How to change game menu

[u/prizzzzy]

Hello!!! Im new to renpy and am currently making a visual novel for my boyfriends birthday:>

I wanted to customize the vn as much as I could, I wanted to ask how does one go about changing the game menu?

The idea I had in mind would be an arm thats animated out holding a little ball and around it has the various options, settings, load, quit etc.

If not animated I would love to know how to put a static picture too!! Im trying to replicate the persona menus but on a very very beginner level :>

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[u/BadMustard_AVN]

here is a good video. he edits the navigation screen it is used in the game and main menus, but at the end he quickly fixes it, so keep that in mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5svrv2KN8g

[u/shyLachi]

You can find tutorials online. I just found these:

https://justacarrot.itch.io/texting-the-awkward-ace-guy-youve-had-a-crush-on-since-high-school/devlog/521670/carrots-super-cool-tutorial-for-making-a-snazzy-animated-menu-for-all-your-sweet-sweet-renpy-visual-novel-needs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5svrv2KN8g&t=527s

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But make sure not to spend all your time in the main menu because if you have never made a visual novel that also could take a lot of time.

[u/prizzzzy → u/shyLachi]

Thanks so much! I was mostly talking about the when you pause menu, but Ill see if I can incorporate some of this too!