Here is a snippet of code I wrote for a menu. When I play the mod in game I get the Main Menu and all the options, but no matter which option(s) I choose I never get to other messages/menulevels. It just stays at the main menu and after three selections it exits, I don't even have to hit the Exit button. The whole thing is almost 600 lines and I've looked over it all and must be missing something major. I'm assuming that the error lies in the code for the main menu so thats mostly what I have here. If anyone see any glaring error please let me know.

Begin OnEquip Player	showmessage SWULMainMenuendBegin menumode	showmessage SWULMainMenu	if SWMenuLevel == 0		set SWMenuButton to GetButtonPressed		if SWMenuButton == -1			return		elseif SWMenuButton == 0			if SWULOffOnAmmo == 0				showmessage SWULAmmoMenuOff				set SWMenuLevel to 10			elseif SWULOffOnAmmo == 1				showmessage SWULAmmoMenuOn SWULPPLAmmo				set SWMenuLevel to 20			endif		elseif SWMenuButton == 1			if SWULOffOnDrink == 0				showmessage SWULDrinkMenuOff				set SWMenuLevel to 11			elseif SWULOffOnDrink == 1				showmessage SWULDrinkMenuOn SWULPPLDrink				set SWMenuLevel to 21			endif		elseif SWMenuButton == 2			if SWULOffOnUXO == 0				showmessage SWULUXOMenuOff				set SWMenuLevel to 12			elseif SWULOffOnUXO == 1				showmessage SWULUXOMenuOn SWULPPLUXO				set SWMenuLevel to 22			endif		elseif SWMenuButton == 3			if SWULOffOnGrub == 0				showmessage SWULGrubMenuOff				set SWMenuLevel to 13			elseif SWULOffOnGrub == 1				showmessage SWULGrubMenuOn SWULPPLGrub				set SWMenuLevel to 23			endif		elseif SWMenuButton == 4			showmessage SWULGunOptionsMenu			set SWMenuLevel to 34		elseif SWMenuButton == 5			if SWULOffOnMeds == 0				showmessage SWULMedsMenuOff				set SWMenuLevel to 15			elseif SWULOffOnMeds == 1				showmessage SWULMedsMenuOn SWULPPLMeds				set SWMenuLevel to 25			endif		elseif SWMenuButton == 6			showmessage SWULCQCOptionsMenu			set SWMenuLevel to 36		elseif SWMenuButton == 7			Unequipitem SavageWastelandMenuItem 0 1		endif	elseif SWMenulevel == 10 ;This Feature is off do you want to turn it on		set SWMenuButton to GetButtonPressed		if SWMenuButton == -1			return		elseif SWMenuButton == 0 ;Yes			showmessage SWULAmmoMenuOn SWULPPLAmmo 			set SWMenuLevel to 20		elseif SWMenuButton == 1 ;No			showmessage SWULMainMenu			set SWMenuLevel to 0		endif	elseif SWMenulevel == 11		set SWMenuButton to GetButtonPressed		if SWMenuButton == -1			return		elseif SWMenuButton == 0			showmessage SWULDrinkMenuOn SWULPPLDrink			set SWMenuLevel to 21		elseif SWMenuButton == 1			showmessage SWULMainMenu			set SWMenuLevel to 0		endif...

Its because you have this running every single FPS cycle while in any menu.

Begin menumode	showmessage SWULMainMenu

You should have that somewhere that is controled by a variable that will only display it when its actually needed.

Thanks WillieSea, I actually saw that and thought that might be it, but every time I changed anything in that part of the script the menu stopped popping up at all. I guess I need to re-read everything on menus and see what else I'm missing.

You probably just need to do something like this:

Begin menumode	if SWMenuLevel == 0		showmessage SWULMainMenu		set SWMenuLevel to 1	elseif SWMenuLevel == 1		set SWMenuButton to GetButtonPressed...

...and of course update all your other "set SWMenuLevel" statements appropriately.

Not sure of the context with which the object gets equipped, but having the same showmessage duplicated in both OnEquip and in the start of MessagMode will call it twice when equipped.
Not only that, but the 2 lines after it could be an issue as well

	if SWMenuLevel == 0		set SWMenuButton to GetButtonPressed

Using a variable condition of "== 0" to exclude a function from running every frame can cause issues because 0 is the default value (at load, reload, or first encounter). It could potentially run anytime you access ANY menumode..
Edit: Yeah, what HugePinball says.. or..

Begin OnEquip Player    showmessage SWULMainMenu    set SWMenuLevel to 1endBegin menumode	if SWMenuLevel == 1		set SWMenuButton to GetButtonPressed

Thanks everybody. I've adjusted the script to

Begin menumode	if SWMenuLevel == 0		showmessage SWULMainMenu		set SWMenuLevel to 1	elseif SWMenuLevel == 1		set SWMenuButton to GetButtonPressed		if SWMenuButton == -1			return		elseif SWMenuButton == 0			if SWULOffOnAmmo == 0				showmessage SWULAmmoMenuOff				set SWMenuLevel to 10			elseif SWULOffOnAmmo == 1				showmessage SWULAmmoMenuOn SWULPPLAmmo				set SWMenuLevel to 20			endif		...

But it just exits the menu no matter which option I choose.

If you're equipping the object just for the menus, and when done you're unequipping it, do what I suggested before...

Begin OnEquip Player    showmessage SWULMainMenu    set SWMenuLevel to 1endBegin menumode	if SWMenuLevel == 1		set SWMenuButton to GetButtonPressed		if SWMenuButton == -1			return		elseif SWMenuButton == 0                      ...                      ...		elseif SWMenuButton == 7                            set SWMenuLevel to 0			Unequipitem SavageWastelandMenuItem 0 1		endif

I've been using the below template which always works for me while remaining easy to add more buttons/menus to ad absurdum, at least until you hit the character count max...