So, it feels like I should know this, but I guess I don't. I've also tried finding answer on the forum, but without any luck.
Why does, regardless of color depth of image or game, my bg look like this in photshop:
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/z3oeVaa.png[/imgzoom]
But like this in AGS:
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/5ry6NlQ.png[/imgzoom]
Is there a way to solve this or do I have to redo the bg with fewer colors?
It's a bug in the AGS Direct3D 9 driver (and one of the reasons why I think it's not fit for purpose). Try running it with DirectDraw 5 instead.
What version of AGS are you running? I seem to remember this was fixed in the Draconian build, but maybe it never got applied back into the main branch.
Edit: Earlier threads, for reference
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=44365.0
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=44465.msg593744#msg593744
It actually happens with both direct draw 5 and direct3d 9.
I'm running 3.2.1.
edit:
actually the colors are off even in the editor.
Hmmm, well, that's stranger, then. When you say "regardless of the color depth of my game", does that mean you've been changing the color depth on your project? When setting to 32-bit, did you reimport the background?
Ok, this was bit akward. I actually didn't try the 32-bit setting in AGS since I figured it should be enough as long as the bg and the game had the same depth. Setting the ags depth to 32-bit and reimporting the bg fixed it. Thanks for the help and taking your time!
Rule of thumb : AGS games often start as 16-bits or 24-bits. Change them immediately to 32-bits and reimport all the graphics (cursors, gui buttons, etc.). You'll save yourself a lot of trouble later. Trust me. ;)
This actually makes me wonder if the default shouldn't just be set to 32-bit anyway. Modern versions of Windows actually have difficulty running applications that aren't 32-bit, so I'd say that the stigma of performance is beginning to lean in favor of 32-bit rather than away from it.