In our previous lesson we learned how to add a jump through
platform. In this lesson we are going to learn how to add background objects to
our game and, we are going to extend the platform for our player to run.
Step 1
Well adding background Objects are
simple. All you have to do is add some sprite objects. We are going to add four
background objects. Add Sprite Objects of Tree, Bush, Flower and Cloud. All
these images can be found in our assets folder. (assets folder > Background).
you can drag and place these objects in the canvas as you wish. When you are
placing these objects, you may notice that the player goes behind these
objects.
Z-Order of the object. To change the Z-Order of the object, you
have to select the object, then you can see some settings in the Properties
panel in the left-hand side. This Properties panel shows properties of a
selected object like width, height, position etc. Now change the Z Order of
those background objects to something like “-2”. Yes, you can insert negative
values too. This will arrange the background objects behind our player.
simple example. Think we have two object A and B. A has Z order
set to 3 and B has Z order set to 4. So, B will appear on top of A. If
you need to bring A on top of B, then either you have to increase
the Z Order of A to 5 or above, or else you need to decrease Z order of B
to something below 3.
Step 2
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| Figure 1 – Open the layers editor |
Ok, now we have some background
objects placed, let’s change the background color. For that, click Open the
layers editor button (Figure 1) on the top tool bar. This will open the Layers
Editor popup window. There, click the gray color button next to Background
color. This will open a color picker. Select a color that is similar to sky
blue. Now close the Layers editor. You can see the background color has
changed now.
platform, so our player will have some space to run. This is I’m not going to
explain much. The things you have learned so far is enough to do this. I’m
going to show how I did this using a video. You don’t need to do exactly what I
did. Just let your inner creativity to take over this situation. And with this
video, I’m going to close this lesson. After watching the video and completing
your platform design, move on to the next lesson.
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press and hold Ctrl while dragging the object. To Zoom the canvas, use the
mouse wheel.
