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Newcomers DBPro Corner / The blue background that won't budge

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Mr Monkey Man
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 18:20
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Ive tried using the cls command to change the background color but it isnt working am I using the wrong command.
Please help
Thankyou

Daniel

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CattleRustler
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 18:23
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color backdrop command methinks


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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 18:29
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or

set backdrop off

makes it go away completly

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Mr Monkey Man
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 18:34
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Thanks that worked

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Kentaree
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 18:57
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Just for a bit of clarity, the blue background is automatically created when you load a 3D object, or when you set backdrop on. As its technically 3D, it gets updated every sync, so if you paste an image or write text to the screen without updating it every loop, it will be overwritten by the backdrop. Turning it off though might make images and text stay there when you dont want it.

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CattleRustler
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 19:40
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yes, there are reasons to have it on or have it off depending on what you are doing so...if you need it on but want to change it's color use the color backdrop command, as I stated originally.


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Social Disease
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 21:20
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What you want to do is
color backdrop rgb(r,g,b)

Of course, if you are using a sky box or Sky sphere, it won't make a difference

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muscles
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speaking of sky boxes/sky spheres/backdrops, say I'm rendering an environment and want to create a sky blue backdrop with some clouds rolling along in it; what's the most effective/efficient way to do this?
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mm0zct
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i used a textured plain with clouds on it, positioned above the level, with transparency and a blue backdrop color
(see the game i am making with x-trade http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=29622&b=8)

you can then scroll the cloud texture on the plain so it looks like they are moving.

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thanks
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