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Newcomers DBPro Corner / Semi-transparent Panel in 2D

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TheBluePill
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Posted: 6th Feb 2004 01:54
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How can I create a semi-transparent panel in a 2D program using DBPro? I know I can create a fully transparent one using color key with a sprite, but what about semi-transparency (alpha blend)?

I wanted to create a game status panel area with a semi-transparent background.

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indi
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Posted: 6th Feb 2004 02:00
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the opacity of a texture in 3d will do that. you could create the panels to look 2d but in fact they are 3d plains always facing the camera.

an example of transparent 3d plains always facing the camera can be seen in the middle of this shot.



and an example of an opacity technique can be found here.
http://www.dbforums.co.uk/indi/dbp_examples/dds_opacity_test.zip


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andrew11
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Posted: 6th Feb 2004 02:11 Edited at: 6th Feb 2004 02:11
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You could use:


"All programmers are playwrites and all computers are lousy actors" -Anon
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