Question

[psp_kevin17]

Hey guy's trying PGE for the first time an creating a mini game. I was wondering if this is how you display an image for a few seconds then it goes to the game like a splash screen. I have attempted but no it's wrong I know it's wrong but here's the source code

white = pge.gfx.createcolor(255, 255, 255)
yellow = pge.gfx.createcolor(255, 255, 0)
 
bg = pge.texture.load("Start.png",PGE_RAM,true)
verdana16 = pge.font.load("verdana.ttf", 16, PGE_RAM)
 
if not bg then
	error("Failed to load texture.")
end
 
if not verdana16 then
    error("Error failed to load font.")
end
 
 
while pge.running() do 
pge.controls.update()
pge.gfx.clearscreen()
pge.gfx.startdrawing()
 
bg:activate()
bg:draw(0,0)

verdana16:activate()

 
 
pge.gfx.enddrawing() 
pge.gfx.swapbuffers(10) 
end

[pspjoke]

where is your few seconds delay? im guessing that would just continuously draw the bg on the screen.

think of the concept of what your doing.

draw bg
wait
clear screen
draw something else.

it shouldn't be in a loop unless you have somekind of states system to skip it when the time is right.
i just wouldn't put drawing a splash screen in a loop tho.

[psp_kevin17]

Originally Posted by pspjoke

where is your few seconds delay? im guessing that would just continuously draw the bg on the screen.

think of the concept of what your doing.

draw bg
wait
clear screen
draw something else.

it shouldn't be in a loop unless you have somekind of states system to skip it when the time is right.
i just wouldn't put drawing a splash screen in a loop tho.

Could u maybe give me an example

[pspjoke]

i don't use lua...
but the concept and implementation is the same regardless.
well, the methods called have different names.. look up what you need then do it.

what you have does draw on the screen correct?

if so then..

white = pge.gfx.createcolor(255, 255, 255)
yellow = pge.gfx.createcolor(255, 255, 0)
 
bg = pge.texture.load("Start.png",PGE_RAM,true)
verdana16 = pge.font.load("verdana.ttf", 16, PGE_RAM)
 
if not bg then
    error("Failed to load texture.")
end
 
if not verdana16 then
    error("Error failed to load font.")
end
 
 
while pge.running() do <<remove this.
pge.controls.update()
pge.gfx.clearscreen()
pge.gfx.startdrawing()
 
bg:activate()
bg:draw(0,0)

verdana16:activate()

 
 
pge.gfx.enddrawing() 
pge.gfx.swapbuffers(10) 
<<insert a wait here.
<<insert clear screen method.
end<<remove this.

[Brick]

Yo Kervin ... what's up??

Hey guy's trying PGE for the first time an creating a mini game

First=>Last<=First<~kthxbye<=?
It doesn't matter , still , the logic is pretty simple...
Let me guess , you still haven't learned the basics ... right?....................

Spoiler:

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Tell me how """hard""" is this :

//if you want it state driven , forget about loops , just push/pop states.
func "delay" : params : "destTime" : returns : "nothing"
while ( dt < destTime )
{
    currTime = get time
    dt += currTime - lastTime
    lastTime = currTime
}

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[psp_kevin17]

Yo brick what up I haven't learnt that yet but thanks could you maybe explain the code a little

Originally Posted by Brick

Yo Kervin ... what's up??



First=>Last<=First<~kthxbye<=?
It doesn't matter , still , the logic is pretty simple...
Let me guess , you still haven't learned the basics ... right?....................

Spoiler:

//=edit=//
Tell me how """hard""" is this :

//if you want it state driven , forget about loops , just push/pop states.
func "delay" : params : "destTime" : returns : "nothing"
while ( dt < destTime )
{
    currTime = get time
    dt += currTime - lastTime
    lastTime = currTime
}

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Spoiler:

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[psp_kevin17]

OK got it but it keep looping and I took of the pge.running() do off and now it wont work so here's the working code

--COLORS
white = pge.gfx.createcolor(255, 255, 255)
yellow = pge.gfx.createcolor(255, 255, 0)
 
--PICTURES
bg = pge.texture.load("./pictures/start.png")
if not bg then
	error("Failed to load texture.")
end

--FONTS
verdana16 = pge.font.load("verdana.ttf", 16, PGE_RAM)
if not verdana16 then
    error("Error failed to load font.")
end
  
        while pge.running() do
	pge.controls.update()
	pge.gfx.startdrawing()
	pge.gfx.clearscreen()

		bg:activate()
		bg:draw(0,0)
		pge.gfx.swapbuffers()
		pge.delay(3000000)
end

Why could this be??

[pspjoke]

its keeps looping cause its in a loop....

thought that would be an obvious thing..

[psp_kevin17]

Originally Posted by pspjoke

its keeps looping cause its in a loop....

thought that would be an obvious thing..

it is obvious but when I take out the while pge.running() do it messes up the code it's so weird

[pspjoke]

pge.running() may do something to start off the pge engine.
call it by itself out of the loop and see what happens.