Stage mode: 2 backgrounds in 1 stage, is it possible?

[Memento]

I'll be honest: I haven't touched data.txt for about 10 years, so I've never done anything interesting with stage mode yet.

For LF2 extended, we want to include a story. Now my question is, is it possible to include 2 backgrounds in 1 stage? In the current story, it would be logical to have stage 1-1 as an introduction for the story (with text, some animation and in the end, a battle with Julian) than use stage 1-2 and further to continue the story.

Would something like this be possible (the 2 backgrounds in 1 stage)?

[YinYin]

Yes. It's a pain to do.
You make pure image objects overlay the actual background - however this can be problematic whenever you have other objects occupying a higher slot in memory and thus possibly slipping behind the fake scenery.
Also parallax effects are much harder to create.

So far I only know of Lauli, Razen, the Hari and me doing this.

[Lauli]

Also parallax effects are much harder to create.

How would you create a parallax effect that way?

[YinYin]

A still image, stuck to the screen - and the normal ones stuck to the ground.
With AI you might even do more fancy things, but that's more hassle than it's worth.

[Rhino.Freak]

I remember that NTSD 2.4's stage mode had lots of varying background in just one stage.
It was simply opointed image overlays if I recall, like winwin said.

[MH-LABEEB]

memento.Yes it's possible.There is 2 Ways.
And I'm making it to my mode too.

.I don't know the exe hex but I have figured 2 ways.
1st is... U need A expert exe editor how can Do some thing with stages. like ending stage 1-1 we go to stage 1-2 Then a new Bg Appear.Its related to exe hex so,I can't help u with it find a expart.Like Doctor A.

But In other way I have discovered a way to do it.
Its DC changing.Going To stage 1-1 I can Add The big Bg pic Bmp that is related to Data.
I named it its Called Sticking A pin As a object. on the Frame,Hit j:** The state The pic bla bla.....
I have Made the DC code If you want I'll post it.

[Boop]

I assume this is for a mod. If the background changes are limited to sub-stage changes, then it should be possible with hex editing (from what I remember). As in if you want different background for 1-1 and 1-2 then it should be fine. If you look back far enough, I think me and YinYin released something that did that (boss mode?).

If you want it within the same sub-stage you need to do what YinYin suggested.

[YinYin]

I assume this is for a mod. If the background changes are limited to sub-stage changes, then it should be possible with hex editing (from what I remember). As in if you want different background for 1-1 and 1-2 then it should be fine. If you look back far enough, I think me and YinYin released something that did that (boss mode?).

That only worked upon directly entering either 1-1 or 1-2 from the menu. Moving on from 1-1 to 1-2 and changing the background didn't work.

[Memento]

Sorry YinYin, but I didn't fully understand. Did you mean you can load bg #1 in stage 1-1, than just go to 1-2 and use bg #2 from there till the end; or do you mean that would not work?

Because if we'd use it, we'd only need an alternate bg for stage 1-1.

[YinYin]

Changing the background when moving onto the next sub stage did not work back when Silva messed around with that. You had to manually enter the respective sub stage to load a different background within the same stage - which was then used to create boss mode inside stage 6 (each boss occupying a sub stage you would directly enter from the menu).