Changing the background colour of the level

[Mantoid]

Is it possible to do this during the runtime? I can't seem to find any option to do it. I can't just have a big block of colour in the background that changes colour because it will slow my game down immensly.

[Sphax]

Put in the background a "Background System Box". It'll not slow down your game (only a little for changing color and for event editor but it's not a great performance hit).

[Joshtek]

Or you could use the "clear screen" action with the Storyboard control. Follow this by the Fast Loop Object's "redraw frame" action. Note: It will get rid of any backdrops on Layer 1.

[Mantoid]

Ok I'm doing this 'background box' method. In the event editor I can set the fill colour to a numerical value. How do I know what number corresponds to what colour??

[Joshtek]

[] How do I know what number corresponds to what colour?? [/]
GetRGB(red, green, blue). For example: GetRGB(255, 0, 0) is red; GetRGB(0, 255, 0) is green; GetRGB(0, 0, 255) is blue; GetRGB(255, 255, 0) is yellow.

This is also explained in the help documentation. [The objects->Inventory->Interface objects->The System Box Object->Actions]

[Mantoid]

Ok thanks for the help so far. I can set the background object to a colour now. However, I want it to slowly fade to one colour and back again. Is there any way I can do this?

EDIT: On top of this question, is there a way I can make a layer slowly fade in and out? as that would be a much easier way of doing it!

[Sphax]

Since you enter color with number in runtime, you can calculate a gradient to the color you want.