# Background changing?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 10, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050 "2006-04-10T15:46:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![ricer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@ricer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ricer)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050/1 "2006-04-10T15:46:17Z")

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heya if tried to make a little map but i only got one background,

how is it possible to get a kind of “door” if u hitTest it the background gets different and other monsters and other items, but your inventory and stuff is still the same?

thnx 😃

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**Author:** ![Joppe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@Joppe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joppe)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050/2 "2006-04-10T16:40:24Z")

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```auto
if(this.hitTest(_root.door)){
_root.background.gotoAndStop("THEFRAME");
}

```

like that?

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**Author:** ![ricer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@ricer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ricer)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050/3 "2006-04-10T18:05:40Z")

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aaahhh i get it u need to change the background to a MovieClip?

but i allready tried that kind of stuff but then i cant pick up the items =(

thnx anyway 🙂

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**Author:** ![hybrid101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050/4 "2006-04-11T08:51:26Z")

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make the items movieclips and add instance names;)

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**Author:** ![bombsledder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bombsledder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bombsledder)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050/5 "2006-04-11T13:31:27Z")

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ricer, try using this

```auto

_root.background.swapDepths(-1000)

```

it should now be in the back of the game 🙂

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**Author:** ![ricer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@ricer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ricer)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050/6 "2006-04-11T17:27:49Z")

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cool it worked, 😃 thnx Bomb 😃

and thnx joppe for the other script 🙂

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**Author:** ![Joppe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@Joppe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joppe)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050/7 "2006-04-11T17:55:04Z")

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Yeah, no problemo. Ask if you get into more trouble 😉

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**Author:** ![ricer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@ricer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ricer)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050/8 "2006-04-11T18:30:44Z")

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well i got one more thing acctually 🙂

can u make an example for me from a guy that shoots an arrow,  
but if he moves the arrow must stay at his own target and not moving along with the char 😛

can u? 😃 thhnx 😃

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**Author:** ![Joppe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@Joppe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joppe)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050/9 "2006-04-11T18:55:26Z")

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Search the forums, I know there is alot of posts about this 🙂

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**Author:** ![ricer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@ricer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ricer)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-changing/185050/10 "2006-04-11T19:40:17Z")

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On what keyword should i search then? 🙂