Discuss how to use the Ren'Py engine to create visual novels and story-based games. New releases are announced in this section.
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This is the right place for Ren'Py help. Please ask one question per thread, use a descriptive subject like 'NotFound error in option.rpy' , and include all the relevant information - especially any relevant code and traceback messages. Use the code tag to format scripts.
It needs to be "bg placeholderroom.jpg" (or .png, no quotes). Or you could "show bg_placeholderroom", but that's not recommended for a bunch of reasons.
Supporting creators since 2004 (When was the last time you backed up your game?)
I'm sorry, but errors were detected in your script. Please correct the
errors listed below, and try again.
File "game/script.rpy", line 36: end of line expected.
scene bg placeholderroom.jpg:
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Ren'Py Version: Ren'Py 6.99.12.4.2187