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2D All the way! / scrolling backgrounds

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DaedalusX
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im haveing troubles with a background that moves like the old breath of fires, final fantasys and zela. i have tried loads of things and non of them work. what kinda code do i need?

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IanM
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Posted: 14th Jun 2004 22:50
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You need code kinda like this:

http://developer.thegamecreators.com/?m=codebase_view&i=dc2f1b35292009ad54b84331daee10ef

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3ddd
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Just curious, what type of background are you referring to?


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DaedalusX
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bitmap cos sprite backgrounds slow everything down completly

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DaedalusX
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btw that code doesnt work uhless it is for DBP, function declaration has unknown paramater at line 73 or so it says

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Pincho Paxton
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Yeah that's DBPro code.

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Sprites only slow things down if *you* don't switch off the backsave option for sprites.

Doing this means that you are responsible for replacing the background, but as you are probably doing that anyway ...

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DaedalusX
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backsave....i assume thats DBP as i havent seen it b4 ima DBC user

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nope its a DBC command too
the command is set sprite

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set sprite [sprite number],[backsave],[transparency]

set the backsave to 0 to turn it off if you want more info look here

http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=32948&b=10

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