How to add buttons in the title screen

[C_johnson]

Hello I don't know If I'm putting this in the right board, essentially I want to modify the Title Screen using the script and I'm wondering how to do that. What I want to do is to remove the window in the center of the title screen and replace it with buttons that you could select with the arrow keys, something like this:

Diagram:

Spoiler

Any help at all will be appreceated, Thank you.

EDIT: It RPG maker XP btw

 

[SephirothSpawn]

Hmmm... Try adding this in a new section anywhere below Window_Command:

class Window_Command::Volley < Window_Selectable

  def initialize(width, height, commands)

    super(0, 0, width, height)

    self.contents = Bitmap.new(width - 32, height - 32)

    @commands = commands

    @item_max = @commands.size

    @disabled = Hash.new(false)

    refresh

  end

  def refresh

    for i in 0...@item_max

      draw_command(i)

    end

  end

  def disabled?(index = @index)

    return @disabled[index]

  end

  def disable_item(index)

    @disabled[index] = true

    draw_command(index)

  end

  def draw_command(i)

    x, y, command = *@commands[i]

    size = self.contents.text_size(command)

    color = disabled?(i) ? disabled_color : normal_color

    self.contents.font.color = color

    self.contents.draw_text(x, y, size.width, size.height, command)

  end

  def update_cursor_rect

    if @index < 0

      self.cursor_rect.empty

      return

    end

    x, y, command = *@commands[@index]

    size = self.contents.text_size(command)

    self.cursor_rect.set(x - 2, y - 2, size.width + 4, size.height + 4)

  end

end

 

class Window_Command::Volley::Picture < Window_Command::Volley

  def draw_command(i)

    x, y, filename = *@commands[i]

    bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture(filename)

    @sizes = {} if @sizes == nil

    @sizes[i] = [bitmap.width, bitmap.height]

    color = disabled?(i) ? disabled_color : normal_color

    self.contents.blt(x, y, bitmap, bitmap.rect, color.alhpa)

  end

  def update_cursor_rect

    if @index < 0

      self.cursor_rect.empty

      return

    end

    x, y, filename = *@commands[@index]

    w, h = *@sizes[@index]

    self.cursor_rect.set(x - 2, y - 2, w + 4, h + 4)

  end

end

Ok now in Scene_Title, you'll see something like:

@command_window = Window_Command.new(192, [s1, s2, s3])

Change that line and the following lines (down to @command_window.y =)

 

commands = []

commands << [x, y, 'New Game']

commands << [x, y, 'Continue']

@command_window = Window_Command::Volley::Picture.new(640, 480, commands)

@command_window.opacity = 0

 

Now in those lines I gave you to change, change x, y with your position you want your pictures to be displayed (something like 8, 368 and 40, 400).

Now add your pictures "New Game" and "Continue" into your Pictures folder (in your projects Graphics folder).

I haven't tested this (as I didnt bother to open XP), so let me know how this works for you.

 

[C_johnson]

Umm Im getting this message: Script 'Scene_Title' line 41: Name error occured. Undefined local varible or method 'commands' for #<Scene_Title: 0x1371008.

I'm going to take another look at the process to see if I'm the one who messed up.
Oh and when you mean new section you mean insert right(and what should i name said script?)

And Thank you btw.

 

[SephirothSpawn]

Can you post your modification of Scene_Title

And yes, just press insert above Main, copy the script I gave you in it, and if you want name it Window_Command::Volley or whatever. The name doesn't really matter.

 

[C_johnson]

Her's the code section and I put The other script below Window_Command

# Make command window

    s1 = "New Game"

    s2 = "Continue"

    s3 = "Shutdown"

    

    @commands = []

    commands << [8, 368, 'New Game']

    commands << [40, 400, 'Continue']

    @command_window = Window_Command::Volley::Picture.new(640, 480, commands)

    @command_window.opacity = 0

    # Continue enabled determinant

    # Check if at least one save file exists

    # If enabled, make @continue_enabled true; if disabled, make it false

    @continue_enabled = false

    for i in 0..3

      if FileTest.exist?("Save#{i+1}.rxdata")

        @continue_enabled = true

      end

    end

 

[SephirothSpawn]

Your problem is here:

# @commands = []
# commands << [8, 368, 'New Game']

that should be commands, not @commands.

 

[C_johnson]

Cool, solved one problem, just got another. Again, I'm really sorry for putting you through this.
Script 'Window_Command: Volley' line 47: NoMethodEnter occured. undefined method 'alpha' for (255.000000, 255, 255, 255):Color.

annd here's the script.

class Window_Command::Volley::Picture < Window_Command::Volley

  def draw_command(i)

    x, y, filename = *@commands[i]

    bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture(filename)

    @sizes = {} if @sizes == nil

    @sizes[i] = [bitmap.width, bitmap.height]

    color = disabled?(i) ? disabled_color : normal_color

    self.contents.blt(x, y, bitmap, bitmap.rect, color.alhpa)

  end

  def update_cursor_rect

    if @index < 0

      self.cursor_rect.empty

      return

    end

    x, y, filename = *@commands[@index]

    w, h = *@sizes[@index]

    self.cursor_rect.set(x - 2, y - 2, w + 4, h + 4)

  end

end

I srsly apologize for being a useless git when it comes to code.

 

[BlueScope]

I assume you didn't look close enough at your error message, but it should've actually been 'alhpa'. Anyway, here's your error:

self.contents.blt(x, y, bitmap, bitmap.rect, color.alhpa)

Change it to color.alpha, and you're set.

 

[C_johnson]

Ya! It starts. Thank you, the both of you now I'm going to place the buttons and figure out how to start the game via buttons, I'll post back here in a week if there's anything else I can't figure out in the title screen.

Srsly though I cannot thank you enough both for your help(and berate myself for lack of intelligence.)

On a side note though is there any Custom Menu Scripts floating around here or should I event it?

 

[BlueScope]

No need to thank me, just fixing Seph's typos

Also, my signature contains a few reasons why you shouldn't even it... and yeah, there are a bunch of menu systems around, just look in the Submitted Scripts (viewforum.php?f=11) section.

 

[C_johnson]

Ya your signature is pretty inspiring, any ways for some reason the buttons do nothing yet there is no error message, so I'm wondering if I'm missing anything like a cursor or something or other.

 

[C_johnson]

Stupid Double post.