Background Node

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.

Properties

Field	What it does
Name	Optional editor-only name for the node.
Background	Background asset shown by this node.
Transition	cut or fade.
Transition Duration	Duration used when the transition is not cut.
Next	Node that runs after the background changes.

Runtime behavior

When the node runs, VNC stores the selected background and transition in the current presentation state, then continues to Next.

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

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 are simple on purpose. One node changes one image, which makes location changes easy to find later.