Multiple Backgrounds

[Calin Leafshade]

Is it possible to have multiple backgrounds for a room and change them at will?

For example a day and night version of the same scene?

[Snake]

Yes. You can have up to 5 backgrounds for each room (0-4, 0 being the default background frame). You can use them for animation purposes or what you mentioned above, night and day scenes.

You can call it using:

Code: ags

SetBackgroundFrame(int frame);

You can also of course use variables to check when they should be changed at room load.

[Calin Leafshade]

merci

[Dualnames]

You can also use the Ags_theoraplayer plugin by Scothc to have a video as a background

[monkey0506]

And you can use the DrawingSurface functions (formerly the RawDraw functions) to make dynamic modifications to the room's background.

And you can use characters/objects in the room for animations of specific areas.

So yeah, there's lots of ways to do this. The easiest way for a nighttime background is as Snake advised you.

[Dualnames]

You can also fade it in and out so you can create a day night cycle of some sort.