How do I define my variables and more specifically where?

[DictatorKitten]

I keep reading tutorials on how to define variables, but I haven't quite familiarized myself with ren'py enough to know where to define the variables( do I define them like I define characters or do I define them in a python block?), how to set variables, and how to write if statements. I basically know how to begin a python block, and that is the limit of my knowledge. I think I managed to set user input well, but I'd really appreciate help.

Futhermore, if it helps at all, I need number variables for an affection meter!

[Iylae]

There's enough questions in here to direct you to the documentation: http://www.renpy.org/doc/html/

Any line that begins with a $ or is in a python: block is python code. Everything not in this is RenPy. Variables can be defined when you require them. I suggest you work your way through the examples in the "Getting Started" example of the documentation.

[DictatorKitten]

There's enough questions in here to direct you to the documentation: http://www.renpy.org/doc/html/

Any line that begins with a $ or is in a python: block is python code. Everything not in this is RenPy. Variables can be defined when you require them. I suggest you work your way through the examples in the "Getting Started" example of the documentation.

I read the Ren'py documentation on variables already, that's why I came here. I didn't understand it :3/

[xela]

Really? Docs are very clear on the variables definitions. Best way is simply to:

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default my_var = 0
default my_var_2 = {}
default my_var_3 = False

without any labels, screens, python or any other blocks, but you should be able to put it on the init block safely if you want all of them to be grouped together (it's convenient in JEdit for example, which I use).

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label start:
    $ my_var = 0
    python:
        my_var_2 = {}
        my_var_3 = False

will work just as well. Do not ever declare variables in the anything init without default or older define statements, you'll regret that later, use one of the ways above.

[DictatorKitten]

Really? Docs are very clear on the variables definitions. Best way is simply to:

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default my_var = 0
default my_var_2 = {}
default my_var_3 = False

without any labels, screens, python or any other blocks, but you should be able to put it on the init block safely if you want all of them to be grouped together (it's convenient in JEdit for example, which I use).

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label start:
    $ my_var = 0
    python:
        my_var_2 = {}
        my_var_3 = False

will work just as well. Do not ever declare variables in the anything init without default or older define statements, you'll regret that later, use one of the ways above.

Oh! Okay! I apologize, I'm not incredibly good with tutorials(for whatever reason), but yeah, this answers what I needed to know uwu