What would be a way to "save game" on this case?

[Nanahs]

I've been working in a game that is like a cellphone. It's not a professional game. It's more like, just for fun. So there's no need to be "perfect" or anything.

It's a 720x1280 game, and it's something like this:



Instead of the game starting at the that screen with the "start, load, preferences, etc" I wanted the game to start directly at the "phone menu" label (the image above). After the person plays it for the first time.

So I'm using this:

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init python:
    config.has_autosave = True
    config.autosave_slots = 1
    config.autosave_on_choice = True
    config.autosave_on_quit = True
    
define config.auto_load = renpy.newest_slot(regexp="auto") 

After you play the game for the first time and closes it at the phone menu, it always reload from there.

The problem is that the game saves only till this part.
The player can change their name and customize other things at "configuration", but the game doesn't save it automatically.

I tried adding:

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    $autosave_slots = 1

But I think I doesn't work.

The game actually works great this way for a few hours.
But when you play it, like, in the next day, it goes back to the beginning. To the start labels where you put your name, etc.

Does anyone know if there's a way I can fix that?

To make it short: I wanted the game to always autosave everything (to remember the custom names, etc) and start at "label phonemenu".

Thanks.

[xavimat]

Saving of variables depends on several things.
If you initialize a variable in an "init python" block, it's possible that renpy won't save it in the saves.
You should always initialize your variables with "default", so renpy knows that those variables must be saved.
Also, it depends how are you changing those variables in your "configuration".

[xavimat]

(sorry for double post)

I was trying a solution when I realized that, without knowing how variables are handled, it was not possible to know for sure if my solution will work.
Anyway, you can try this:

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define persistent.started = False
default _quit_slot = "mysave"

label before_main_menu:
    if persistent.started:
        $ renpy.load("mysave")
    return

label start:
    $ persistent.started = True
    "bla1"
    "bla2"
    "bla3"
    "bla4"
    "bla5"
    "bla6"
    "bla7"
    "bla8"
    "bla9"
    jump start

- Do you want to avoid the user going to the main menu ever again, for ever and ever?
Then delete the button in the "screen navigation():" (file: screens.rpy) that goes to the Main Menu.
- Will your player be able to go to the main menu? Then the persistent variable needs to be set to False again. Change that same "Main Menu" button this way:

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textbutton _("Main Menu") action [SetVariable("persistent.started", False), MainMenu()]

[Nanahs]

(sorry for double post)

I was trying a solution when I realized that, without knowing how variables are handled, it was not possible to know for sure if my solution will work.
Anyway, you can try this:

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define persistent.started = False
default _quit_slot = "mysave"

label before_main_menu:
    if persistent.started:
        $ renpy.load("mysave")
    return

label start:
    $ persistent.started = True
    "bla1"
    "bla2"
    "bla3"
    "bla4"
    "bla5"
    "bla6"
    "bla7"
    "bla8"
    "bla9"
    jump start

- Do you want to avoid the user going to the main menu ever again, for ever and ever?
Then delete the button in the "screen navigation():" (file: screens.rpy) that goes to the Main Menu.
- Will your player be able to go to the main menu? Then the persistent variable needs to be set to False again. Change that same "Main Menu" button this way:

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textbutton _("Main Menu") action [SetVariable("persistent.started", False), MainMenu()]

Thank you so much! I'll try that