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JenivereDomino wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:25 pm

We have been using this for our game but for some reason the unlocks just aren't working. We are following the instructions on the website docs and making sure we use the _persistent part of the unlocks, but for some unknown reason it seemed to work for a while then when I recompiled and deleted persistent to double check it was still working it now doesn't. The entries simply don't unlock?

Example of entry:
theGods = EncEntry(
parent=glossary,
# #number='',
name='The Gods',
text=[
'There are 16 Gods who watch over all of creation from within the Divine Realm. There are 4 Major Gods who each rule over 3 Minor Gods.'
],
viewed_persistent=True,
locked=True,
locked_persistent=True
)


Where we are unlocking it:

if theGods.locked_persistent == True:
show screen show_gloss
$ theGods.locked_persistent = False

(screen show_gloss is a notification window to show the term is unlocked the first time it is encountered)

I have tried removing the _persistent from the unlock part, which seemed to unlock the entry in the glossary, but then began to give an error when I got further through the script to more terms, and wouldn't recognise the if statement above (which I want, because I want to notify when the item unlocks the first time only). I have also tried putting the persistent unlock outside of the if block as well and that didn't work either.


We are also encountering an error in another branch where we are testing the self voicing features, where some entries need to use {alt}name{/alt} and {noalt}name1{/noalt} to ensure the correct pronunciation of names or other terms by the self voicing. I also want to use {alt} to be able to give image description for characters with their glossary entry as a reference point for people who are unable to see.

Using Renpy 7.4.6.1693

Any advice would be very welcome, we seem to be going in circles with this working then not working.

    about_xx = EncEntry(
        parent=your_new_encyclopaedia,
        name="xxx",
        subject="TERMS AND EVENTS",
        image="xxx",
        text=[
            "xxx."

        ],
        viewed_persistent=True,
        locked_persistent=True,


    )

    python:
        about_xx.locked = False

Spire wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:13 am

My entries in my encyclopaedia use persistent data also, so I'll show you the coding I use that works for me. I can't speak to how that affects the notification coding you are using though.

In my coding, I don't have that "locked-true" line. So try this kind of structure for the ending of your entries, where you only have 2 lines rather than the three you had:

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    about_xx = EncEntry(
        parent=your_new_encyclopaedia,
        name="xxx",
        subject="TERMS AND EVENTS",
        image="xxx",
        text=[
            "xxx."

        ],
        viewed_persistent=True,
        locked_persistent=True,


    )

Then to unlock it, I use the following:

Code: Select all

    python:
        about_xx.locked = False

I think using the python coding is strange for this and it isn't what the documentation said, but using the above code worked perfectly when nothing else worked for me, so hopefully that will help you. Unlocking it in this way still functions exactly the same, as the entry itself uses the persistent data, so once it is unlocked, it is unlocked.

JenivereDomino wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 28, 2021 1:47 pm

Spire wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:13 am

My entries in my encyclopaedia use persistent data also, so I'll show you the coding I use that works for me. I can't speak to how that affects the notification coding you are using though.

In my coding, I don't have that "locked-true" line. So try this kind of structure for the ending of your entries, where you only have 2 lines rather than the three you had:

Code: Select all

    about_xx = EncEntry(
        parent=your_new_encyclopaedia,
        name="xxx",
        subject="TERMS AND EVENTS",
        image="xxx",
        text=[
            "xxx."

        ],
        viewed_persistent=True,
        locked_persistent=True,


    )

Then to unlock it, I use the following:

Code: Select all

    python:
        about_xx.locked = False

I think using the python coding is strange for this and it isn't what the documentation said, but using the above code worked perfectly when nothing else worked for me, so hopefully that will help you. Unlocking it in this way still functions exactly the same, as the entry itself uses the persistent data, so once it is unlocked, it is unlocked.

Yeah we've tried that. Through some trial and error, we have figured out it might be where we are using the alt tags for the self voicing, which I need in there or names are pronounced completely wrong (eg, the character "Tyr" should sound like "Tier", but the self voicing reads it out as 3 individual letters "t y r" as if it is an acronym)... Unfortunately it seems like our solution is going to be having our coding team-mate build a different system from the ground up that will be able to handle the alt tags. We aren't in a rush for it tbh as there's a lot more work to go on the project as a whole and we are about to take a month off for the spooktober jam.

Thanks for the advice anyway, I appreciate the reply.

JenivereDomino wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 28, 2021 1:47 pm

Spire wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:13 am

My entries in my encyclopaedia use persistent data also, so I'll show you the coding I use that works for me. I can't speak to how that affects the notification coding you are using though.

In my coding, I don't have that "locked-true" line. So try this kind of structure for the ending of your entries, where you only have 2 lines rather than the three you had:

Code: Select all

    about_xx = EncEntry(
        parent=your_new_encyclopaedia,
        name="xxx",
        subject="TERMS AND EVENTS",
        image="xxx",
        text=[
            "xxx."

        ],
        viewed_persistent=True,
        locked_persistent=True,


    )

Then to unlock it, I use the following:

Code: Select all

    python:
        about_xx.locked = False

I think using the python coding is strange for this and it isn't what the documentation said, but using the above code worked perfectly when nothing else worked for me, so hopefully that will help you. Unlocking it in this way still functions exactly the same, as the entry itself uses the persistent data, so once it is unlocked, it is unlocked.

Yeah we've tried that. Through some trial and error, we have figured out it might be where we are using the alt tags for the self voicing, which I need in there or names are pronounced completely wrong (eg, the character "Tyr" should sound like "Tier", but the self voicing reads it out as 3 individual letters "t y r" as if it is an acronym)... Unfortunately it seems like our solution is going to be having our coding team-mate build a different system from the ground up that will be able to handle the alt tags. We aren't in a rush for it tbh as there's a lot more work to go on the project as a whole and we are about to take a month off for the spooktober jam.

Thanks for the advice anyway, I appreciate the reply.