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#Put this in your init section!
init:
#This declares a conditional image with a LiveComposite inside of it
image eileen = ConditionSwitch(
            "e_face == 'happy", LiveComposite(
                #If she's happy, call the LiveComposite
                (375, 480),
                (0, 0), "e.png",
                #This is the size of the sprite in widthxheight of pixels
                #I'm telling it not to move e.png but use the base dimensions and
                #the path to e.png. If I had it in a folder, it would be
                #"/foldername/imagename.format"
                #This is probably the "base" image or body.
                (94, 66), "e_happy.png",
                #This is 94 pixels to the right and 66 pixels down, if I remember correctly
                #This is the alternate face layer, which is put on top of the stack.
                #So the order goes bottom to top when you're listing images.
                ),
            "e_face == 'sad", LiveComposite(
                (375, 480),
                (0, 0), "e.png",
                (94, 66), "e_sad.png",
                #Don't forget your commas at the end here
                ),
            "e_face == None", "e.png")
            #If it's not set to anything, the neutral base "e.png" displays
            #Be sure to close your parentheses carefully

label start:
#This is how you call it during the game itself
show eileen
#This shows the LiveComposite "e.png" when e_face == None. We haven't changed it yet.
e "I'm neutral."
#Now we change the variable to happy.
$ e_face = "happy"
e "Now sprite is happy!"
#You can also declare ConditionSwitches in Character statements to
#change the side image.