Main Interface / Game Interface

[Mikan]

I can't make one, so can someone post theirs?
Something like this:

(Some kind of title page)

(Some kind of dialogue page)

Please share your interface code!

[PyTom]

Assuming you're using Ren'Py, you'll want a layout.imagemap_main_menu.

The basic idea here is that you'll draw two versions of the menu, one with the buttons hovered, and one with the buttons idle. You'll then need to add a call to imagemap_main_menu to your game, and it will use those images as the menu.

For the second one, you'll want to change the background for some of the Characters. You may need to have multiple Characters for each character, so you can indicate where each character is placed.

[Mikan]

.. but how will that help me find a good arrangement for buttons and other interface options? :s

[PyTom]

Oh, I misunderstood the question.

[dstarsboy]

Do you just want to see other people's main menu and dialog windows for their respective games? Or do you want someone to mockup an interface that looks similar to what you've drawn? I'm a little confused.

[afu]

Sorry to intrude on this post, but I'm sort of looking for the same thing.
I was going to try and figure it out on my own but if there's a demo custom menu around I could poke around with...
That would be great to see so I could figure out how to customize it further ^^

[MuzikalNotes]

I believe he meant that, instead of the standard dialogue window whenever someone speaks, a bubble would pop up.

[Mikan]

see other people's main menu and dialog windows for their respective games

Yes, this is it!
And hopefully with the graphics/scripts that made it possible
I'd like to try switching out the graphics for my own, eventually.

I was going to try and figure it out on my own but if there's a demo custom menu around I could poke around with...
That would be great to see so I could figure out how to customize it further ^^

Yes, right on the mark! these are my intentions as well!

[afu]

I was fiddling around with ren'py yesterday and I think you might be able to do the second menu by:

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## In the options script, making/defining a custom text box

style.window.background = Frame("textbox.png", 15, 15)

## and then setting the window/text padding (also in options script)

style.window.left_margin = 125
style.window.left_padding = 150 

I guess the downside is that the speech bubble would be default. You wouldn't be able to have the dialog point to who ever is talking above (unless it's possible to have multiple text box images and have them change?)

Love your artwork btw~

[Mikan]

Aww gee, I hadn't meant that drawing to end up being interpreted that way.

I put it there to indicate any kind of interface where the game displays text said by a certain character.

It doesn't have to be a comic-book style word bubble.

It could be the usual portrait and what the character says on the left or right, but I was hoping to see some variations of that design so that I can play with a game interface that doesn't look generic-renpy.

[JQuartz]

I can't make one, so can someone post theirs?

This one from renpy's reference:

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init -2 python:
    layout.imagemap_main_menu("menu2.jpg", "menu1.jpg", [
        (111, 248, 392 ,313, "Start Game"),
        (111, 313, 392, 378, "Load Game"),
        (48, 432, 237, 529, "Preferences"),
        (48,529,237,576, "Quit"),
        (48, 435, 237, 482, "instructions"),
        ])

And here's the 2 image files:

[mugenjohncel]

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[it's mikan]

Both of the interfaces that have been posted look really good. I can't wait to try them out I'll be waiting~

[Preludian]

@mugenjohncel: wow, I mean WOW! coming just on time.

[mugenjohncel]

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