create StaticNodeManager to hold all the nodes that need to get accessed globally

scripts/units/aphid.gd

@@ -16,11 +16,8 @@ var spawned_honeydews: Dictionary = {}
 
 var honeydew_scene := preload("res://scenes/items/honeydew.tscn")
 
-@onready var holder: Node = $/root/World/Items/Honeydew
-
 
 func _ready() -> void:
-	assert(holder != null, "holder missing!")
 	super._ready()
 	_set_spawn_timer()
 
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ func _handle_honeydew_spawn(delta: float) -> void:
 		new_honeydew.HEIGHT_OFFSET,
 		randf_range(-HONEYDEW_SPAWN_SPREAD, HONEYDEW_SPAWN_SPREAD),
 	)
-	holder.add_child(new_honeydew)
+	StaticNodesManager.honeydew_holder.add_child(new_honeydew)
 	new_honeydew.global_position = global_position + new_pos
 	_put_honeydew(new_honeydew)
 

scripts/units/controlled_unit.gd

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ var selected: bool = false
 var is_relocating: bool = false
 var ground_plane: Plane = Plane(Vector3.UP, 0)
 
-@onready var camera: Camera3D = get_viewport().get_camera_3d()
 @onready var selection_indicator: VisualInstance3D = $SelectionIndicator
 
 
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ func _init() -> void:
 
 
 func _ready() -> void:
-	assert(camera != null, "camera missing!")
 	assert(selection_indicator != null, "selection_indicator missing!")
 	nav_agent.navigation_finished.connect(_on_nav_agent_navigation_finished)
 	super._ready()
@@ -95,8 +93,8 @@ func _set_target_click(mouse_pos: Vector2) -> void:
 
 
 func _click_raycast(mouse_pos: Vector2) -> Vector3:
-	var from := camera.global_position
-	var to := camera.project_ray_normal(mouse_pos)
+	var from := StaticNodesManager.main_camera.global_position
+	var to := StaticNodesManager.main_camera.project_ray_normal(mouse_pos)
 	return ground_plane.intersects_ray(from, to)
 
 

scripts/units/unit.gd

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ var advance_anim_delta_accum: float = 0
 @onready var visibility_notifier: VisibleOnScreenNotifier3D = (
 		$VisibleOnScreenNotifier3D
 )
-@onready var main_camera: MainCamera = $/root/World/MainCamera
 @onready var audio_player: SoundEffectsPlayer = (
 		$SoundEffectsPlayer
 )
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	assert(animation_tree != null, "animation_tree missing!")
 	assert(visibility_notifier != null, "visibility_notifier missing!")
 	assert(ui_origin != null, "ui_origin missing!")
-	assert(main_camera != null, "main_camera missing!")
 	assert(anim_advance_indicator != null, "anim_advance_indicator missing!")
 	assert(audio_player != null, "audio_player missing!")
 	super._ready()
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ func _animate(delta: float) -> void:
 	advance_anim_delta_accum += delta
 
 	var advance_anim_step := maxi(
-		main_camera.advance_anim_step,
+		StaticNodesManager.main_camera.advance_anim_step,
 		SelectionManager.advance_anim_step
 	)
 	var frame := Engine.get_frames_drawn()