sandbox executable path

project/the_gates/resources/sandbox_executable.tres

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="SandboxExecutable" load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://cmb7xvbue74qa"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://the_gates/scripts/loading/sandbox_executable.gd" id="1_q0dqh"]
+
+[resource]
+script = ExtResource("1_q0dqh")
+linux = "Sandbox.x86_64"
+linux_debug = "godot.linuxbsd.editor.dev.sandbox.x86_64.llvm"
+windows = "Sandbox.exe"
+windows_debug = "godot.linuxbsd.editor.dev.sandbox.x86_64.exe"

project/the_gates/scenes/world.tscn

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=36 format=3 uid="uid://kywrsqro3d5i"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=37 format=3 uid="uid://kywrsqro3d5i"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://the_gates/scripts/loading/gate_loader.gd" id="1_coscx"]
 [ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://b1xvdym0qh6td" path="res://the_gates/resources/gate_events.res" id="2_ot8b0"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://the_gates/scripts/loading/sandbox_manager.gd" id="3_u7ft0"]
 [ext_resource type="Shader" path="res://the_gates/shaders/blur.gdshader" id="4_fnp53"]
+[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://cmb7xvbue74qa" path="res://the_gates/resources/sandbox_executable.tres" id="4_s0qgl"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://ctam0fxigbefk" path="res://the_gates/scenes/components/search.tscn" id="4_sg0oy"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://bpj05amcrq1cq" path="res://the_gates/textures/slide-up.png" id="4_x2j1m"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://the_gates/scripts/ui/world/world_ui.gd" id="4_xatjs"]
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ gate_events = ExtResource("2_ot8b0")
 script = ExtResource("3_u7ft0")
 gate_events = ExtResource("2_ot8b0")
 render_result = NodePath("../WorldCanvas/RenderResult")
-sandbox_executable = "godot.linuxbsd.editor.dev.sandbox.x86_64.llvm"
+snbx_executable = ExtResource("4_s0qgl")
 
 [node name="WorldCanvas" type="Control" parent="."]
 layout_mode = 3

project/the_gates/scripts/loading/sandbox_executable.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+extends Resource
+class_name SandboxExecutable
+
+@export var linux: String
+@export var linux_debug: String
+
+@export var windows: String
+@export var windows_debug: String
+
+var path: String :
+	get = get_executable_path
+
+
+func get_executable_path() -> String:
+	var executable_dir = OS.get_executable_path().get_base_dir() + "/"
+	return executable_dir + get_filename()
+
+
+func get_filename() -> String:
+	if OS.is_debug_build():
+		if OS.get_name() == "Windows": return windows_debug
+		else: return linux_debug
+	else:
+		if OS.get_name() == "Windows": return windows
+		else: return linux
+
+
+func exists() -> bool:
+	return FileAccess.file_exists(path)

project/the_gates/scripts/loading/sandbox_manager.gd

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class_name SandboxManager
 
 @export var gate_events: GateEvents
 @export var render_result: RenderResult
-@export var sandbox_executable: String
+@export var snbx_executable: SandboxExecutable
 
 var sandbox_pid: int
 
@@ -13,19 +13,20 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 
 func create_process(gate: Gate) -> void:
-	var executable_dir = OS.get_executable_path().get_base_dir() + "/"
+	if not snbx_executable.exists():
-	var sandbox_path = executable_dir + sandbox_executable
+		Debug.logerr("Sandbox executable not found at " + snbx_executable.path); return
-	var pack_file = ProjectSettings.globalize_path(gate.resource_pack)
 	
+	var pack_file = ProjectSettings.globalize_path(gate.resource_pack)
 	var args = [
 		"--main-pack", pack_file,
 		"--resolution", "%dx%d" % [render_result.width, render_result.height],
 		"--fd-path", render_result.fd_path
 	]
-	Debug.logclr(sandbox_path + " " + " ".join(args), Color.DARK_VIOLET)
+	Debug.logclr(snbx_executable.path + " " + " ".join(args), Color.DARK_VIOLET)
-	sandbox_pid = OS.create_process(sandbox_path, args)
+	sandbox_pid = OS.create_process(snbx_executable.path, args)
 	
 	if OS.get_name() == "Windows": render_result.fd_path += "|" + str(sandbox_pid)
+	
 	gate_events.gate_entered_emit()