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How do you return to pauses scene and start where you left off

by Stanley D Chatman · in Torque Game Builder · 07/30/2007 (12:49 pm) · 0 replies

I am at a point in my game where I need to pause and leave the current game level goto another trophy room level and then when the player is finished in trophy room continue the game where they left off.

Here is my preliminary approach but I wanted to hear from anyone who may be doing something similar and wanted to find the best approach. Do I really need another level if it is just a simple scenegraph etc..


Basic Game Flow:

1. Player does some action to earn a trophy.
2. Message is displayed indicating to player trophy has been earned.
3. Current scene is paused.
4. The trophy room level or scene is displayed showing the newly awarded trophy.
5. Player decides to leave trophy room and return to game by clicking "Return To Game" button.
6. Return player to Game at the exact spot player left off.


What is a good approach to achieve this type of game flow?


Thanks..