using multiple script files to seperate scenes

[iksanabot2]

Hi everyone,
I'm new to renpy but not completely new to python. I'm experienced coding with Matlab, and so Python feels familiar to me, but I still need to learn some of the language differences.

Anyway, I am writing a multi-scene script that will also be multi episode. To keep things organized and easy to find, I'm creating a seperate script file for every scene. So for example, the first script file is "scriptE01S01.rpy", the next scene is "scriptE01S02.rpy", and eventually I'll potentially have script files all the way up to "E99S99.rpy". I'll be keeping track of mutliple variables that get adjusted over the course of all episodes/scenes. My question is, does anybody see a problem with the way I am doing it? Will I get to a point where I realize I should have done it much differently?

Thanks for your advice,
iksanabot

[Per K Grok]

Hi everyone,
I'm new to renpy but not completely new to python. I'm experienced coding with Matlab, and so Python feels familiar to me, but I still need to learn some of the language differences.

Anyway, I am writing a multi-scene script that will also be multi episode. To keep things organized and easy to find, I'm creating a seperate script file for every scene. So for example, the first script file is "scriptE01S01.rpy", the next scene is "scriptE01S02.rpy", and eventually I'll potentially have script files all the way up to "E99S99.rpy". I'll be keeping track of mutliple variables that get adjusted over the course of all episodes/scenes. My question is, does anybody see a problem with the way I am doing it? Will I get to a point where I realize I should have done it much differently?

Thanks for your advice,
iksanabot

Having different script files is just fine. Renpy will work just the same if you have everything in one script file or if you split the code up between many script files. But it is a lot easier to keep track for the programmer.

The labels is all that is needed to go from code in one script file to code in another.

I do the same thing, except I'm not as organized in naming the different script files.

[xavimat]

Renpy will consider all your .rpy files as a large unified file. You can organize them as you please.
I usually have a file for definitions (define, default, classes), another file for my screens and some others for the labels. If you have complex images (like layered images or Dynamic Displayables) it's useful to have another file for them.
It's important to keep track of your label names, you can't use the same name for different labels (you can't use the same name for different screens neither). An exception to this are local label names.
One advice: don't start your filenames with double zero (00something.rpy) because that can confuse renpy (internal renpy files have 00names to ensure they are executed before your own files).

[iksanabot2]

Thanks Per K Grok, thanks xavimat!