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AlexJo

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Posted: 21st Aug 2011 20:07

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Hello, how to make pause menu in dark basic?

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BMacZero

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Posted: 22nd Aug 2011 00:07 Edited at: 22nd Aug 2011 00:08

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You'll want a boolean variable that tells whether the game is paused or not and a key that toggles it. Check out this pseudocode:

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disable escapekey
isPaused as boolean
pausedPressed as boolean `This is to stop the key from being repeatedly detected if it is held down

do

`Pause or unpause from user input
if keystate(76) `Replace with your pause key
  if pausePressed = 0
    isPaused = 1 - isPaused
    pausePressed = 1
  endif
else
  pausePressed = 0
endif

`If the game isn't paused, do your game logic
if (isPaused = 0)
  gosub DoGame
`If the game is paused, do your pause menu logic
else
  gosub DoPause
endif

`Draw the game whether it is paused or not (so it can appear behind the pause menu)
gosub DrawGame

`Draw the pause menu on top of the game if the game is paused
if (isPaused = 1)
  gosub DrawPause
endif

sync
loop

I apologize if I've snuck any C# syntax in there, I seem to be forgetting my DarkBASIC

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