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tabitwitchit · 2013-01-03 10:26:04

i've got a school project to make a game on scratch. i want to add a menu screen at the start that lets the player choose between start the game, instructions and possibly another one but i dont have a clue how to do it!!

any answers or tips would be great but the easier the better!
thanks .

Sholvanic1058 · 2013-01-03 10:40:16

tabitwitchit wrote:
i've got a school project to make a game on scratch. i want to add a menu screen at the start that lets the player choose between start the game, instructions and possibly another one but i dont have a clue how to do it!!

any answers or tips would be great but the easier the better!
thanks .

Hey There! I would recommend you downloading some projects that have the things you want and use the scripts that are available!

Help is nearby!

Sholvanic1058

tabitwitchit · 2013-01-03 12:21:42

thanks !

tabitwitchit · 2013-01-03 13:11:41

forgive me for sounding like a confuzed idiot but what exactly is broadcast and what exactly does it do?

Firedrake969 · 2013-01-03 13:29:10

Don't worry, everyone in Scratch sounded like a confused idiot once, including me. wink A broadcast lets two or more sprites communicate with each other. For example:

Sprite 1:

when gf clicked
say [Hi, sprite 2!]
broadcast [sprite 1 says hi v]

Sprite 2:

when I receive [sprite 1 says hi v]
wait (0.3) secs //for aesthetics, no real need
say [Hi, sprite 1!]

PikachuPal123456 · 2013-01-04 15:56:14

To make a make a menu screen, follow this set of instructions.
1.Draw your main menu stage in the backgrounds tab of the stage. Draw your help screen in another background. In another background, make your playing field (first level).
2.Make a sprite (name them what they are. e.g. Play, Help, etc.) for the Play button, the Help button, and the Menu button(for on the help screen. let's you go back to the menu).
3.Make this in the Play button.

when Play clicked
broadcast Play Clicked

when I receive [Play Clicked v]
hide

4.On the stage put this.

when I receive [Play Clicked v]
switch to background [playing field v]

Repeat these scripts for the Help button (Chang the broadcast to "Help Clicked", and background to "help screen'.)
5.On the Menu button, put these scripts.

when gf clicked
hide

when I receive [help clicked v]
show

when Menu clicked
broadcast [Menu Clicked v]

when I receive [Menu Clicked v]
hide

6.Go back to the stage and put this script.

when I receive [Menu Clicked v]
switch to background [menu v]

7.This script goes on the Play and Help buttons.

when I receive [Menu Clicked v]
show

Your done with the scripts and have a fully functioning menu system! big_smile

PikachuPal123456 · 2013-01-04 15:59:52

PikachuPal123456 wrote:
To make a make a menu screen, follow this set of instructions.
1.Draw your main menu stage in the backgrounds tab of the stage. Draw your help screen in another background. In another background, make your playing field (first level).
2.Make a sprite (name them what they are. e.g. Play, Help, etc.) for the Play button, the Help button, and the Menu button(for on the help screen. let's you go back to the menu).
3.Make this in the Play button.
when Play clicked
broadcast Play Clicked
when I receive [Play Clicked v]
hide
4.On the stage put this.
when I receive [Play Clicked v]
switch to background [playing field v]
Repeat these scripts for the Help button (Chang the broadcast to "Help Clicked", and background to "help screen'.)
5.On the Menu button, put these scripts.
when gf clicked
hide
when I receive [help clicked v]
show
when Menu clicked
broadcast [Menu Clicked v]
when I receive [Menu Clicked v]
hide
6.Go back to the stage and put this script.
when I receive [Menu Clicked v]
switch to background [menu v]
7.This script goes on the Play and Help buttons.
when I receive [Menu Clicked v]
show
Your done with the scripts and have a fully functioning menu system!

Sorry about the red blocks (they shouldn't be that way. I messed up).

shiguy101 · 2013-01-04 16:04:13

PikachuPal123456 wrote:
PikachuPal123456 wrote:
To make a make a menu screen, follow this set of instructions.
1.Draw your main menu stage in the backgrounds tab of the stage. Draw your help screen in another background. In another background, make your playing field (first level).
2.Make a sprite (name them what they are. e.g. Play, Help, etc.) for the Play button, the Help button, and the Menu button(for on the help screen. let's you go back to the menu).
3.Make this in the Play button.
when[ Play v] clicked
broadcast [Play Clicked v]
when I receive [Play Clicked v]
hide
4.On the stage put this.
when I receive [Play Clicked v]
switch to background [playing field v]
Repeat these scripts for the Help button (Chang the broadcast to "Help Clicked", and background to "help screen'.)
5.On the Menu button, put these scripts.
when gf clicked
hide
when I receive [help clicked v]
show
when [Menu v]clicked
broadcast [Menu Clicked v]
when I receive [Menu Clicked v]
hide
6.Go back to the stage and put this script.
when I receive [Menu Clicked v]
switch to background [menu v]
7.This script goes on the Play and Help buttons.
when I receive [Menu Clicked v]
show
Your done with the scripts and have a fully functioning menu system!
Sorry about the red blocks (they shouldn't be that way. I messed up).

Fixed.

Scratch

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#1 2013-01-03 10:26:04

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Re: menu buttons

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#3 2013-01-03 12:21:42

Re: menu buttons

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Re: menu buttons

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Re: menu buttons

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Re: menu buttons

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Re: menu buttons

PikachuPal123456 wrote:

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Re: menu buttons

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