Assets/Materials/UI/UIMat_Black.shmat

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - VertexShader: 46580970
   FragmentShader: 50110174
-  SubPass: UI
+  SubPass: UI Translucent
   Properties:
     data.color: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, w: 1}
     data.textureIndex: 0

Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/SC_GameManager.cs

@@ -95,18 +95,24 @@ public class GameManager : Script
     AudioHandler.audioClipHandlers["SFXHumming"].SetVolume(0.15f);
     AudioHandler.audioClipHandlers["SFXHumming"].Play();
 
-    SceneFadeInOut.Instance.CallFadeOut();
+    if (SceneFadeInOut.Instance != null)
+      SceneFadeInOut.Instance.CallFadeOut();
+    Application.IsCursorVisible = false;
   }
 
   protected override void update()
   {
     if (GamePause || !stealFoodPopUpDone)
     {
+      Input.SetMouseCentering(false);
+      //Application.IsCursorVisible = true;
       return;
     }
 
     if (currGameState == GameState.START)
     {
+      Input.SetMouseCentering(true);
+     
       timer -= Time.DeltaTimeF;
       if(scoreText)
         scoreText.GetComponent<TextRenderable>().Text = $"{Score}";
@@ -138,7 +144,8 @@ public class GameManager : Script
         AudioHandler.StopAllSounds(false);
         AudioHandler.audioClipHandlers["BGMWin"].Play();
         goingToWin = true;
-        SceneFadeInOut.Instance.CallFadeIn();
+        if (SceneFadeInOut.Instance != null)
+          SceneFadeInOut.Instance.CallFadeIn();
       }
       else if(!goingToWin && (timer < 0 || Input.GetKeyDown(Input.KeyCode.F2)))
       {
@@ -146,12 +153,27 @@ public class GameManager : Script
         AudioHandler.StopAllSounds(false);
         AudioHandler.audioClipHandlers["BGMLose"].Play();
         goingToLose = true;
-        SceneFadeInOut.Instance.CallFadeIn();
+        if (SceneFadeInOut.Instance != null)
+          SceneFadeInOut.Instance.CallFadeIn();
       }
     }
 
     //Handling transitions
-    if (SceneFadeInOut.Instance.FadeInFinished())
+    if (SceneFadeInOut.Instance != null)
+    {
+      if (SceneFadeInOut.Instance.FadeInFinished())
+      {
+        if (goingToWin)
+        {
+          SceneManager.ChangeScene(winScene);
+        }
+        if (goingToLose)
+        {
+          SceneManager.ChangeScene(loseScene);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    else
     {
       if (goingToWin)
       {

Assets/Scripts/UI/SC_ChangeSceneButton.cs

@@ -22,22 +22,19 @@ public class ChangeSceneButton : Script
         {
             ui.OnRelease.RegisterAction(() =>
             {
-
                 if (sceneID != 0)
                 {
-                    Audio.PlaySFXOnce2D("event:/UI/success");
+                  Audio.PlaySFXOnce2D("event:/UI/success");
-                    
+                  Audio.StopAllSounds();
-                    Audio.StopAllSounds();
+                  if (SceneFadeInOut.Instance != null)
-
                     SceneFadeInOut.Instance.CallFadeIn();
-                    clickedFlag = true;
+                  clickedFlag = true;
                 }
             });
         }
         else
         {
             Debug.LogError("Failed to register button action for ChangeSceneButton.");
-            
         }
     }
     protected override void update()

Assets/Scripts/UI/SC_EndScene.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using SHADE;
 using SHADE_Scripting.Audio;
+using SHADE_Scripting.UI;
 
 public class EndScene : Script
 {
@@ -12,6 +13,15 @@ public class EndScene : Script
     AudioHandler.audioClipHandlers["SFXMouseDownElement"] = Audio.CreateAudioClip("event:/UI/mouse_down_element");
     AudioHandler.audioClipHandlers["SFXUISuccess"] = Audio.CreateAudioClip("event:/UI/success");
   }
+
+  protected override void start()
+  {
+    Input.SetMouseCentering(false);
+    Debug.Log("EndScene::Start():");
+    Application.IsCursorVisible = true;
+    SceneFadeInOut.Instance.CallFadeOut();
+  }
+
   protected override void update()
   {
     if (Input.GetKeyDown(Input.KeyCode.R))

Assets/Scripts/UI/SC_MainMenu.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using SHADE;
 using SHADE_Scripting.Audio;
+using SHADE_Scripting.UI;
 
 public class MainMenu : Script
 {
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ public class MainMenu : Script
 
   protected override void start()
   {
+    Input.SetMouseCentering(false);
+    Application.IsCursorVisible = true;
+    SceneFadeInOut.Instance.CallFadeOut();
   }
   protected override void update()
   {

Assets/Scripts/UI/SC_PauseMenu.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ public class PauseMenu : Script
 
   protected override void awake()
   {
-    GameManager.Instance.GamePause = false;
+    if (GameManager.Instance != null)
+      GameManager.Instance.GamePause = false;
 
     if (canvas)
     {
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ public class PauseMenu : Script
         if (GameManager.Instance.GamePause)
         {
           GameManager.Instance.GamePause = false;
+          Input.SetMouseCentering(true);
+          Application.IsCursorVisible = false;
           AudioHandler.PauseAllSounds(false);
           if (gamePauseText)
             gamePauseText.Enabled = false;
@@ -91,6 +94,8 @@ public class PauseMenu : Script
     if (Input.GetKeyDown(Input.KeyCode.Escape) && !GameManager.Instance.GamePause && GameManager.Instance.stealFoodPopUpDone)
     {
       GameManager.Instance.GamePause = true;
+      Input.SetMouseCentering(false);
+      Application.IsCursorVisible = true;
       AudioHandler.PauseAllSounds(true);
       if (gamePauseText)
         gamePauseText.Enabled = true;

Assets/Scripts/UI/SC_SceneFadeInOut.cs

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ namespace SHADE_Scripting.UI
 
     protected override void start()
     {
-      
     }
 
     protected override void update()
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ namespace SHADE_Scripting.UI
           if (fadeInTime == 0.0f)
           {
             alphaValue = 1.0f;
-            
           }
           else
           {
@@ -64,7 +62,8 @@ namespace SHADE_Scripting.UI
           }
           if (alphaValue >= 1.0f)
           {
-              alphaValue = 1.0f;
+            alphaValue = 1.0f;
+            //GameObject.Parent.SetActive(false);
           }
         }
 
@@ -82,8 +81,10 @@ namespace SHADE_Scripting.UI
           }
           if (alphaValue <= 0.0f)
           { 
-              alphaValue = 0.0f;
+            alphaValue = 0.0f;
-              GameObject.Parent.SetActive(false);
+            //This line is to be added so that (because the fade in and out item is usually the front-most UI element)
+            //the fade in and out UI element does not block functionality of other UI elements
+            GameObject.Parent.SetActive(false);
           }
         }
 

SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/Windowing/SHWindow.cpp

@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ namespace SHADE
 
   void SHWindow::SetMouseVisible(bool show)
   {
-    ShowCursor(show);
+    while(GetMouseVisible() != show)
+      ShowCursor(show);
   }
 
   void SHWindow::SetMousePosition(int x, int y)