Guys, is there a chance that renpy can and will update it's support for mp4 files?
I ask because the conversion from mp4 files into webms in order to work with the game is pure cancer. [...] How are you guys doing it?
Since I made the Marie Rose pack with 270+ WEBM's, figured I should comment on this.
I use a program called
WebMConverter, which simplifies most of the complicated stuff. Funnily enough it even says "WebM for Retards" in the Windows title-bar on top. It's an apt description, 99% of the time you just drag in .mp4 or .gif files and press convert and you're done.
On top of that you can edit to your heart's content without much fuss. You can resize, crop, trim, adjust quality ("variable" or "constant", with variable you specify the desired quality and the filesize adjusts to that, with constant you specify the desired filesize and the quality automatically adjusts to that)
I don't remember what the default encoding settings were, but my current settings are: Variable, CRF: 30 (higher = lower quality, smaller filesize), Tolerance: 2, Audio: Check, Audio quality: 3 (audio track will automatically be removed if there is no audio in source file)
Also, i would like to add extensive _BK files in the future with authentic backgroundstories and dialoge options specified to the girl and her personality, but the problem is, that i really never coded once in my life!
I already took a look into the file itself and understood a few things on the get go, but i still lack absolute knowledge how to go on about this. Is there a tutorial/guide written somewhere? I would really appreciate the help!
Definitely check out Fran which Jman linked. Even though it's incomplete and might not work perfectly in-game (some extra stuff might've broken in 0.2 as well, haven't tested her yet), it does give you a decent idea of what's possible. My original vision for Fran was to go wild and use every tool that's available to pack-makers in a single girl pack. Custom story, custom random events, custom sounds, custom traits and mechanics, custom free girl recruitment path*, custom personality*, etc.
* = These two things are absent in the current version of Fran, but all other things are (at least in some part) implemented, so I definitely recommend studying her files as a tutorial of some sort.
As for custom personality / dialogue lines, that might actually be the easiest way to start if you've got no coding experience. Check out the thread on HHS called
Community dialogue project, where we're slowly but surely writing more dialogue lines for each of the 23 "default" personalities. Practically no coding experience is needed in order to create custom personalities.
We've got a Google Sheet that lists every line of dialogue - it might come in handy when creating a custom personality. I could add an extra page to that for you.
In theory you can just as easily add a wholly unique custom personality (or even just a few unique lines/catchphrases?) to a girl pack. The only snag is that this functionality is new to 0.2 and you might run into some kinks after you've written the lines, but at that point you could always reach out to Goldo and the community for help with the implementation.