: PlayingCard) -> void:
 	self.remove_child(card)
 	_arrange_cards()

game.tscn

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=9 format=3 uid="uid://gqrdpjslr4np"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=8 format=3 uid="uid://gqrdpjslr4np"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://p5gvnyhjqe6o" path="res://components/web_client_tcp.gd" id="1_feb5d"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://c0cqkatyo4uj1" path="res://components/client_interface.gd" id="2_e2o6t"]
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ ambient_light_source = 2
 ambient_light_color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)
 ambient_light_energy = 0.15
 
-[sub_resource type="BoxMesh" id="BoxMesh_fc0e3"]
-size = Vector3(0.2, 0.2, 0.2)
-
 [node name="Game" type="Node"]
 
 [node name="WebClientTCP" type="Node" parent="."]
@@ -206,10 +203,6 @@ player_hand_scene = ExtResource("4_fc0e3")
 [node name="Camera3D" type="Camera3D" parent="EnvironmentManager"]
 transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 0.997882, 0.0650548, 0, -0.0650548, 0.997882, 0, 0.171315, 1.65638)
 
-[node name="Label3D" type="Label3D" parent="EnvironmentManager"]
-billboard = 1
-text = "Magician Online!"
-
 [node name="DirectionalLight3D" type="DirectionalLight3D" parent="EnvironmentManager"]
 transform = Transform3D(0.970511, 0, 0.241058, -0.137972, 0.820002, 0.555482, -0.197668, -0.572361, 0.795821, 2.41581, 2.80426, 0)
 
@@ -219,9 +212,6 @@ environment = SubResource("Environment_fc0e3")
 [node name="PlayerHand" parent="EnvironmentManager" instance=ExtResource("4_fc0e3")]
 transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, -1.91793)
 
-[node name="MeshInstance3D" type="MeshInstance3D" parent="EnvironmentManager"]
-mesh = SubResource("BoxMesh_fc0e3")
-
 [connection signal="client_joined_lobby" from="WebClientTCP" to="HBoxContainer/ClientInterface" method="_on_web_client_tcp_client_joined_lobby"]
 [connection signal="client_joined_lobby" from="WebClientTCP" to="HBoxContainer/GameUI" method="_on_web_client_tcp_client_joined_lobby"]
 [connection signal="client_left_lobby" from="WebClientTCP" to="HBoxContainer/ClientInterface" method="_on_web_client_tcp_client_left_lobby"]