enhancing car behavior

game/scenes/player.gd

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ var _camera_pitch := 0.0
 var _in_vehicle := false
 var _vehicle_collision_layer := 0
 var _vehicle_collision_mask := 0
+var _vehicle_original_parent: Node = null
+var _light_was_on := false
+@onready var _flashlight: SpotLight3D = $SpotLight3D
 
 @export var camera_follow_speed := 10.0
 
@@ -155,8 +158,8 @@ func _input(event):
 		elif event.button_index == MOUSE_BUTTON_WHEEL_DOWN:
 			zoom_camera(ZOOM_FACTOR) # Zoom out
 			
-	if event.is_action_pressed("player_light"):
-		$SpotLight3D.visible = !$SpotLight3D.visible
+	if event.is_action_pressed("player_light"):
+		_flashlight.visible = !_flashlight.visible
 			
 func zoom_camera(factor):
 	var new_fov = cam.fov * factor
@@ -168,7 +171,11 @@ func enter_vehicle(_vehicle: Node, seat: Node3D, vehicle_camera: Camera3D) -> vo
 	sleeping = true
 	collision_layer = 0
 	collision_mask = 0
+	_vehicle_original_parent = get_parent()
+	_light_was_on = _flashlight.visible
+	_flashlight.visible = false
 	if seat:
+		reparent(seat, true)
 		global_transform = seat.global_transform
 	if cam:
 		cam.current = false
@@ -181,6 +188,10 @@ func exit_vehicle(exit_point: Node3D, vehicle_camera: Camera3D) -> void:
 	sleeping = false
 	collision_layer = _vehicle_collision_layer
 	collision_mask = _vehicle_collision_mask
+	if _vehicle_original_parent:
+		reparent(_vehicle_original_parent, true)
+	_vehicle_original_parent = null
+	_flashlight.visible = _light_was_on
 	if exit_point:
 		global_transform = exit_point.global_transform
 	if vehicle_camera: