splash screens, game states, loading, etc.

[Ryne]

So I've begun thinking of menus, and start screens for my game. I want to have a nice big "LOVE2D" screen when the game starts, as well as some other minor stuff.

I'm not totally unfamiliar with game states and I could probably create a really gross version of what I want, though I'm wondering if there is an easier/better way.

Basically what I want is this:

# Launch Game
> Shows LOVE2D splash screen (fade in, for a couple of seconds)
> Personal splash screen (fade in for a couple of seconds)
> Game Logo/Splash (fade in for a couple of seconds)

[[perhaps a small loading bar throughout the splash screens]]

# Main Menu
> New game
> Options (only video scaling/ audio options)
> Quit

So - from what I actually know - I could create this by basically programming and timing everything, though I assume this isn't the best way. I want this to be as stable and polished as possible. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Thanks!

[Robin]

All decent ways to do that basically involve having a draw and update function for each state, put into a big table, and then you can defer love.update and love.draw to those functions.

[Ryne]

All decent ways to do that basically involve having a draw and update function for each state, put into a big table, and then you can defer love.update and love.draw to those functions.

Yeah that's actually how I imagined doing it, and it's how I've done it in the past as well. Is this the best way?

[Robin]

Yeah, that or using a game state library (which is usually built on the same principles). You can choose which one you prefer, that doesn't really matter.

[tentus]

Ryne, did you ever see my game Dye? I had something very similar to what you described, minus the splash screen. Dye is a simple enough game that it might be a useful reference.

Wow, now that I've typed that, it sounds conceited as heck.

[Jack5500]

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