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2D All the way! / How do I scroll the back ground using the arrow keys?

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D18AGON
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Posted: 26th Sep 2004 15:27
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First I need to know how to load a bitmap which much bigger than the screen, then assighn the camera to start on looking at he bitmap
in a certain position upon execution. Plz give simple example.

Second I need to know is how to make the background scroll from their in a specified direction when I press an arrow key. Plz give simple exsample. Also give example of how to put these two together in same program so I can load a background and scroll it using arrow keys.
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IanM
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Posted: 28th Sep 2004 07:49
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You're not going to get very far going the 'big bitmap' route. You need to think about using a tiling system instead.

Here is a very basic example of one way to get the effect that you want : http://www.thegamecreators.com/?m=codebase_view&i=dc2f1b35292009ad54b84331daee10ef

It's not pretty but it does the job

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