Displaying arrays in renpy,

[Tentacles]

I haven't been here for a while, but tried to learn some coding to get the most out of Ruby and Renpy. But ran into some coding specific problems along the way.

I wanted to ask if Renpy is capable of displaying arrays. Or is there a need for this considering that Renpy has a built in choose function. I know how to do a basic battle system, though when I was learning Ruby briefly there was an odd thing about hp >= processing as if it were hp <=, and so hp <= goes straight to game over.

But I'm wanting to have these arrays if I need them: (Ruby verison)

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mainmenu = ['Continue', 'Check HP', 'Time', 'Exit']

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yesno = ['Yes', 'No']

I briefly tried Ruby for visual novels sense I wanted a way to create a maze, then it turns out that I can relatively easily create a maze function on my own just with built in choices in nvl mode. But I'm not sure if the build in choices would have the look I want for Fight and Flee, and Attack and Defend.

I think I can relatively easily find if/else functions.

I prefer Renpy just because you can actually jump to a label, while Ruby has that horrendously vague break function. I have to put in comments about which place some place breaks to. So inputting face and cube hopping is much easier.

Side-note: I don't need a complicated battle system, it would be front view if there was a graphic. But technically its just the battle system you would put in a text-adventure.

[trooper6]

Python has lists (and sets and dicts and tuples, etc). And since Python has them, renpy has them. I use them all the time to keep track of things.

Now...when you say "displaying arrays" what do you mean?
With your yes/no...that just sounds like a menu.

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menu:
    "Do you deface the statue?"
    "Yes":
        jump statue_y
    "No":
        jump statue_n

You don't need an array for that.
That main menu of yours sounds like it is just a screen with some buttons on it....which, I don't think you need an array for that either.

Have you read through the Renpy QuickStart? http://www.renpy.org/doc/html/quickstart.html
You might want to look through the renpy documentation and look at the code of a few sample games. Because...I think you are asking the wrong question.

[Tentacles]

Yea I looked at it, though it's been like seven years sense I last look. it's probably been updated.

Cool beans! I don't need arrays. Yea in Ruby it didn't come with the ability to automatically display menus, so I had to use arrays to display choices, then use input processing to make choices. Weird program.

[trooper6]

If you haven't looked at the renpy documentation in seven years, definitely look at it again--a lot has changed!
Note: I do use lists...normally to hold inventory or days of the week...things like that. But for menus? Just use the menu command.

[Tentacles]

Oh I'm browsing through, I'm noticing it doesn't talk about defining variables. I know how to do the basics, though variables have always been something I've struggled with

All the variables below I seem to be struggling to define.

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label battle:
    
    menu:
        
        "Fight":
            jump bat_choices

label bat_choices:
    
    if hp == 0:
        jump gameover
    elif ehp == 0:
        jump victory
    
    menu:
        
        "Attack":
            jump damage
        
        "Defend":
            jump reduced_damage
        
        "First Aid":
            jump firstaid

label damage:
    
    n 'You recieve'
    $ hp -= 1
    n 'damage.'
    
    n 'Rat recieves'
    $ ehp -= 1
    n 'damage.'
    
    jump battle
    
label reduced_damage:
    
    n 'You recieve'
    $ hp -= 1
    n 'damage.'
    
    n 'Rat recieves'
    $ ehp -= 1
    n 'damage.'
    
    jump battle

label firstaid:
    
    "You healed for"
    $ hp += 1
    "life points."
    
    jump battle
    
label gameover:
    
    n "You lost the battle."
    
    return

label victory:
    
    n "You won the battle"
    
    jump start

And this is the error I got.

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File "game/script.rpy", line 2: expected statement.
    hp = 10 
       ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 3: expected statement.
    atk = 7 
        ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 4: expected statement.
    grd = 2 
        ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 6: expected statement.
    ehp = 8 
        ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 7: expected statement.
    eatk = 3 
         ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 8: expected statement.
    egrd = 2 
         ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 11: expected statement.
    eDice_hero = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
               ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 12: expected statement.
    eDice_hero_2 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
                 ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 13: expected statement.
    eDice_hero_3 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
                 ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 14: expected statement.
    eDice_hero_4 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
                 ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 15: expected statement.
    eDice_monster = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
                  ^

File "game/script.rpy", line 18: expected statement.
    gold = 0
         ^

Side-Note: Also noticed an inventory function, Renpy continues to impress me. I'll keep looking through it.

[SinnyROM]

It's a bit tough to tell without seeing the code around lines 2,3, etc., but I'm going to guess that those variable assignments are not in a Python block or prefixed with a $. Some info on Python declarations here: http://www.renpy.org/doc/html/python.html

[Tentacles]

Awesome! I'll definitely look.