Animated Title Screen

[Pharetra]

I've made a nice (if I may say so) Title Screen with 96 frames and I'd like to use it. Problem is, it doesn't work. .Gif files won't work and I've tried renaming the file to splash.png (changing the extension) without succes.

What is the best way to do this? I do not have much knowledge of RGSS, so...

 

[zingzags]

Making an image for each 96 frames name them some thing like splash_1,_2,_3, and etc... then make a global variable it can be anything like

@splash=0

then once you start looping

@splash+=1

this makes it so it can play each frames
then

@splash=1 if @splash==96

once it hits 96 it starts the animation again from frame one.
when you are going to make the splash images show do something like this

("Graphics/Pictures/splash_"+@splash)

But gif images should work, when they are renamed to png.

 

[Pharetra]

I suppose these lines of code have to be added to the script Intro_Scene?
I've got this so far:

Spoiler:

class IntroEventScene < EventScene
def initialize(pics,splash,viewport=nil)
super(nil)
@pics=pics
@splash=splash
@pic=addImage(0,0,"")
@pic.moveOpacity(0,0,0) # fade to opacity 0 in 0 frames after waiting 0 frames
@pic2=addImage(0,322,"") # flashing "Press Enter" picture
@pic2.moveOpacity(0,0,0)
@index=0
data_system = pbLoadRxData("Data/System")
pbBGMPlay(data_system.title_bgm)
openPic(self,nil)
end

def openPic(scene,args)
onCTrigger.clear
@pic.name="Graphics/Titles/"+@pics[@index]
@pic.moveOpacity(15,0,255) # fade to opacity 255 in 15 frames after waiting 0 frames
pictureWait
@timer=0 # reset the timer
onUpdate.set(method(:timer)) # call timer every frame
onCTrigger.set(method(:closePic)) # call closePic when C key is pressed
end

def timer(scene,args)
@timer+=1
if @timer>80
@timer=0
closePic(scene,args) # Close the picture
end
end

def closePic(scene,args)
onCTrigger.clear
onUpdate.clear
@pic.moveOpacity(15,0,0)
pictureWait
@index+=1 # Move to the next picture
if @index>[email protected]
openSplash(scene,args)
else
openPic(scene,args)
end
end

#CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THIS DEF
def openSplash(scene,args)
onCTrigger.clear
onUpdate.clear
#Global variable for Animated Titlescreen
@splash=0
@pic.name=("Graphics/Pictures/splash_"+@splash)
@pic.moveOpacity(15,0,255)
@pic2.name="Graphics/Titles/start"
@pic2.moveOpacity(15,0,255)
pictureWait
onUpdate.set(method(:splashUpdate)) # call splashUpdate every frame
@splash+=1
@splash=1 if @splash==96
onCTrigger.set(method(:closeSplash)) # call closeSplash when C key is pressed
end
#END OF DEF. NO CHANGES FROM THIS POINT ON.

def splashUpdate(scene,args)
@timer+=1
@timer=0 if @timer>=80
if @timer>=32
@pic2.moveOpacity(0,0,8*(@timer-32))
else
@pic2.moveOpacity(0,0,255-(8*@timer))
end
if Input.press?(Input::DOWN) &&
Input.press?(Input::B) &&
Input.press?(Input::CTRL)
closeSplashDelete(scene,args)
end
end

def closeSplash(scene,args)
onCTrigger.clear
onUpdate.clear
@pic.moveOpacity(15,0,0)
@pic2.moveOpacity(15,0,0)
pictureWait
pbBGMStop()
scene.dispose # Close the scene
sscene=PokemonLoadScene.new
sscreen=PokemonLoad.new(sscene)
sscreen.pbStartLoadScreen
end

def closeSplashDelete(scene,args)
onCTrigger.clear
onUpdate.clear
@pic.moveOpacity(15,0,0)
pictureWait
pbBGMStop()
scene.dispose # Close the scene
sscene=PokemonLoadScene.new
sscreen=PokemonLoad.new(sscene)
sscreen.pbStartDeleteScreen
end
end



class Scene_Intro
def initialize(pics, splash = nil)
@pics=pics
@splash=splash
end

def main
Graphics.transition(0)
@eventscene=IntroEventScene.new(@pics,@splash)
@eventscene.main
Graphics.freeze
end
end

I get this error after starting the game:

Spoiler:

Script "Scene_Intro" line 52 ( @pic.name=("Graphics/Pictures/splash_"+@splash) ): TypeError occured. cannot convert Fixnum into String

 

[venom12]

I think it need to be
@pic.name=("Graphics/Pictures/splash_"+@splash+"")

 

[Pharetra]

I think it need to be
@pic.name=("Graphics/Pictures/splash_"+@splash+"")

I get the same error, I'm afraid this doesn't work.

Thanks for your help though! (The same goes for zingzags.)

 

[zingzags]

The reason you are getting that error is because you are not suppose to call the image that way.

 

[Pharetra]

The reason you are getting that error is because you are not suppose to call the image that way.

Okay, how am I supposed to call it then?

 

[FL]

Try: @pic.name=("Graphics/Pictures/splash_"+@splash.to_s)

 

[Pharetra]

Try: @pic.name=("Graphics/Pictures/splash_"+@splash.to_s)

That fixes the problem with the error showing up, thanks! The pictures of the title screen don't show up, though.