Side panel with dynamic player portrait [solved]

[kivik]

Hi there,

I'm just starting out with Ren'py and trying to build a game with a permanent side panel that includes player stats, as well as the player portrait.

As the player progresses through the game, they will acquire new appearances based on two or three variables, and I would like to show the appearance changes on the side panel automatically.

Ideally I want to be able to add a ConditionSwitch Image to the side panel, so that the character will automatically be updated based on the variable changes. However I'm not having success doing so (I may just be dense here).

I've managed to get it working by adding the image to the frame via a variable:

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add player_portrait

And if I update the variable manually but recombining the multiple variables after each, I can get it working:

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$ player_portrait = "player_[outfit]_[health]_[status].png"

I just wondered if there's an easier way that uses the ConditionSwitch?

Thank you in advance!

[chocoberrie]

Hello!

I've figured out how to use ConditionSwitch to change the facial expressions of side image sprites, which is slightly different from what you're trying to do, but might still give you some insight into the coding you need. I wrote a tutorial here!

Basically, you need to define the new player stats and clothes with variables that can be easily recalled. In my code, I used numbers, so whenever I had the number defined later in the script, the images would appear. This means you won't have to write out every single possible combination of stats and clothes images! I hope this helps

[kivik]

I had another look at the ConditionSwitch and realised that it would work on my player_portrait variable. I was under the misconception that it wouldn't return what I need for the image inside the window.

Now I can just change the variable to see different stats.