Edit: Putting dates

[Headache]

EDIT:
Got other Qs answered... somewhat. New Q here.

How do I code dates in DSE? (AKA first day is Monday 1, second is Tuesday 2... stuff like that).

[EternalDream]

This is what I can tell you that might help you:



Ren'Py has three default layers. The upper-most layer (closest to the front) is called the "overlay".

def date_overlay():
if show_date:
ui.text(month + "%d" % day, size=20, color="#ffffff")

config.overlay_functions.append(date_overlay)
In the example, "month" is a string of the name of the current month, and "day" is an integer of the current date. The "if show_date" is a way to toggle the date off and on when you don't want it. Make sure you define whether or not "show_date" is True or False before you begin the game.

^ From the RenPy FAQ : http://www.renpy.org/wiki/renpy/FAQ#How ... _screen.3F


Actually, I tried and it didn't work =/ So I would also like this question to be answered...

[shylock]

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def date_overlay():
        if show_date:
            ui.text(datestr, size=16, color="#fff", xpos=0.13)
    config.overlay_functions.append(date_overlay)

works just fine for me, where 'datestr' is a string implemented by a separate function. I keep track of the number of days passed and then use a module function to get the day:

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if (divmod(date,7)[1] == 1): 
            datestr = 'Tuesday,'
        elif (divmod(date,7)[1]  == 2):
            datestr = 'Wednesday,'

and so on. every time I increment the day, I call the function that assigns datestr.

[Headache]

So where do I put this code?

[shylock]

I have it in an init python block.