Is it possible to "Split up" the script file ?

[enzof2003]

Hello, so i was creating my Visual Novel, and the script is starting to be quite long, i though that maybe it was possible to make a script file for like each chapter but with no avail. So maybe one of you guys can help me out on this issue

Thank

[isobellesophia]

Make a new file named chapters.rpy for example, (place it where the scripts screens and etc.. where have been placed.) then in the launcher, press the current project and click "all script files", then there will be an opened new script that you created, (it starts with 1 line.)

make sure the labels will be putted in there and other function blah blah, and for the script.rpy, make a jump label so you can make a chapter label. (just like when you open screens in screens.rpy.)


(Plus, Ren'Py editor is infinite, (probably.)( it is depends how size the script is.)

Sorry for the bad explanation.

[Sarchalen]

Renpy processes every .rpy file in the folder at runtime. Make a folder called chapter 1, with a label called chapter one. Have it jump to label chapter 2, and make another file for that. You can split it up however you want, renpy sees it all as the same thing.

[Imperf3kt]

Very much so possible, in fact it's the recommended way to organise your script.

[SpicyMayo1429]

To call another 'script' file, I've used this:

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call section_1m from _call_Section_1_male
## section_1m would be the label name while Section_1_male is the name of the other file

So if you go by chapters it'll look somthing like this:

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call label_name_here from _call_Chapter_1

[Matalla]

To call another 'script' file, I've used this:

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call section_1m from _call_Section_1_male
## section_1m would be the label name while Section_1_male is the name of the other file

So if you go by chapters it'll look somthing like this:

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call label_name_here from _call_Chapter_1

There's no need to reference the name of the other script file. I have 12 scripts in my proyect now (should be around 20 when the project is finished) and never use a reference to a file

[Imperf3kt]

Yeah, all that should be needed is to simply make sure there's a return at the end of one script and a label at the start of another.
To move between script files, one simply jumps or calls labels like normal, as if it was all one big file.