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gRaViJa

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This is only a small question: I use the default load screen, but i want to know how to do the followong: when the player chooses a game to load, there should be a messagebox showing, just one message box with one sentence, before the game loads. The messagebox should be centered on the screen. And of course it can be just a windowbox as well. Anyone know how to do this?
 
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The Law G14

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Here you go, this should work. Just change the 'Text' option at the top of the script to what you want and a box with text should pop and then go away after you load a save file:

Code: 
#==============================================================================

# Title: Game Load Message | Version 1.0

# Author: TheLaw [aka. TheScripter]

# Requester: gRaViJa [@ hbgames.org]

#==============================================================================

 

Text = "Loading..."

 

#==============================================================================

# ** Scene_File

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  This is a superclass for the save screen and load screen.

#==============================================================================

 

class Scene_File

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Main Processing

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def main

    @message_window = Window_LoadMessage.new

    # Make help window

    @help_window = Window_Help.new

    @help_window.set_text(@help_text)

    # Make save file window

    @savefile_windows = []

    for i in 0..3

      @savefile_windows.push(Window_SaveFile.new(i, make_filename(i)))

    end

    # Select last file to be operated

    @file_index = $game_temp.last_file_index

    @savefile_windows[@file_index].selected = true

    # Execute transition

    Graphics.transition

    # Main loop

    loop do

      # Update game screen

      Graphics.update

      # Update input information

      Input.update

      # Frame update

      update

      # Abort loop if screen is changed

      if $scene != self

        break

      end

    end

    # Prepare for transition

    Graphics.freeze

    # Dispose of windows

    @help_window.dispose

    @message_window.dispose

    for i in @savefile_windows

      i.dispose

    end

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Frame Update

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def update

    # Update windows

    @help_window.update

    @message_window.update

    for i in @savefile_windows

      i.update

    end

    # If C button was pressed

    if Input.trigger?(Input::C)

      # Call method: on_decision (defined by the subclasses)

      on_decision(make_filename(@file_index))

      $game_temp.last_file_index = @file_index

      return

    end

    # If B button was pressed

    if Input.trigger?(Input::B)

      # Call method: on_cancel (defined by the subclasses)

      on_cancel

      return

    end

    # If the down directional button was pressed

    if Input.repeat?(Input::DOWN)

      # If the down directional button pressed down is not a repeat,

      # or cursor position is more in front than 3

      if Input.trigger?(Input::DOWN) or @file_index < 3

        # Play cursor SE

        $game_system.se_play($data_system.cursor_se)

        # Move cursor down

        @savefile_windows[@file_index].selected = false

        @file_index = (@file_index + 1) % 4

        @savefile_windows[@file_index].selected = true

        return

      end

    end

    # If the up directional button was pressed

    if Input.repeat?(Input::UP)

      # If the up directional button pressed down is not a repeat、

      # or cursor position is more in back than 0

      if Input.trigger?(Input::UP) or @file_index > 0

        # Play cursor SE

        $game_system.se_play($data_system.cursor_se)

        # Move cursor up

        @savefile_windows[@file_index].selected = false

        @file_index = (@file_index + 3) % 4

        @savefile_windows[@file_index].selected = true

        return

      end

    end

  end

end

 

 

#==============================================================================

# ** Scene_Load

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  This class performs load screen processing.

#==============================================================================

 

class Scene_Load < Scene_File

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Decision Processing

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def on_decision(filename)

    @wait_count = 1000

    # If file doesn't exist

    unless FileTest.exist?(filename)

      # Play buzzer SE

      $game_system.se_play($data_system.buzzer_se)

      return

    end

    @message_window.visible = true

    # Play load SE

    $game_system.se_play($data_system.load_se)

    # Read save data

    file = File.open(filename, "rb")

    read_save_data(file)

    loop do

      @wait_count -= 1

      break if @wait_count == 0

    end

    if @wait_count == 0

      file.close

      # Restore BGM and BGS

      $game_system.bgm_play($game_system.playing_bgm)

      $game_system.bgs_play($game_system.playing_bgs)

      # Update map (run parallel process event)

      $game_map.update

      # Switch to map screen

      $scene = Scene_Map.new

    end

  end

end

 

 

#==============================================================================

# ** Window_LoadMessage

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  This window displays the loading message

#==============================================================================

 

class Window_LoadMessage < Window_Base

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Object Initialization

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def initialize

    super(320 - ((Text.size * 15) / 2), 208, Text.size * 15, 96)

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

    refresh

    self.visible = false

    self.z = 999

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Refresh

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def refresh

    self.contents.clear

    self.contents.font.color = system_color

    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, Text.length * 10, 64, Text, 2)

  end

end

 

#==============================================================================

# 

# *** END OF SCRIPT ***

#

#==============================================================================
 
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gRaViJa

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Awesome, thanks :) I'll be testing this out tomorrow, need to catch some sleep before aceing an exam tomorrow morning :p

edit: i'll probaply find this myself too, but is there a way to control how long the message is shown? Or to show it untill the player press enter? :)
 
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The Law G14

Member

305
Alright, I added a wait time at the top that you can change, and good luck on that exam!

Code: 
#==============================================================================

# Title: Game Load Message | Version 1.0

# Author: TheLaw [aka. TheScripter]

# Requester: gRaViJa [@ hbgames.org]

#==============================================================================

 

Text = "Loading..."

Wait_Time = 1000

 

#==============================================================================

# ** Scene_File

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  This is a superclass for the save screen and load screen.

#==============================================================================

 

class Scene_File

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Alias Listing

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  alias scripter_scene_file_update update

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Main Processing

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def main

    @message_window = Window_LoadMessage.new

    # Make help window

    @help_window = Window_Help.new

    @help_window.set_text(@help_text)

    # Make save file window

    @savefile_windows = []

    for i in 0..3

      @savefile_windows.push(Window_SaveFile.new(i, make_filename(i)))

    end

    # Select last file to be operated

    @file_index = $game_temp.last_file_index

    @savefile_windows[@file_index].selected = true

    # Execute transition

    Graphics.transition

    # Main loop

    loop do

      # Update game screen

      Graphics.update

      # Update input information

      Input.update

      # Frame update

      update

      # Abort loop if screen is changed

      if $scene != self

        break

      end

    end

    # Prepare for transition

    Graphics.freeze

    # Dispose of windows

    @help_window.dispose

    @message_window.dispose

    for i in @savefile_windows

      i.dispose

    end

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Frame Update

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def update

    @message_window.update

    scripter_scene_file_update

  end

end

 

 

#==============================================================================

# ** Scene_Load

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  This class performs load screen processing.

#==============================================================================

 

class Scene_Load < Scene_File

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Decision Processing

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def on_decision(filename)

    @wait_count = Wait_Time

    # If file doesn't exist

    unless FileTest.exist?(filename)

      # Play buzzer SE

      $game_system.se_play($data_system.buzzer_se)

      return

    end

    @message_window.visible = true

    # Play load SE

    $game_system.se_play($data_system.load_se)

    # Read save data

    file = File.open(filename, "rb")

    read_save_data(file)

    # Initialize loop count

    @loop_count = 0

    # Loop

    loop do

      # Add 1 to loop count

      @loop_count += 1

      # If 100 event commands ran

      if @loop_count > 100

        # Call Graphics.update for freeze prevention

        Graphics.update

        @loop_count = 0

      end

      if @wait_count > 0

        # Decrease wait count

        @wait_count -= 1

        if @wait_count == 0

          break

        end

      end

    end

    file.close

    # Restore BGM and BGS

    $game_system.bgm_play($game_system.playing_bgm)

    $game_system.bgs_play($game_system.playing_bgs)

    # Update map (run parallel process event)

    $game_map.update

    # Switch to map screen

    $scene = Scene_Map.new

  end

end

 

 

#==============================================================================

# ** Window_LoadMessage

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  This window displays the loading message

#==============================================================================

 

class Window_LoadMessage < Window_Base

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Object Initialization

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def initialize

    super(320 - ((Text.size * 15) / 2), 208, Text.size * 15, 96)

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

    refresh

    self.visible = false

    self.z = 999

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # * Refresh

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def refresh

    self.contents.clear

    self.contents.font.color = system_color

    self.contents.draw_text(0, 0, Text.length * 10, 64, Text, 2)

  end

end

 

#==============================================================================

# 

# *** END OF SCRIPT ***

#

#==============================================================================
 
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