Ren'py -- make side image the same as the main image?

[SuperbowserX]

The way my game plays, the side image and the main image are the same (except I use a modifier to boost the size of the main image and shrink the side image). Since it would save a lot of code; is there anyway I can set the side image to be recognized as the main image by the say statement?

[SuperbowserX]

Anyone know if there's a way to tweak the say screen to do this?

[Divona]

That is the first thing explained in the documentation "Side Image". All you have to do is to define main image, and the side image as the main image with transforms to shrunk and position the main image as side.

[SuperbowserX]

I was referring to a way to reduce this:

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        image derek happy = "sprites/c1/derek/happy.png"
        image derek angry = "sprites/c1/derek/angry.png"
        image derek neutral = "sprites/c1/derek/neutral.png"
        image derek sad = "sprites/c1/derek/sad.png"

        image side derek happy = "sprites/c1/derek/happy.png"
        image side derek angry = "sprites/c1/derek/angry.png"
        image side derek neutral = "sprites/c1/derek/neutral.png"
        image side derek sad = "sprites/c1/derek/sad.png"

to this:

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        image derek happy = "sprites/c1/derek/happy.png"
        image derek angry = "sprites/c1/derek/angry.png"
        image derek neutral = "sprites/c1/derek/neutral.png"
        image derek sad = "sprites/c1/derek/sad.png"

It would save a lot of time.

I know it's not what you recommended but I tried to do

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define config.side_image_prefix_tag = ""

at the top of the page but that didn't work. Any other ideas for how I can do this?

Currently, my say screen's side image part is liek this:

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add SideImage() xalign 0.085 yalign 0.9

Is there a way I can replace the SideImage() function with a way that just finds the image independent of the side tag?

[trooper6]

Is there a way I can replace the SideImage() function with a way that just finds the image independent of the side tag?

Not that I know of. However...

I was referring to a way to reduce this:

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        image derek happy = "sprites/c1/derek/happy.png"
        image derek angry = "sprites/c1/derek/angry.png"
        image derek neutral = "sprites/c1/derek/neutral.png"
        image derek sad = "sprites/c1/derek/sad.png"

        image side derek happy = "sprites/c1/derek/happy.png"
        image side derek angry = "sprites/c1/derek/angry.png"
        image side derek neutral = "sprites/c1/derek/neutral.png"
        image side derek sad = "sprites/c1/derek/sad.png"

to this:

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        image derek happy = "sprites/c1/derek/happy.png"
        image derek angry = "sprites/c1/derek/angry.png"
        image derek neutral = "sprites/c1/derek/neutral.png"
        image derek sad = "sprites/c1/derek/sad.png"

It would save a lot of time.

Perhaps you don't realize that if you name your files correctly, you don't have to define them at all, right? That is does it automatically for you?

Change the names of your derek images to (and make sure your sprites file is inside the images file):

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"images/sprites/c1/derek/derek happy.png"
"images/sprites/c1/derek/derek angry.png"
"images/sprites/c1/derek/derek neutral.png"
"images/sprites/c1/derek/derek sad.png"

If you change the names like I explained, then you don't need any image statements for your main derek images at all.
So what about the side images? The side images are also automatically generated. If you prioritize not writing things twice over the size of your game, all you have to do is make a second copy of your main derek images and insert the word "side" into their filename like so and make sure your side file is somewhere insides your images file:

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"images/sprites/side/c1/derek/side derek happy.png"
"images/sprites/side/c1/derek/side derek angry.png"
"images/sprites/side/c1/derek/side derek neutral.png"
"images/sprites/side/c1/derek/side derek sad.png"

If you set up your file names and file paths properly, you don't have to define your images by hand at all.