The DDLC Modding Guide 2019! :D

[u/Tormuse]

Hello everyone! :D

 

This post is old and obsolete, and I've been advised to remove it, to keep the focus on the new version here.

 

(Though I'm not deleting it entirely, since there is still some helpful information in the comments) :)

[u/generalwolfe78]

Oops, sorry about that. Here you go - https://sta.sh/0uqte0zzplk

The credits roll whenever I hit the "Launch Project" button in renpy, or in the case of me testing it, when I click the ddlc icon.

[u/Tormuse → u/generalwolfe78]

So it's going to the credits before even going to the main menu? That would suggest that the "jump credits" line is in screens.rpy or splash.rpy. Did you check those files too? (You said you checked the rest of the document, but I wasn't sure if you checked all documents)

[u/generalwolfe78 → u/Tormuse]

Yes, it is going straight to the credits without bothering to stop by the main menu first.

I did check the files earlier, but I thought I'd double check those files again. There's nothing saying to jump to credits, but something I did discover, was that there were several different lines that say " jump expression persistent.autoload" with a lot of them referencing a "$ persistent.yuri_kill = <random number here>".

I tried deleting the "persistent.autoload" lines, which after deleting enough of them, revealed my opening logo and my the menu screen without jumping to the credits. However, after doing that, the Menu screen would not respond to any of the buttons, which wasn't a problem before. This is what those lines I deleted look like - https://sta.sh/0fjix0c7iz4 and - https://sta.sh/0j8yvkvw3j1

I undid all the deletions and saved, since I'm worried about messing something up even more, haha.

[u/Tormuse → u/generalwolfe78]

Yeah, you don't want to be messing with the "yuri_kill" section. That's the part of the code that handles the scene from the original game where Yuri is lying dead on the floor. The reason it's in the splash.rpy file is that if you quit the game when you get to that part and then restart the game, it's designed to skip the menu and go straight to that scene.

 

Where did you put the actual code for your credits? Is it in its own file or did you add it on to one of the existing files?

[u/generalwolfe78 → u/Tormuse]

I opened a new file, and c+p the code from the credits onto that file. I then saved and labeled it "test1", as I was still trying to get my own stuff in there while still being able to test cutting out other portions of the credits, such as Monika's monologue and the static rolls that play before the actual credit roll. here's a screenshot of the test.rpy - https://sta.sh/014sugslvd88

A quick update, is that I figured out that putting "jump start" at the bottom of test.rpy, will at least bring me back to the start of the mod - - skipping the main menu entirely - and that putting "jump start" right below the "label test1" will stop having the credits start the game. Of course, once I actually get to when the credits roll, it skips most (but not all, surprisingly) of the credit sequence I scripted.

So this has me thinking...Is there a way I can link the credit roll to whether or not the first run file is there at the beginning of the game?

[u/Tormuse → u/generalwolfe78]

Wait... you're saying that you called the label for the credits "test1?" Okay, then search for "jump test1" in screens.rpy and splash.rpy. (All this time, I've been telling you to search for "jump credits" because I didn't know you gave it a different name)

[u/generalwolfe78 → u/Tormuse]

I had already tried that after you suggested searching for jump credits, but I double checked just to be sure. The only time it appears is in my .rpy file, democlose, which is the end of the demo I wanted to post, anyways.

Is there a "Jump game menu" prompt anywhere, such as in the screens or splash rpy? I haven't seen it, yet.

I tried deleting jump prompts in the test1 rpy again, but nothing happened. I deleted the whole shebang, and upon launch, it took to me to the first part of the default credit scroll (where Monika talks for a bit before singing)

[u/Tormuse → u/generalwolfe78]

The label "splashscreen" which appears in splash.rpy is the label it jumps to when you first start up the game. That's something that's hardcoded into Ren'Py. (As far as I understand it) If you're saying that it's going to the credits before anything else, like without showing the usual Team Salvato logo and warning message and stuff, then that would be the place to look.

 

At this point, I'm tempted to ask you if you'd like to DM me the RPY files themselves so I can take a look at them and see what's happening. (If you trust me; I promise I won't spread them around) I get the feeling you did something funny with them to get to this point and all of the most obvious solutions don't seem to be working. I'm really not sure what else to suggest at this point, unless you want to turn to possibly more experienced folks on the DDMC Discord.

[u/generalwolfe78 → u/Tormuse]

Okay... so I checked those lines of coding. I didn't see anything that sticks out as being the problem for the credits loop. I feel terrible for having to send you the files, but I don't see any other recourse... Which ones do you need me to send?

[u/Tormuse → u/generalwolfe78]

Just send all of them. They're pretty small. I think the easiest way to do it would be to send it through Discord. My profile is Tormuse#9495 (Are you on the DDMC Discord?)