Timed Descisions in Ren'Py?

[Ryu-Gi]

I'm still in the writing stage for a VN game I'm working on, but I had a quick question regarding the Ren'Py Engine.

I wanted my game to have heavier emphasis on making tough decisions, similarly to Telltale's "The Walking Dead". In that game the player is sometimes given only a few seconds to make a decision, or else the game decides on a third choice for them. This helps to create tension during the really intense moments of the story.

Since I'm working with the Ren'Py engine, I was wondering if something like this is doable in it; Can you give the player a choice with a time limit?

[trooper6]

You certainly can. You might want to look at the Tutorial game that comes with Ren'py. There as a timer in that tutorial you can look as a starting place.

[Googaboga]

If you want, here's a code I used to make timed choices;

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    $ ui.timer(1.0, ui.jumps("menu3_slow")) ##what you put in the parentheses is the label it goes to if you don't click fast enough. The 1.0 is how much time you have to click
    menu:
        
        "Move!":
            hide countdown

            p 'I run away.'
            
            '................'
            
            jump moveyes


   
label menu3_slow:
    hide countdown
    
    p 'Oh no, I'm hit!'
    
    jump hurt

This example only has one choice, but you can add more menu options if you want.

Also, a newer version of Ren'Py has been released since I used that, I'm not sure if things have changed.

[Ryu-Gi]

Awesome, thanks for the responses. Good to know it's possible.

[philat]

http://www.renpy.org/wiki/renpy/doc/coo ... imed_menus