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Permadeath - also across savegames?
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:42 pm
by Errilhl
Is this possible? Ie, an
actual permadeath, forcing a player to have to start over again?
I was sort of thinking of something like this:
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define persistent.permadeath = False
# then, if later the permadeath event actually happens, change this to
persistent.permadeath = True
And, perhaps do a check for whether or not permadeath actually is true, but how would I do that also for savegames (basically savegames from before the event happens)?
Is there a check in Renpy that triggers based on whether a game is started anew, or via load savegame?
Re: Permadeath - also across savegames?
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 2:29 am
by Milkymalk
At game start, give that playthrough a randomized ID (long enough that it will "never" occur twice, or just use a timestamp from when it was started). Save a list of all permadeathed playthroughs in a persistent variable and check it after loading.
Remember that permadeath can be REALLY frustrating, though.
Re: Permadeath - also across savegames?
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 6:33 am
by ArcialIntegra
Errilhl wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:42 pm
Is this possible? Ie, an
actual permadeath, forcing a player to have to start over again?
I was sort of thinking of something like this:
Code: Select all
define persistent.permadeath = False
# then, if later the permadeath event actually happens, change this to
persistent.permadeath = True
And, perhaps do a check for whether or not permadeath actually is true, but how would I do that also for savegames (basically savegames from before the event happens)?
Is there a check in Renpy that triggers based on whether a game is started anew, or via load savegame?
Why not modify the save files so that you can only have 1 save? Then, when you reach a scene where you die, it results in an autosave forcing that singular save-file to be stuck in a "death state". Or... You could pull a
Doki Doki Literature Club
and make it so the game itself is unplayable once you trigger a death scene.
Re: Permadeath - also across savegames?
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:46 pm
by Errilhl
I would like this to both be selectable, and even avoidable (IF the user is smart about where to save and such), so while that is a solution, it's not entirely what I'm looking for.