Libgdx Scrolling Platformer Background

Game Mechanics
#1

Hi,

I currently have a platformer with the map made using Tiled. It works well so far, but there’s one thing I can’t figure out. I would like the background (which is a texture) to scroll slower than the Tiled map as the player moves. For example, when the player jumps up, I want the background image to “move down” but not as fast as the player moves up.

I’ve tried a few different methods, such as rendering it at a position equal to the player position multiplied by a number (0.04), but the background always moves with the player. I think it has something to do with the spritebatch or camera projection matrices, but I can’t figure out exactly what to do.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

#2

The background has its own position and speed, but triggered by player’ movement.

#3

Well, unless your character isn’t going to be centered on the screen, a slower-moving background is just a slower moving character, unless you use parallax.