[SOLVED] Removing background image in menu choices

[sasquatchii]

I'm having trouble with customizing my menu choices for my game.

Here's what the menu choices currently look like:



But the frustrating thing is the background behind it - I don't want that dark purple background behind the choices! Instead, I want this screen from my game (shown below) to show as well - this is what will be seen right before the menu choices, and I'd also like to have it there when the choices appear as well.



Any ideas or thoughts on how I could fix this would be greatly appreciated!

[Divona]

Just put the text inside "menu" block to have them show together with choices.

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menu:
    "I'm in a small place. No way to get out."

    "Smell":
        jump action_smell

    "Look":
        jump action_look

    "Feel":
        jump action_feel

    "Move":
        jump action_move

[sasquatchii]

Thanks, Divona! I tried that and I'm getting this error message from Ren'Py:

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I'm sorry, but errors were detected in your script. Please correct the
errors listed below, and try again.


File "game/script.rpy", line 42: expected menuitem
    laika neutral "I'm in a small place. No way to get out."
    ^

Ren'Py Version: Ren'Py 6.99.10.1227

Here's what I currently have so far, any ideas on how I could fix it?

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label choices:

menu:
    laika neutral "I'm in a small place. No way to get out."
    
    "Smell":
        jump smell

    "Look":
        jump look

    "Feel":
        jump feel

    "Move":
        jump move

    label smell:
        show laika neutral "The room smells mostly like me."
        jump choices
    
    label look:
        laika neutral "The room smells mostly like me."
        jump choices
    
    label feel:
        laika neutral "The room smells mostly like me."
        jump choices    
    
    label move:
        laika neutral "The room smells mostly like me."

[SundownKid]

I would also de-indent the other labels and indent the menu one more.

If that doesnt work try removing the "laika neutral" from the text.

[sasquatchii]

Thanks, SundownKid.

De-indenting worked, but having the side character portrait (for "Laika neutral") is giving me this error:

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I'm sorry, but errors were detected in your script. Please correct the
errors listed below, and try again.


File "game/script.rpy", line 44: expected menuitem
    laika neutral "I'm in a small place. No way to get out."
    ^

Ren'Py Version: Ren'Py 6.99.10.1227

Which is frustrating, because I definitely want the side character portrait there as well. Is there any work around for this error, or do I have to get rid of the side character portraits...?

[Imperf3kt]

Here's what I would do:
At the top of script.rpy, before any labels or your splashscreen, presplash, etc.

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define ln = Character('laika neutral', image="laika_n")
image side laika_n = "laika neutral.png"

in your script

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label choices:
    
    menu:
        ln "I'm in a small place. No way to get out."
        "Smell":
            jump smell

        "Look":
            jump look

        "Feel":
            jump feel

        "Move":
            jump move
            
label smell:
    ln "The room smells mostly like me."
    jump choices
    
label look:
    ln "The room smells mostly like me."
    jump choices
    
label feel:
    ln "The room smells mostly like me."
    jump choices    
    
label move:
    ln "The room smells mostly like me."

The result? (after placing defined image in images folder)

E: I just realised I made a small error.
I assume "neutral" is supposed to be a state, not the full character name.

In that case, use this instead:

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define ln = Character('laika', image="laika_n")
image side laika_n = "laika neutral.png"

I never really learnt how to define expressions, so I just define one per expression.

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define ln = Character('laika', image="laika_n")
image side laika_n = "laika neutral.png"
define la = Character('laika', image="laika_a")
image side laika_a = "laika angry.png"

etc...

[PyTom]

Actually just leave the "neutral" out. The menu stuff isn't capable of dealing with it.

[sasquatchii]

It worked!!! Thank you, PyTom and Imperf3kt!