Conversation system

Conversation system

The Talk system is related to routines. As explained in Routine system the Conversation() classes are used to customize the dialogues.

This class extend ( have all properties and methods of ) Button class, is very important read the NQTR Button wiki.

Conversation(name = "talk_sleep", characters=a, label_name = "talk_sleep")
Conversation(name = "talk", characters=[a, mc], conversation_background = None)
Conversation(name = "talk_alice_terrace", characters=a, conversation_background = "bg alice terrace talk")

The property characters can be a Ren'Py Character or a list of Ren'Py Character.

characters is most important property of Conversation class, because it is used to know where the character is. So set a correct icon of character and in case of you use a Default conversation label is used to know the character to talk to.

For add the icon of character you must use the Character Properties Method.

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The group conversations or group routines is in development

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Your conversation label

Is a easy solution for create a conversation label. For use it you must set label_name = your_label_name.

Read this for know how to close a label: Methods for closing a label

Default conversation label

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If you want to use a similar system to the default conversation label, I recommend read the My recommendation method section

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Default conversation label is a NQTR label.

For use it you must set label_name to None or not set it, so the nqtr_talk label will be started.

This label works in following way:

• get a first character of characters property
• set current_conversation_character to this character
• check if in the conversations dictionary there is a key == character
• and add all choices of this character and the choice Back

Add an Talk Choice

(code-snippets: DR_TalkChoiceAdd)

python:
    add_conversation_choice(choice_character = character_name, choice_text = _("Name"), label_name = "label_be_started")

Delete an Action

(code-snippets: DR_TalkChoiceDel)

python:
    del_conversation_choice(choice_character = character_name, choice_text = _("Name"))

Custom conversation end

If you want to add phrase when the conversation ends or run a code, you can use the label talk_back_custom.

For example:

# Display a random phrase and then end the conversation
label talk_back_custom:
    $ num = renpy.random.randint(1, 7)
    if num == 1:
        mc "OK, I'm off. See you."
    elif num == 2:
        mc "It's getting late. See you."
    elif num == 3:
        mc "Sorry, but I have to go now. Bye."
    elif num == 4:
        mc "Good talk. We should do this more often."
    elif num == 5:
        mc "I just remembered something. Gotta go! Bye."
    elif num == 6:
        mc "I won't keep you any longer. Bye."
    elif num == 7:
        mc "I was supposed to tell you something else.... But I can't remember."
        mc "When it comes back to me I'll let you know, bye."

    $ del num
    return

My recommendation method

My recommendation method is to join the two methods: Your conversation label and Default conversation label.

For do this you can use the label_name property = your_label_name

exemple:

Conversation(name = "talk_alice", characters=alice, conversation_background = None, label_name = "your_label_name")

In your_label_name you can use the current_conversation_character variable for know the character to talk to. And you can use Add an Talk Choice and Delete an Action methods for add or delete choices.

And in label end call the nqtr_talk label.

exemple:

label your_label_name:
    if current_conversation_character == alice:
        # you can add a if for check location or time
        # Add an Talk Choice
        $ add_conversation_choice(choice_character = alice, choice_text = _("Name"), label_name = "label_be_started")
    call nqtr_talk
    return

nqtr_talk make the rest of work. And if Custom conversation end is set, it will be called.

So for clean the chioce in the end of conversation you must create a label Custom conversation end were you delete the choice.

exemple:

label talk_back_custom:
    $ del_conversation_choice(choice_character = alice, choice_text = _("Name"))
    return

Conversation with Picture in background

With to the "Picture in Background" option you can add conversations not on the right but in an x, y position of your preference. Read more here: Picture in Background

Constants

DEFAULT_LABEL_TALK = "nqtr_talk"

DEFAULT_LABEL_TALK: in case label_name is not set this label will be started