Advanced How to Play Screen

[tightninja]

Is there a way to create a how to play screen with several graphic files? Preferably one that acts like an entity with freespecials so that you can scroll through it via d pad and attack buttons I am sure there may be a post about this already but I cannot find it on the forum.

I am also curious if someone has figured out how to make a "Tekken/ Virtua Fighter" style tutorial training mode that prompts shows you how to performs attacks. When the player successfully executes the attack, the next input shows on the screen.

 

[DCurrent]

Is there a way to create a how to play screen with several graphic files? Preferably one that acts like an entity with freespecials so that you can scroll through it via d pad and attack buttons I am sure there may be a post about this already but I cannot find it on the forum.

Nothing special about that at all. It would just be any normal level stylized into a how to play screen with the players invisible and skipping character select.

I am also curious if someone has figured out how to make a "Tekken/ Virtua Fighter" style tutorial training mode that prompts shows you how to performs attacks. When the player successfully executes the attack, the next input shows on the screen.

Figured out? Sure. You'd use a ring buffer to record the commands and check them against whatever the player is supposed to be doing. Meanwhile, you also parse that ring buffer and display a rolling command readout to the screen. That's how those games work already work. As for actually doing it, I don't think anyone has bothered. The closest would be @dantedevil's Mortal Kombat project. It doesn't display commands, but does walk you through moves.

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[O Ilusionista]

I am also curious if someone has figured out how to make a "Tekken/ Virtua Fighter" style tutorial training mode that prompts shows you how to performs attacks. When the player successfully executes the attack, the next input shows on the screen.

Merso's Rescue Palooza has a training mode like that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Rescue Palooza

 

[tightninja]

Thanks I am working on it now.

 

[Bloodbane]

Is there a way to create a how to play screen with several graphic files? Preferably one that acts like an entity with freespecials so that you can scroll through it via d pad and attack buttons I am sure there may be a post about this already but I cannot find it on the forum

Technically, the old howto.gif is animated gif which has several graphic files or single gifs compiled into animated gif. It is possible to use multiple animated gifs for how to play screen.

Anyways, if you want how to play screen like a book in which player could choose which page to read by clicking left or right, I have made something similar in some games such as Ruvor Rush.
I could make it scrollable with up or down also but aside of lacking pages, I want to make it simple.