[SOLVED] Transitions aren't working ! The "with" statement.

[Koinaiji]

Hi ! So here's the problem : I want to use the "dissolve" effect, but it isn't working and after many search and test, I'm unable to understand why. I even copy/paste the lines of "The Questions" demo that come with ren'py...

So, what I'm writing is something like :

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image bg chamber = "chamber.jpg"
image black = "#000"

label start:
    
   scene black
   
   text
   some other text
   
   scene bg chamber
   with dissolve
   
   and other text

And nothing. The image just pop up... Do someone understand ? Please. I tried other transition effect, and nothing. I even try to put timer...

Oh, and when I'm at it, why do the images always have "bg" in their name when I see exemple, when it's doing just fine without this "bg" (so just image chamber = "chamber.jpg") ?

Thank you for everything !

[Zelan]

I can't help you with the coding, but as for the background names, it's just easier to keep everything organized if you have some sort of system for naming your images. Labeling background as "bg" somewhere in the name tends to be pretty common. But you're right, it's perfectly okay to name them differently if that is easiest for you. c:

I hope someone can help you, I've had trouble figuring out "dissolve" too.

[trooper6]

having them all be names bg something, means that when you call a new bg, it will replace the old bg (as opposed to just keeping them all on screen all the time one on top of the other).

If you did this:
show bg chamber
"text"
show bg meadow
"text"
show bg chamber

It would work at you imagined. You'd see the chamber, then you'd see the meadow, then you'd see the chamber.

If you did this:
show chamber
"text"
show meadow
"text"
show chamber

It wouldn't work the way you imagine.
You'd see the chamber, then you'd see the meadow (which would be on top of the chamber which would still be there), then would still see the meadow...because the chamber is already on the screen...just under the meadow.

[Koinaiji]

Thanks for the answer ! Now I finally understand the "bg" utility. Still, I tough that what was reseting the layer was only "scene" and not "bg" or, is that "scene" reset every layer while "bg" only reset the background ?

And so, my problem with dissolve is more complicated that I tought ?

[xela]

Transitions usually don't work because player/developer set the engine to skip them and forgot about it. Forum and Channel is flooded with solutions that simple. If transitions are not working, check the game menu preferences screen and make sure that you did not set them to skip.

There are not many other ways of killing them off. Prolly none without messing with the engine or redefining them.

[Koinaiji]

My god... That was... just this... Go in preference and uncheck the "transition" skipping option...
Man... I feel so dumb. I never saw this so simple solution after hour of searching xD.

Well, thanks a lot sir ! Problem solved !

[trooper6]

Thanks for the answer ! Now I finally understand the "bg" utility. Still, I tough that what was reseting the layer was only "scene" and not "bg" or, is that "scene" reset every layer while "bg" only reset the background ?

And so, my problem with dissolve is more complicated that I tought ?

scene does reset everything...but what if you don't want to reset everything? What if you, for example, have a sprite showing in front of background 1, and then you want background 2 to show up...but you don't want the sprite to go anywhere? In other words, you are still in the same scene, you just want the background to change? this is a reason to use show rather than scene