Battle Backdrops

Battle Backdrops

Battle Backdrops define the visual environment and battler placement for battle scenes.

Properties

System

Name	Explanation	Type
Background Elements	The visual layers displayed behind the enemies and heroes during battle.	BattleBackdropElement
Distance	The overridden distance of the camera. Leave empty to use the default.	Number
Enemy Placements	The positions and directions where enemies are placed during battle.	BattleBackdropPlacement
Field of View	The overridden field of view of the camera. Leave empty to use the default.	Number
Foreground Elements	The visual layers displayed in front of the enemies and heroes during battle.	BattleBackdropElement
Hero Placements	The positions and directions where heroes are placed during battle.	BattleBackdropPlacement
Map	The map to use as the 3D environment for the battle scene.	Number
Name	The name of the backdrop. Used to identify it in the editor and database.	String
Pitch	The overridden pitch of the camera. Leave empty to use the default.	Number
Render Distance	The overridden render distance of the camera. Leave empty to use the default.	Number
Reset to Default	Whether to reset the camera to the default values, ignoring any overrides on this backdrop.	Toggle
Roll	The overridden roll of the camera. Leave empty to use the default.	Number
Rotation	The rotation of the camera for the scene, based off of the default camera view.	Vector
Scale	The overridden scale of the camera. Leave empty to use the default.	Number
Yaw	The overridden yaw of the camera. Leave empty to use the default.	Number

Battle Backdrop Element

Properties

System

Name	Explanation	Type
Blend Mode	The blend mode of the layer.	Blend Mode
Color Mask	The color mask to apply to the element.	Color
Image	The static image associated with the layer.	Image
Name	The name of the layer.	String
Pixel Height	The height of the layer in pixels.	Number
Pixel Width	The width of the layer in pixels.	Number
Pixel X	The x coordinate of the layer in pixels.	Number
Pixel Y	The y coordinate of the layer in pixels.	Number
Relative Height	The height of the layer in screen percentage.	Number
Relative Width	The width of the layer in screen percentage.	Number
Relative X	The x coordinate of the layer in screen percentage.	Number
Relative Y	The y coordinate of the layer in screen percentage.	Number
Sprite	The sprite associated with the layer.	Sprite or Model
Use Relative Positioning	Whether to use measurements based on a percentage of the screen rather than pixels.	Toggle
Use Sprite	Whether to use a sprite instead of a static image for this layer.	Toggle

Battle Backdrop Placement

Properties

System

Name	Explanation	Type
Direction	The facing direction to assign to the battler placed in this slot.	Direction
Position	The world-space position where the battler is placed on the backdrop.	Vector

Blend Mode

Name	Explanation
Non Pre-Multiplied	The default blend mode with standard transparency handling.
Additive	Adds source and destination colors together, creating a brightening glow effect.
Alpha-Blend	Blends source and destination using pre-multiplied alpha transparency.
Opaque	Renders fully opaque with no transparency.
Burn / Subtractive	Subtracts source color from the destination, creating a darkening burn effect.
Glow / Screen	Inverts, multiplies, and inverts again, creating a brightening screen effect.
Shade / Multiply	Multiplies source and destination colors, creating a darkening shade effect.