Time for action – displaying the introduction scene
The game file to import and load for this session is 5961_07_16.stencyl
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When the game first loads up and appears onscreen, it starts immediately without giving the player any warning! We have already created a temporary Main Menu scene, which is displayed when the player clicks on the menu option button on either the success or the game over screen, but we should really spruce up the Main Menu scene and display it as an introduction to the game when it is first loaded:
Download the following actors from StencylForge:
Stencyl Book Title Banner
Stencyl Book Title Credits
Stencyl Book Start Button
Click on the Scenes option in the Dashboard tab.
Click on the thumbnail for the Main Menu scene once, then click on the blue Mark as Starting Scene button at the lower-right corner of the screen; a gold star should appear on the upper-left corner of the Main Menu scene's thumbnail.
Open the Main Menu scene and click on the gray Background button at the...