proper load/deload on freeplay and story

source/funkin/PauseSubState.hx

@@ -222,20 +222,12 @@ class PauseSubState extends MusicBeatSubstate
               item.alpha = 0.6;
             }
 
-            FlxTween.tween(bg, {alpha: 1}, 0.4,
+            FlxTransitionableState.skipNextTransIn = true;
-              {
+            FlxTransitionableState.skipNextTransOut = true;
-                ease: FlxEase.quartInOut,
-                onComplete: function(_) {
-                  FlxTransitionableState.skipNextTransIn = true;
-                  FlxTransitionableState.skipNextTransOut = true;
 
-                  FlxG.cameras.list[1].alpha = 0; // bullshit for the UI camera???
+            if (PlayState.isStoryMode) openSubState(new funkin.ui.StickerSubState(null, STORY));
-
+            else
-                  if (PlayState.isStoryMode) FlxG.switchState(new StoryMenuState());
+              openSubState(new funkin.ui.StickerSubState());
-                  else
-                    FlxG.switchState(new FreeplayState());
-                }
-              });
         }
       }
 

source/funkin/StoryMenuState.hx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import funkin.play.PlayState;
 import funkin.play.song.SongData.SongDataParser;
 import lime.net.curl.CURLCode;
 import openfl.Assets;
+import funkin.ui.StickerSubState;
 #if discord_rpc
 import Discord.DiscordClient;
 #end
@@ -86,6 +87,18 @@ class StoryMenuState extends MusicBeatState
   var yellowBG:FlxSprite; // not actually, yellow, lol!
   var targetColor:Int = 0xFFF9CF51;
 
+  var stickerSubState:StickerSubState;
+
+  public function new(?stickers:StickerSubState = null)
+  {
+    if (stickers != null)
+    {
+      stickerSubState = stickers;
+    }
+
+    super();
+  }
+
   override function create()
   {
     transIn = FlxTransitionableState.defaultTransIn;
@@ -96,6 +109,17 @@ class StoryMenuState extends MusicBeatState
       if (!FlxG.sound.music.playing) FlxG.sound.playMusic(Paths.music('freakyMenu'));
     }
 
+    if (stickerSubState != null)
+    {
+      this.persistentUpdate = true;
+      this.persistentDraw = true;
+
+      openSubState(stickerSubState);
+      stickerSubState.degenStickers();
+
+      // resetSubState();
+    }
+
     persistentUpdate = persistentDraw = true;
 
     scoreText = new FlxText(10, 10, 0, "SCORE: 49324858", 36);
@@ -293,8 +317,7 @@ class StoryMenuState extends MusicBeatState
 
     difficultySelectors.visible = weekUnlocked[curWeek];
 
-    grpLocks.forEach(function(lock:FlxSprite)
+    grpLocks.forEach(function(lock:FlxSprite) {
-    {
       lock.y = grpWeekText.members[lock.ID].y;
     });
 
@@ -380,8 +403,7 @@ class StoryMenuState extends MusicBeatState
       };
       SongLoad.curDiff = PlayState.storyDifficulty_NEW;
 
-      new FlxTimer().start(1, function(tmr:FlxTimer)
+      new FlxTimer().start(1, function(tmr:FlxTimer) {
-      {
         LoadingState.loadAndSwitchState(new PlayState(), true);
       });
     }

source/funkin/ui/StickerSubState.hx

@@ -23,13 +23,20 @@ class StickerSubState extends MusicBeatSubstate
   // yes... a damn OpenFL sprite!!!
   public var dipshit:Sprite;
 
-  public function new(?oldStickers:Array<StickerSprite>):Void
+  var nextState:NEXTSTATE = FREEPLAY;
+
+  public function new(?oldStickers:Array<StickerSprite>, ?nextState:NEXTSTATE = FREEPLAY):Void
   {
     super();
 
+    this.nextState = nextState;
+
     grpStickers = new FlxTypedGroup<StickerSprite>();
     add(grpStickers);
 
+    // makes the stickers on the most recent camera, which is more often than not... a UI camera!!
+    grpStickers.cameras = [FlxG.cameras.list[FlxG.cameras.list.length - 1]];
+
     if (oldStickers != null)
     {
       for (sticker in oldStickers)
@@ -46,6 +53,8 @@ class StickerSubState extends MusicBeatSubstate
 
   public function degenStickers():Void
   {
+    grpStickers.cameras = FlxG.cameras.list;
+
     if (dipshit != null)
     {
       FlxG.removeChild(dipshit);
@@ -130,14 +139,22 @@ class StickerSubState extends MusicBeatSubstate
             dipshit = new Sprite();
             var scrn:BitmapData = new BitmapData(FlxG.width, FlxG.height, true, 0x00000000);
             var mat:Matrix = new Matrix();
-            scrn.draw(FlxG.camera.canvas, mat);
+            scrn.draw(grpStickers.cameras[0].canvas, mat);
 
             var bitmap:Bitmap = new Bitmap(scrn);
 
             dipshit.addChild(bitmap);
             FlxG.addChildBelowMouse(dipshit);
 
-            FlxG.switchState(new FreeplayState(this));
+            switch (nextState)
+            {
+              case FREEPLAY:
+                FlxG.switchState(new FreeplayState(this));
+              case STORY:
+                FlxG.switchState(new StoryMenuState(this));
+              default:
+                FlxG.switchState(new FreeplayState(this));
+            }
           }
 
           // sticky.angle *= FlxG.random.float(0, 0.05);
@@ -277,3 +294,9 @@ typedef StickerShit =
   stickers:Map<String, Array<String>>,
   stickerPacks:Map<String, Array<String>>
 }
+
+enum abstract NEXTSTATE(String)
+{
+  var FREEPLAY = 'freeplay';
+  var STORY = 'story';
+}