Change the about screen background [solved]

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Change the about screen background [solved]

#1 Post by kahmehkahzeh »

So I am almost complete with my project I just am looking for a way to change the about screen to have its own background image. but it just keeps using the main menu image instead.

Some of you may know how much I have destroyed this programs code, just looking for a nudge in the right direction to replacing it.

Thank you all again for your help.
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add gui.main_menu_background
Change this to an image you want.
Note, the overlay menu will still show (the half transparent bar on the left)
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okay I have a main menu image and a game menu issue, but no matter what I try from the MAIN menu when I click about it keeps the main menu image and no matter what I try does not change.

I even tried this

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add gui.game_menu_background

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The about screen is still part of "game menu", therefore it using the game menu background for this. You have to adjust that in "screen game_menu()" under "screens.rpy"

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screen game_menu(title, scroll=None):

    style_prefix "game_menu"

    if main_menu:
        add gui.main_menu_background
    ## Add these lines ###################
    elif renpy.get_screen("about"):
        add "my_custom_background.png"
    ######################################
    else:
        add gui.game_menu_background

    . . .
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kahmehkahzeh wrote:okay I have a main menu image and a game menu issue, but no matter what I try from the MAIN menu when I click about it keeps the main menu image and no matter what I try does not change.

I even tried this

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add gui.game_menu_background
Whoops, I left out some details and made a mistake. It was 3:30am and that's my excuse :P.

Anyway, follow Divona's advice.
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Re: Change the about screen background

#6 Post by kahmehkahzeh »

Before you posted this I did something and it works... but your method also worked on a dummy project thank you!

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