An object to darken the screen?

[Nick]

Ahhh, yes i didn't actually think of doing that at all, thanks a lot!

Is subtract actually faster than semi-transparency or is it just a guess? Thanks a lot for all the feedback guys, if anyone else has any ideas, please add them!

[LazyCoder]

It might be a little bit faster.

[MODule]

Hi.

is there an easy way to make this effect fade in and out smoothly

use replace color function (...)

Yes, a good approach, but to make it really smooth you'll need to use a calculation.
First make your active object pure black (0,0,0)(you might have to change it's transparent color). Apply INK-effect(subtract).
Now use the replace color function and replace your current color with the current color + 65793 until your color value is 16777215 ( dont go any higher!). This will darken the screen.

[Nick]

Thanks a lot MODule, that works perfectly and creates a much nicer effect than semi-transparency! I'll be using this effect in more places in the game i think, i've never really used the replace colour function!

[00J]

How much memory does that use? Think about later on in the game. 1 Object might be o.k. but more? Testing that should be the big thing.

[MODule]

No problem. I like sharing these kind of things.