i /am/ using my own style (modded from plain), but when i use a linear grad for the background-image, it works... and yes, the image is being transfered. it works when i use it elsewhere... i was even trying it with image that comes with it... ill dig through the other files and see if i added something there. tbh that sounds like the issue. if not, i'll try it on another css template. if all else fails i'll redownload and see jic i did something wrong during setup. thanks! the joys of webdev are never ending ;w;
redownloading it did the trick. nothing else seemed to work T__T i think i didnt download/update 11ty properly when i originally downloaded it from the command terminal... i think i got 11ty to update?? but now it works LOL thank you again, i really think i just fudged it up on my end from the start