Cannot show LayeredImage side image alone

[ArizaLuca]

What I am trying to do is I have a LayeredImage character that is only meant to be a side character. They do NOT show up onscreen. However, I don't know how to code that into a game without the actual sprite (the LayeredImage that the LayeredImage proxy for the side image uses) also showing up.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thank you.

[wyverngem]

You can do this two ways, you can either make a new layeredimage with the pose as side:

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layeredimage side logan:
    always "logan_base"
    group pose auto:
        attribute base default
    group face auto:
        attribute content default

However, you have to name your files to get the images as "side_" to find any of the groups and attributes.

OR You can use what you've already written and do a Proxy. Like this:

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image side logan = LayeredImageProxy("logan")
layeredimage logan:
    always "logan_base"
    group pose auto:
        attribute base default
    group face auto:
        attribute content default

[ArizaLuca]

The issue is I cannot change expressions on the sprite; I used the second method but there is no way to display expression changes without showing the actual sprite.

[wyverngem]

Odd you added the image tag to his defined character right?

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define l = Character("Logan", image="logan")

[ArizaLuca]

Yes; but to show any expression changes you have to say 'show', which doesn't work. But I think if I just use ConditionSwitch it should be fine.