Background won't show up! Please help

[RedShoebox]

Hi, I'm having an issue with scripting. I'm trying to get my background into the game, and though the script looks like this:

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image bg mount = "mount.jpeg"

define j = Character('Jae-Sun', color="#c8ffc8")

image jae happy = "jae_happy.png"
image jae grumpy = "jae_grumpy.png"


# The game starts here.
label start:
    
    scene bg mount
    show jae happy
    with dissolve

and even though my background image ("mount.jpg") is in the correct folder, it still won't show up. It just comes up as a plain white background when I launch my game.

Can anyone help me?

[Cinto]

You have "mount.jpeg". Is that it?

[RedShoebox]

I tried that, but it didn't seem to work. I even tried changing the file format, and still, nothing.

[DestinyFailsUs]

Just curious, is the background the correct size to fit the screen?

I once was creating a test background very quickly, and accidentally saved before I resized it to the right resolution, and it only showed a small portion of the image, so I just figured I'd ask.

[RedShoebox]

Yes, I've even re-sized the background, and still, it won't show up.

[xavimat]

Is it possible that the word "mount" is a reserved word?
Try changing it.

[RedShoebox]

I've tried changing it to "mountains", "mountainpic", "bg mountains", etc., I've even tried using a different file altogether. That one was clouds.jpg, and it was defined as "clouds", "cloud", "bg clouds" and even that one won't show up.

[mugenjohncel]

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image bg_mount = "mount.jpg"

define j = Character('Jae-Sun', color="#c8ffc8")

image jae happy = "jae_happy.png"
image jae grumpy = "jae_grumpy.png"


# The game starts here.
label start:
    
    scene bg_mount
    show jae happy
    with dissolve

Use this one...

[RedShoebox]

Nope, that didn't work. :/ Same thing happens.

[mugenjohncel]

Hmm... can you send me a trimmed version of your work so we can look at it?...

"POOF" (Disappears)

[Kato]

If you tried Uncle Mugen's script, all I can think of is the image is either not a jpeg or in the wrong directory? What happens when you try run the game, does it say it's not there? Is there a black screen? Is the just the transparent grid that shows?

Edit: Didn't see the plain white bit... Huh :/ I'm afraid without seeing the script and the directory I have no clue why it isn't working...

[xavimat]

Certainly, the problem is not in the code. The code is OK.

[RedShoebox]

My character picture comes up, and the background image I want is in the same folder.
Here is the whole script:

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image bg_mount = "mount.jpg"

define j = Character('Jae-Sun', color="#c8ffc8")

image jae happy = "jae_happy.png"
image jae grumpy = "jae_grumpy.png"


# The game starts here.
label start:
    
    scene bg_mount
    show jae happy
    with dissolve

    j "Hi there! Welcome to Elaine's test game!"

    j "I'm only here for show. Haha."
    
    j "Would you like to have a look around?"
    
menu:
    "Sure, why not.":
        jump choice1_yes
        
    "No thanks.":
        jump choice1_no

label choice1_yes:
    
    $menu_flag = True
    
    j "Alright! You're pretty cool."
    
    jump choice1_done
    
label choice1_no:
    
    $menu_flag = False
    
    show jae grumpy
    
    j "Well, fine. Who needs ya."
    
    jump choice1_done
    
label choice1_done:
    
    # ... the game continues here.
    
if menu_flag:
    
    j "So you said you wanted a look around? Cool."
    
else:
    
    j "Anyway."
    
    
label menu_flag_done:
    
    show jae happy

    j "Let's get this show on the road."
    
    
    
    j "So this is a test game, as I said."
    
    j "Basically, it's just for experimental purposes."

    return

[mugenjohncel]

My character picture comes up, and the background image I want is in the same folder.
Here is the whole script:

You may want to try this code variation where I lumped together all the images and the character under an init...

I'll be waiting warmly for results...

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init:
    image bg_mount = "mount.jpg"
    image jae happy = "jae_happy.png"
    image jae grumpy = "jae_grumpy.png"

    $ j = Character('Jae-Sun', color="#c8ffc8")

# The game starts here.
label start:
    
    scene bg_mount
    show jae happy
    with dissolve

    j "Hi there! Welcome to Elaine's test game!"

    j "I'm only here for show. Haha."
    
    j "Would you like to have a look around?"
    
menu:
    "Sure, why not.":
        jump choice1_yes
        
    "No thanks.":
        jump choice1_no

label choice1_yes:
    
    $menu_flag = True
    
    j "Alright! You're pretty cool."
    
    jump choice1_done
    
label choice1_no:
    
    $menu_flag = False
    
    show jae grumpy
    
    j "Well, fine. Who needs ya."
    
    jump choice1_done
    
label choice1_done:
    
    # ... the game continues here.
    
if menu_flag:
    
    j "So you said you wanted a look around? Cool."
    
else:
    
    j "Anyway."
    
    
label menu_flag_done:
    
    show jae happy

    j "Let's get this show on the road."
    
    
    
    j "So this is a test game, as I said."
    
    j "Basically, it's just for experimental purposes."

    return

"POOF" (Disappears)