Layered Image Visual Editor in Ren'Py

I know you just love adding all those sprite expressions to your layered images. Maybe you even separate the eyes, mouth, brows, etc. so you can mix-and-match so many combinations!

Okay but now how are you going to memorise all those attribute names? Isn't it a major waste of time to have to look at a cheat sheet then having to copy the combination back into the script?

Just click buttons like you're playing one of those dress-up games!

(This is for development purposes only. You can't use this as-is to make an actual dress-up minigame.)

 

MIT License is included in the file, and must be kept in there. Credit back to this page is appreciated.

 

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I recommend watching the video that shows the instructions.

 

How to install

• Put the file in your game folder

 

How to use

This version is integrated into the Interactive Director. This means you don't have to reload the script every expression change! It's instant.

1. Start the game
2. Press Shift+D to open the developer menu
3. Press D or press "Interactive Director"

• If nothing changes then press Shift+R to turn on auto-reload.

The Interactive Editor is now open. Any layered image you edit from here will have the attributes nicely organised.

Additionally, if you tag your layered image to your characters, a very convenient button will appear that will skip to that speaker's sprite so you don't have to search through all your images.

define iris = Character("Iris", image="iris")

Compatibility

This tool simply overrides the Interactive Director screens. Most of it is still the same other than the rearranged menu for specifically layered images, and the shortcut button to skip to the current speaker's tagged sprite.

The output edits your actual rpy files so nothing will happen if you delete this tool (or reinstall it) other than the Interactive Director going back to the way it was.

 

 

 

Previous versions of this idea have been unlisted for archival reasons but please use this version (v3) because it is much faster.

If you have any questions that don't have a quick answer, please join the DevTalk Discord and ask in the Renpy channel.

init python in director:

    def get_registered_image():
        import itertools
        reg = state.tag and renpy.get_registered_image(state.tag)
        if state.tag and reg is None:
            for attr_choice in itertools.product(state.attributes):
                reg = renpy.get_registered_image(' '.join((state.tag,) + attr_choice))
                if reg is not None:
                    return reg

def get_ordered_layeredimage_attributes():

reg = get_registered_image()

for group_att in reg.attributes:

if isinstance(renpy.get_registered_image(state.tag), LayeredImage):

        if isinstance(director.get_registered_image(), LayeredImage):