Animating Backgrounds perhaps

[Scuzling]

i have drawn a few images for the title of my game as it starts up, i want to animate the  title so it looks like ooze is dripping from the letters & have a lizard run accross the screen.

how would i go about this?
would i have a room for each image & set it on a 0.3sec or something like that timer or would i use animating backgrounds or what?

[Timosity]

You could use an animating Object for the title text, and a character walking for the Lizard, that would probably be the easiest way.

No need for animating background.

That's how I'd do it anyway

hope it helps

~Tim

[Ishmael]

The background animation is probably the best choice, and an animating character or object the second... I say go for the bg! And the lizard-across-screen can be done by something like:

Suggesting the game is 320 x 200/240, LIZARD character starts in the room at cordinates (-20, 160), the lizard will move past the screen from  left to right:

int timer;

function repeadetly_execute() {
// Script for room: repeadetly execute
 if (timer == 200) {// use the number of game loops you want to pass befor the lizard appears
   MoveCharacter(LIZARD, 340, 160);
 } else if (timer < 200) timer++;
}

Almost opposite... And you damn! Couldn't you see I was writing a post???

[Scuzling]

that is all very helpful but you see the lizard i have drawn will be connected to the last letter of the title & then as it walks from the last letter to the first letter its tail will stretch

[Scummbuddy]

Then include the lizard in the title and create a large animation.