Disable User Input

[wellsgrant]

Is there a way to disable all user input to make them stuck on a screen until they hit Alt-F4 (or better yet, restart their computer). All of the other options I have tried, have still been able to skip or open the options menu.

[Imperf3kt]

Add modal True to the screen and don't give them any buttons to close it?
Or use call screen in the script with no Return() action in the screen.
Or place a full screen button that is invisible on a high zorder with an action of NullAction()

How will you handle saving? Forced auto save before the screen appears? Most players will not appreciate playing a game, only to come across a screen that actively forces you to close the game without saving.

[wellsgrant]

All I can do is stop the text from advancing but I can't stop them from hitting escape to quit the game.

[wellsgrant]

I figured it out!

Code: Select all

show screen block_input()

screen block_input():
    key "mouseup_1" action NullAction()
    key "K_RETURN" action NullAction()
    key "K_SPACE" action NullAction()
    key "K_KP_ENTER" action NullAction()
    key "joy_dismiss" action NullAction()
    key "K_LCTRL" action NullAction()
    key "K_RCTRL" action NullAction()
    key "K_ESCAPE" action NullAction()
    key "f" action NullAction()

[papillon]

It's really not a good idea to do things like this.

While it is not actually a virus or a bug, it may be falsely considered one by confused users, who might then end up wasting time or losing other work trying to deal with the situation. Then, when they discover it was just a "clever trick" on your part, they will be angry.

Imagine that you scare someone into resetting their computer and in the process they lose everything else they had open. Do you think they'll think that's funny?