[Solved] Renpy variable in scene command, is possible?

[Porcus Dev]

Could this be done with videos also?
I've tried to do it similarly like this, but it can't find the file:

$ girlname= "sarah"
image dance = Movie(play="characters/[girlname]/dance.webm")
show dance

I'm not sure and I can't prove it right now, but have you tried it this way?

$ girlname= "sarah"
play movie "characters/[girlname]/dance.webm" loop
show dance
pause

 

[anne O'nymous]

Could this be done with videos also?

No.
When you write something like image myVideo = Movie( play="whatever" ) you are in fact creating an object that will later play the video. And the path to the video is proceeded when you create the object, not when you'll play it. So, it would have no interest to have text substitution here.
Note that it also apply for any

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, for the exact same reason.

If you really need the movie to have a dynamic name, there's a workaround with

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:

default girlname = "sarah"

label whatever:
    [...]
    $ renpy.movie_cutscene( "characters/{}/dance.webm".format( girlname ) )

But it's not suitable for all situation since it will display the movie in full screen, whatever the original size of the movie.

play movie "characters/[girlname]/dance.webm" loop

Tried it before answering, and it didn't works. But like I don't have use for movies (at least for now), my knowledge on this subject is limited and I can have messed my test.

 

[the66]

default girlname = ""

image flexmovie = ConditionSwitch(
    "girlname == 'girl name 1'", Movie(play="girl1 movie file"),
    "girlname == 'girl name 2'", Movie(play="girl2 movie file"),
    "girlname == 'girl name 3'", Movie(play="girl3 movie file"),
    "True", Movie(play="your default movie file")
    )
   
label start:

    $ girlname = "girl name 1"
    show flexmovie
    "some important dialogue"
    hide flexmovie
   
    $ girlname = "girl name 3"
    show flexmovie
    "more important dialogue"
    hide flexmovie

being declared at init level as constant, i doubt the displayable will become more variable than that.

 

[recreation]

default girlname = ""

image flexmovie = ConditionSwitch(
    "girlname == 'girl name 1'", Movie(play="girl1 movie file"),
    "girlname == 'girl name 2'", Movie(play="girl2 movie file"),
    "girlname == 'girl name 3'", Movie(play="girl3 movie file"),
    "True", Movie(play="your default movie file")
    )
  
label start:

    $ girlname = "girl name 1"
    show flexmovie
    "some important dialogue"
    hide flexmovie
  
    $ girlname = "girl name 3"
    show flexmovie
    "more important dialogue"
    hide flexmovie

being declared at init level as constant, i doubt the displayable will become more variable than that.

That's exactly how I use/switch between the movies for the male and female MC in my game. I'd search ages and tried several other things, but didn't find any better solution.

#player can choose between male and female mc at the start of the game

image bjhmovtrd = ConditionSwitch(
    "mcgender == 'woman'", Movie(play="anim/bjhtrd_fem.webm"),
    "True", Movie(play="anim/bjhtrd.webm"))

label start:
    "Choose your gender"
    menu:
        "Male":
            $pcgender = male
            jump somewherelse
        "Female":
            $ pcgender = female
            jump somewherelse
            
label somewherelse:
    scene bjhmovtrd

 

[the66]

That's exactly how I use/switch between the movies for the male and female MC in my game. I'd search ages and tried several other things, but didn't find any better solution.

#player can choose between male and female mc at the start of the game

image bjhmovtrd = ConditionSwitch(
    "mcgender == 'woman'", Movie(play="anim/bjhtrd_fem.webm"),
    "True", Movie(play="anim/bjhtrd.webm"))

label start:
    "Choose your gender"
    menu:
        "Male":
            $pcgender = male
            jump somewherelse
        "Female":
            $ pcgender = female
            jump somewherelse
           
label somewherelse:
    scene bjhmovtrd

nice i wasn't completely wrong.