If you played any visual novels, you might have encountered a intro or cutscene before the game starts. A splash screen can be textual video, or image. Here's some reasons to add a splash screen:
- Cutscenes
- Introductions
- Warnings
- Loading screens
Splashscreen Uses
Visual novels can have an opening to show the characters along with some game footage or a prolouge in the beginning of a game. Splash screens can be inserted anywhere in the visual novel. For example, we want to inform the player that time has passed in the story. A textual splash screen can be used to illustrate the time skip in the story.
Another use is adding a warning or statement before the game starts. This can be a warning for a game that has sensitive subjects or has mature content. Having a warning serves a precuation and to inform the players about the content in the visual novel beforehand.
A loading screen can be a presplash. A presplash is an image when the engine starts up to launch the game. The game is loading into another stage has a loading screen image. Having a loading screen to transition between scenes in the game.
Simple text splashscreen
Let's add a text splashscreen that shows up in the beginning before the main menu. We want to inform the player that this is a demo and is not the full game.
label splashscreen:
scene black
show text "This is a demo. Final may game be subject to change." with dissolve
with Pause(3)
hide text with dissolve
with Pause(1)
return
To create the simple splashscreen, there is a black screen for the scene. We show the text on the screen for three seconds. The text dissolves and transitions into a fade.
What's next
Splashscreens can have a variety of uses to choose from when developing a visual novel. When creating a splashscreen, determine what is best for the game. The choice is up to you.
Top comments (2)
Hi, i need some help. I want the transition to the menu to be smooth after the splash screen. If I use WITH then there is a sharp jump. How to fix?
You can define a custom fade or dissolve transitions.