Menu Help

EddyAllen

Ive just recently gotten a mac and even tho ive heard of gamesalad for awhile ive just started today anyway the question im asking is how would i make a simple menu fo rmy game and after how hard would it be to make this menu more complex by adding level selection options achivements ect. any help is appriciated

ps i did use the search button but couldnt find what i was looking for

StusApps

A menu is really just a selection of actors (buttons) that do something when you touch them. If you want to create level selection then have an icon for each level and then make a rule that when it's touched it goes to that scene. Achievements can be easily done by just changing a global attribute when that thing is achieved, then when the attribute is true display the award on the menu.

It's really just a simple use of the gamesalad rules and behaviours. Best thing to do if you are just starting out is to watch some youtube tutorials and look at example projects. Things like menus might not be made in these but when you learn the basics of gamesalad then it's one of the easier bits.

DimensionGames

This is what I would do

Create some actors and label appropriately e.g. Play Game

Then double click on the actor and on the behaviours list find display text and drag it across into the open space. Now type in the text wanted e.g. Play Game.

You now have some text.

The next step would be to sort of hyperlink it to whatever scene.

Create rule, actor receives event touch is pressed.

Then on the behaviours find change scene and drag it across into the rule. Then select appropriate scene e.g. Game play.

Now you have a basic menu

Could you explain in slightly more detail what you want by achievments

EddyAllen

what id like to know is once ive made the actors how do i make the scene switch to anoter also thanks for all the help will use it

DimensionGames

Drag the actor onto the scene. As i said use the change scene behaviour and then select one of your scenes on the drop down menu! If you drop your email I will help you with basic stuff and if you need help with achievements and stuff

EddyAllen

ok my email is viva_la_eddt @ hotmail . com i could use some help for options of the game as ill do the achievments after

also thanks again for the help i got the menu working

DimensionGames

No problem I will send you an email now!