I want the screen to start in a dark state when restarting.

ACTION GAME MAKER Questions
1

Currently, the restart process after a miss is implemented as follows:

  • Save data at the start of the course
  • Set a dark screen effect
  • Remove the screen effect over 1 second (a visual effect that gradually brightens)
  • On a miss, set the dark screen effect over 1 second (a visual effect that gradually darkens)
  • Load the data and return to the course start

It is mostly proceeding as planned, but the screen briefly brightens at the start of the course. Is there a way to start the course while the screen remains dark?

2

What about using the CanvasModulate node?

The CanvasModulate node can make the entire scene pitch black, so you could start with a black state and create an animation in AnimationPlayer that transitions from black to white, then enable auto-play or control it via VisualScript.

3

I couldn’t understand CanvasModulate at all… Since restarting using scene transitions, which was introduced somewhere, seems faster, I’ll try adopting that approach instead.