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lionagony · 10 April 2024, 18:31

Was just wondering how the copper bars were done which can be seen around 3:22 here [ Show youtube player ] The reason I ask is because they appear to have almost 2 layers to them unlike most other copper bars that just look like one layer. Are the thicker bars somehow drawn in the foreground and the thinner ones are the actual copper bars?

Another question, was just re-reading the Turrican 3 AGA thread by Muzza and he said "Some levels go down to four colours in the foreground (almost black and white) to try and preserve the parallax." I just wondered what technical benefit would going down to 4 colors have instead of sticking to the usual 7 or 8 colors of dual playfield? I always just assumed that the speed would be the same whether you used all the available colors or not in that mode. Thanks for any insight.

10 April 2024, 18:31	#1
lionagony Registered User Join Date: Jan 2023 Location: Toronto Posts: 404	Turrican 3 first level copper bars, how were they done? Was just wondering how the copper bars were done which can be seen around 3:22 here [ Show youtube player ] The reason I ask is because they appear to have almost 2 layers to them unlike most other copper bars that just look like one layer. Are the thicker bars somehow drawn in the foreground and the thinner ones are the actual copper bars? Another question, was just re-reading the Turrican 3 AGA thread by Muzza and he said "Some levels go down to four colours in the foreground (almost black and white) to try and preserve the parallax." I just wondered what technical benefit would going down to 4 colors have instead of sticking to the usual 7 or 8 colors of dual playfield? I always just assumed that the speed would be the same whether you used all the available colors or not in that mode. Thanks for any insight.