Ren'Py Define character as layeredimage

[Mr. TurTur]

Hey ho,
I try to connect my defined character with my layer image.
So i dont have to ___show name happy "Hi im eileen"___ all the time, and can rely on the basic ___a happy "Hi im eileen"___
I know i coud just render the combination of every expression and outfit and could get the same result, but that sucks.

I cant imagine its that hard.
Thank you in advance

layeredimage Anelise:
    always:
        "anelise_a_base"

    group clothes:
        attribute clothes_1 default:
            "anelise_a_clothes_1"

    group faces:
        attribute neutral default:
            "anelise_a_neutral"
        attribute angry:
            "anelise_a_angry"
        attribute happy:
            "anelise_a_happy"
        attribute shock:
            "anelise_a_shock"
        attribute horny:
            "anelise_a_horny"

define a = Character("Anelise") #image=layerdimage Anelise / i know it doesnt work this way but i hoped it would :/


label start:


    scene bg room
    a neutral "You've created a new Ren'Py game."
    a happy "im happy rn"
    a angry "now im angry"
    a angry "grrrrrr"


    return

 

[gojira667]

I haven't ever played with layeredimage, but did you define it as a side image?

layeredimage Anelise:
    ...

define a = Character("Anelise")

image side a = "Anelise" #layeredimage Anelise as str

That won't help if you are already using side images...

You may want to look into proxying as well depending:

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[osanaiko]

It's my understanding that layered images are a stand in for a displayable and *should* be usable in the situation you've stated.

Looking at the first example on here,

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, it shows that the character image is "show"n first, then the dialogue lines change the display attribute

If you do the following, what happens?

layeredimage Anelise:
    always:
        "anelise_a_base"

    group clothes:
        attribute clothes_1 default:
            "anelise_a_clothes_1"

    group faces:
        attribute neutral default:
            "anelise_a_neutral"
        attribute angry:
            "anelise_a_angry"

        # snipped a couple of faces


define a = Character("Anelise", image="Anelise")  # note that there is no need to use "layeredimage" here, and that the image name must be a string.

label start:
   
    # this is the new line compared to your example
    show anelise angry

    a "i'm very angry"

    a neutral "But not any more"

 

[Mr. TurTur]

It's my understanding that layered images are a stand in for a displayable and *should* be usable in the situation you've stated.

Looking at the first example on here,

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, it shows that the character image is "show"n first, then the dialogue lines change the display attribute

If you do the following, what happens?

layeredimage Anelise:
    always:
        "anelise_a_base"

    group clothes:
        attribute clothes_1 default:
            "anelise_a_clothes_1"

    group faces:
        attribute neutral default:
            "anelise_a_neutral"
        attribute angry:
            "anelise_a_angry"

        # snipped a couple of faces


define a = Character("Anelise", image="Anelise")  # note that there is no need to use "layeredimage" here, and that the image name must be a string.

label start:
  
    # this is the new line compared to your example
    show anelise angry

    a "i'm very angry"

    a neutral "But not any more"

Hey there
Yes you are right.
Turnes out i was the problem all along and didnt really try it.