Background

Background sets the place the player is looking at. Use it when a scene enters a new location, time of day, or mood.

Use Insert > Scene & UI > Change Background before dialog that should appear over a specific image or parallax background.

Properties

Node-specific properties

Field	What it does
Background Type	image shows one background asset. preset shows a layered Parallax Background preset and appears as Parallax in Properties.
Background	Background asset shown when Background Type is Image.
Preset	Parallax Background preset shown when Background Type is Parallax.
Shot Motion	Optional camera-like motion for Parallax backgrounds: None, Push In, Pull Back, directional pan, or Custom.
Motion Duration	Seconds the shot motion takes to finish. Defaults to 2.5 when motion is enabled.
Motion X / Motion Y / Zoom Motion	Custom shot motion values shown when Motion is Custom. X and Y move the parallax shot; Zoom Motion pushes in with positive values and pulls back with negative values.

Inherited/common properties

Field	What it does
Name	Optional label used in the editor and Story Map. Leave it empty to use VNC's automatic node name.
Transition	How the visual change appears, such as cut, fade, or a sprite movement.
Transition Duration	Optional duration used when the selected transition is animated.
Advance	Immediately continues right away. After Transition waits for the animated transition to finish.
Tint	No Tint leaves the background image unchanged. Custom applies Tint Color.
Tint Color	Color applied when Tint is Custom. VNC multiplies it into the background image, so white leaves the image unchanged.
Next	Node that runs after this node finishes its own work.

Runtime Behavior

When the node runs, VNC stores the selected background and transition in the current presentation state. By default, the story continues to Next immediately. Set Advance to After Transition when a fade should finish before the next node runs.

When Tint is Custom, VNC multiplies the selected tint color into the image. Use white when you want the original background colors.

When Background Type is Parallax, VNC clears the single-image background for that beat and renders the selected preset's ordered layers behind sprites, dialog, prompts, overlays, and title cards.

Parallax Background nodes can add a shot motion on top of the reusable preset. This lets one node push in, pull back, or pan the preset without changing the preset for every other scene that uses it.

If the background asset is missing, the node can still exist, but the route will warn until you import or choose a valid background.

Example Setup

Field	Example value
Background	geomijulEntrance
Transition	fade
Transition Duration	0.35
Advance	After Transition
Tint	Custom
Tint Color	#6F8FD8
Next	the next node in your route

Parallax Setup

Step	Setup
Create the preset	In Assets, add a Parallax Background.
Add layers	Add one or more layers under the preset. Each layer chooses a background or cover image.
Tune depth	Use Depth, Pan, Ambient motion, Transparency, Scale, and Input Follow to create the movement.
Preview while editing	Select the preset, a layer, or a Background node that uses the preset to see a selection preview when no story preview session is active.
Use it	Set a Background node's Background Type to Parallax, choose the preset, then add Shot Motion if that story beat should push, pull, or pan.

Set the background early

Put a Background node near the start of a scene. Later dialog and sprites then have a clear visual context.

Background nodes stay easy to scan: one node chooses either a single image or one reusable Parallax Background preset.