HonestMainMenu

Ever felt like the main menu in Schedule I was... well, not entirely straight with you? Like it was holding back, maybe even telling a few white lies? You're not alone.

Introducing Honest Main Menu, a mod forged in the fires of mild annoyance and a desire for a menu that just tells it like it is. The main culprits for this mod's existence:

• That "Continue" button? More like "Continue to a screen where you pick a save, which is basically Load Game, isn't it?". Deceptive.
• The back button prompt whispering sweet nothings about using your Right Mouse Button (RMB), when only the trusty Escape key actually did the job in the main menu. Misleading.
• And the grand finale: watching the main menu scene load itself not once, not twice, but thrice when you just wanted to quit to menu. Inefficient. (Seriously, the "Menu" scene would load twice on startup and then again three times when exiting a game session. What gives?)

This mod slaps some honesty into the main menu, offering a true "Continue" experience, clarifying the "Load Game" process, and attempting to curb the menu's enthusiasm for redundant self-loading.

Features

• True "Continue" Functionality: Adds a new, dedicated "Continue" button that actually loads your most recently played game session. Revolutionary, I know.
• Repurposed "Load Game" Button: The original "Continue" button (the one that masqueraded as a "Load Game" button) is now properly labeled "Load Game". It still opens the save selection screen, but at least it's honest about it.
• Updated Load Screen Title: The title of the screen you get when you click "Load Game" now says "Load Game" instead of "Continue". Because clarity is kindness.
• Corrected UI Prompts: The misleading "RMB" indicator from the main menu's back button prompt has been banished. Escape key is your only friend here.
• Scene Load Optimization (Patches.SceneManagerLoadScenePatch): Includes a Harmony patch for SceneManager.LoadScene. This bad boy acts as a bouncer, preventing the game from loading the same scene multiple times consecutively. While the real party crasher seems to be how the game handles network disconnections and related events, fixing that is a whole other can of worms. This patch just mitigates the symptom of your menu UI getting rebuilt more times than a LEGO castle in a hurricane.
• Dual Build Support: Comes in both Il2Cpp and Mono flavors, because options are nice.

How It Works

Honest Main Menu gets to work in two main stages:

On Mod Initialization (Taming the Scene Loader)

• Streamlined Menu Loading: Right off the bat, the mod applies the Patches.SceneManagerLoadScenePatch. This helps prevent the main menu scene from reloading unnecessarily, aiming for a smoother startup and a less jarring transition when you bail from a game session back to the menu.

On Main Menu Scene Load (The Honesty Makeover)

Once you actually see the main menu, the mod rolls up its sleeves:

1. Finds Menu Parts: It scans the existing menu, locating the buttons and text elements.
2. Creates and Updates Buttons:
   • A shiny new "Continue" button is conjured. Clicking this loads your latest save. No fuss, no muss.
   • The game's original "Continue" button gets a new name and label: "Load Game". It still takes you to the save list, but now it's upfront about it.
3. Rearranges Buttons: The new "Continue" button takes the prime spot of the old one. The "Load Game" button (formerly "Continue") is nudged down a bit, and other menu items shuffle politely to make space.
4. Clarifies Load Screen: If you click the "Load Game" button, the title of the screen that pops up is changed from "Continue" to "Load Game". Consistency!
5. Fixes Back Button Info: The on-screen tip for the back button is corrected, removing the phantom RMB functionality.
6. Smart Button Activation: The new "Continue" and "Load Game" buttons will only be active if you actually have saved games. No saves? They'll be greyed out, because teasing is mean.

Installation

1. Ensure you have MelonLoader installed for Schedule I.
2. Download the appropriate mod flavor from the latest Releases page.
   • If your game is the IL2CPP (default) version, download HonestMainMenu.Il2Cpp.dll.
   • If your game is the Mono (alternate) version, download HonestMainMenu.Mono.dll.
3. Place the downloaded .dll file into the Mods folder within your Schedule I game directory.
4. Launch the game. Cross your fingers. Maybe.

Configuration

This mod is a simple creature. It has no external configuration options. What you see is what you get.

What's Next?

• [ ] Investigate replacing the in-game main menu title logo with the higher-quality version used on the game's official website and Steam store page. Because the current one looks like it was made in MS Paint during a coffee break.

Contributing

Got suggestions, found a bug, or just want to share your own tales of menu-induced bewilderment? Feel free to open an issue or pull request on the project's GitHub repository.

Building from Source

So, you want to tinker with the innards? Brave. Here’s the drill:

1. Prerequisites:
   • .NET SDK: Make sure it's installed. The project targets .NET 6.0 for Il2Cpp builds and .NET Framework 4.7.2 for Mono builds (check ScheduleOne.HonestMainMenu.csproj for specifics).
2. Game Directory Setup:
   • You'll need an environment variable named ScheduleOneGameDir. This bad boy needs to point to the root directory of your Schedule I game installation (e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Schedule I).
   • This path is crucial for the build process to find game assemblies and to heroically copy the built mod DLLs into your game's Mods folder.
3. Build Configurations:
   • The project supports several build configurations, detailed in ScheduleOne.HonestMainMenu.csproj and ScheduleOne.HonestMainMenu.sln:
     • Debug_Il2Cpp / Release_Il2Cpp
     • Debug_Mono / Release_Mono
4. Building the Mod:

   • Using an IDE (e.g., Visual Studio, JetBrains Rider): Open the ScheduleOne.HonestMainMenu.sln solution file and build it. Pick your poison (configuration-wise).

   • Using the .NET CLI: Open your terminal, navigate to the project's root, and use the dotnet build command. For instance, to build the Il2Cpp Release version:

     dotnet build -c Release_Il2Cpp ScheduleOne.HonestMainMenu.csproj
     

   • VS Code Users: The repository includes a .vscode/tasks.json file which defines build tasks for all configurations. You can run these tasks directly from VS Code (e.g., by pressing Ctrl+Shift+B and selecting a build task, or by running "Tasks: Run Build Task" from the Command Palette).

5. Output:
   • The compiled mod (.dll file) will appear in the bin\[Configuration]\[TargetFramework] subfolder (e.g., bin\Release_Il2Cpp\net6.0).
   • The post-build event (defined in ScheduleOne.HonestMainMenu.csproj) will also try to politely (or not so politely, via taskkill /F) close Schedule I.exe if it's running, then copy the fresh mod DLL to the Mods folder in your ScheduleOneGameDir.

Credits

• Roach_ (Adrian Nicolae): The slightly disgruntled developer of this mod.
• vic95v: My long-suffering friend and designated guinea pig, who bravely ventured into the treacherous lands of.. Multi-Player Lobbies, to help me test the "Continue" button. Your sacrifice (and suggestions) will be remembered. Mostly.
• MelonLoader Team: For MelonLoader, the magic that makes this all possible.
• Tyler's Video Game Studio: For creating Schedule I, a game that's fun enough to warrant this kind of nitpicking.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.md file for the riveting legal details.