Helped Needed With Background

TimeTime Member Posts: 113
in Working with GS (Mac)
Hello,

I am confused with an incident that includes parallax background, how do you make a parallax background the same as League of Evil or Random Heroes 1 & 2? It is a parallax background that is both vertical and horizontal (I think). What are the dimensions needed? I am very confused any help would be appreciated! Here are some images of the games:
http://applenapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/random_heroes2_1.jpg
http://applenapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/random_heroes2_4.jpg
http://www.148apps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/RandomHeroes-2.png
http://appaddict.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/league-of-evil-3_647630739_07.jpg
http://appaddict.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/league-of-evil-3_647630739_09.jpg
Thanks for all the help in advance!

Comments

  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    This is also helpful and was made in GameSalad.
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    Bump!
  • RThurmanRThurman Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 2,881
    Try this one:
    http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/comment/349828/#Comment_349828
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    @RThurman, thanks for the help but this is not what I'm looking for unfortunately, I need something like that YouTube video. I'm really stuck on this one.
  • VolontaArtsVolontaArts Member Posts: 510
    im not sure on how to go about doing it but it looks like you'll have to make the background follow your character just a littile more offset then the level/floor/walls.
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    I think that template was made by @DeepBlueApps, can someone help me from there? @BurberryArts, do you know the dimensions needed?
  • VolontaArtsVolontaArts Member Posts: 510
    no sorry i do not
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    Bump!
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    Help, please!
  • VolontaArtsVolontaArts Member Posts: 510
  • VolontaArtsVolontaArts Member Posts: 510



    if what im on the same page of what your looking for these videos may help. if they dont im sorry im still new to this =)
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    @BurberryArts, not exactly what I wanted but interesting stuff, thanks for the help! Does anybody else have a more indept view about it?
  • VolontaArtsVolontaArts Member Posts: 510
    edited August 2013
    seems like everyones too busy to help... but god forbid you say something bad about GS everyone and there mommas would be in your thread...

    edit: only a few out there that actually do help, Thurman, socks kevincross and one other guy forgot his name lol
  • VolontaArtsVolontaArts Member Posts: 510
    gl bud
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    Thanks! @socks, any help?
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    Bump!
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    Bump!
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    I'm getting really desperate here! HELP! PLEASE!
  • RThurmanRThurman Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 2,881
    edited August 2013
    Not sure what more help to give. You've been shown the best free examples I know of for doing parallax. Just stating vague objections just makes us guess what you really want.

    Try stating specifically what you want, then what you have done (complete with code examples), and what is not working for you. The more you give, the more specific the answer can be.
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    Basically, I need a parallax background that is both vertical and horizontal, I've seen the "NewParallax" template before and I've tried to mod it but it's not going well. I need something like the YouTube video I linked earlier about LOE. As you can see in the video, it is both vertical and horizontal parallax. @RThurman. If anyone else knows how to do this, please let me know!
  • RThurmanRThurman Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 2,881
    OK -- so its the vertical stuff that the examples are missing?

    This isn't an answer, but how about studying the example found here:
    http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/comment/406707/#Comment_406707

    It does not have the vertical component. But it does show in great detail how to do the horizontal component. Then you can just use the same equations to translate parallax into the Y dimension.
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    @RThurman, that's the problem, I know how to do horizontal parallax but not vertical. Can you manipulate what is in the YouTube video?
  • jamie_cjamie_c ImagineLabs.rocks Member, PRO Posts: 5,772
    Vertical would be just the same as horizontal, except using the Y direction of movement instead of the X direction of movement.
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    @jamie_c, I understand that but I'm not having much luck with that. Also, whenever I enable the Y direction, my left starts not to work. Here is the file: http://www.mediafire.com/download/4o15n0t8i31sk2i/Untitled.zip,can you please check it out and see what I'm doing wrong?
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    Bump! Please.
  • TimeTime Member Posts: 113
    Community, please help!
  • RThurmanRThurman Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 2,881
    Here is the simplest example I can think of. Study the principle ideas contained in the example and then try to apply them to your situation. You will also want to do a search and see if you can find articles on the principles of motion parallax.

    http://www.mediafire.com/download/382bon6v5m49uof/SimpleParallaxExample.zip
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