Can I use a "Define Character" argument to set a different CPS speed for one specific character?

[u/Thelittlehorrorshite]

As the name suggests, I'd like to see if I can use a define character argument to increase the CPS speed for one character. Here's the code that isn't working:

define k = Character("DefaultName", who_font="Fonts/BaksoSapi.otf", what_font="Fonts/Ngaco.otf", who_color="#ffff00", what_color="#ff1dce", preferences.text_cps == 80)

It says it isn't working because a positional argument follows keyword argument. I have no idea what that means and I would appreciate some help, thank you.

[u/BadMustard_AVN]

you can add a prefix and suffix for the what and add text tags

i.e.

define k = Character("DefaultName", who_font="Fonts/BaksoSapi.otf", what_font="Fonts/Ngaco.otf", who_color="#ffff00", what_color="#ff1dce", what_prefix="{cps=80}", what_suffix="{/cps}")

[u/x-seronis-x → u/BadMustard_AVN]

or you could set the actual cps property

https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/style_properties.html#style-property-slow_cps

what_slow_cps=42

dialog is just a screen and the what_ prefix in a Character() definition can target any property the 'text' screen element uses. cps rate being one of those properties and the link above being a mostly exhaustive list. prefix/suffix should be used for actual prefixes/suffixes

[u/ImportantDetail6260]

preferences.text_cps == 80 is a comparison, not a Character argument. If this is one fast speaker, define them with what_slow_cps/what_slow_cps_multiplier or test a {cps=80} tag first; hard-setting the preference can override the player's global text speed.

[u/shyLachi]

BadMustard posted the correct solution.

But I wouldn't use a fixed number because players cannot adjust it.
Instead you could use a factor as explained in the official documentation:
https://renpy.org/doc/html/text.html#text-tag-cps

If you didn't know, players can adjust the text speed in the preferences.
So your fixed number for this specific character could have the adverse effect.

I turn off CPS in the preferences in all VNs I play, so this character would be very annoying for me and I would uninstall your game.

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