Another Noobie having CG Gallery problems (Solved!)

[Heiden]

Hello! I'm pretty new at making visual novels and I've been struggling trying to get my CG Gallery to work. I've read through a lot of other forum posts about this same problem but I still can't seem to get it to work.

Here's what I have so far:

init python:

# Step 1. Create the gallery object.
g = Gallery()

g.background = "elvineroom.png"

g.locked_button = "commonlock.png"
g.locked_background = "commonlock.png"

# Step 2. Add buttons and images to the gallery.

# A button that contains an image that automatically unlocks.
g.button("cglukas1")
g.image("cglukas1.png")
g.unlock("cglukas1.png")

g.button("elvinevillage")
g.unlock_image ("cgelainevillage.png")

# This button has multiple images assocated with it. We use unlock_image
# so we don't have to call both .image and .unlock. We also apply a
# transform to the first image.
#g.button("dark")
#g.unlock_image("bigbeach1")
#g.transform(slowpan)
#g.unlock_image("beach1 mary")
#g.unlock_image("beach2")
#g.unlock_image("beach3")

# This button has a condition associated with it, allowing code
# to choose which images unlock.
#g.button("end1")
#g.condition("persistent.unlock_1")
#g.image("transfer")
#g.image("moonpic")
#g.image("girlpic")
#g.image("nogirlpic")
#g.image("bad_ending")

#g.button("end2")
#g.condition("persistent.unlock_2")
#g.image("library")
#g.image("beach1 nomoon")
#g.image("bad_ending")

# The last image in this button has an condition associated with it,
# so it will only unlock if the user gets both endings.
#g.button("end3")
#g.condition("persistent.unlock_3")
#g.image("littlemary2")
#g.image("littlemary")
#g.image("good_ending")
#g.condition("persistent.unlock_3 and persistent.unlock_4")

#g.button("end4")
#g.condition("persistent.unlock_4")
#g.image("hospital1")
#g.image("hospital2")
#g.image("hospital3")
#g.image("heaven")
#g.image("white")
#g.image("good_ending")
#g.condition("persistent.unlock_3 and persistent.unlock_4")

# The final two buttons contain images that show multiple pictures
# at the same time. This can be used to compose character art onto
# a background.
#g.button("dawn mary")
#g.unlock_image("dawn1", "mary dawn wistful")
#g.unlock_image("dawn1", "mary dawn smiling")
#g.unlock_image("dawn1", "mary dawn vhappy")

#g.button("dark mary")
#g.unlock_image("beach2", "mary dark wistful")
#g.unlock_image("beach2", "mary dark smiling")
#g.unlock_image("beach2", "mary dark vhappy")

# The transition used when switching images.
#g.transition = dissolve

# Step 3. The gallery screen we use.
screen gallery:

# Ensure this replaces the main menu.
tag menu

# The background.
add "elvineroom.png"

# A grid of buttons.
grid 3 3:

xfill True
yfill True

# Call make_button to show a particular button.
add g.make_button("cglukas1", "lukaslock.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
add g.make_button("elvinevillage", "lukaslock.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
add g.make_button("cglukas1", "cglukas1.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
add g.make_button("cglukas1", "cglukas1.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
add g.make_button("cglukas1", "cglukas1.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
add g.make_button("cglukas1", "cglukas1.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
add g.make_button("cglukas1", "cglukas1.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
add g.make_button("cglukas1", "cglukas1.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
#add g.make_button("dawn", "gal-dawn.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
#add g.make_button("end1", "gal-end1.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)

#add g.make_button("end2", "gal-end2.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
#add g.make_button("end3", "gal-end3.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
#add g.make_button("end4", "gal-end4.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)

#add g.make_button("dark mary", "gal-dark_mary.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)
#add g.make_button("dawn mary", "gal-dawn_mary.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)

# The screen is responsible for returning to the main menu. It could also
# navigate to other gallery screens.
textbutton "Return" action Return() xalign 0.5 yalign 0.5

The only reason I have about 8 duplicates of the same button is because otherwise renpy would tell me 'Grid not completely full' and wouldn't work.

The problem is: Is that the buttons show up but they never unlock. From what I can understand, since I didn't have any g.condition statement they should show up right away. Ive played through the game to see if they were unlock after Ive seen them in game but they are still locked.

I also have another question.

In this:
g.button("cglukas1")
g.image("cglukas1.png")
g.unlock("cglukas1.png")

the g.image is the bigger image (The 800x600 image in my case) and the "lukaslock.png" in this:

add g.make_button("cglukas1", "lukaslock.png", xalign=0.5, yalign=0.5)

is the thumbnail, correct?

(I don't know if this will help but in my example the 'Cglukas1.png' is a big picture (800x600) and the Lukaslock.png and Commonlock.png are both small pictures meant to be thumbnails)

I've been struggling with this all day and I honestly don't know if I made a silly mistake or if I am using outdated code or what. This is literally the last thing preventing me from finishing my visual novel :\ Any sort of help is absolutely welcome!

[apricotorange]

Two issues. First, the unlock() method is similar to condition(); if you want to image to just always be visible in the gallery, don't use either. Second, the name you specify to g.image should be the name of the image you declared, not the filename, e.g. if you have "image bg elainevillage = 'cgelainevillage.png'", you should call "g.unlock_image('bg elainevillage')", not "g.unlock_image('cgelainevillage.png')".

[Heiden]

And now it works! Thank you so much!

[harajukulolita]

Can I ask a really newbie question, I'm trying out different things with the current project I'm working on. It's just a little thing to try out all different types of layouts and stuff and I'm not really sure where to put the gallery code. I've seen a it a number of times and I have it down somewhere so it wouldn't be hard for me to replace the images and everything but I just need to know where to put the code. Should it go in the screens page or in the options page or should I make a completely new .rpy file for it? Help would be greatly appreciated

[trooper6]

It shouldnt' matter where you put the code. I wouldnt' put it in the options file because it isn't an option and that is messy.

You could put it in the screen file...that seems to make sense, it is a screen after all--and some people prefer fewer files rahter than more.

When I created a control screen, however, I just put it in its own file because...I liked how that looked. And I've made a separate file for all my calls as well. I'm getting the feeling that I am probably the sort of person who like more files rather than fewer files. But some folks but everything in just the script file.

It is really up to you.

As long as your indenting is all good and you have the ordering good....ti doesn't really matter as far as I know.

[harajukulolita]

Thanks for the help, I think I'll just create a new file for it since there will be too much stuff in the screen script but I'll try it either way. Been trying forever to get the gallery to work XD