delayed instancing node :3

objects/delayed_instance.gd

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+extends Node
+
+export var delay = 0.0
+export var autostart = false
+
+var children = []
+
+func _enter_tree():
+	for child in get_children():
+		children.append(child)
+		remove_child(child)
+
+func _ready():
+	if autostart:
+		start()
+
+func start():
+	get_tree().create_timer(delay).connect("timeout", self, "_instance_children")
+
+func _instance_children():
+	var parent = get_parent()
+	for child in children:
+		parent.add_child(child)

objects/delayed_instance.tscn

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+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://objects/delayed_instance.gd" type="Script" id=1]
+
+[node name="DelayedInstance" type="Node"]
+script = ExtResource( 1 )