[manuq]

The dialogue template in project.setttings references {{ player_name }}. Change the setter of temporary_game_states in balloon to ensure that a fallback is used when no state provides player_name. For that, move the default player_name in Player to a constant. Also revert using the locals variable to store the player_name, use a dedicated variable instead.

Also, change the way to obtain player_name from state. Instead of checking if the state is Player, do as other parts of the project: assume that any Node2D is in group player is the player.

Fix #3028

[manuq]

I did 3 tests with the following dialogue inside a Cinematic node:

~ start
{{player_name}} meets Juan
{{player_name}}: Hello
Juan: Hi, {{player_name}}
=> END

1. With a Player instance in the scene, of name "Martita":

Grabacion.de.pantalla.desde.2026-10-16.12-11-32.mp4

2. With a Node2D added to group "player", and adding a builtin script to it:

extends Node2D

var player_name := "Martita"

The result is the same as in 1.

3. Just the Cinematic node in the scene (no Player instance or anyrhing in group "player"):

Grabacion.de.pantalla.desde.2026-10-16.12-13-31.mp4

You can notice that the cinematic doesn't stop execution when no player node exists, and the ribbon is blue for line {{player_name}}: Hello in all cases.