GameScene

GameScene is a critical subsystem that is responsible for core functionality such as initialising other components, creating stages (world, title screen, etc.) and handling the game's main loop.

GameScene

Subsystem
Official name	Yes
Description	Handles the main loop and stages
Init function	Switch 1.5.0: 0x71007D1DD8 Wii U 1.5.0: ???
Debug only	No

Unlike most other subsystems, GameScene is not a singleton: it is a member of the uking::frm::System structure.

Init

• GameScene::initialize (0x71007A8014)
  • Load the environment graphics archive (Env.sgenvb)
  • Create the GameScene heap
  • Create the StageBinder heap
  • Start the GameScene TaskMgr (thread)
  • InitializeSubSystem (note: some of the below names are unofficial, see Subsystems for more details)
    • AutoPlacementFlowMgr
    • FadeProgress
    • DungeonPackMgr
    • PlayerInfo
    • PlayerResetPosMgr
    • GameSceneSubsys3
    • GameSceneSubsys4
    • GameSceneSubsys5
    • ActorHeapUtil
    • E3Mgr
    • aoc2
    • aoc3
    • DamageInfoMgr
    • CookingMgr
    • GameSceneSubsys7
    • ActorLimiter
    • GameSceneSubsys9
    • GameSceneSubsys10
    • IceBlockMgr
    • AmiiboMgr
    • GameSceneSubsys11
    • GameSceneSubsys12
    • GameSceneSubsys13
    • GameSceneSubsys14
    • GameSceneSubsys15
    • ResidentActorMgr
    • Create UI heap
    • uiManager
    • Load the Fade screen
    • OnUiActorMgr
    • CreatePlayerEquipActorMgr
    • CreatePlayerTrashActorMgr
    • TipsMgr
    • nxargs
    • GameScene::initializeGraphicsLayer_
    • ErrorViewerTask init
    • Set Get Demo handler
    • Set Check Weapon Free Slot handler (1, 2)
    • ...
    • SaveSystem init
    • Set initial state
    • nn::err::ShowUnacceptableAddOnContentVersionError if needed
    • • [Debug] StarterPackMgr: Load Title pack
      • GlobalParameter
      • GlobalParameter: Load actorpack
      • E3Mgr: Load System/BuildTime.txt (stubbed in release versions)
      • TipsMgr: Load tips
      • ResidentActorMgr: Load configuration (ResidentActors.byml)
      • AutoPlacementFlowMgr: Load auto placement event flows
    • KingEditor: Stubbed
    • E3Mgr: init

Initial state

The initial state the game launches into is determined by GameScene.

const bool isFirstLaunch = SaveSystem::sInstance->isFirstLaunch();
State* state = isFirstLaunch ? &state_NewSave : &state_LunchTitle;

if ( aocManager::sInstance && aocManager::sInstance->flags & 2 )
  nn::err::ShowUnacceptableAddOnContentVersionError();

const bool isDemo = E3Mgr::sInstance && E3Mgr::sInstance->isDemoMode();
if (isDemo)
  state = &state_LunchTitle;

if (!isDemo && isFirstLaunch)
  sIsFirstNonDemoLaunch = 1;

StateMachine::changeState(&this->stateMachine, state);

State strings

List of state strings in 1.5.0 (incomplete)

Name	Description
1st	Demo mode [check]
2nd	Demo mode
初回シーケンス	Initial sequence - New save
TitleMenu	Title menu
Presentation	Demo mode
E3_2016/Presentation	Demo mode
StartupSaveCheckStage
Viewer
CDungeon
MainFieldDungeonStage

States

Note: when the Indoor stage binder is initialised and if the map name changes, a "dungeon" telemetry report is emitted with "leave" or "enter" as the event name and the old/new map name as additional data.

StageTransition

Entered before stage generation starts and after Fade (loading screen) has been initialised and made visible. This state machine state is a noop.

LunchTitle

LunchTitle (sic) is entered when the game is launched. The internal state string is "TitleMenu" or (in demo mode) "2nd".

NewSave

Entered on the first boot or when the new game option is selected. The associated state string is "初回シーケンス" ("initial sequence").

Main loop

Three GameScene functions are called in a row from RootTask (see Executable) after initialisation has completed, i.e. in the game's main loop. (Note: these 3 names are unofficial.)

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