Some methods on skipping the title screen. This was applied to XP, but could be ported over to VX and VXAce.
Method #1: Simple Setup
If you want to just skip the title screen for testing purposes or something, this might be the best option. Open Scene_Title.rb on the script editor. Below the graphic transition, add the method call for commanding a new game.
# Execute transition Graphics.transition # Start New Game command_new_game
This should start the game, do note that you won’t be able to continue a previous save and it will show the title for a second and fade to the game.
Method #2: Simple Setup with Loading Screen
If you saw the first method and asked, “Is it possible if I can show the loading screen if files exist?”.
If you want to just skip the title screen for testing purposes or something, this might be the best option. Open Scene_Title.rb on the script editor. Below the graphic transition, ask the computer if files exist, if yes load game, if not start new game.
# Execute transition
Graphics.transition
# Start New Game
if @continue_enabled
command_continue
else
command_new_game
end
This should start the game, do note that you can’t cancel out the loading screen, so this method is ideal if you have one main campaign that can be spread out to all four saves.
Method #3: Full Purge
What if you want to just have nothing and load into a new save. This is ideal if the game is short and doesn’t need saves. I made this back then, so here it is.
Open Scene_Title.rb and replace the contents with this.
#==============================================================================
# ** Scene_Title
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This class performs title screen processing.
#==============================================================================
class Scene_Title
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Main Processing
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def main
# If battle test
if $BTEST
battle_test
return
end
# Load database
$data_actors = load_data("Data/Actors.rxdata")
$data_classes = load_data("Data/Classes.rxdata")
$data_skills = load_data("Data/Skills.rxdata")
$data_items = load_data("Data/Items.rxdata")
$data_weapons = load_data("Data/Weapons.rxdata")
$data_armors = load_data("Data/Armors.rxdata")
$data_enemies = load_data("Data/Enemies.rxdata")
$data_troops = load_data("Data/Troops.rxdata")
$data_states = load_data("Data/States.rxdata")
$data_animations = load_data("Data/Animations.rxdata")
$data_tilesets = load_data("Data/Tilesets.rxdata")
$data_common_events = load_data("Data/CommonEvents.rxdata")
$data_system = load_data("Data/System.rxdata")
# Make system object
$game_system = Game_System.new
# Make title graphic
@sprite = Sprite.new
@sprite.bitmap = RPG::Cache.title($data_system.title_name)
# Make command window
s1 = "New Game"
s2 = "Continue"
s3 = "Shutdown"
@command_window = Window_Command.new(192, [s1, s2, s3])
@command_window.back_opacity = 160
@command_window.x = 320 - @command_window.width / 2
@command_window.y = 288
# Continue enabled determinant
# Check if at least one save file exists
# If enabled, make @continue_enabled true; if disabled, make it false
@continue_enabled = false
for i in 0..3
if FileTest.exist?("Save#{i+1}.rxdata")
@continue_enabled = true
end
end
# If continue is enabled, move cursor to "Continue"
# If disabled, display "Continue" text in gray
if @continue_enabled
@command_window.index = 1
else
@command_window.disable_item(1)
end
# Play title BGM
$game_system.bgm_play($data_system.title_bgm)
# Stop playing ME and BGS
Audio.me_stop
Audio.bgs_stop
# Execute transition
Graphics.transition
# Start New Game
if @continue_enabled
command_continue
else
command_new_game
end
# Main loop
loop do
# Update game screen
Graphics.update
# Update input information
Input.update
# Frame update
update
# Abort loop if screen is changed
if $scene != self
break
end
end
# Prepare for transition
Graphics.freeze
# Dispose of command window
@command_window.dispose
# Dispose of title graphic
@sprite.bitmap.dispose
@sprite.dispose
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Frame Update
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def update
# Update command window
@command_window.update
# If C button was pressed
if Input.trigger?(Input::C)
# Branch by command window cursor position
case @command_window.index
when 0 # New game
command_new_game
when 1 # Continue
command_continue
when 2 # Shutdown
command_shutdown
end
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Command: New Game
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def command_new_game
# Play decision SE
$game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
# Stop BGM
Audio.bgm_stop
# Reset frame count for measuring play time
Graphics.frame_count = 0
# Make each type of game object
$game_temp = Game_Temp.new
$game_system = Game_System.new
$game_switches = Game_Switches.new
$game_variables = Game_Variables.new
$game_self_switches = Game_SelfSwitches.new
$game_screen = Game_Screen.new
$game_actors = Game_Actors.new
$game_party = Game_Party.new
$game_troop = Game_Troop.new
$game_map = Game_Map.new
$game_player = Game_Player.new
# Set up initial party
$game_party.setup_starting_members
# Set up initial map position
$game_map.setup($data_system.start_map_id)
# Move player to initial position
$game_player.moveto($data_system.start_x, $data_system.start_y)
# Refresh player
$game_player.refresh
# Run automatic change for BGM and BGS set with map
$game_map.autoplay
# Update map (run parallel process event)
$game_map.update
# Switch to map screen
$scene = Scene_Map.new
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Command: Continue
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def command_continue
# If continue is disabled
unless @continue_enabled
# Play buzzer SE
$game_system.se_play($data_system.buzzer_se)
return
end
# Play decision SE
$game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
# Switch to load screen
$scene = Scene_Load.new
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Command: Shutdown
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def command_shutdown
# Play decision SE
$game_system.se_play($data_system.decision_se)
# Fade out BGM, BGS, and ME
Audio.bgm_fade(800)
Audio.bgs_fade(800)
Audio.me_fade(800)
# Shutdown
$scene = nil
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Battle Test
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def battle_test
# Load database (for battle test)
$data_actors = load_data("Data/BT_Actors.rxdata")
$data_classes = load_data("Data/BT_Classes.rxdata")
$data_skills = load_data("Data/BT_Skills.rxdata")
$data_items = load_data("Data/BT_Items.rxdata")
$data_weapons = load_data("Data/BT_Weapons.rxdata")
$data_armors = load_data("Data/BT_Armors.rxdata")
$data_enemies = load_data("Data/BT_Enemies.rxdata")
$data_troops = load_data("Data/BT_Troops.rxdata")
$data_states = load_data("Data/BT_States.rxdata")
$data_animations = load_data("Data/BT_Animations.rxdata")
$data_tilesets = load_data("Data/BT_Tilesets.rxdata")
$data_common_events = load_data("Data/BT_CommonEvents.rxdata")
$data_system = load_data("Data/BT_System.rxdata")
# Reset frame count for measuring play time
Graphics.frame_count = 0
# Make each game object
$game_temp = Game_Temp.new
$game_system = Game_System.new
$game_switches = Game_Switches.new
$game_variables = Game_Variables.new
$game_self_switches = Game_SelfSwitches.new
$game_screen = Game_Screen.new
$game_actors = Game_Actors.new
$game_party = Game_Party.new
$game_troop = Game_Troop.new
$game_map = Game_Map.new
$game_player = Game_Player.new
# Set up party for battle test
$game_party.setup_battle_test_members
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