Simple Cutscene between levels

[spawn_more_overlords]

Hey guys,

im working on a 2D platformer with linear level structure. Between some levels i want to make a cutscene which consists of a background and a single sprite thats moving from left to right. Everything else like my HUD or character should disappear during that cutscene.

In my case its just a plane thats flying through the screen. Once the plane has passed the next level should start.

Can someone tell me whats the best way to achieve that.

Thanks in advance!

[samme]

Use a separate state.

[spawn_more_overlords]

5 hours ago, samme said:

Use a separate state.

Is there an example code for this?

[samme]

It's not separate levels, but this should give you an idea of multiple states: 

You could call states like: Boot → Game(1) → Cut → Game(2) → Cut → Game(3) etc., passing in the level to Game.

[spawn_more_overlords]

Thank you, i think i understand how the states work.

However i ran into another problem:

In the example code, functions are generally written in this format: update: function update ()

In my current gamestate code which i mostly have from a tutorial, functions are written like this: PlayState.update= function ()

I dont know if these functions are working differently but when i go from menuState to my PlayState im running into several errors claiming variables cant be found/ are undefined.

 

EDIT: fixed it now -> I forgot to parse some data from one state to another, the functions were working fine.