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/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) {