This is not a bug at all. I was wondering when someone would figure
this out. The windows print engine XOR's the Game tile with the mask
and the sprite behind it. If you experiment you can do some cool
effects.
Jim
this out. The windows print engine XOR's the Game tile with the mask
and the sprite behind it. If you experiment you can do some cool
effects.
Jim
--- In Lasertank@y..., "y0d1n2a3" <y0d1n2a3@h...> wrote:
> --- In Lasertank@y..., "jkindley" <jkindley@p...> wrote:
> > go to
> >
> > http://www.iongauge.net/laser/lt_beta_405.zip
> >
> > to download the latest beta. I haven't had the time to test more
> than
> > a couple of levels and I did a few corrections which might cause
> > other bugs.
> > If all is OK then I will change the main install program
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim
>
>
> Okay, this is not a bug- actually, I have found something very
> interesting with the way that LaserTank 4.05 deals with masks:
>
> Recently I have modified the "Fighter" ltg (I posted it to the
group
> a while ago) and made the background semi-transparent (by painting
> the mask gray instead of totally black).
>
> With LaserTank 4.04, a tankmover will be hidden when a movable
block
> is at the same location. With the 4.05 version, the semi-
transparent
> mask works and the final result looks very funny (I actually see a
> block with tankmover under it when they overlap). :)
>
> Andy C.