Frame.java

// This program creates and displays welcome screen
// and calls and displays button class when start button is clicked

import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*; // Files
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

// class for welcome screen and calling button class
public class Frame extends JButton implements ActionListener {
  JButton start;
  JFrame b;

  // method for creating and displaying welcome screen
  public void welcomeScreen(){

    // create new frame
    b = new JFrame();
    b.setDefaultCloseOperation (JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    b.setSize (800, 500); // sets size of frame

    // scale image
    final ImageIcon originalImage = new ImageIcon ("sq1.jpeg");
    final ImageIcon scaledImage = new ImageIcon (originalImage.getImage().getScaledInstance(770, 490, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH));

    // create a JLabel for image
    JLabel label = new JLabel (scaledImage);
    Dimension size = label.getPreferredSize ();
    label.setPreferredSize (new Dimension (100, 100));
    b.add(label);

    // create a JLabel for game title
    JLabel title = new JLabel("Attack of the Squirrels");
    title.setBounds (70, 45, 500, 80);
    title.setFont (new Font ("Courier BOLD", Font.PLAIN, 40));
    b.add (title);

    // start button
    start = new JButton ("Start");
    start.setBounds (540, 60, 80, 50);
    start.setFont (new Font ("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 20));
    b.add (start);
    b.setLayout(null);

    // create a new JPanel
    JPanel panel = new JPanel (new BorderLayout());
    panel.setSize (800, 500);
    panel.add(label);
    b.add(panel);

    b.setVisible (true);
    start.addActionListener(this);
    b.setResizable(false); // set resizability (of frame) to false

  }

  // method for when start button is clicked, display Button class
  public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e){
    JButton userClicked = (JButton)e.getSource();
    if (userClicked == start){
      b.setVisible(false);

      // try and catch for welcomeMessage method
      try{
        welcomeMessage();
      } catch(FileNotFoundException except){
        System.out.println("Check your file name.");
      }

      Button butt = new Button();
      butt.button();
    }
  }

  // method for displaying welcome message and explaining how game is played
  public void welcomeMessage () throws FileNotFoundException {

      // create array list to read and store Welcome.txt
      ArrayList <String> list = new ArrayList <String>();
      Scanner console = new Scanner (new File ("Welcome.txt"));
      while (console.hasNext()){
        String nextWord = console.next();
        list.add (nextWord);
      }
    
      // format array list string 
      String message1 = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(list.toString().replace ("[", "").replace(",", "").replace("]", "").replace(".",".\n").replace("?", "?\n\n"));

      // directions on how to play game
      JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(b, "Welcome, " + message1 +". \nIn this game, you will walk around visiting different parts of Colorado College, \nYou will be faced with 2 options at each location: \nIf you choose correctly you get a clue to find the elixir \nbut if you choose the wrong option, the rabid squirrels will attack you and deduct 20 health from you \nFind the elixir before your health gets to 0 to save CC!");
  }
}