Revamp the prompt system, the bootstrapper system, the starting cinematic

Assets/Scripts/UI/PauseMenu.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Core;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
 using Input;
+using Bootstrap;
 
 namespace UI
 {
@@ -11,23 +12,10 @@ namespace UI
         private static PauseMenu _instance;
         private static bool _isQuitting;
 
-        public static PauseMenu Instance
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (_instance == null && Application.isPlaying && !_isQuitting)
-                {
-                    _instance = FindAnyObjectByType<PauseMenu>();
-                    if (_instance == null)
-                    {
-                        var go = new GameObject("PauseMenu");
-                        _instance = go.AddComponent<PauseMenu>();
-                        // DontDestroyOnLoad(go);
-                    }
-                }
-                return _instance;
-            }
-        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Singleton instance of the PauseMenu. No longer creates an instance if one doesn't exist.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static PauseMenu Instance => _instance;
         
         [Header("UI References")]
         [SerializeField] private GameObject pauseMenuPanel;
@@ -43,18 +31,30 @@ namespace UI
         /// </summary>
         public bool IsPaused => _isPaused;
         
-        private void Start()
+        private void Awake()
+        {
+            _instance = this;
+            
+            // Register for post-boot initialization
+            BootCompletionService.RegisterInitAction(InitializePostBoot);
+        }
+
+        private void InitializePostBoot()
         {
             // Subscribe to scene loaded events
             SceneManagerService.Instance.SceneLoadCompleted += SetPauseMenuByLevel;
             
+            // SceneManagerService subscription moved to InitializePostBoot
+            
             // Set initial state based on current scene
             SetPauseMenuByLevel(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name);
             
-            #if UNITY_EDITOR
+#if UNITY_EDITOR
             // Initialize pause menu state
             HidePauseMenu(false);
-            #endif
+#endif
+            
+            Logging.Debug("[PauseMenu] Subscribed to SceneManagerService events");
         }
 
         private void OnDestroy()
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ namespace UI
                 return;
                 
             bool isMainMenu = levelName.ToLower().Contains("mainmenu");
-            gameObject.SetActive(!isMainMenu);
+            bool isStartingLevel = levelName.ToLower().Contains("startingscene");
             
-            if(!isMainMenu)
+            gameObject.SetActive(!(isMainMenu || isStartingLevel));
+            
+            if(!isMainMenu && !isStartingLevel)
                 HidePauseMenu(false); // Ensure menu is hidden when switching to a game level
             
             Logging.Debug($"[PauseMenu] Setting pause menu active: {!isMainMenu} for scene: {levelName}");