I’ve mentioned this to someone already so I’ll mention it again, a repost of mine:
Sometimes layering doesn’t work when you use normal positions. You’ll then have to use spot directing.
So,
@CHARACTER spot 1.280 X 0 in zone 1 at layer -2
@CHARACTER walks to spot 1.280 160 0
screen center = spot 1.280 160 0
So place the character offscreen to the right as you have them coming from there. Whatever the middle number you get is, put it into X (leave the 1.280 and 0 alone so their height doesn’t change and they walk in to the scene smoothly, in a straight line)
Check out:
Spot Directing: https://www.dara-amarie.com/spot-direction
Overlays: https://www.dara-amarie.com/overlays-guide
Layers: HOW TO: Move Characters / Overlays to the Layers
And: Tip: Conversion between Main Positions to Spots
As well: HOW TO: Place Characters Behind A Desk 🪑 🎓