Start screen to game screen transitions

Hey folks,

I'm new to construct (and loving it!) and trying to find some different and unusual examples of transitions from start screen to the game screen.

i particularly like pixely old school nes/spectrum type effects.

(i've seen simple fade to black, expand circle out. )

anyone know of any cool references or tutorials?

thanks!

I love doing stuff like this! Here's a little sample of some transitions: 1drv.ms/u/s!AhWRm9FAXcyGlaNnAmc0nKdIryAJ2g

This pastes objects from the start layout into a canvas, which is set to global. The canvas has multiple effects on it (disable those you don't use). On start of the game layout, a tween is applied which determines the effect parameter or position/scale/etc.

You can mix and match effects, change timing and eases. This is just a bunch of random stuff thrown together so it's really just a couple of ideas to get you started :)

oh wow this is so cool!

i just opened and had a look, lots to tinker with and try and learn from here. thank you so much!

do you do a lot of pixel-style games?

i'm hoping to find more game examples / tutorials that lean into that style, any games/sites/tutorials you recommend?

oh and i almost forgot - THANK YOU!

There are loads of pixel art tutorials around, Pixel Joint is a good place to start. In terms of dev, I’d say start with the pixel art present in Construct, and check out the many examples!

The best advice I can give is to figure out your aspect ratio and screen size as early as possible. Pixels should ideally be kept a consistent size across a project. But also just experiment and find your style. If you wanna keep it old school and stick to NES/etc. rules then that’s great, but there are plenty of modern pixel art games that break the mold and look great for it (and many that don’t) 😬

very cool and thanks for the tip on screen sizes!

and will check out pixel joint now, thanks again!