Ren'Py Randomising labels

[Malachite1789]

OK so basically i want to randomise the scene the player gets when they go through a door based on their choices. I have a piece of the puzzle already

$ randomnum = renpy.random.randint(1,2) # (randomize between 1 and 2)
if randomnum==1:

jump manbiman1
elif randomnum==2:

jump manbiwoman1

but this only randomises it at the start of a new game. Is there a way to randomise it when they choose to open the door?

 

[cisco_donovan]

Well, um, you just have to run that code whenever you want the player to go through the door.

I mean it's the absolute fundamentals of renpy so probably you just need to read the official docs for a bit so that you understand what's happening.

Start with a label which, when you jump to it, picks a random door.

label random_jump:
    $ randomnum = renpy.random.randint(1,2) # (randomize between 1 and 2)
    if randomnum==1:
        jump manbiman1
    elif randomnum==2:
        jump manbiwoman1

Then jump to that label whenever you need.

Probably you'll have a menu somewhere. Here's an example of one at the start of the game:

label start:
    menu:
        "Go through door":
                jump random_jump
        "Go for an ice cream instead":
                jump eat_icecream

 

[Bev_]

If what you meant is, that value doesn't change when you rollback, you can try this:

        python:
            import random
        $ randomnum = random.randint(1,2)

Edit: I forgot to delete "renpy." that was the whole point of it :|

 

[Malachite1789]

yeah i think i get that. I also left out the If, elif chain at the startof the event after the door menu which may make a difference (It's a long change of If elif's based on what gender and preference the player chooses.) Thankyou both

 

[Malachite1789]

If what you meant is, that value doesn't change when you rollback, you can try this:

        python:
            import random
        $ randomnum = random.randint(1,2)

Edit: I forgot to delete "renpy." that was the whole point of it :|

This was perfect Thankyou

 

[Malachite1789]

For anyone else looking at this the problem was i had the first part

python:
import random
$ randomnum = random.randint(1,2) # (randomize between 1 and 2)

after an elif when it needed to be at the start of the label and then the next part

if randomnum==1:

jump manbiman1
elif randomnum==2:

jump manbiwoman1

needed to be after the elif(or else) that it was being used for (In my case in a string of 12 seperate elif's because i love making my life more complicated)

 

[anne O'nymous]

label random_jump:
    $ randomnum = renpy.random.randint(1,2) # (randomize between 1 and 2)
    if randomnum==1:
        jump manbiman1
    elif randomnum==2:
        jump manbiwoman1

Why so complicated ? You can do the exact same with a single line:

    jump expression "manbiman1" if renpy.randint( 1,2 ) == 1 else "manbiwoman1"

 

[cisco_donovan]

Why so complicated ? You can do the exact same with a single line

Well your code is shorter, I'm not sure it's any less complex.

In any case it's irrelevant - this isn't an optimisation problem.

If someone is struggling with code I don't like to confuse them by re-writing the bit they've managed to get working. OP seems fairly comfortable with how they're randomly picking a branch, that's fine by me. I'd rather focus on the problem they're actually having.

 

[anne O'nymous]

Well your code is shorter, I'm not sure it's any less complex.

In any case it's irrelevant - this isn't an optimisation problem.

Effectively, it's not a question of optimization, it's a question of efficient use of the language.

While it don't really matter in the present case, it become important when the randomized jump regard something like jump expression "whateverLabel_{}".format( renpy.randint(1,10) ).
Then, it's still not a question of optimization, but of limited bugs possibilities.