selection menu

Hi guyz !

I was looking arround in the forum but couldn't find the answer to what i was looking for, so i decided to ask ! :)

i'm trying to make some selection menu, just like combat menu in old final fantasy ( see screenshot reference ), using arrow or gamepad to move the selection cursor from 1 item to another.

screenshot of final 4 combat menu :

<img src="http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Final-Fantasy-V-Screenshot-1.jpg" border="0" />

if you got any idea how i can manage this kind of menu, could be really appreciated !

thx a lot !

thats easy, i post a step by step tut later

yonda

Here's how I like to do it

simple_menu.capx

can't open your file shinkan, you working with a beta version of C2. i can use only Stable version. :(

can't open your file shinkan, you working with a beta version of C2. i can use only Stable version. :(

why?

beta version is r128 and stable version is r126.

just load and install Beta version

problem solved

Aaahh, I love FF5

I don't know, but making sprites with text like "Throw", "Hide" etc. with another frame that includes the hand thing and using a global variable that will define which sprite will change frames when up and down arrows (Position in the menu, that is) are pressed might work.

<img src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/34375299/Construct%202/examples/simple_menu%2001.PNG" border="0" />

<img src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/34375299/Construct%202/examples/simple_menu%2002.PNG" border="0" />

4 instances of same text object with variable "name" set to different actions. You could easily do that for sprite animations or frames or whatever.

Thx ot your help, i was able understand how it work in C2 and to figure out a simplier way to do it.

here's the .capx ! :)

enjoy guyz and thx again.

UPDATE

ho well,

my example work great with arrow key, but i'm still trying to figure out how to make it work with gamepad Y axis...

if i do a compare Axis value, that will move the selection cursor super fast between all selection instead of moving the cursor 1 steps a time.

try 2 to post the capx file :

FF_menuStyle.capx