Transitions with an image inbetween?

[Kinmoku]

Hi all,

I want to create a transition where A goes to B via an animated image. The animation is:

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image overlay:
    "transparent" # shows A here
    .2
    "overlay1.png"
    .2
    "overlay2.png"
    .2
    Solid("#FFFFFF") # shows B here
    1.0
    "overlay2.png"
    .2
    "overlay1.png"
    .2
    "transparent"

However, I am struggling with doing this for screens. Most transitions use ATL effects or dissolve/ fade, but here the screen will change behind an overlayed image. In essence, there is no "transition" as such. It's like a curtain being pulled over a stage to reveal a new stage afterward. I don't think it's too complicated, but I've tried to add it to screen buttons and it doesn't work:

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image overlay_on:
    "transparent"
    .2
    "overlay1.png"
    .2
    "overlay2.png"
    .2
    Solid("#FFFFFF")
    
image overlay_off:
    Solid("#FFFFFF")
    .5
    "overlay2.png"
    .2
    "overlay1.png"
    .2
    "transparent"

In screens:

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            button:
                style "mm_button"
                text _("New Game") style "mm_button_text"
                action [Show("overlay_startup"), Start()]
                
                # etc

screen overlay_startup():
    zorder 1000
    add "overlay_on"
    timer 2.0 action Hide("overlay_startup")

Then, when the game starts:

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label start:
    scene irl chapter1bg
    show overlay_off
    
    pause 2
    

But it doesn't work correctly I'd really like to make overlay_startup into a transition but I don't think there is a way to do that with an image, right?
Thanks in advance.

[Kinmoku]

I found a way for it to work. Since I wanted the transition to happen when starting a new game, I made a mock up of the game menu and added it to the start label:

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label start:
    show screen not_main_menu
    with dissolve

    pause 1.1

    scene white
    
    pause 0.1

    scene irl chapter1bg
    show overlay_off

In screens:

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screen not_main_menu():
    tag menu
    style_prefix "main_menu"
    add gui.main_menu_background
    timer .1 action Show("overlay_startup")
    
screen overlay_startup():
    zorder 1000
    add "overlay_on"
    timer 2.0 action [Hide("not_main_menu"), Hide("overlay_startup")]
    
    

The downside is not_main_menu is basically just "main_menu_background", as the player can start game from any menu screen, but it still looks pretty nice. Though, I'm still interested if anyone knows of a more elegant solution.

[PyTom]

You can probably use an ATL Transition for this:

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