update player death and add global node enum

project.godot

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ run/main_scene="uid://cy3dg66pt8abt"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.5", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 
+[autoload]
+
+NodeTypes="*res://scripts/NodeTypes.gd"
+
 [rendering]
 
 textures/canvas_textures/default_texture_filter=0

scripts/NodeTypes.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+extends Node2D
+
+const COLLISION_SHAPE_2D = "CollisionShape2D"
+const CHARACTER_BODY_2D = "CharacterBody2D"

scripts/NodeTypes.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://dsc3ktvekmke7

scripts/killzone.gd

@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ extends Area2D
 
 @onready var timer: Timer = $Timer
 
-func _on_body_entered(_body: Node2D) -> void:
+func _on_body_entered(player_body: Node2D) -> void:
 	print("You died.")
+	Engine.time_scale = 0.5
+	player_body.get_node(NodeTypes.COLLISION_SHAPE_2D).queue_free()
+	var player_character_body = player_body as CharacterBody2D 
+	player_character_body.velocity.y = -100
 	timer.start()
 
 
 func _on_timer_timeout() -> void:
+	Engine.time_scale = 1
 	get_tree().reload_current_scene()