waited far too long for an initial commit but here we are

Scripts/StatusEffector.gd

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+extends Node3D
+class_name StatusEffector
+
+@export var hbox : HBoxContainer
+
+var icon_scene = preload("res://Scenes/status_icon.tscn")
+var effects : Array[StatusEffect]
+var icons : Array[TextureRect]
+
+
+func add_effect(new_effect : StatusEffect):
+	var icon_present = false
+	for effect in effects:
+		if effect.stats == new_effect.stats:
+			icon_present = true
+	new_effect.expired.connect(remove_effect)
+	effects.append(new_effect)
+	if !icon_present:
+		var icon = icon_scene.instantiate()
+		icon.texture = new_effect.stats.icon
+		icons.append(icon)
+		hbox.add_child(icon)
+
+
+func remove_effect(expiring_effect : StatusEffect):
+	effects.erase(expiring_effect)
+	var has_remaining_stack = false
+	for effect in effects:
+		if effect.stats == expiring_effect.stats:
+			has_remaining_stack = true
+	if !has_remaining_stack:
+		for icon in icons:
+			if icon.texture == expiring_effect.stats.icon:
+				icons.erase(icon)
+				icon.queue_free()
+				break