Visited states on main menu
Aug 06, 2020
Hi guys
I wondered if anyone could me, I've looked at other threads on this topics and cannot find an answer that works for me.
I have an intro main menu screen with 4 shapes that when clicked each go to their own scene.
I am also using the built in menu with the scene names to allow uses to also navigate this way.
The issue is if they sometimes navigate via the menu, and the re-visit the intro main menu screen with the 4 shapes, the states of each shape stay normal (and I want all shapes to looked visited if those scenes have been completed).
Can I create a variable that will allow me to change the state of these even if they are not actually clicked but perhaps upon the start of the timeline on each scene visited?
I hope this makes sense to someone!
Many thanks,
J
3 Replies
Hi J,
Your instincts here were exactly right! You can do that using a true/false variable that you place on the first slide in that section. Then you'll need to add triggers to your menu slide that change the state of your buttons depending on the value of the variable.
Here's an article that you may find helpful as you set that up: Working with Variables.
Let me know if you have any other questions!
Hi J - Allison linked to a great resource, but since I do this a lot, I thought I'd include a picture of what my trigger for this type of situation looks like.
The pictured variable (BribesVisited) defaults as False, but once a user visits a specific slide a trigger adjusts the variable to True. Then when the user returns to my menu the trigger in the picture recognizes that BribesVisited is now true, and sets the image state accordingly.
This is one of the most frequent questions. Here's a post with a tutorial to cover the gist of what you want to do.
https://blogs.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/answer-number-1-e-learning-question/
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