[SOLVED] altering main menu when certain route/end has been reached in game

[+ ali3nn +]

straight to the point, if i were to make a vn with several different endings [ ex: 5 ] how would i be able to alter the main menu after any ending/a route has been reached?
i tried looking but most of the information was outdated/from 2 years ago.
anything helps, thank you!

[Angelo Seraphim]

Under the screen 'main_menu()' in screens.rpy you can do this:

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# default story_ending = " "
default persistent.story_ending = " " # If you want the bg to remain as is through every startup, use the 'persistent' variable.

screen main_menu():

    ## This ensures that any other menu screen is replaced.
    tag menu

    style_prefix "main_menu"
        if persistent.story_ending == "Good A": # Using the 'persistent' variable will make it consistent upon every startup so it won't default to your default menu bg.
            add "bg_image_1.jpg"
        elif persistent.story_ending == "Good B":
            add "bg_image_2.jpg"
        elif persistent.story_ending == "Good C":
            add "bg_image_3.jpg"
        else:
            add gui.main_menu_background
        # etc

    frame:
        pass

    ## The use statement includes another screen inside this one. The actual
    ## contents of the main menu are in the navigation screen.
    use navigation

And then near the end of the script or chapter:

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label ending: # Just for testing
    menu:
        "Testing endings"
        "Good ending A":
            $ persistent.story_ending = "Good A"
        "Good ending B":
            $ persistent.story_ending = "Good B"
        "Good ending C":
            $ persistent.story_ending = "Good C"

    return

Hope this will point you in the right direction.

[+ ali3nn +]

thank you!

[+ ali3nn +]

is there anyway to add main menu buttons/change the main menu music after certain endings?
sorry if i'm asking for too much.

[hell_oh_world]

is there anyway to add main menu buttons/change the main menu music after certain endings?
sorry if i'm asking for too much.

Yes. Its also possible, just like the code of Angelo Seraphim. You can change the music by using the configuration variables.

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  # default story_ending = " "
default persistent.story_ending = " " # If you want the bg to remain as is through every startup, use the 'persistent' variable.

screen main_menu():

    ## This ensures that any other menu screen is replaced.
    tag menu

    style_prefix "main_menu"
        if persistent.story_ending == "Good A": # Using the 'persistent' variable will make it consistent upon every startup so it won't default to your default menu bg.
            add "bg_image_1.jpg"
            $ config.main_menu_music = "music1.mp3"
        elif persistent.story_ending == "Good B":
            add "bg_image_2.jpg"
            $ config.main_menu_music = "music2.mp3"
        elif persistent.story_ending == "Good C":
            add "bg_image_3.jpg"
            $ config.main_menu_music = "music3.mp3"
        else:
            add gui.main_menu_background
            $ config.main_menu_music = "music4.mp3"
        # etc

    frame:
        pass

    ## The use statement includes another screen inside this one. The actual
    ## contents of the main menu are in the navigation screen.
    use navigation   

With buttons though, you need to go to another screen the navigation() screen there you can do the same thing through conditions youll be able to show a specific button when an ending is reached.

You can learn more about configuration variables here....
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/config.h ... menu_music

[+ ali3nn +]

thank you again!!