[Solved] displaying dialogue conditional upon a variable

[thomas_oak]

I was wondering if there is an easy way to have lines of dialogue only display if a variable is set to true. An obvious example would be to skip lines of introduction if this is not the first time the characters have spoken to each other.

I have not had any joy trying to use showif so any ideas would be most welcome.

[Chiligoat]

You can just add a regular if condition into the script.

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if MetBefore == False:
   npc "Halt, stranger!"
   pc "Wait, I am no foe!"
else:
   npc "Halt"
   pc "C'mon, Jeff, it's just me."
#The conversation carries on as normal here, regardless of what the check produced
pc "Night shifts sure are a bummer, huh?"
npc "Tell me about it."

[GNVE]

Yes, you can use an if statement and label jump to do that.

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python:
    if x == True:
        renpy.jump('end_two')
    else:
        renpy.jump('end_one')

or even more simple though not always possible (and maybe not the clearest way to do things):

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	$if x == True: renpy.jump('end_two')
	
	writer "You continue with the story if x == False here."
	

edit: Chiligoat's way would be best for small changes in text/scenes mine for large changes I guess. Hadn't tried their method. Kinda kicking myself for not trying that...

[thomas_oak]

Thank you so much. I feel totally stupid now. I was overthinking it. And of course the else is optional so it can be just a one liner.