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Frankula

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Posted: 13th Oct 2008 02:54

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So I have a background sprite and a sprite that should appear in front of it. Here is my code:

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	void gameTitle( void )
{
	dbSprite(1,0,0,1);
	dbSizeSprite(1,640,480);
	dbSprite(20,243,420,16);
	dbPlaySprite ( 20, 1, 2, 300 );

	if(dbReturnKey())
	{
		dbPlaySound(1); 
		GameMode = GameSelect;
		dbDeleteSprite(1);
		dbDeleteSprite(20);
	}
}

My problem is that for some obscure reason even though i define the animated sprite(ID 20) after the background sprite(ID 1) the animated sprite is drawn underneath the other one so you can't see it. I tried switching the order and that didn't work either. I know that it draws the animated sprite cause I ran it while i had commented out the first sprite and it showed up. Please help.

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go2none

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Posted: 13th Oct 2008 14:09 Edited at: 13th Oct 2008 14:41

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1. I'm not a sprite expert but it seems that your dbSprite(1,0,0,1); shares its ID with the image. They both read 1. Is this valid? I tend to belive your 1st sprite is not drawn at all.

2. Have you tried fiddling with void dbSetSpritePriority ( int iSprite, int iPriority )? Sprites with higher iPriority will be drawn last and stay on top.

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