Image layers
 

I have an NPC and a showimg.
The NPC's layer is 0.
The showimg is just below the center of the NPC.
The problem is that I want to show the showimg above the NPC, but below the player. If I set the showimg's layer to 0, it goes below the NPC. If I set the showimg's layer to 1, it goes above the player.

Is there any way around this?

Change the image of the NPC to another showimg, so you would have two showimgs. Then just do the showimg for the NPC after the regular showimg (both at layer 0).
That should work, if not it's the othe way around.

Dun work. :(

layer .5 :D

Except for that whole thing where layers are integers. ;)

Must you post nonconstructive answers?


You can try using two showimgs. For the showimg you want on top, add .01 to the x or y coordinate. It'll move a tiny bit, but its the only solution i can think of.

You think I'm kidding? XD okay, maybe a little, but I'm not sure it will show above another NPC, but changeimgvis #,.5; puts the image under the player. :)

Layers are integers, not floats...

Nothing here works. :(

Try using drawunderplayer() in the NPC image then a layer of 1 in the showimg.

drawunderplayer is deprecated.. It's the same thing as layer = 0

well it seems that when you have two showimgs of the same layer, the image with the greater x and y coordinates will show on top. so you might think about that.

Edit: eww dont call me ZeLpH_MyStiK lol this is ShadowBlaze

Oops, I misread what you wanted :P.

Stemming off from what ZeLpH_MyStiK said. It is possible with two showimgs.

That's not right..
The image on the very bottom is big. It's around 80x112 pixels.
The image I want below the player, but above the bottom image is only 16x32 pixels.
No matter where I place it, it still draws below the bigger one.

Big Hint: drawunderplayer() in the NPC makes layer 1 not go over the player.

I've been able to get the effect you want using two showimgs. You can see in the attachments that both showimgs don't go over the player, and I am able to set which one goes on top.

x-x' It won't work for me..
See if you can get it to work.. It may be different online.

versus_fbarrel.png is drawn at the very bottom.
versus_fgrapes.png is draw above the barrel, but below the barrel.

versus_fgrapes.png is draw above the barrel, but below the player*?

I did that with GS1 clientside (level editor) and two showimgs.

versus_fgrapes.png has to be at the barrel's x+1.5 and the barrel's y+4.

I think the problem is that the image I'm using isn't versus_fgrapes.png, it's a sprite sheet. It might be using the dimensions of the sprite sheet to determine whether or not to draw under, not the image's dimensions after I use changeimgpart..