I wrote a script recently for XP that allows you to animate your Title Screen using just Events. The demo uses an In Game Map because the Maps are where you put your Events that control Title Screen Animation, but it doesn't mean you are limited to using a Game Map for your Title Screen. What you can do is to create an Event that displays a Picture that would normally be your title, and have your lightning flash also evented there. No actual mapping required, just some eventing.