Semi Transparency?

[artician]

I am trying to adjust the semi-transparency of an object over time, and I can't seem to find the appropriate value for it in its action list.

I know this is possible though because I have a reference open right in front of me that is using the syntax:

Always
- Set semi-transparency to SemiTrans("Object")+5

I tried typing that in manually and only got a syntax error. How is this possible?

Thank you.

[mobichan]

In that expression, the object you want to set the transparency to is literally called "Object". Is your active object called that or something else? If it is something else, then you need to replace the word "Object" with the name of your active object.

Another approach is to use the FadeIn/FadeOut settings of your active object (select your object and it is under Display Options in the Transition section). This will automatically use the transition (Fade is one of them) when you create or destroy objects through the event editor.

EDIT: Sorry, I double checked what you wrote and you will need to do the following. You need to go to the column of the object you are applying this to and under "Visibility->Set Transparency" put this in the expression editor: SemiTrans( "Object" )+5


Hope this helps,

Mobichan

[artician]

Thank you for catching that!

Can anyone explain why there are spaces between Parens and Quotes on each side? That seems easy to miss, what's the purpose of it?

[IsaacBoy]

I believe from past experience some object can go into negative/positive transparency given no condition to prevent them. For example if you repeatedly add 5 to the value it will go on and on even over the max value of transparency, I believe the active picture is a candidate for this. So I use;

Object Transparency is Lower than 255 - Set Object Trans to Object Trans+5