Zerbu Engine - Title Screen Window Options

[Zerbu 40]

Title Screen Window Options

 

Introduction

This script allows you to set window options specifically for the title screen to customize its appearance.

 

Instructions

Edit the option near the top of the script to set the appearance of the title screen.

 

Script

 

 

#============================================================================
# Zerbu Engine - Title Screen Window Options
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This script allows you to set window options specifically for the title
# screen to customize its appearance.
#============================================================================

#============================================================================
# (module) Title_Screen_Window_Options
#============================================================================
module Title_Screen_Window_Options
 ZE_TSWO = {
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Options
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # What font should be used on the title screen?
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :FONT_FACE => ["VL Gothic", "Verdana", "Arial", "Courier"],
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # What size should the text be?
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :FONT_SIZE => 24,
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Should the text on the title screen be bold?
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :FONT_BOLD => false,
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Should the text on the title screen be italic?
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :FONT_ITALIC => false,
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Should the text on the title screen have a shadow?
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :FONT_SHADOW => false,
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Should the text on the title screen have an outline?
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :FONT_OUTLINE => true,
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # What colour should the outline be? The format to use is:
   # [red, green, blue, opacity]
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :FONT_OUT_COL => [0, 0, 0],
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # This is the Windowskin used on the title screen.
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :WINDOWSKIN => "Window",
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # This is the width of the title window. If this is set to 0, the
   # default width will be used.
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :WINDOW_WIDTH => 200,
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # This is the X position of the title window. If this is set to -1, the
   # default position will be used.
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :WINDOW_X => 20,
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # This is the Y position of the title window. If this is set to -1, the
   # default position will be used.
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :WINDOW_Y => 20,
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # This is the opacity of the window.
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :OPACITY => 255,
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # This is the back opacity of the window.
   #------------------------------------------------------------------------
   :BACK_OPACITY => 200,
 }
end

#============================================================================
# Window_TitleCommand
#============================================================================
class Window_TitleCommand < Window_Command
 include Title_Screen_Window_Options

 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # alias method: initialize
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 alias ze_tsto_initialize initialize
 def initialize
   #---
   ze_tsto_initialize
   #---
   self.windowskin = Cache.system(ZE_TSWO[:WINDOWSKIN])
   self.opacity = ZE_TSWO[:OPACITY]
   self.back_opacity = ZE_TSWO[:BACK_OPACITY]
   #---
 end

 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # alias method: window_width
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 alias ze_tswo_window_width window_width
 def window_width
   #---
   if ZE_TSWO[:WINDOW_WIDTH] != 0
     return ZE_TSWO[:WINDOW_WIDTH]
   else
     ze_tswo_window_width
   end
   #---
 end

 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # alias method: draw_item
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 alias ze_tswo_draw_item draw_item
 def draw_item(index)
   #---
   contents.font.name = ZE_TSWO[:FONT_FACE]
   contents.font.size = ZE_TSWO[:FONT_SIZE]
   contents.font.bold = ZE_TSWO[:FONT_BOLD]
   contents.font.italic = ZE_TSWO[:FONT_ITALIC]
   contents.font.shadow = ZE_TSWO[:FONT_SHADOW]
   contents.font.outline = ZE_TSWO[:FONT_OUTLINE]
   contents.font.out_color = Color.new(ZE_TSWO[:FONT_OUT_COL][0], ZE_TSWO[:FONT_OUT_COL][1], ZE_TSWO[:FONT_OUT_COL][2])
   #---
   ze_tswo_draw_item(index)
   #---
 end

 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # overwrite method: update_placement
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def update_placement
   #---
   if ZE_TSWO[:WINDOW_X] != -1
     self.x = ZE_TSWO[:WINDOW_X]
   else
     self.x = (Graphics.width - width) / 2
   end
   #---
   if ZE_TSWO[:WINDOW_Y] != -1
     self.y = ZE_TSWO[:WINDOW_Y]
   else
     self.y = (Graphics.height * 1.6 - height) / 2
   end
   #---
 end
end

 

 

 

Extras

The Windowskin used in the second example is attached to this thread.

Edited January 6, 2012 by Zerbu

[Oscar92player 1]

Great script! Reminds me the title screen of Kingdom Hearts.

[Pringlesguy 8]

where do I put it

[ZeoxAeroSmith 0]

where do I put it

Under Materials, above Main.

[skeletonjack 0]

Thanks, very useful,

[DangerZone 21]

How do I go about getting the text almost all the way to the left side like in the second screenshot?

 

Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out. Awesome script Zerbu!

Edited February 9, 2013 by Jaysynn

[maohnoraiden 0]

Awesome script, gonna be using this with my games title screens.

Cheers

[Kestrelio 0]

Thanks for this!

[regendo 204]

Please don't necro-post without good reason.

[Xera 0]

Script 'Cache' line 106: RGSSError occurred.

failed to create bitmap

 

Whenever I use to second image's Windowskin. What should I do?

[+ DarthVollis 59]

@Xera You put the windowskin image in the graphics/system replacing the "window" file.