Great! Now that we have created and configured the Play Game Button, we must write an Actor Behavior that will cause it to behave like a button by reacting to the mouse's events. To do so, perform the following steps:
- Go to the Dashboard tab, select Actor Behaviors, and click on Create New.
- In the ensuing window, set Name to
Play Button Handler, and click on Create. - Navigate to Add Event | Input | On Actor, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Switch the condition from enters to is pressed on, as shown in the following screenshot:
- In the blocks palette, navigate to Scene | Game Flow | Transitions, drag out and add a switch to Scene and Crossfade block, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Click on the Scene field, and select Choose Scene, as shown in the following screenshot:
- A window will appear, displaying all of the available scenes. Select Level 1, and click on OK.
- Set for secs to
1, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Click on Attach to Actor Type, and select Play Game Button, as shown in the following screenshot:
Great job! Now, we simply need to add the button to the scene, and test the game. To do so, perform the following steps:
- Open up the Main Menu scene again.
- In the Palette tab, under Actors, select the Play Game Button, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Under Layers, select Layer 0, which is a tile and an actor layer, and then click on the Bring Layer Forward button, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Make sure Layer 0 is still selected, as actors can only be added to the tile layers, not the background layers.
- Select the Pencil tool, and then click once to add the Play Game Button to the part of the scene, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Now go back to the Dashboard | RESOURCES | Scenes, and select Main Menu.
- With the Main Menu option selected, click on Mark as Starting Scene, as shown in the following screenshot:
Now, when we click on Test Game, the Main Menu will be the first scene to appear. Go ahead, test the game, and try your very first button!
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