added transition scene with basic tutorial AND PERSISTENT DATA

PLEASE launch game from the main menu scene, otherwise persistent data will not load correctly

Assets/Scripts/DialogBoxes.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.InputSystem;
+using TMPro;
+
+public class DialogBoxes : MonoBehaviour
+{
+
+    [Header("Dialog Messages:")]
+    [SerializeField] string[] dialogMessages;
+    private TMP_Text textField;
+    private int messageCount = 0;
+
+    // Start is called before the first frame update
+    void Start()
+    {
+        textField = this.gameObject.GetComponent<TMP_Text>();
+        textField.text = dialogMessages[0];
+    }
+    
+    void OnAdvanceDialog() {
+        messageCount += 1;
+        if (messageCount < dialogMessages.Length) {
+            textField.text = dialogMessages[messageCount];
+        } else { // no more dialog messages, advance the scene
+            GameObject.Find("SceneManager").GetComponent<SceneController>().NextScene();
+        }
+    }
+}

Assets/Scripts/DialogBoxes.cs.meta

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fileFormatVersion: 2
-guid: cfde94a1d6dbc4cb49a9a7530cb6f6e0
+guid: 72c45d3f9da5e4ffc8662964e2518a79
 MonoImporter:
   externalObjects: {}
   serializedVersion: 2

Assets/Scripts/PauseController.cs

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using UnityEngine;
-using UnityEngine.InputSystem;
-
-public class PauseController : MonoBehaviour
-{
-
-    public bool isPaused = false;
-    public GameObject pauseMenuCanvas;
-
-    void Awake() {
-        TogglePauseMenu(false);
-    }
-
-    void OnPause() {
-        if (!isPaused) {
-            Time.timeScale = 0;
-            TogglePauseMenu(true);
-        } else {
-            Time.timeScale = 1;
-            TogglePauseMenu(false);
-        }
-        isPaused = !isPaused;
-    }
-
-    void TogglePauseMenu(bool showPauseMenu) {
-        pauseMenuCanvas.SetActive(showPauseMenu);
-    }
-}

Assets/Scripts/PlayerBehavior.cs

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class PlayerBehavior : MonoBehaviour
     }
 
     void LetGoOfGrapple() {
-        bool currentlyPaused = GameObject.Find("PauseMenu").GetComponent<PauseController>().isPaused;
+        bool currentlyPaused = stateController.isPaused;
         if (grapplingRope.isGrappling && !currentlyPaused) {
             print("currently paused is " + currentlyPaused + ", releasing grapple");
             if (tambourine != null) {

Assets/Scripts/SpawnPointBehavior.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ public class SpawnPointBehavior : MonoBehaviour
     [SerializeField] private Sprite deactivatedSprite;
     [SerializeField] private Sprite activatedSprite;
 
+    [Header("Initialization")]
+    [SerializeField] public bool firstSpawnPoint;
+
     // not set in inspector
     private SpriteRenderer _sr;
     private StateController stateController;
@@ -19,6 +22,9 @@ public class SpawnPointBehavior : MonoBehaviour
     {
       _sr = this.gameObject.GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>();  
       stateController = GameObject.Find("StateController").GetComponent<StateController>();
+      if (firstSpawnPoint) {
+        ActivateSpawnPoint();
+      }
     }
 
     public void ActivateSpawnPoint() {

Assets/Scripts/StateController.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
+using UnityEngine.UI;
 
 public class StateController : MonoBehaviour {
 
@@ -9,14 +11,49 @@ public class StateController : MonoBehaviour {
     public GameObject spawnPoint;
     [SerializeField] private GameObject deathCanvas;
 
+    [Header("Pause Menu")]
+    public bool isPaused = false;
+    public GameObject pauseMenuCanvas;
+
     void Awake() {
-        deathCanvas.SetActive(false);
+        DontDestroyOnLoad(this.gameObject);
+        SceneManager.sceneLoaded += OnSceneLoaded;
+    }
+
+    void OnSceneLoaded(Scene scene, LoadSceneMode mode) { 
+        deathCanvas = GameObject.Find("DeathUICanvas");
+        if (deathCanvas != null) {
+            Button respawnButton = GameObject.Find("RespawnButton").GetComponent<Button>();
+            respawnButton.onClick.AddListener(RespawnPlayer);
+            deathCanvas.SetActive(false);
+        }
+
+        pauseMenuCanvas = GameObject.Find("PauseMenuCanvas");
+        if (pauseMenuCanvas != null) {
+            TogglePauseMenu(false);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    void OnPause() {
+        if (!isPaused) {
+            Time.timeScale = 0;
+            TogglePauseMenu(true);
+        } else {
+            Time.timeScale = 1;
+            TogglePauseMenu(false);
+        }
+        isPaused = !isPaused;
+    }
+
+    void TogglePauseMenu(bool showPauseMenu) {
+        pauseMenuCanvas.SetActive(showPauseMenu);
     }
 
     public void RespawnPlayer() {
         SetDeathCanvasActive(false);
         GameObject.Find("Main Camera").GetComponent<CameraMovement>().FindPlayer();
-        Instantiate(player, spawnPoint.transform.position, spawnPoint.transform.rotation);
+        Instantiate(player, spawnPoint.transform.position, player.transform.rotation);
     }
 
     public void SetDeathCanvasActive(bool activeState) {

Assets/Scripts/TambourineBehavior.cs

@@ -52,16 +52,19 @@ public class TambourineBehavior : MonoBehaviour {
     }
 
     void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D col) {
-        collidedObject = col.gameObject;
-        if (collidedObject.tag == "Enemy") {
+        print(col.tag);
+        if (col.tag == "Enemy") {
+            collidedObject = col.gameObject;
+            print("Pinning to enemy");
             this.gameObject.GetComponent<CircleCollider2D>().enabled = false;
             collidedObject.GetComponent<EnemyPatrol>().pinned = true;
             collidedObject.GetComponent<EnemyPatrol>().TogglePin(true);
-        } else if (collidedObject.tag == "Projectile") {
-            // print("pinned");
+        } else if (col.tag == "Projectile") {
+            collidedObject = col.gameObject;
+            print("pinned to projectile");
             this.gameObject.GetComponent<CircleCollider2D>().enabled = false;
             collidedObject.GetComponent<ProjectileBehavior>().Pin();
-        } 
+        }
     }
 
     void OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D col) {