Mod Ren'Py Universal Ren'Py Mod / URM [2.5] (mod any Ren'Py game yourself)

[Vleder]

New milestone! We've reached 25 five star reviews here!

Congrats! Well deserved recognition!
In my opinion, URM goes far beyond the usual WT mods even if we're only playing to have WT aid. But I got used to it's other features and now I can't do without them. Character renaming, makeshift iPatches, path detection and the ability to play unselected labels are awesome features but the recent ability to customize textboxes really made me happy. The per character color selection was beyond my expectations...
I have just a few questions:
- sometimes, after defining totally transparent textboxes, during transitions, the old dialogue textbox still appears (something I normally solve by droping a blank textbox.png in the gui folder, but it's not universal). Is there another way around this?
- I really hate visual noise on AVNs and never use the quick menu, so I would welcome a simple feature to just deactivate it. I found this but haven't tryid it yet. Can it be used with URM?
- I remember reading a while ago about hiding path notifications for specific variables. Is it on the roadmap?

So, thanks for a lifesaving tool. Now I'm eagerly waiting for the improved watchpanel and the ability to create variable groups.

 

[Boehser Onkel]

Congrats! Well deserved recognition!
In my opinion, URM goes far beyond the usual WT mods even if we're only playing to have WT aid. But I got used to it's other features and now I can't do without them. Character renaming, makeshift iPatches, path detection and the ability to play unselected labels are awesome features but the recent ability to customize textboxes really made me happy. The per character color selection was beyond my expectations...
I have just a few questions:
- sometimes, after defining totally transparent textboxes, during transitions, the old dialogue textbox still appears (something I normally solve by droping a blank textbox.png in the gui folder, but it's not universal). Is there another way around this?
- I really hate visual noise on AVNs and never use the quick menu, so I would welcome a simple feature to just deactivate it. I found this but haven't tryid it yet. Can it be used with URM?
- I remember reading a while ago about hiding path notifications for specific variables. Is it on the roadmap?

So, thanks for a lifesaving tool. Now I'm eagerly waiting for the improved watchpanel and the ability to create variable groups.

quickmenu :

you can search for it with urm
set true to false -works for 99% i say
sometimes the dev´s code a unique quickmenu style with different names for it
try to search for hide_qm or similiar then


texboxes - well that depends on the coding
screens.rpy



mostly this works
if the dev got "fancy" textboxes , well this maybe can cause the popups
like here - with opacity option

 

[Vleder]

quickmenu :
you can search for it with urm
set true to false -works for 99% i say
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Thanks!
Thinking back, I really should have thought about that myself. I guess my mind just isn't formatted to grasp at the possibilities like that.

About the textboxes, and sorry for my ignorance, what you are suggesting is to edit the screens.rpy file? My coding abilities are zero, so I may end up creating more problems that solving them...

 

[0x52]

Congrats! Well deserved recognition!
In my opinion, URM goes far beyond the usual WT mods even if we're only playing to have WT aid. But I got used to it's other features and now I can't do without them. Character renaming, makeshift iPatches, path detection and the ability to play unselected labels are awesome features but the recent ability to customize textboxes really made me happy. The per character color selection was beyond my expectations...

Thanks!

- sometimes, after defining totally transparent textboxes, during transitions, the old dialogue textbox still appears (something I normally solve by droping a blank textbox.png in the gui folder, but it's not universal). Is there another way around this?

Are you on URM 1.15.1 (not 1.15!)? If so, do you have examples of games where this happens?

- I really hate visual noise on AVNs and never use the quick menu, so I would welcome a simple feature to just deactivate it. I found this but haven't tryid it yet. Can it be used with URM?

A customizable quickmenu is om my internal roadmap, but just noticed it wasn't on the roadmap in het OP yet. It is now

- I remember reading a while ago about hiding path notifications for specific variables. Is it on the roadmap?

Yes, it's on the list.

I'll try to update the roadmap here soon, because I didn't really to this for a while. My private todo-list for URM currently contains 38 items

 

[Vleder]

Are you on URM 1.15.1 (not 1.15!)? If so, do you have examples of games where this happens?

I'm convinced it's the latest (in the zip file says it's from 2023-06-29) and it happened with MissFortune's Move the Chains just yesterday. At this point I don't recall any other example...
Thanks for your reply.

 

[Boehser Onkel]

Thanks!
Thinking back, I really should have thought about that myself. I guess my mind just isn't formatted to grasp at the possibilities like that.

About the textboxes, and sorry for my ignorance, what you are suggesting is to edit the screens.rpy file? My coding abilities are zero, so I may end up creating more problems that solving them...

thats what i do
but for your issue it may better if 0x52 can sort this out

 

[Boehser Onkel]

I'm convinced it's the latest (in the zip file says it's from 2023-06-29) and it happened with MissFortune's Move the Chains just yesterday. At this point I don't recall any other example...
Thanks for your reply.

this one is a bit tricky
like with the quickmenu there
the coding causing stutters , lags etc with the textbox and quickmenu
missfortune is working on it

 

[tania]

https://f95zone.to/threads/sunshine-love-ch-2-v1-00i-extras-mrdots-games.49330/
Sunshine Love CH2 1.00 compressed version, geting error at start using 1.15.1 (old 1.05.1 works):

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
  File "game/0x52/classes/main.rpy", line 225, in <module>
TypeError: 'LabelOverridesSwitch' object does not support item assignment

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
  File "renpy/bootstrap.py", line 331, in bootstrap
    renpy.main.main()
  File "renpy/main.py", line 560, in main
    renpy.game.context().run(node)
  File "0x52/classes/main.rpyc", line 200, in script
  File "0x52/classes/main.rpyc", line 200, in script
  File "renpy/ast.py", line 928, in execute
    renpy.python.py_exec_bytecode(self.code.bytecode, self.hide, store=self.store)
  File "renpy/python.py", line 2245, in py_exec_bytecode
    exec(bytecode, globals, locals)
  File "game/0x52/classes/main.rpy", line 225, in <module>
TypeError: 'LabelOverridesSwitch' object does not support item assignment

Windows-10-10.0.19041
Ren'Py 7.4.11.2266
Sunshine Love CH2 1.00
Sun Jul 16 02:47:29 2023

 

[Paranoiaaaaaa]

Is it possible to support other language like Chinese?

 

[theMickey_]

Sunshine Love CH2 1.00 compressed version, geting error at start using 1.15.1 (old 1.05.1 works):

I've just tested the unofficial compressed version from here -- and it's working perfectly fine with URM v1.15.1 on my end.

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Did you add anything else? Like a Walkthrough mod, the iPatch or something else? I'd recommend to (re)download the full version from the game's OP or the compressed version from the link above, extracting it to a new folder, adding URM, and you should have no issues -- have fun.

// EDIT: Looking at your message history, you've reported the exact same issue two months ago, and it turned out it was the iPatch causing those issues of yours. I hope you've learned your lesson and did not add that stupid patch again

 

[fuck_you_mf]

in the game hokage's life when i select the patreon only version it plays the patreon content upto 3 sentence then goes back to the non patreon version where MC decides to leave.

 

[theMickey_]

in the game hokage's life when i select the patreon only version ...

try to search for this "patreon version"variable and freeze it

Not much URM can do here -- there just is no more content

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It's also missing a "jump end" before line 344, that's why it's showing the Patreon version of the dialogue as well as non-patreon version...

In any case: Congratulations, you beat the game

 

[theMickey_]

i have this weird behaviour of urm

Are you playing a special version of the game? Because I've just tested it (downloaded it from Gofile from the game link you've posted), and I don't have any issues using URM 1.15.1.

Also, please take a look at the following screenshot (the first one), it's the same as yours, but the "Quick Menu" at the very bottom looks very different from what you posted:

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So I wonder if you've changed something, or if you're playing a different version...

Both screenshots above are from playing in "Windowed" mode, but even if I use the Fullscreen option, the game itself as well as the URM UI seem to be how I'd expect them to be.

 

[Boehser Onkel]

Are you playing a special version of the game? Because I've just tested it (downloaded it from Gofile from the game link you've posted), and I don't have any issues using URM 1.15.1.

Also, please take a look at the following screenshot (the first one), it's the same as yours, but the "Quick Menu" at the very bottom looks very different from what you posted:

View attachment 2775266 View attachment 2775270​

So I wonder if you've changed something, or if you're playing a different version...

Both screenshots above are from playing in "Windowed" mode, but even if I use the Fullscreen option, the game itself as well as the URM UI seem to be how I'd expect them to be.

i always change the quickmenu to be more ... renpy default

some changes i made are name and text size , removed the blinking moon at the text
but nothing that could cause this - as what i aware of
i have to use a unpacked version of urm , because my nearly unique issue with the windows username - but that couldnt be it or?

not that important - was just wondering

 

[theMickey_]

i always change the quickmenu ...
some changes i made are name and text size...
removed the blinking moon at the text...

Ahem -- you most probably already know what I'm going to say, right?

Always use the original, unmodified game with URM first (AKA "the way it's used to be used") to see if it's working at all. As I've posted above, the original game works with URM without any of those changes of yours, so...

I know that you know how to code python and are able to modify Ren'Py games pretty well, so you probably know what you're doing, but it seems like you've made an "Ooopsie" this time

 

[Boehser Onkel]

Ahem -- you most probably already know what I'm going to say, right?

Always use the original, unmodified game with URM first (AKA "the way it's used to be used") to see if it's working at all. As I've posted above, the original game works with URM without any of those changes of yours, so...

I know that you know how to code python and are able to modify Ren'Py games pretty well, so you probably know what you're doing, but it seems like you've made an "Ooopsie" this time

thats the point - i dont know where and how if
i compared the original scripts with my edited ...
and replaced my edited with them original ones (and even deleted the persistent file)
nothing changed

edit :
new clean install (dl from gofile)

 

[tania]

I've just tested the unofficial compressed version from here -- and it's working perfectly fine with URM v1.15.1 on my end.

View attachment 2774337​

Did you add anything else? Like a Walkthrough mod, the iPatch or something else? I'd recommend to (re)download the full version from the game's OP or the compressed version from the link above, extracting it to a new folder, adding URM, and you should have no issues -- have fun.

// EDIT: Looking at your message history, you've reported the exact same issue two months ago, and it turned out it was the iPatch causing those issues of yours. I hope you've learned your lesson and did not add that stupid patch again

Dammit! fucking ipatch! two months ago i did add the patch but this time i just downloaded the same compressed link you posted, i didnt add nothing and got the error, the compressed already have the ipatch inside the game folder! Now i just deleted it and game runs without errors! strange you didnt get the error as you have tested with the same version i used.

 

[Zalakijin]

hey guys first time i use this mods, i try press Alt+M or Alt Gr+M but that don't work (and i have place the file in the folder name (game) is it becose it's other keyboard keys for my keyboard (settle in belgium azerty) or is it becose it's a 2 season game and i need put the mods file in both season folder game ?

(trying it for Lust Academy S2 currently to can boost some stat before i use the save for S3)

EDIT: my bad, need to lunch any save before can open the mod (don't work on game menu .....)

 

[tania]

hey guys first time i use this mods, i try press Alt+M or Alt Gr+M but that don't work (and i have place the file in the folder name (game) is it becose it's other keyboard keys for my keyboard (settle in belgium azerty) or is it becose it's a 2 season game and i need put the mods file in both season folder game ?

(trying it for Lust Academy S2 currently to can boost some stat before i use the save for S3)

EDIT: my bad, need to lunch any save before can open the mod (don't work on game menu .....)

True, you can activate it on the menu(it helps on some games that have custom keys like "m" already in use) but it only shows after you start playing the game!

 

[desmosome]

Quick feedback on the textbox option. I fucking love it. So many games have barely readable fonts that clash with the background.

Just one suggestion. It would be nice to have an indentation option. Right now, the text starts way too close to the left border since most games don't have a side image.