/// <summary>
/// The constructor is private: loading screens should
/// be activated via the static Load method instead.
/// </summary>
private LoadingScreen(ScreenManager screenManager, bool loadingIsSlow,
GameScreen[] screensToLoad)
{
_loadingIsSlow = loadingIsSlow;
_screensToLoad = screensToLoad;
// we don't serialize loading screens. if the user exits while the
// game is at a loading screen, the game will resume at the screen
// before the loading screen.
IsSerializable = false;
TransitionOnTime = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.5);
}
/// <summary>
/// Activates the loading screen.
/// </summary>
public static void Load(ScreenManager screenManager, bool loadingIsSlow,
PlayerIndex? controllingPlayer,
params GameScreen[] screensToLoad)
{
// Tell all the current screens to transition off.
foreach (GameScreen screen in screenManager.GetScreens())
screen.ExitScreen();
// Create and activate the loading screen.
LoadingScreen loadingScreen = new LoadingScreen(screenManager,
loadingIsSlow,
screensToLoad);
screenManager.AddScreen(loadingScreen, controllingPlayer);
}
/// <summary>
/// The main game constructor.
/// </summary>
public NathanielGame()
{
_graphics = new GraphicsDeviceManager(this) {IsFullScreen = true};
if (Services != null) StaticContent = new ContentManager(Services);
TargetElapsedTime = TimeSpan.FromTicks(333333);
// configure the content manager
Content.RootDirectory = "Content";
StaticContent.RootDirectory = "Content";
InitializeLandscapeGraphics();
//InitializePortraitGraphics();
// Create the screen manager component.
_screenManager = new ScreenManager(this);
Components.Add(_screenManager);
// attempt to deserialize the screen manager from disk. if that
// fails, we add our default screens.
if (_screenManager.DeserializeState()) return;
// Activate the first screens.
_screenManager.AddScreen(new BackgroundScreen(), null);
_screenManager.AddScreen(new MainMenuScreen(), null);
}