easier storymode menu adding onto

source/MenuItem.hx

@@ -1,41 +1,49 @@
 package;
 
+import flixel.FlxG;
 import flixel.FlxSprite;
 import flixel.graphics.frames.FlxAtlasFrames;
 import flixel.group.FlxSpriteGroup;
 import flixel.math.FlxMath;
+import flixel.util.FlxColor;
 
 class MenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
 {
 	public var targetY:Float = 0;
 	public var week:FlxSprite;
+	public var flashingInt:Int = 0;
 
 	public function new(x:Float, y:Float, weekNum:Int = 0)
 	{
 		super(x, y);
-
-		var tex = Paths.getSparrowAtlas('campaign_menu_UI_assets');
-
-		week = new FlxSprite();
-		week.frames = tex;
-		// TUTORIAL IS WEEK 0
-		week.animation.addByPrefix('week0', 'tutorial selected', 24);
-		week.animation.addByPrefix('week1', "WEEK1 select", 24);
-		week.animation.addByPrefix('week2', "week2 select", 24);
-		week.animation.addByPrefix('week3', "Week 3 press", 24);
-		week.animation.addByPrefix('week4', "Week 4 press", 24);
-		week.animation.addByPrefix('week5', "week 5", 24);
-		week.animation.addByPrefix('week6', "Week 6", 24);
+		week = new FlxSprite().loadGraphic(Paths.image('storymenu/week' + weekNum));
 		add(week);
-
-		week.animation.play('week' + weekNum);
-		week.animation.pause();
-		week.updateHitbox();
 	}
 
+	private var isFlashing:Bool = false;
+
+	public function startFlashing():Void
+	{
+		isFlashing = true;
+	}
+
+	// if it runs at 60fps, fake framerate will be 6
+	// if it runs at 144 fps, fake framerate will be like 14, and will update the graphic every 0.016666 * 3 seconds still???
+	// so it runs basically every so many seconds, not dependant on framerate??
+	// I'm still learning how math works thanks whoever is reading this lol
+	var fakeFramerate:Int = Math.round((1 / FlxG.elapsed) / 10);
+
 	override function update(elapsed:Float)
 	{
 		super.update(elapsed);
 		y = FlxMath.lerp(y, (targetY * 120) + 480, 0.17);
+
+		if (isFlashing)
+			flashingInt += 1;
+
+		if (flashingInt % fakeFramerate >= Math.floor(fakeFramerate / 2))
+			week.color = 0xFF33ffff;
+		else
+			week.color = FlxColor.WHITE;
 	}
 }

source/StoryMenuState.hx

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class StoryMenuState extends MusicBeatState
 			{
 				FlxG.sound.play(Paths.sound('confirmMenu'));
 
-				grpWeekText.members[curWeek].week.animation.resume();
+				grpWeekText.members[curWeek].startFlashing();
 				grpWeekCharacters.members[1].animation.play('bfConfirm');
 				stopspamming = true;
 			}