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#1 2008-02-09 19:44:06
- TomxMorello
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- Registered: 2008-02-09
- Posts: 1
How do i make a "start" menu?
I want to have a menu at the beginning of my game. So i was wondering how i go about this?
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#2 2008-02-09 19:45:30
Re: How do i make a "start" menu?
You build it out of sprites that appear at the start of the game but that disappear when the selection has been made.
Web-spinning Spider: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Mayhem/18456
3D Dungeon Adventure: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Mayhem/23570
Starfighter X: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Mayhem/21825
Wandering Knight: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Mayhem/28484
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and belive me the way I do menus on are really easy just take some few minutes ^^#4 2008-03-14 16:51:12
Re: How do i make a "start" menu?
just make sprites that say things like "start" "help" etc and if click they do this
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#5 2008-03-14 17:47:01
Re: How do i make a "start" menu?
One approach is sprites that say the instructions, another is sprites that are just text.
Text Menu: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/EdnaC/81934
Sweet "talking" menu: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/EdnaC/33613
I usually test for a key to be pressed, but many Scratchrs use clicking on a sprite to start their game. Chalkmarrow has some really nifty menus that you should check out...
-MrEd
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#6 2008-03-16 13:51:38
- kevin_karplus
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- Registered: 2007-04-27
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Re: How do i make a "start" menu?
You can also make a menu with fewer sprites by having position-dependent actions based on clicks. I've used this for both rubber stamps and piano keyboards:
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/kevin_karplus/12280
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/kevin_karplus/2160
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#7 2008-04-02 17:05:41
Re: How do i make a "start" menu?
this is how i do it.
put this in the stage
<when green flag clicked>
<switch to costume[ menu
then do this to start the game:
make a new sprite called:Start Button
and put these scripts into it
<when green flag clicked>
<forever>
<if><< <mouse down?> <and> <touching[ mousepointer >>
<broadcast[ level1
now do this in the same sprite
<when I receive[ level1
<hide>
<when green flag clicked>
<show>
And finaly put this in the stage:
<when I receive[ level1
<switch to costume[ 1stlevel
and that should do it! 
Last edited by stevii (2008-04-02 17:08:08)
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