light effects (background color)
 

how do you do it?

i think you want the seteffect command.

This was posted by Blitz_Hunter in a thread awhere I asked this..
pretty much just setcoloreffect #,#,#,#;


// NPC made by Stefan Knorr
if (created) {
setimg light2.png;
dontblock;
}
//#CLIENTSIDE
if (playerenters) {
setcoloreffect 1,1,1,0.99;
drawaslight;
}


Ok , where setcoloreffect is simply change those numbers to the light color you would like. Simply follow the R,G,B,A codes. This is just the simple light as in Spark's level you mentioned. For backpals..

//#CLIENTSIDE
if (playerenters)
setbackpal dusk1.png;

You can change the dusk1.png to any others that are in the graal2001\levels\backpals folder.

A) he wants a backround colour, setcoloreffect only changes the image the NPC that it's in is using... He wants to make the level have a tint, that command is seteffect red,green,blue,alpha ;.

B) setbackpal; doesn't work anymore, it was removed.

what #s would i use to make it a bit darker?

You would want it to have a black tint... So you would use no colours... But you don't want it to be completely black, you want to see through it... So you would lower your opacity... or alpha...

Keep in mind... This command as well as other commands like it (setcoloreffect, changeimgcolors, etc) only recognize numbers between 0 and 1.

Oops. Foolish me...


I seem to be thinking backwards this afternoon... @_@;;

So, if all of the colours make white... How would you get black, which is the opposite of white?

figured it out... thx for the help

heres the level i was makin that i needed it for

Look's pretty straight forward, and bland. Try doing something new and original with the tiles... Experiment... Also, the lights on your plants are a bit intense... ;)

what about like this? (4 instead of 6)

I don't really know why the plants are glowing to begin with... But I think it should still go lower... perhaps to .1 or so...

even with 1, i can barely see the lights

how do i make em flicker?

<3 Least someone gives me credit... :\

Are you implying that you deserve credit from others, including me, for telling some people how to use seteffect? You aren't the only source to learn these things from. ;P

The easiest way to do that would be by making the alpha channel change randomly between two values that are fairly close to each other... You could also change the zoomeffect randomly between two values close to each other...

hm....

all i know how to do is use the while command with playerx and setzoomeffect...

but... it works

Then the only thing to do is LEARN! ;D

heres the level i was makin...

Looks a bit boring there, bud... Add some pizzazzzazzaz... Give it some OOMPH! Be more creative.

heres me mining in it...

i used the upper left of the 8 rotations of pick as the weapon, but it took the whole image instead of just the one part :(

There's no change to the level at all... Try something new with it... Make it more visualy pleasing.

i didnt say i changed it, i just said i took a ss of me mining

Well there wasn't any real point in doing that, was there?

can you really dooo that with the era tileset? :(

If those are NPC's that use the image light4.png, put"drawaslight;" in there. If it's a showimg, use "changeimgvis index,3;".

Also, the levels are... well, bland. But you can't be very creative with the Era tileset, for it is too limited...

You guys aren't thinking outside of the box.

Stop insulting my home. ;(

Nah, just saying anything that I do and other people use they never say it was mine or anything...(Not relating to these forums)You dont get irritated if someone uses something you did or made without credit given? :asleep:

Yes, but I've never really seen anybody directly quoting what you've said about seteffect other than in this thread. I thought you were talking specifically about what Zethar had said.

I wasn't really talking about on the forums. Zethar just happen to bring that up. :)

Oh, ok then, my apologies.

Heh, No need too. :)