Moving Backgrounds

Hey. I'm new(ish) at Construct, and am trying to make a basic platforming game. I would like to add a moving background. In this case, it's wreckage floating in space.

Because I don't know that much about custom animation, I attempted to use 8-directional movement. But I would like it to stay at the same speed throughout the level, and run on it's own. Additionally, I don't think creating an artificial loop like I did is the most efficient way to make something so simple.

This seems to be common knowledge, but I can't find it posted anywhere. The .cap is here:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NSJALGBF

Thanks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax_scrolling

Done via layers

http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/construct/index.php?title=Layers

This is all part of the fun of making games. Figuring out how to fake something.

The effect is called parallax scrolling. However if your making some sort of vertical/horizontal shooter where you don't want the frame to scroll, you can try the offset feature within tilebackground objects.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1487524/Scirra/ ... dangle.cap

Here is an example that Deadeye made a thousand years ago, however his link had gone dead so I added it to my dropbox.

For infinitive scrolling with TilledBg or layer offset effect I just use "offset: timer/x" instead of variables.

x is speed rate.

Timer is system expression

[quote:2glyr12x]Here is an example that Deadeye made a thousand years ago,

lmao certainly feels like a thousand years ago