Defining LayeredImage when image requires two attributes?

[yon]

Hi all,

I'm trying to implement layeredimage sprites to save on file size, but I have no idea how to implement this when it comes to how my outfits are set up

Outfits are split into "cold" and "warm", but then ALSO "uniform" and "casual". Which is to say, the casual outfit a character wears in winter requires both "cold" and "cas" to be true. So how am I supposed to set that up in the code?

An obvious solution might be "just do cold_cas or something", and use cold_cas as the attribute, but I don't think that will work, because the sprite being displayed requires code which determines what the weather is, then automatically picks between cold and warm. The code I use is here:

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$ renpy.show("ani {} cas neutralright".format(v_clothes))
    with dissolve

and v_clothes is defined elsewhere in the code, which changes at certain points in the game as so:

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$ v_clothes = "cold"

Would the solution then just be changing the code to

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$ renpy.show("ani {}_cas neutralright".format(v_clothes))
    with dissolve

And then setting cold_cas as the attribute? Would that work? Or is there a different way of setting up the attributes that wouldn't require changing that the renpy.show code?

[_ticlock_]

If you are setting up v_clothes, I would suggest considering using if statements in the layeredimage:

EDIT: It turned out that if statements do not work inside group or attribute. I updated code to use substitution instead.

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layeredimage ani:
    ...
    group outfit:
        attribute cas:
            "[v_clothes]_cas_outfit"
        attribute uni:
            "[v_clothes]_uni_outfit"

However, you have to change your show statements

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$ renpy.show("ani cas neutralright")

I believe there is a reason why you are using renpy.show, so I am not questioning that.
You can actually still use your old show statements if you don't want to change them. For example, by using "fake" attribute ("cold","warm"), that does not change the image.

(2) Using <cold>_<cas> also should work as you suggested, but in this case if you are going to specify <cold> and <cas> as variables, it is also more convenient to use if statements in the layeredimage:

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layeredimage ani:
    ... 
       if v_clothes == "cold_cas":
                "cold_cas_outfit"
        elif v_clothes == "warm_cas":
                "warm_cas_outfit"
        ...

Or using 2 variables could be more convenient:

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layeredimage ani:
    ... 
       if v_clothes_season == "cold" and v_clothes == "cas":
            "cold_cas_outfit"
        elif v_clothes_season == "cold" and v_clothes == "uni":
            "cold_uni_outfit"
        elif v_clothes_season == "warm" and v_clothes == "cas":
            "warm_cas_outfit"
        elif v_clothes_season == "warm" and v_clothes == "uni":
            "warm_uni_outfit"

                ...