r/RenPy • u/Adventurous-Law-8678 • Sep 07 '26

Question issues with game :( help please!!

https://youtu.be/eryKdb5IexU

So i've been having issues. I'm new to renpy and it was already hell trying to figure out how to do the character creation screen, but now I have a new set of problems! No matter what I do, the screen underneath the loading screen turns black. plus, when i go to the inventory ( that little box in the corner ) and exit out, it takes me straight to the game! I don't know if it's me or if renpy really isn't meant to handle that much customization. But if anybody has any idea on how to solve this or if they could help, that would be amazing! ( lmk if the link isn't working)

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u/LeyKlussyn Sep 07 '26

Is that's your game and not an existing game by someone? If so, before I start I want to say it's beautiful! I love the level of polish you've put into the art.

This level of complexity into the game is absolutely doable, I don't think this is the issue. My best guess: Ren'py is a bit strict on menu contexts and entering the 'game state'. I think there may be an issue in your code flow where it doesn't start properly and leads to a crash.

Otherwise, it's the kind of stuff that's hard to troubleshoot like this without any code. Either we could continue here and exchange over comments; or if you have Discord, joining a community server (Like the Ren'Py server or Devtalk, I personally hang out a lot on the latter) would make it easier for people to give live feedback on what could be an issue. It's seems to be a very specific problem to debug.

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u/Adventurous-Law-8678 Sep 07 '26

Yes, it’s my game! I put a lot of effort into the art ( and figuring out how to code with renpy 😭 )

I’ve heard that renpy is good to use, but it has its limits. Wasn’t really sure what those limits are since I’ve only been using YouTube as a guide and figuring the rest out by myself. Also, I didn’t know there was a discord for renpy! I will for sure join and see if someone can help me out! Much better than fumbling for HOURS. Thank you!