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Loading levels between missions

by Craig Lallathin · in Torque Game Engine Advanced · 02/09/2010 (12:51 am) · 3 replies

I have it to where there is a loading screen after the player selects the initial board but I can't seem to make a loading screen show up while the player is going from the first level to the second, and so on.

Anyone know if this is possible?

If so, can someone give me an example of how to do this.
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Torque 3D Owner Ted Southard
#1
02/09/2010 (9:35 am)
Something I'm doing now for between zones is to take a screenshot of the player's field of view and use that as the background for the loadingGui, so it looks like they're still in the world and it's just been "paused" for loading.

You can probably do something like a GuiObjectView (may not have spelled that right) and do a more 3D looking loading screen, up to almost a full scene (though I don't think you want to put too much in there or else you'll need a loading screen for the loading screen, lol). Is that what you're trying to do?

Craig Lallathin
#2
02/11/2010 (9:48 pm)
I was thinking of maybe once you end level one, you have a screen show up and just say loading next level, that way the player will know that something is happening and the game didn't just freeze.

Craig Lallathin
#3
02/13/2010 (12:36 am)
I have figured this out. No need 2 reply anymore. Thanks for the prompt response ted.