Adds a lore summary button to the title menu (#10164)

* kyres request

* stuff

code/controllers/configuration.dm

@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ var/list/gamemode_cache = list()
 
 	var/list/external_rsc_urls = list()
 
+	var/lore_summary
+
 /datum/configuration/New()
 	var/list/L = typesof(/datum/game_mode) - /datum/game_mode
 	for (var/T in L)
@@ -962,6 +964,9 @@ var/list/gamemode_cache = list()
 				if ("external_rsc_urls")
 					external_rsc_urls = splittext(value, ",")
 
+				if("lore_summary")
+					lore_summary = value
+
 				else
 					log_misc("Unknown setting in configuration: '[name]'")
 

code/modules/mob/abstract/new_player/menu.dm

@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 	using.name = "Polls"
 	adding += using
 
+	using = new /obj/screen/new_player/selection/lore_summary()
+	using.name = "Current Lore Summary"
+	adding += using
+
 	mymob.client.screen = list()
 	mymob.client.screen += adding
 	src.adding += using
@@ -120,6 +124,11 @@
 	icon_state = "polls"
 	screen_loc = "LEFT+1,CENTER-5"
 
+/obj/screen/new_player/selection/lore_summary
+	name = "Current Lore Summary"
+	icon_state = "lore_summary"
+	screen_loc = "LEFT+1,CENTER-6"
+
 //SELECTION
 
 /obj/screen/new_player/selection/New(var/desired_loc)
@@ -191,6 +200,11 @@
 	sound_to(player, 'sound/effects/menu_click.ogg')
 	player.handle_player_polling()
 
+/obj/screen/new_player/selection/lore_summary/Click()
+	var/mob/abstract/new_player/player = usr
+	sound_to(player, 'sound/effects/menu_click.ogg')
+	player.show_lore_summary()
+
 /mob/abstract/new_player/proc/setupcharacter()
 	client.prefs.ShowChoices(src)
 	return TRUE
@@ -255,4 +269,10 @@
 			observer.verbs -= /mob/abstract/observer/verb/toggle_antagHUD
 		observer.ckey = ckey
 		observer.initialise_postkey()
-		qdel(src)
+		qdel(src)
+
+/mob/abstract/new_player/proc/show_lore_summary()
+	if(config.lore_summary)
+		var/output = "<div align='center'><hr1><B>Welcome to the [station_name()]!</B></hr1><br>"
+		output += "<i>[config.lore_summary]</i><hr>"
+		to_chat(src, output)

config/example/config.txt

@@ -609,3 +609,7 @@ FAIL2TOPIC_ENABLED 0
 ## Must contain a .zip of the server's .rsc file. Must use HTTP (not secured).
 ## Can contain multiple URLs which are then cycled through. Delimit them with a COMMA.
 #EXTERNAL_RSC_URLS http://one.tld/rsc.zip
+
+## Lore Summary
+## The text that will appear when the player clicks the lore button at the start screen
+LORE_SUMMARY

html/changelogs/example - Copia.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: Alberyk
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes: 
+  - rscadd: "Added a lore button at the title menu, it will allow players to read the summary of the current lore events and arcs."