Improved start screen and made the animation optional in scenes since they aren't needed always.

assets/animation.json

@@ -97,6 +97,39 @@
       "open": [],
       "close": []
     }
+ },
+ "ag_bot": {
+    "sheet": {
+      "frames": 1,
+      "frame_width": 846,
+      "frame_height": 1022
+    },
+    "sequences": {
+      "idle": {"frames": [0], "durations": [50] }
+    },
+    "transforms": {
+      "basic": {
+        "min_x": 1.0,
+        "min_y": 1.0,
+        "max_x": 1.0,
+        "max_y": 1.0,
+        "flipped": false,
+        "scaled": true,
+        "toggled": false,
+        "looped": false,
+        "relative": false,
+        "easing": "none",
+        "motion": "move_none"
+      }
+    },
+    "forms": {
+      "idle": ["idle", "basic"]
+    },
+    "sounds": {
+      "idle": [],
+      "open": [],
+      "close": []
+    }
  },
   "hands_sword_attack": {
     "sheet": {

assets/config.json

@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
       "frame_width": 256,
       "frame_height": 256
     },
+    "ag_bot":
+    {"path": "assets/sprites/ag_bot.png",
+      "frame_width": 846,
+      "frame_height": 1022
+    },
+    "ag_bot_speech":
+    {"path": "assets/sprites/ag_bot_speech.png",
+      "frame_width": 424,
+      "frame_height": 358
+    },
     "repair_kit":
     {"path": "assets/items/repair_kit.png",
       "frame_width": 256,

assets/scenes.json

@@ -21,12 +21,36 @@
   },
   "STARTING": {
     "layout": [
-      "[=text]"
+      "[_|*%(200, 200)ag_bot|_|*%(200,100)speech|_|_]",
+      "[_|_|_                 |*%(200,100)buttons|_|_]"
     ],
     "background": "starting_scene",
     "actors": [
+      {
+        "name": "ag_bot",
+        "sprite": "ag_bot",
+        "cell": "ag_bot",
+        "scale_x": 0.65,
+        "scale_y": 0.65,
+        "x": -40,
+        "y": 70,
+        "at_mid": false,
+        "flipped": false
+      }
     ],
     "fixtures": [
+      {
+        "name": "ag_bot_speech",
+        "sprite": "ag_bot_speech",
+        "scale_x": 1.0,
+        "scale_y": 1.0,
+        "flipped": false,
+        "cell": "speech",
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 0,
+        "at_mid": false,
+        "flipped": false
+      }
     ]
   },
   "WIN": {