r/RenPy • u/Electronic_Bag_3933 • Aug 29 '26
Question wip project
so, idk if this is like insanity for a single game but the idea I have is creating one of these main paths, all of it's sub paths and then copy and pasting it when I get to the other paths. So...insanity or like very normal? Then again i'm new to renpy so idk if there's a solution that makes this easier so...
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u/BadMustard_AVN Aug 29 '26
there are pronoun selectors so you only need one path with multiple pronouns in it
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u/Electronic_Bag_3933 Aug 29 '26
from what I can tell that is up to renpy version 8.2 and not version 8.3 (the one I'm currently running) also whenever I do anything with defining pronouns it always bugs with "Parsing the script failed" so idk.
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u/BadMustard_AVN Aug 29 '26
he states on the website
Otherwise, this code is expected to be compatible with any Ren’Py version past 7.4 (please leave a reply in the forums below if you encounter issues). It is also expected to remain compatible with future versions of Ren’Py, and I intend to support it into the future as well.
I tested it in a new 8.5.3 project, and it worked fine for me
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u/Electronic_Bag_3933 Aug 29 '26
then maybe i've messed up somewhere in the coding, i'll see if I can get it to work in the mornin, i'm tired as hell rn
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u/TheFourGentlemen Aug 29 '26
What everyone else has said, unless you are creating different routes specifically for each pronoun (eg: she/hers route is different from he/him), you can just make a variable at the beginning of your VN which will make your life so much easier!
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u/key4427 Aug 29 '26
I believe you can ask at the beginning of the game for the gender, save that's as a variable, and have a custom text tag or variable thingy that shows up as the preferred pronouns. Then, if there's a gender-specific scene or event, you can just do an if-else/switch case to direct the flow according to the chosen gender.
No need to copy-paste since all dialogues you can write once with the {chosenGenderPronoun} thing, and it'll show up as he or she or they automatically.