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Menu Framework?
- Thread starter Amon
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Sounds like you know what you want so just do it! 
Create a new project with placeholder art for the logos and buttons and stuff, then start planning it out as you require. Fades are easy, as you can simply use an object with a low draw depth to draw a black rectangle over everything using alpha, and you can use a global variable to say which menu is to be shown. Like from the logo you'd set "global.menu_state" to "titles" and then in the fade object you'd have it fade from 0 alpha to 1, and when it reaches 1 it checks the global menu state and goes to the appropriate room (you can make the object persistent and then in the room start event set an alarm or something to fade from 1 to 0 again).
You can then export the project as a Local Asset Package (omitting the sprites and rooms) which can be imported into any project in the future.
I'm not sure what else to tell you... the question is a bit vague, although I would say that if you are making a framework like this, you will need to ensure that all your games conform to the same initial room structure and use the same names for sprites and rooms (like every game will have to have a sprite "spr_Logo" or "spr_Titles" and a room "rm_Logo", etc...).
Hope that helps a little at least!
Create a new project with placeholder art for the logos and buttons and stuff, then start planning it out as you require. Fades are easy, as you can simply use an object with a low draw depth to draw a black rectangle over everything using alpha, and you can use a global variable to say which menu is to be shown. Like from the logo you'd set "global.menu_state" to "titles" and then in the fade object you'd have it fade from 0 alpha to 1, and when it reaches 1 it checks the global menu state and goes to the appropriate room (you can make the object persistent and then in the room start event set an alarm or something to fade from 1 to 0 again).
You can then export the project as a Local Asset Package (omitting the sprites and rooms) which can be imported into any project in the future.
I'm not sure what else to tell you... the question is a bit vague, although I would say that if you are making a framework like this, you will need to ensure that all your games conform to the same initial room structure and use the same names for sprites and rooms (like every game will have to have a sprite "spr_Logo" or "spr_Titles" and a room "rm_Logo", etc...).
Hope that helps a little at least!
Mool
Member
Bro you can try my framework, or use it as example.
https://github.com/Glim888/GameMaker-GUI-Template
Here you can see it in action:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gaming_apps.water_physics_simulation just start the video
https://github.com/Glim888/GameMaker-GUI-Template
Here you can see it in action:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gaming_apps.water_physics_simulation just start the video