[SOLVED] How to base an avatar on character select

[Soliloquy]

I have a working character select screen, which will plug the names and classes into my dialogue boxes with no problem. I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to link the three character avatars to the same screen.

This is the select screen. The SetVariable("char_choice", "g") appears to be doing nothing so far, even in conjunction with the next bit of code.

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screen character_select:
    imagemap:
        ground "menu/character_select.png"
        hover "menu/character_select_frames.png"
    
        alpha False
        hotspot(19,16,238,568) action [SetVariable("name1", "Gemini"), SetVariable("class1", "Healer"), SetVariable("char_choice", "g"), Return("smth")]
        hotspot(286,15,238,568) action [SetVariable("name1", "Orin"), SetVariable("class1", "Queen"), Return("smth")]
        hotspot(548,15,240,567) action [SetVariable("name1", "Vyvian"), SetVariable("class1", "Black Widow"), Return("smth")]

This is the closest bit of code that I found online to help with this sort of problem.

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image char = ConditionSwitch(
    char_choice==o,"avatars/handsomeo.png",
    char_choice==g,"avatars/handsomeg.png",
    char_choice==v,"avatars/handsomev.png")

However, when I use that, I get this error:

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I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
  File "game/declared.rpy", line 30, in script
    image char = ConditionSwitch(
  File "game/declared.rpy", line 31, in <module>
    char_choice==o,"avatars/handsomeo.png",
NameError: name 'char_choice' is not defined

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
  File "game/declared.rpy", line 30, in script
    image char = ConditionSwitch(
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\RenPy\renpy\ast.py", line 921, in execute
    img = renpy.python.py_eval_bytecode(self.code.bytecode)
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\RenPy\renpy\python.py", line 1788, in py_eval_bytecode
    return eval(bytecode, globals, locals)
  File "game/declared.rpy", line 31, in <module>
    char_choice==o,"avatars/handsomeo.png",
NameError: name 'char_choice' is not defined

Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
Ren'Py 6.99.13.2919
The Dark Court's Apprentice 0.0

I have absolutely no idea where to go from here, or if I'm even on the right track. If I am, I don't know how to plug any of this into the script to get it running. Can any Py-experts help?

[Scribbles]

you might need to have a default char_choice defined just as a backup.

default char_choice = o ##and then it can be changed in your character selection screen

[Soliloquy]

you might need to have a default char_choice defined just as a backup.

default char_choice = o ##and then it can be changed in your character selection screen

Where do I put that? I tried placing it in a few areas outside of the condition switch, which led to the same error as above, while placing it inside the condition switch led to an invalid syntax error.

[Scribbles]

you might need to have a default char_choice defined just as a backup.

default char_choice = o ##and then it can be changed in your character selection screen

Where do I put that? I tried placing it in a few areas outside of the condition switch, which led to the same error as above, while placing it inside the condition switch led to an invalid syntax error.

What's the syntax error? I place it directly above the image definition:

(some of my rough code)

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default micah_eyes = "neutral"
default micah_face = "neutral"
image micah = LiveComposite((453, 1080),
                (0, 0), "images/sprites/micah/micah_base.png",
                (0, 0), ConditionSwitch(
                    "micah_eyes == 'neutral'", "images/sprites/micah/neutral_eyes.png",
                    "micah_eyes == 'mad'", "images/sprites/micah/mad_eyes.png",
                    "micah_eyes == 'happy'", "images/sprites/micah/happy_eyes.png",
                    ),
                (0, 0), ConditionSwitch(
                    "micah_face == 'neutral'", "images/sprites/micah/neutral_face.png",
                    "micah_face == 'mad'", "images/sprites/micah/mad_face.png",
                    "micah_face == 'happy'", "images/sprites/micah/happy_face.png",
                    ),
            )

[Soliloquy]

When I put the default inside of the condition switch I get this back:

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I'm sorry, but errors were detected in your script. Please correct the
errors listed below, and try again.

File "game/declared.rpy", line 33: invalid syntax
        default char_choice = o
                           ^

Ren'Py Version: Ren'Py 6.99.13.2919

[Soliloquy]

Oooooooohhhh, I wrote the condition switch wrong. From the bit that I found online I didn't realize I had to wrap the first half in quotes. Now the error's gone, so thank you!

Now I just need to get the actual character select to work. The Set Variable doesn't seem to take, and I'm not sure how else to phrase it.

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screen character_select:
    imagemap:
        ground "menu/character_select.png"
        hover "menu/character_select_frames.png"
    
        alpha False
        hotspot(19,16,238,568) action [SetVariable("name1", "Gemini"), SetVariable("class1", "Healer"), SetVariable("char_choice", "g"), Return("smth")]
        hotspot(286,15,238,568) action [SetVariable("name1", "Orin"), SetVariable("class1", "Queen"), Return("smth")]
        hotspot(548,15,240,567) action [SetVariable("name1", "Vyvian"), SetVariable("class1", "Black Widow"), Return("smth")]

[Scribbles]

I'm not sure about the setvariable() action, I've only ever used it with integers so maybe it's a string issue? Not sure how to make that part work for you, but hopefully someone else will!

[Remix]

It probably does 'take' except the ConditionSwitch might well only run once, rather than every time char_choice is changed.

You might notice in Scribbles sample code that they used LiveComposite... an image type that re-evaluates itself repeatedly.

You could use similar, though I would advise to simplify and just use a DynamicImage...

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default char_choice = 'v'
image char = DynamicImage( "avatars/handsome[char_choice].png" )

[Soliloquy]

It probably does 'take' except the ConditionSwitch might well only run once, rather than every time char_choice is changed.

You might notice in Scribbles sample code that they used LiveComposite... an image type that re-evaluates itself repeatedly.

You could use similar, though I would advise to simplify and just use a DynamicImage...

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default char_choice = 'v'
image char = DynamicImage( "avatars/handsome[char_choice].png" )

Thank you! I had no idea such a thing existed, but this appears to have done the trick. I appreciate it very much. ^^