MENU.INI
Menu system layout configuration defining page structure, text placement, textures, selectable items, and embedded movie (Smacker) playback definitions.
Shipped path: MENU.INI (game root directory, 42 KB, 961 lines).
Sections
[general]
Global menu system flags:
| Key | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
preload_sprites | 1 | Preload menu sprite textures at startup. |
hi_res_menu | 1 | Use high-resolution menu rendering. |
ignore_autosave | 0 | Skip auto-save slot handling. |
force_movies | 0 | Mark all configured cinematics unlocked for Movies browsing. |
[pageN] (pages 0–7)
Each page section defines the visual layout and interactive elements for one menu screen. 8 pages are defined in the shipped file.
Page assignments
| Page | Menu Screen |
|---|---|
| 0 | Main Menu (Save, Load, New, Options, Movies, Continue, Quit) |
| 1 | Save Game |
| 2 | Load Game |
| 3 | Movies (cinematic list with Smacker playback) |
| 4 | Options (Display, Sound, Controls) |
| 5 | Display |
| 6 | Sound |
| 7 | Key Binding Options |
Texture fields
Each page uses up to 2 background textures sourced from TEXBSI archives:
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
texture_set[0], texture_set[1] | Texture set number (TEXBSI archive id). |
texture_index[0], texture_index[1] | Index within the texture set. |
All shipped pages use texture set 289.
Per-element fields
Elements are indexed sequentially within each page (e.g. text_x[0], text_x[1], etc.):
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
text_x[N] | X position of the text element. |
text_y[N] | Y position of the text element. |
text[N] | Display text string. |
justify[N] | Text alignment: 0 = left, 1 = center, 2 = right. |
selectable[N] | 1 if the user can select/interact with this element. |
default[N] | 1 if this element is selected when the page first opens. |
texture[N] | Which background texture to place text on (0 or 1). |
action[N] | Action id dispatched when selected (program-defined). |
grayed[N] | 1 to display in the grayed-out font. |
output_x[N] | X position for special output (key name text, slider art). |
output_y[N] | Y position for special output. |
output_justify[N] | Output alignment, using the text alignment codes. |
slider_min[N] | Minimum value for slider elements. |
slider_max[N] | Maximum value for slider elements. |
Movie fields (page 3)
Page 3 defines cinematic movie entries with timed subtitle overlays:
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
movie_name[N] | Smacker (.SMK) filename in the anims directory. |
movie_keys[N] | Comma-separated forward skip frames, up to twenty entries. Zero terminates the list. |
movieM_text[N] | Subtitle overlay: always,red,green,blue,start_frame,stop_frame,text. |
The shipped configuration defines 11 movie filenames. Five entries are browsable in the movie page; additional definitions supply introduction cutaways. Read the installed file rather than assuming a fixed cinematic list.
Action id ranges
Action ids follow a convention per page:
| Range | Meaning |
|---|---|
-1 | Continue / resume game. |
-2 | Quit game. |
| 1–10 | Main menu navigation (Save=1, Load=2, Movies=3, Options=4, New=10). |
| 100–102 | Save game page actions. |
| 200–202 | Load game page actions. |
| 300–305 | Movie page actions. |
| 400–407 | Options navigation. |
| 500–505 | Display controls and return. |
| 600–603 | Sound controls and return. |
| 700–724 | Key binding page actions. |