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AGS Support => Beginners' Technical Questions => Topic started by: Minimi on Sat 12/07/2003 22:10:55

Title: My character always on front of objects
Post by: Minimi on Sat 12/07/2003 22:10:55
My player is hiding behind some objects.. is there some code, to make my character always on top of any object?
Title: Re:My character always on front of objects
Post by: Wolfgang Abenteuer on Sat 12/07/2003 23:27:09
Try setting the object's baseline higher using the room editor or SetObjectBaseline.  Set it to somewhere on the top of the screen or setting it to 0 and it will always appear behind characters (like part of the background).

~Wolfgang
Title: Re:My character always on front of objects
Post by: Minimi on Sat 12/07/2003 23:30:56
is there a script so that all objects will be set automatically baseline to 0?
Title: Re:My character always on front of objects
Post by: Wolfgang Abenteuer on Sat 12/07/2003 23:42:37
Not that I know of.  Just drag the baseline for each object in the room editor to the top of the screen.  Someone else might know a better way, though.

~Wolfgang
Title: Re:My character always on front of objects
Post by: Minimi on Sat 12/07/2003 23:48:36
or could I also make it like in every room add the script

before fade in level;{
setobjectbaseline (0,0);
setobjectbaseline (1,0);
setobjectbaseline (2,0);
setobjectbaseline (3,0);
setobjectbaseline (4,0);
setobjectbaseline (5,0);
setobjectbaseline (6,0);
setobjectbaseline (7,0);
}
Title: Re:My character always on front of objects
Post by: Minimi on Sat 12/07/2003 23:56:10
hmm i getting "Undefined token setobjectbaseline" What does that mean?


with this script :

// room script file

function room_a() {
 // script for room: Player enters screen (before fadein)
setobjectbaseline (0,0);
setobjectbaseline (1,0);
setobjectbaseline (2,0);
setobjectbaseline (3,0);
setobjectbaseline (4,0);
setobjectbaseline (5,0);
setobjectbaseline (6,0);
setobjectbaseline (7,0);
setobjectbaseline (8,0);
setobjectbaseline (9,0);
setobjectbaseline (10,0);
}
Title: Re:My character always on front of objects
Post by: Wolfgang Abenteuer on Sun 13/07/2003 00:54:06
Be sure to properly capitalise.  It should be:

SetObjectBaseline (0,0);
SetObjectBaseline (1,0);
etc...

~Wolfgang