https://gsplay.genomestudios.ca/categories/stages/Recent content in Stages on GS_Play Gameplay FrameworkHugoen-ushttps://gsplay.genomestudios.ca/docs/the_basics/core/gs_stagemanager/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://gsplay.genomestudios.ca/docs/the_basics/core/gs_stagemanager/<p>The Stage Manager handles all level-to-level navigation in a GS_Play project. It owns the master list of stages, processes transition requests, and coordinates with the Game Manager&rsquo;s standby mode to ensure clean load/unload cycles. Stage Data components in each level control how that level initializes.</p> <p>For architecture details, component properties, and extension patterns, see the <a href="../../../framework/core/gs_stagemanager/">Framework API reference</a>.</p> <p><img src="https://gsplay.genomestudios.ca/images/core/StageManager.png" alt="Stage Manager component in the O3DE Inspector"></p> <p> </p> <h2 id="contents">Contents</h2> <ul> <li><a href="#how-transitions-work">How Stage Transitions Work</a></li> <li><a href="#stage-data">Stage Data</a></li> <li><a href="#triggering-stage-changes">Triggering Stage Changes</a></li> <li><a href="#exit-points">Exit Points</a></li> <li><a href="#responding-to-stage-events">Responding to Stage Events</a></li> <li><a href="#entity-level-configuration">Entity Level Configuration</a></li> <li><a href="#quick-reference">Quick Reference</a></li> <li><a href="#glossary">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="#see-also">See Also</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="how-transitions-work">How Stage Transitions Work</h2> <div class="row docs-cols"> <div class="col-md-6 docs-col"> <center> <img src="https://gsplay.genomestudios.ca/images/core/ChangeStagePattern.png" alt="Stage Change Pattern Graph" style="max-width:100%; height:auto;" > </center> </div> <div class="col-md-6 docs-col"> <h2 id="breakdown">Breakdown</h2> <p>When you request a stage change, the system follows this sequence:</p>