function startLoaded() { //used to load the game via the main menu
start();
loadGame();
}
//these work in conjunction with buttonConfirm/buttonConfirmEnd and any functions that call them.
var confirmTimer; //this is areference to the active setTimeout, only used to allow clearTimeout to know thich timeout to clear
let confirmState = ""; //this records which function is asking for confirmation "" means nothing is asking for confirmation.
let confirmStateText = ""; //this is where the original button text is stored when the button reads "Confirm?"
function buttonConfirm(targetedButton, buttonText){ //starts a timer and requests the playter click the button again to confirm that they want to take the action
if(confirmState != ""){
buttonConfirmEnd();
}
document.getElementById([targetedButton]).innerHTML = "Confirm?"; //changes button text to "Confirm?"
confirmState = targetedButton; //copies data to global variable to make sure only one button is requesting confirmation at any given time
confirmStateText = buttonText; //copies data to global variable to make sure only one button is requesting confirmation at any given time
confirmTimer = setTimeout(buttonConfirmEnd, 5000); //5000 is 5 seconds
}
function buttonConfirmEnd(){ //this resets the button once the request for confirmation has no longer active
document.getElementById([confirmState]).innerHTML = [confirmStateText]; //resets text
confirmState = ""; //resets confirmation state
clearTimeout(confirmTimer); //keeps function from being called again if a timer is running
}
}
function saveGameButton(){//activates if the "Save Game" button is pressed
let targetedButton = "save-button";
if (confirmState === targetedButton){//if the confirm timer is active for this function, actually saves game
buttonConfirmEnd();
saveGame();
}else{
buttonConfirm(targetedButton, "Save Game"); //starts confirm timer for this function
}
}
function loadGameButton(){//activates if the "Load Game" button is pressed
let targetedButton = "load-button";
if (confirmState === targetedButton){//if the confirm timer is active for this function, actually loads game
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