[Solved] Two character objects in dialogue box

[Doeny]

Hi, is there a way to put two characters under a define character line so they both appear in one dialogue box?

[m_from_space]

Hi, is there a way to put two characters under a define character line so they both appear in one dialogue box?

No, you cannot define two distinct characters within one object.

But you can still show lines of dialogue from different characters at the same time using Renpy's "multiple dialogue" feature: https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/multiple.html

On the other hand, you can of course create one character object that would resemble two characters (let's say Siamese twins):

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define twins = Character("Sally & Lucy")

label start:
    twins "Sally: Hey there! Lucy: Oh come on Sally, don't be that polite!"

But it's probably easier to create unique objects for both of them, then use the same "side image" when they are speaking and/or use the multiple dialogue feature mentioned above. This way you can set distinct colors and whatnot and also don't have to put in their names all the time.

[Doeny]

Hi, is there a way to put two characters under a define character line so they both appear in one dialogue box?

No, you cannot define two distinct characters within one object.

But it's probably easier to create unique objects for both of them, then use the same "side image" when they are speaking and/or use the multiple dialogue feature mentioned above. This way you can set distinct colors and whatnot and also don't have to put in their names all the time.

For some reason when using the multiple dialogue, both second character's text and textbox cover the first one. But it can be fixed by changing the styles.

[m_from_space]

For some reason when using the multiple dialogue, both second character's text and textbox cover the first one. But it can be fixed by changing the styles.

It's necessary to define different styles to make multiple character dialogue work. It's not a strange reason. (Read more about it in the link I provided.)