Module based game design question.

[3DModelerMan]

I've been starting to setup a framework for my game. And now for switching between different levels and menu screens, I am trying to use this http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/gamedesign.html . But there is something that isn't covered in there that I wanted to ask. In the tutorial, it doesn't mention what the first module is set to. Should it be the first one in the module array that I stored?

[sudi]

I always use something similiar to that in my projects.
anyway the approach showed there says u don't have list or array of moduls. just one. the mainloop calls ExecuteModule every frame and the function either resturns itself or a instance to another Module incase u change the module. basicly:

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struct Module
{
    virtual ~Module(void)
    {
    }
    virtual void Initialize()=0;
    virtual Module* ExecuteModule(float timediff)=0;
    virtual void Shutdown()=0;
};
struct MainMenu : Module
{
    void Initialize()
    {
        printf("Loading images and meshes...\n");
        printf("Adding scenenodes and gui elements(images), storing pointers to them...\n");
        StartGame = false;
        shutdown = false;
    }
    Module* ExecuteModule(float timediff)
    {
        if (StartGame) //well if game is startet...
        {
            //return instance to game module
        }
        else if (shutdown) //if u want to close the game
        {
            return NULL;
        }
        return this;
    }
    void Shutdown()
    {
        printf("Unload scenenodes and guielements from stored pointers..\n");
    }
    bool StartGame;
    bool shutdown;
};
struct Spalshscreen : Module
{
    void Initialize()
    {
        printf("Loading images and meshes...\n");
        printf("Adding scenenodes and gui elements(images), storing pointers to them...\n");
        counter = 0;
    }
    Module* ExecuteModule(float timediff)
    {
        counter+=timediff;
        if (counter > 10.f) //after 10 seconds
        {
            return new MainMenu;
        }
        return this;
    }
    void Shutdown()
    {
        printf("Unload scenenodes and guielements from stored pointers..\n");
    }
    float counter;
};
int main(void)
{
    Module* gamemod = new Spalshscreen();
    gamemod->Initialize();

    while (gamemod)
    {
        Module* oldMod = gamemod;
        if ((gamemod=gamemod->ExecuteModule(0.01f))!=oldMod)
        {
            oldMod->Shutdown();
            delete oldMod;
            if (gamemod)
                gamemod->Initialize();
        }

    }

    return 0;
}

[3DModelerMan]

Thanks for the help, I'll do that.

[3DModelerMan]

Okay. I implemented it and it's working so far. Thanks again.