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joshriot posted 08-01- 11:36 AM CT (US)
how does depth que work?
Nexis posted 08-02- 05:00 AM CT (US)
Ok, I may be wrong about how it works but this is how I think it works from my experience.
Normally whenever you place a sprite without setting a depth que it will use the y coordinate as the depth que. However, if you specify a depth que it will use that as the depth que instead (obviously).
Now when it comes time to draw the screen the dink engine takes the sprites with the lowest depth que and draws those first. So the sprites with the lowest depth ques apear below the other sprites.
Gerben posted 08-02- 05:41 AM CT (US)
It is very useful for making objects appear to stand on top of tables etc.
First set the depth que to 500 then place it where you want it to be. It looks cool doesn't it?
The only trouble that in the real game Dink will appear behind the object as well. So it is important to find the exact right number for the depth que to make it work right.
Now chang the depth que to 400. Check to see if it is still there and change it to 300 etc. Untill it disappears.
Now say it disappears between 100 and 200. Try 150. If it is still there it must lie between 100 and 150. Now change the depth que with increments of 10... and then 1. Now you have found the correct depth que and it should all work fine.
Objects that are in the sky should be set to 1000, objects that lie flat on the floor should be set to -1 (Or just us the add to background option).
With depth que you can make really cool new graphics. Just say crap away most of a book case, untill you have just a couple of books left. Now place these in an empty cupboard and voila, a whole new sprite. Well, sort of anyway.
Have fun:-)

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Author	Topic: depth que
joshriot	posted 08-01- 11:36 AM CT (US) how does depth que work?
Nexis	posted 08-02- 05:00 AM CT (US) Ok, I may be wrong about how it works but this is how I think it works from my experience. Normally whenever you place a sprite without setting a depth que it will use the y coordinate as the depth que. However, if you specify a depth que it will use that as the depth que instead (obviously). Now when it comes time to draw the screen the dink engine takes the sprites with the lowest depth que and draws those first. So the sprites with the lowest depth ques apear below the other sprites.
Gerben	posted 08-02- 05:41 AM CT (US) It is very useful for making objects appear to stand on top of tables etc. First set the depth que to 500 then place it where you want it to be. It looks cool doesn't it? The only trouble that in the real game Dink will appear behind the object as well. So it is important to find the exact right number for the depth que to make it work right. Now chang the depth que to 400. Check to see if it is still there and change it to 300 etc. Untill it disappears. Now say it disappears between 100 and 200. Try 150. If it is still there it must lie between 100 and 150. Now change the depth que with increments of 10... and then 1. Now you have found the correct depth que and it should all work fine. Objects that are in the sky should be set to 1000, objects that lie flat on the floor should be set to -1 (Or just us the add to background option). With depth que you can make really cool new graphics. Just say crap away most of a book case, untill you have just a couple of books left. Now place these in an empty cupboard and voila, a whole new sprite. Well, sort of anyway. Have fun:-)