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Six Months Away

A topic by e11ed0rad0 created 21 days ago Views: 48 Replies: 16
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The game jam page is up! And yes, it has a fair amount of time before it begins, so while you wait, keep an eye out for anyone who might want to get into Ren'Py and have them sign up! 

Or if you are looking for a tiny productive break from working on a bigger project, come on down - you are welcome too!

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i know Python and pygame quite well, do you think i should try Ren’Py?

Host (1 edit) (+1)

Of course! Speaking from experience,  any combination of the three can blend seamlessly thanks to all three being Python built! And Ren'Py is a bit easier to get the hang of because you don't have to build everything from scratch if you don't want to - the main work is just making the visuals and writing the story (which is lowkey structured like either a novel (NVL mode) or a play (ADV mode)). 

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okay! I’ll try Ren’Py. Sounds like fun anyway, writing is one of my hobbies

Host

Wonderful! If you love writing, then Ren'Py can definitely be a really cool medium for you to work with!

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do you know any tutorials or documentation possibly

Host

There is the official Ren'Py page: https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/index.html

And I have also written this post on different types of visual novel choices: https://gamejolt.com/p/so-on-tap-for-today-i-want-to-go-over-a-few-simple-choice...

There is also the RenPy subreddit where devs discuss the engine: https://www.reddit.com/r/RenPy/

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thx!

Host

No problem! Have fun!!

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me, reading the docs: “This is Python?!?” Nevertheless, it looks pretty simple!

Host

It really is, once you go through the tutorial game a couple of times! It was really helpful!