adds a lot holy crap i forgot to commit

scenes/card/card.gd

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ extends Node2D
 
 # Card information.
 var card_info: Dictionary
+var cached_image: Image
 
 # Card properties.
 var tapped: bool
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func _on_mouse_entered() -> void:
 
 	Input.set_default_cursor_shape(Input.CURSOR_POINTING_HAND)
 	$TweenController.scale(1.05)
-	EventBus.emit_signal("card_on_hover", card_info)
+	EventBus.emit_signal("card_on_hover", card_info, cached_image)
 
 
 func _on_mouse_exited() -> void:

scenes/card/load.gd

@@ -46,15 +46,23 @@ func _load_data() -> Error:
 
 
 func _load_image() -> Error:
-	# NOTE: Assuming we're going with using the .png cards on board.
 	var cached_img = FileAccess.get_file_as_bytes("user://card_cache/" + card.card_info["id"] + "/card.png")
 
 	if cached_img.is_empty():
 		push_error("%sCard on-board image was not found in cache" % card.error("CACHE"))
 		return FAILED
 
+	var cache_image = Image.new()
+	var image_status: Error = cache_image.load_png_from_buffer(cached_img)
+
+	if image_status != OK:
+		push_error("%sCard on-board image failed to load correctly" % card.error("IMAGE"))
+		return FAILED
+		
+	card.cached_image = cache_image
+	
 	var image = Image.new()
-	var image_status: Error = image.load_png_from_buffer(cached_img)
+	image_status = image.load_png_from_buffer(cached_img)
 
 	if image_status != OK:
 		push_error("%sCard on-board image failed to load correctly" % card.error("IMAGE"))
@@ -69,4 +77,5 @@ func _load_image() -> Error:
 	var card_sprite = card.get_node("Sprite2D")
 	card_sprite.texture = image_texture
 
+
 	return OK

scenes/tooltip/card_image.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+extends TextureRect
+
+func _set_tip_image(_card_info: Dictionary, card_image: Image) -> void:
+	card_image.resize(int(size.x / 1.75), int(size.y), Image.INTERPOLATE_LANCZOS)
+	var tex = ImageTexture.new()
+	tex.set_image(card_image)
+	texture = tex
+
+func _clear_tip_image() -> void:
+	texture = null
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	EventBus.connect("card_on_hover", _set_tip_image)
+	EventBus.connect("card_on_unhover", _clear_tip_image)

scenes/tooltip/card_image.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://cpvbftm0swoa6

scenes/tooltip/card_text.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+extends RichTextLabel
+
+func _set_tip_text(card_info: Dictionary, _card_image: Image) -> void:
+	text = card_info["name"] + " | " + card_info["type"] + "\n"
+	text += card_info["desc"]
+
+func _clear_tip_text() -> void:
+	text = ""
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	EventBus.connect("card_on_hover", _set_tip_text)
+	EventBus.connect("card_on_unhover", _clear_tip_text)

scenes/tooltip/card_text.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://b8tioen4n1rip