big work

Scenes/UI/pause_menu.gd

@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	
 	#Connecting signals
 	menu_button.pressed.connect(func():
-		submenu.show()
-		ui_main.masks.mask.show()
-		ui_main.in_title_screen = false
+		if UI.in_title_screen == false and submenu.is_visible_in_tree() == false:
+			submenu.show()
+			ui_main.masks.mask.show()
+		elif UI.in_title_screen == false and submenu.is_visible_in_tree():
+			reset()
+			ui_main.masks.mask.hide()
 		)
 	submenu.resume.pressed.connect(func(): 
 		reset()
@@ -38,7 +41,17 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 		load.load_slot[i].pressed.connect(self._on_load_slot_pressed.bind(i))
 	load.load_slot[0].pressed.connect(self._on_load_slot_pressed.bind(0)) #Autosaveslot can be loaded but not saved upon
 	
-	
+
+#Opens the submenu when the escape key is pressed
+func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
+	if event.is_action_pressed("ui_cancel") and UI.in_title_screen == false and submenu.is_visible_in_tree() == false:
+		submenu.show()
+		ui_main.masks.mask.show()
+	elif event.is_action_pressed("ui_cancel") and UI.in_title_screen == false and submenu.is_visible_in_tree():
+		reset()
+		ui_main.masks.mask.hide()
+
+
 #Emits save_slot signal
 func _on_save_slot_pressed(save_slot_number: int):
 	

Scenes/UI/ui.gd

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ signal text_value_changed
 signal auto_value_changed
 
 #Boolean to differentiate in-game UI from title_screen UI
-var in_title_screen = false
+var in_title_screen = true
 
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.

Scenes/UI/ui.tscn

@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ theme = SubResource("Theme_h6tq4")
 script = ExtResource("4_s3gqk")
 
 [node name="Submenu" type="PanelContainer" parent="PauseMenu"]
+visible = false
 layout_mode = 1
 anchors_preset = 8
 anchor_left = 0.5