Is it possible to use a variable when "show" ing something?

[zankizuna]

I would like to show an image, but I want it to vary
depending on a condition cited before the show statement.
I know I can just make labels for so many show statements,
but I want to make the program not code heavy, coz it'd kinda look ugly that way imo.

there is supposed to be like, about 100 or over 100 conditions
in short I want to make it something like this, please tell me how to do it right..

image ImageA=("ImageA.png")
image ImageB=("ImageB.png")
image ImageC=("ImageC.png")
image ImageD=("ImageD.png")
*... and so on...*

if (x==1):
$ variable=ImageA
elif (x==2):
$ variable=ImageB
elif (x==3):
$ variable=ImageC
elif (x==4):
$ variable=ImageD
*.... and so on...*
*some more codes*

show [variable] at position2
^
just a pseudocode sort of thing of what I want to happen...
I know this code won't work, please tell me how to do it correctly.
I just want to reduce the show statements...

Thanks!

[xela]

Look into ConditionSwitch...

[zankizuna]

Ahhhh! Thanks! so....
All I have to do is make all Images go like this??

image Images= ConditionSwitch(
"Image == 'A'", "ImageA.png",
"Image == 'B'", "ImageB.png",
"Image == 'C'", "ImageC.png",
"Image == 'D'", "ImageD.png",
)

$Image=A
show Images at position2


Thanks a lot!

[Onishion]

Yup, and if you have that many images, you might want to consider layering multiple images, like faces/hair/clothing over a body to reduce redundancy, up to you though.

[zankizuna]

ah... as of that... I need plenty of unique objects for my 'VN'...
actually It's more of a game hahaha

[korova]

I think from the latest version of Renpy, you can also try something like that

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default letter = "A"
image Images = "image[letter].png"

and then during your game you just change the variable "letter", and the image Images will change accordingly.
(I use something like that in the last VN I'm -still- working on)

source : https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/changelo ... mic-images

[zankizuna]

wow, thanks a lot, everyone! very useful responses!
learned some stuff

[zankizuna]

ummm...If I may ask another question...
is this possible for 'at' codes too?

like ...
$positionA=Position(xpos=0.3,ypos=0.5)
$positionB=Position(xpos=0.7,ypos=0.5)

default position =positionA
show ImageA at [position] with move

??
this doesn't work probably need an alternative

[Onishion]

You should be able to just type "show ImageA at postion" No brackets needed.

[nyaatrap]

You shouldn't use a statement that isn't listed on the official document.
'Position' is deprecated and no longer documented. Transform or ATL https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/atl.html should be used instead.

[zankizuna]

oh umm... nvm about the last question I used a variable like this:

$variablexpos=0.25
show Something with move:
xpos variablexpos
ypos 0.4
.. yeah something like that.