Programming Method Question

[ShaydeZehetbauer]

Hey, all goes well so far with my project but I've got a quick question about efficiant ways to organise code.

In my tech demo, which I made whilst I was still getting the feel for Ren'Py, I coded the entire demo in the script.rpy file, but here is the question I'm posing.

Can I have different sections of the game (for example, my game is in Acts, so for example actone_op or something) in other script files and have script.rpy call that script, which would ideally run the opening sequence of that act?

After the theory, I thought it would work, and I'd be able to have the main code looking something like this.

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actone_op
actone_arrival
actone_schooldayone
actone_classone
actone_endclass

Some advice and help would be very appreciated!

Thanks in advance guys!

- Shayde

[Dusty]

If you use label:s, you can put different labels in different script files, and then jump to the next label after each act is finished. What file the label:s are in doesn't really matter. You don't even have to have a script.rpy file, even, as long as you place a label start: somewhere.

So, with your script names you could have, in actone_op.rpy:

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label start:
    #the introduction...
    #....
    #your script goes here....

    #and now the act is over, so we
    jump actone_arrival

and then place this next bit into actone_arrival.rpy:

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label actone_arrival:
    #the next portion of the script goes here...
    #....

    #and now the act is over, so we
    jump actone_schooldayone

and it will be just like the script was all on one file.

[ShaydeZehetbauer]

Awesome, that's a spot of good news then, thanks for that.

I'm guessing I don't have to define images and characters again for each script seeing as it's already done in the main script file?

[Dusty]

Yes, you only have to define images and characters once.

(And just like label:s can be put anywhere, you can define images and characters anywhere, as long as they get put inside an init: block.)

[ShaydeZehetbauer]

Awesome, thanks alot for your help, Dusty!

Now it's time to go work on my Imagemap Titlescreen.