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[Eclipse Final Frontier] Adding a extra button

GalacticGlum

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Hello Eclipse!

I'm Hackertatio and this is my first tutorial! This tutorial will teach you how to add a extra button in the ingame menu. This tutorial is for Eclipse Final Frontier but can be adapted to EO 3 and so fourth with a couple changes.

If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions/information feel free to reply to this topic or PM me.

I ask for one thing only if you use this tutorial a credit to me (credit Hackertatio).

Let's begin! Shall we…

**_We are only editing client side! _**

In this tutorial the button I will be making is a friend button but can be adapted to another type of button by changing the "OpenGuiWindow #" to the specific window and by changing the button graphic to match your button (i.e shop button, etc..) 
It will look like this when finished (the button graphic will be different). The button graphics is not included but a button template is :)
![](http://i60.tinypic.com/29krt6w.png)

In modConstants find
```
Public Const MAX_BUTTONS As Long = 64
```and change it to

```
Public Const MAX_BUTTONS As Long = 65
```
Next go to Menu_MouseUp located in modInput and find

```
' guild button
    I = 42
    x = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).x + Buttons(I).x
    y = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).y + Buttons(I).y
    ' check if we're on the button
    If (GlobalX >= x And GlobalX <= x + Buttons(I).Width) And (GlobalY >= y And GlobalY <= y + Buttons(I).Height) Then
        If Buttons(I).state = 2 Then
            ' do stuffs
            OpenGuiWindow 7
            PlaySound Sound_ButtonClick, -1, -1
            ' play sound
            PlaySound Sound_ButtonClick, -1, -1
        End If
```
under it insert this

```
' friend button
I = 65
x = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).x + Buttons(I).x
y = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).y + Buttons(I).y
' check if we're on the button
If (GlobalX >= x And GlobalX <= x + Buttons(I).Width) And (GlobalY >= y And GlobalY <= y + Buttons(I).Height) Then
     If Buttons(I).state = 2 Then
         ' do stuffs
OpenGuiWindow 10
         ' play sound
         PlaySound Sound_ButtonClick, -1, -1
     End If
End If
```
Next go to Menu_MouseDown located in modInput and find

```
' guild button
    I = 42
    If Buttons(I).Visible Then
        x = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).x + Buttons(I).x
        y = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).y + Buttons(I).y
        ' check if we're on the button
        If (GlobalX >= x And GlobalX <= x + Buttons(I).Width) And (GlobalY >= y And GlobalY <= y + Buttons(I).Height) Then
            Buttons(I).state = 2 ' clicked
        End If
    End If
```
under it insert this

```
' friends button

I = 65
If Buttons(I).Visible Then
     x = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).x + Buttons(I).x
     y = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).y + Buttons(I).y
     ' check if we're on the button
     If (GlobalX >= x And GlobalX <= x + Buttons(I).Width) And (GlobalY >= y And GlobalY <= y + Buttons(I).Height) Then
         Buttons(I).state = 2 ' clicked
     End If
End If
```
Next go to Sub DrawMenu located in modGraphics and find 

```
' draw buttons

    For I = 1 To 6
        If Buttons(I).Visible Then
            ' set co-ordinate
            x = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).x + Buttons(I).x
            y = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).y + Buttons(I).y
            Width = Buttons(I).Width
            Height = Buttons(I).Height
            ' check for state
            If Buttons(I).state = 2 Then
                ' we're clicked boyo
                'EngineRenderRectangle Tex_Buttons_c(Buttons(i).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, width, height, width, height, width, height
                RenderTexture Tex_Buttons_c(Buttons(I).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, Width, Height, Width, Height
            ElseIf (GlobalX >= x And GlobalX <= x + Buttons(I).Width) And (GlobalY >= y And GlobalY <= y + Buttons(I).Height) Then
                ' we're hoverin'
                'EngineRenderRectangle Tex_Buttons_h(Buttons(i).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, width, height, width, height, width, height
                RenderTexture Tex_Buttons_h(Buttons(I).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, Width, Height, Width, Height
                ' play sound if needed
                If Not lastButtonSound = I Then
                    PlaySound Sound_ButtonHover, -1, -1
                    lastButtonSound = I
                End If
            Else
                ' we're normal
                'EngineRenderRectangle Tex_Buttons(Buttons(i).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, width, height, width, height, width, height
                RenderTexture Tex_Buttons(Buttons(I).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, Width, Height, Width, Height
                ' reset sound if needed
                If lastButtonSound = I Then lastButtonSound = 0
            End If
        End If
    Next I
```
under it insert this

```
' draw friend button

    I = 65
    If Buttons(I).Visible Then
     ' set co-ordinate
     x = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).x + Buttons(I).x
     y = GUIWindow(GUI_MENU).y + Buttons(I).y
     Width = Buttons(I).Width
     Height = Buttons(I).Height
     ' check for state
     If Buttons(I).state = 2 Then
         ' we're clicked boyo
         'EngineRenderRectangle Tex_Buttons_c(Buttons(i).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, width, height, width, height, width, height
         RenderTexture Tex_Buttons_c(Buttons(I).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, Width, Height, Width, Height
     ElseIf (GlobalX >= x And GlobalX <= x + Buttons(I).Width) And (GlobalY >= y And GlobalY <= y + Buttons(I).Height) Then
         ' we're hoverin'
         'EngineRenderRectangle Tex_Buttons_h(Buttons(i).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, width, height, width, height, width, height
         RenderTexture Tex_Buttons_h(Buttons(I).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, Width, Height, Width, Height
         ' play sound if needed
         If Not lastButtonSound = I Then
             PlaySound Sound_ButtonHover, -1, -1
             lastButtonSound = I
         End If
     Else
         ' we're normal
         'EngineRenderRectangle Tex_Buttons(Buttons(i).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, width, height, width, height, width, height
         RenderTexture Tex_Buttons(Buttons(I).PicNum), x, y, 0, 0, Width, Height, Width, Height
         ' reset sound if needed
     If lastButtonSound = I Then lastButtonSound = 0
     End If
End If
```
Next go to Sub InitialiseGUI in modGeneral and under 

```
' main - gui buttons button

    With Buttons(64)
        .state = 0 ' normal
        .x = 25 '20
        .y = 78 '73
        .Width = 18
        .Height = 18
        .Visible = True
        .PicNum = 33
    End With
```
insert this

```
' main - friend button

    With Buttons(65)
        .state = 0 ' normal
        .x = 231
        .y = 41
        .Width = 69
        .Height = 29
        .Visible = True
        .PicNum = 36
    End With
```
**GREAT! You are done the code aspect.**

Now you have to make the button graphic and put it in your **data files\graphics\gui\buttons** folder
**The button picture number is "36".**

Click [here](https://www.dropbox.com/s/nsbqcnjuj2bwv7a/button_temp.zip?dl=0) to download the button template.
GREAT!!!! You are now fully done. Run your game and see if it works!

How to change what the buttons opens?
To change the button so it opens something else you have to change the "OpenGuiWindow 10" line to the specific OpenGuiWindow in the "Menu_MouseUp" and "Menu_MouseDown" code you inserted before. Check out Sub OpenGuiWindow for further clarification on the arrays for OpenGuiwindow. Optionally you can change the buttons graphic.

Button template download

[https://www.dropbox.com/s/nsbqcnjuj2bwv7a/button_temp.zip?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/nsbqcnjuj2bwv7a/button_temp.zip?dl=0)

Thank you for reading!
**If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions/information feel free to reply to this topic or PM me.**

Cheers,
Hackertatio,
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In the beginning, you say to change _MAX_BUTTONS _from 65 to 66\. But in the rest of the tutorial, you never use the index 66 for _Buttons_, you only use 65. 

i.e there is no, _With Buttons(66)_ anyone where to declare the 66th button.

```
' main - friend button
With Buttons(65)
.state = 0 ' normal
.x = 231
.y = 41
.Width = 69
.Height = 29
.Visible = True
.PicNum = 36
End With

```
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