Fade Glitch

[variant]

Hi,

While testing out a game I've been working on I noticed something strange. I have my objects set so that the fade-out transition is fade. What happens sometimes to the objects is they get pasted into the background while they are fading out and do not leave the screen. Does anybody have any possible idea why this could be happening?

-Thanks, Variant

[00J]

check your fade out controls, if you are using ink effects such as Additive or Subtractive, try setting the fade out TO --> Fade to "black", instead of Fade to --> "Background". See if that fixes anything.

[variant]

That didn't quite work, although I am having some trouble re-creating my issue.

-Thanks For Helping Though, Variant

[Ryan]

I find its better to use active objects and the Effect - Set semi-transparency options to do smooth fade ins/outs.

It may seem a bit advanced, but this usually works for me:

Create an active object the resolution of the screen (eg 640x480) and make it completely black.

Every 0.04 seconds
Alterable Value A < 128
- Set Set semi-transparency to Alterable Value A
- Add 16 to Alterable Value A

That would do a smooth fade in from black. For a fade out to black:

Every 0.04 seconds
Alterable Value A < 128
- Set Set semi-transparency to 128-Alterable Value A
- Add 16 to Alterable Value A

I find this to be more useful because it doesn't freeze the frame & active objects so you can still have animation running while it fades in.

You can change the 'Every x.xx seconds' event to make it fade faster or slower.