Infinite Background Scrolling

[Sumo]

Is there a way to sort of wrap a [tiled] background as it scrolls across the screen so it looks like it scrolls endlessly? Right now I'm using a motif quick backdrop, but I could change it to an active if needed. Thanks

[nivram]

Try changing the virtual width and height to -1.

Marv

[Sumo]

that makes it scroll infinitely down. I want it to go up :P

[nivram]

Oh...Sorry about that.

Marv

[UltimateWalrus]

Put your background in its own layer. In the layers toolbar, click the layer. In the properties window, name your layer "Background" and click "wrap vertically."

Now, create a layer object in your frame. Do this in the event editor:

Always
  -->Layer object: Set Y layer "Background" to lyrGetLayerBnYPos( "Layer object", "Background")-1

Something like that oughta do it.

[Sumo]

Thanks it worked Although you Add to the Y axis to make it go down and not up.

[41nd]

Set Y layer "Background" to lyrGetLayerBnYPos( "Layer object", "Background")-1

Hi ! I.. cannot find this in the layer object.. Can you screenshot or update your reply? Thanks!

[Sparckman]

If you can't see the layers object, right click on the play area,
and click on the manager. search.

here are couple of videos about the layers object.

https://youtu.be/w3vpaxMKBcE



https://youtu.be/ikgUHR9bDr0

[41nd]

I found the layer object but in the events editor could not replicate what was written above..

Anyways let me explain what i want to do:

1. horizontal flappy SOMETHING clone (640x480 window)
2. make clouds horizontally scroll infinitely (640 width transp png with clouds)

I cannot for the love of god (or alien masters) make it work. I tried following your tutorial at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ymYvOavfEw changing Y with X for my horizontal stuff but.. cannot make it work. I always see the second copy of clouds ending and.. thats it. No infinite scrolling.

infinite-problem.PNG

[zanard]

Right, you can replicate in y but not in x.
bug?