Using variable (flag?) for side image when defining characters.

[stevetrump]

Hey guys, I'm a total newbie at this still and I just have a simple question.. At the start of my game you can choose a gender, and I want to show a side image (portrait) of a male or a female depending on your choice. How can I easily do this?

When I define the "you" character at the top I'm able to define the name as a variable you choose later, (using "[name]") how can I do that with the image?

define y = Character ("[name]")

That line works, but adding something like , image="[gender]" doesn't. (gender is defined as either female or male after a menu choice at the start of the game.)

The images display correctly if I just type in image="male", but I want the gender choice to change that tag according to your choice..
Any help?

[Remix]

You likely want to just interpolate gender into the single defined image:

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default pc_gender = "male"

image side pc = "images/pc_[pc_gender].png"

define pc = Character("[pc_name]")

label start:
    
    pc 'Male Picture "images/pc_male.png"'

    $ pc_gender = "female"
    
    pc 'Female Picture "images/pc_female.png"'

[stevetrump]

You likely want to just interpolate gender into the single defined image:

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default pc_gender = "male"

image side pc = "images/pc_[pc_gender].png"

define pc = Character("[pc_name]")

label start:
    
    pc 'Male Picture "images/pc_male.png"'

    $ pc_gender = "female"
    
    pc 'Female Picture "images/pc_female.png"'

That worked.. Thank you so much!!