Can't see my background (blue screen)

[NoHopeForSome]

Hi Guys

I have managed to upload a background and put a character in it. But when I test the room, It only shows my character. I have to run the cursor across the entire room to get it to show up. Any idea's why this is and how I can stop it?

[Khris]

You mean you've imported the background into AGS?
How big is it (in pixels)? What's your game's resolution?

[NoHopeForSome]

320 by 200

[Ashen]

What colour depth is it?
I think if the background image is the wrong depth, it appears all blue except where the mouse has been. Is this what's happening for you?

[NoHopeForSome]

Yes thats what is happening. How do I solve it. I dont know what you mean by depth btw

[Ashen]

The number of colours you can use in the game.
This problem probably means your game is set to 8-bit (256 colours), but your background is saved higher. If you don't understand - or just don't want to worry about - palettes, just increase the depth of your game to 16-bit ('Game' menu from the toolbar, 'Change game color depth' - or, you can do it from the 'Palette' window). Alternatively, re-save your backgrounds as 256-colour images. (How to do this varies, depending on what program you use - DON'T ASK HERE.)

And please, try to use more descriptive titles for you posts in the future.

[NoHopeForSome]

That has solved the problem. Thank you very much.