Transition Condition Switch + im.Composite

[SandraMJ]

Hello everyone, I've been stalking the forum and the cookbook for a while, but I'm a complete noob when it comes to programming and I haven't found a clear answer to this, so it'd be amazing if you could help me out.

I find Asceai's TransitionConditionSwitch a great idea, but my way of composing sprites relies on im.Composite.
I was wondering if there is a way to have several variables (say, a variable to check if they're working, and so should be wearing an appropriate work attire, making the outfit sprite visible consequently), plus a way to change the expression of the sprite's face, rather than the whole image as shown in Asceai's thread.

Basically, something like this, except... well, making sense.

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image eina work = im.Composite (
    (1030,1000),
    (0,0), "eina/base 2.png",
    TransitionConditionSwitch(Dissolve(0.2, alpha=True),
    "face == 'angry' ",(0,0), "eina/angry 2.png",
    "work == True ", (0,0), "eina/bandana 2.png",
    "work == True ", (0,0), "eina/apron 2.png",
    (0,0), "eina/arms folded.png",
    ))

Thank you very much for your time, and my apologies if this doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

[juunishi master]

Uhm, you're not using LiveComposite like in this thread? viewtopic.php?f=51&t=21840

I'm a noob in renPy too and not really sure if TransitionConditionSwitch could be used with im.Composite or not.

(My last experience with TransitionConditionSwitch ended up with errors which I couldn't figure out why or how it could happened)

[SandraMJ]

I'm not honestly sure if I should use LiveComposite or imComposite here, but I would like to use TransitionConditionSwitch on the mere basis that I'd prefer not to write a million "with Dissolve", haha.

However, the most important question here for me is whether I could do something like the variables I mentioned, since I'm gonna have to generate a mind boggling amount of sprites otherwise.

[trooper6]

You def want LiveComposite not im.Composite.

[SandraMJ]

Hey, after some more investigation on TransitionCondition Switch and looking into live Composite, I ended up figuring a way to get the result I wanted! Here's a small excerpt in case it'll help some other noob sometime:

I use "emood" as a variable to change the expression/pose of this particular character as needed, and "work" as a variable to change the character's outfit depending on whether they're at work or not since that's a recurring scene.

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image eina 2 = LiveComposite(
        (1030,1212),
        (0,0), "eina/base 2.png",
        (0,0), TransitionConditionSwitch(Dissolve(0.2, alpha=True),       
            "emood == 'angry' ", "eina/angry 2.png",
            "emood == 'worried'", "eina/worried.png",
            "emood == 'smirk' ", "eina/smirk.png",
            "emood == 'hmph' ", "eina/hmph 2.png",
            ),
        
        (0,0), TransitionConditionSwitch(Dissolve(0.2, alpha=True),
            "work == False ", "null.png",
            "work == True " and "emood == 'worried'" or "emood == 'smirk'", "eina/bandana.png",
            "work == True " and "emood == 'angry'" or "emood == 'hmph'", "eina/bandana 2.png",
            ),
        (0,0), TransitionConditionSwitch(Dissolve(0.2, alpha=True),
            "work == False ", "null.png",
            "work == True ", "eina/apron 2.png",
            ),
        (0,0), TransitionConditionSwitch(Dissolve(0.2, alpha=True),
            "emood == 'angry' ", "eina/arms what.png", 
            "emood == 'worried'", "eina/arms chin.png",
            ), 
        )

Thank you very much for pointing me in the right direction Now what I'm wondering is how could I move some of those. For example:

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 (0,0), TransitionConditionSwitch(Dissolve(0.2, alpha=True),       
            "emood == 'angry' ", "eina/angry 2.png",
            "emood == 'worried'", "eina/worried.png",
            "emood == 'smirk' ", "eina/smirk.png",
            "emood == 'hmph' ", "eina/hmph 2.png",
            ),

There, the smirk face needs to be placed at (5,10). Could I make the switch change its position?