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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Transparent Muzzle Flash?

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DBAlex
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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 20:24 Edited at: 10th Apr 2005 20:25
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Hi im trying to create a muzzle flash effect in my game...

Im using a textured plain but it wont go transparent!

(i want the black bits around to image to not show up)

heres my code atm:



Thanks if you can help.

EDIT:

Heres a pic of whats happening atm...


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HowDo
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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 21:24
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Hi,
Quote: "
he transparent colour is determined by the SET IMAGE COLORKEY command.
"


Found this in the set transparent command help file.

SET IMAGE COLORKEY Red Value, Green Value, Blue Value
make r g b your background colour of object.

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DBAlex
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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 21:47
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Ok.

How do i set the background color?




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HowDo
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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 22:11
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from your screen shot in looks like you would put in this



Give it try see what happens, if nothing come back at ill see what else can be done.

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DBAlex
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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 22:23
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That still isnt working...


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Baggers
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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 22:25
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SET OBJECT TRANSPARENCY 305, 1
change to
SET OBJECT TRANSPARENCY 305, 4

also make sure that the image used to texture is a bmp and that the color key is black
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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 22:30
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have a look at the post colorkey strangness may show you where when and what to do. I think the colourkey command might need to go at the being of code.

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DBAlex
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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 22:30
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Argh.


nvm...Its the image that is the problem...

Thanks anyway.


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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 22:38
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this what I've done replace yourimage.bmp name to your file name in your code.


sync on : sync rate 0 :
color backdrop rgb(0,0,128) : hide mouse
SET IMAGE COLORKEY 0,0,0
load image "yourimage.bmp",1,1
set text font "arial" : set text size 12 : set text transparent
make object plain 305,50,50
texture object 305,1
SET OBJECT TRANSPARENCY 305, 4

do
sync
loop
sync on : sync rate 0 :
color backdrop rgb(0,0,128) : hide mouse
SET IMAGE COLORKEY 0,0,0
load image "yourimage.bmp",1,1
set text font "arial" : set text size 12 : set text transparent
make object plain 305,50,50
texture object 305,1
SET OBJECT TRANSPARENCY 305, 4

do
sync
loop

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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 22:40
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Ah! that what happens if you don't use the close code button.

here its is again



just so you can tell when it list ends

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Philip 1337
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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 23:28
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Remember to use Set Image Colourkey before loading images

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