RenPy Tutorial using Flags | Deciding the ending in a Ren'Py Game

Flags are used to determine the flow of the game. In this RenPy tutorial, I'll teach you about flags and the different ways you can use them. To be precise, we'll evaluate the flags to decide the game's ending.
Note:
- You must know the Ren'Py basics to understand this video.
To learn the basics, you can watch this video:
Ren'Py in 8 minutes: • RenPy Tutorial for Beg...
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📚 Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:12 Dialogue
0:36 Flag: yuki_affection
1:08 Variable Viewer
1:32 Ending Evaluation
2:05 Preview
2:34 Required Flag: acquiredRing
3:15 Tips
4:01 Outro
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[@aionaid135]

As a person who likes pizza more than sushi, prefers blue over red, and is a dog person, I feel like me and Yuki will not get along very well.

[@ZeilLearnings]

LMAO as long as we get along 😛 much love! ❤️

[@efai]

Yuki is a dude, so this could be a good thing :D

[@ang3l_gutzz]

@@efai ..?

[@sourwitch2340]

​@@efai you... don't want to get along with men? (not to mention that Yuki can be a girl's or boy's name) (and that you know neither gender, nor romantic or sexual orientation of the person above) (but it just sounds like you ASSUMED they were a man and ASSUMED they weren't into men) (at least, that wanton homophobia is the only way of reading your comment that mildly makes sense, bc the only instance someone not being compatible with you would be a good thing is if you wouldn't even consider them, so it'd make sense if you knew OP was ace, but you don't and specifying gender wouldn't make sense in that instance. so you must have either assumed OP was a straight guy, a lesbian, or a person who simply doesn't date men. and one of those is a more common assumption than the rest, but any of them is an absurd assumption to make) (your comment just gives off some absolutely baffling energy)

[@jsonbourne8122]

​@@sourwitch2340 you don't have to read into it so much. Some guys just prefer women

[@gandalfthewhite2373]

Working on my first virtual novel game and I’m dealing with conditions right now so your timing was perfect... Keep up the good work Zeil!

[@ZeilLearnings]

😍 wow! Good luck with your first VN game! Thank you for the support 💖

[@natashatelesss]

THANK YOU SO MUCH DONT EVER STOP DOING THESE TUTORIALS I'M STILL A BEGGINER

[@ZeilLearnings]

hahaha Thank you for your support! I have so much more videos to create so I'm not stopping any time soon 💖

[@natashatelesss]

@@ZeilLearnings your videos are helping soooo much! i'm doing my first visual novel and you're helping me with the scripts a lot.

[@ZeilLearnings]

@@natashatelesss Thank you so much! Your kind words motivate me to do better! Good luck on your first VN!

[@averagechannelname9969]

If only getting true love was this easy in real life lmao

[@ZeilLearnings]

🙃 😂

[@victoria_zoe1003]

I want to create a visual novel for an application to study game design and these tutorials are saving my life

[@ZeilLearnings]

awwww~! happy to help! 😊

[@kaylareyes818]

Thank you so much for this tutorial!! You broke everything down perfectly. It’s exactly what I needed! :)

[@ZeilLearnings]

Glad to help! Thanks for feedback! It helps me get a better idea of how I should make my videos. 💙

[@eremika_]

WOW, this is what I want! I'll watch all your videoes after my school test! Always thanks 👍

[@shadowwarriors1000]

Thank you so much for making these videoes

[@ZeilLearnings]

My pleasure! 😊

[@raseruuu3742]

These are some really good basic stuff for newbies! Keep it up Zeil!

[@ZeilLearnings]

Thank you, Raseruuu 💖

[@xiaosreversebobwindowuwu6715]

AAA TYSM FOR MAKING THIS!! it really helped me learn a lot! :)

[@ZeilLearnings]

I'm happy to help! 💖

[@chocosart8451]

I just started Penpy a few days ago. Thanks for the tutorial, very helpful!

[@mikomiko7418]

thank you so sosoosososo much !!!! your tutorials are easy to follow and so well made !!

[@ZeilLearnings]

wow! so much enthusiasm >.< You're welcome! And I'm glad you liked it 💖

[@A_Girl_Who_Has_Youtube]

Straight up-you make the best renpy tutorial Videos on KZbin. Thank you, you god send hahaha.

[@wolfowow]

thank you this is exactly what I needed!!

[@Eevee268]

Your videos have been a saving grace when learning renpy. I seriously appreciate these tutorials so much. They're super easy to understand and helpful :]

[@KagamiSeiko]

I have a feeling that I'll keep rewatching this video over and over again as I code my game lol But srsly, this is really helpful! Thank you for sharing this tutorial! :DD

[@riskyadisurya1025]

Thank you. This is really helpful for me now

[@toyo8460]

Awesome video!

[@user-nd2ki5qd5n]

tysm❤ this helped me a lot

[@Blue-lc5np]

Thank you sooo muchhh

[@GooeyGremlin]

With these tools I will become unstoppable.

[@tomoyaokazaki2138]

i really like the flexibility in this code! it's simple, yet effective. I'll need to watch a video on how to display these default numbers such as money, affection points, etc. That way, we won't be forced to guess or have to keep doing the ctrl + d. The affection points displayable would only be shown for me when I'm making the visual novel, but then, I'd want to have it hidden when I'm ready to release it. In this case, you can only see how much money you have in order to be able to afford that ring in the video for example. Thank you for such an amazing video, zeil! 😄

[@jamieandreassen6720]

I've watched almost all your tutorial videos here and it's been so incredibly helpful in allowing me get a handle on Ren'Py. I want to add a little bit more realism to my character models. I want them to be able to blink and have their lips move while they're talking. I know there's scripts out there already that in theory allow for this to happen. I figured out how to make the characters blink but I am struggling to make their mouths move when they talk. I would be greatly appreciative of a tutorial on how to go about setting that up. :)

[@victoria_zoe1003]

Will you also make a video about how to change the colors and style? Like of the text "bubbles" ?

[@ZeilLearnings]

Great suggestion! I’ll add it to the list. Thank you!

[@vidhu3631]

Wow this seems great wonder I would be able to hook up word engines for each characters to get more natural responses in each unique in different play through

[@saltyghostcrow]

Hi I really like your tutorials, they've been so helpful! I have a question though. I followed this tutorial but added 2 more endings. I made sure to make the label ending_credits all different by adding a number at the end. It works but let's say after the Bad End text shows, it shows the good end text , and best end text afterwards . How do I fix it so the text only shows one ending and not the rest?

[@ZeilLearnings]

Hi! Glad to hear that! For the issue, I think you missed the "jump ending_credits". Or if you want to just end the game you can put "return".

[@saltyghostcrow]

@@ZeilLearnings ty for the response! Adding return at the end to each label ending_credits helped. Thank you! ^^

[@ZeilLearnings]

How was this tutorial? Do you have suggestions for my next topics? I already have a list, but they're all advanced. I want to make sure to cover the basics first before doing them. My current list: facebook.com/ZeilLearnings/posts/120754830123519. 😊 I also have a discord server: discord.gg/QY3hABSgvM The goal is to help each other, find team/members and is totally beginner-friendly!

[@evil_in_your_closet]

I loved the tutorial :) It was very clearly explained and everything is easily understandable. While i could understand that some mind consider the pace a bit fast, i personally found it just right for myself!

[@jeandalay7630]

Hi Zeil, I was wondering if its possible for an image button on a choice menu to do the +=1 thing.

[@caydendadinki8281]

Hello, I love watching your videos and you simplify it more than others, I was wondering if you could put a visual indicator like a +1 (characters name)?

[@ZeilLearnings]

Hello~ glad to hear that! For your question, you can use call screen: menu: "Sushi": $ yuki_affection += 1 call screen display("+1 Yuki") y "Same!" "Pizza": y "hmmm" Then create a screen: screen display(what): text what timer 1.0 action Return() The text will be displayed for 1.0 second. You can follow my UI tutorial to setup the position~

[@victoria_zoe1003]

Can I subtract points as well? Like the MC says something mean to the Love Interest and it results in -1 point? I tried to do it with just a "-" instead of an "+" but it doesnt seem to work

[@ZeilLearnings]

Hi! Yes you can also use subtraction. And even division and multiplication. Make sure you’re using ‘-=‘ or the longer version of it: ‘x = x - 1’ www.w3schools.com/python/python_operators.asp (Assignment Operators)

[@victoria_zoe1003]

@@ZeilLearnings Thank you soo much!!

[@splashtheskeleton4292]

I want to know if you could use . The plus 1 . And than also use a jump as well. Thank you if you can !

[@Vilewulf]

s there a way to do this with names? i have cosume name is a dif ending.

[@aramiren6587]

I want to ask, does True/False statement is a must in coding VN in Ren'py? I'm still confused about this one. I thought it was enough with only if/else statement. Sorry, I'm still new to coding. I already read some guides, but still unsure.

[@ZeilLearnings]

Good question! It's not required. I just added it so that it is easier to understand. So `if x==True:` and `if x:` are the same. 😀

[@aramiren6587]

@@ZeilLearnings Thank you very much!

[@MrChaoLupus]

Ima be extra complicated and ask if there is a way I can make flags carry over into a sequel VN, akin to telltale games episodes?

[@ONCEUU]

ate zeil pwede po ba ma move ang menu choices sa dialogue box??

[@arezalgamer89]

If you want to copy sources instead of writing. The demo: "The Question" Has hald of these codes

[@ONCEUU]

HI ate zeil pwede ko po ba gamitin yung ganyan para sa quiz type na questions? need ko pa po ba i define yung word na gagamitin ko sa default for example "score"?

[@ZeilLearnings]

Hello Ace. Pwede mong gayahin yung video for quiz type na questions. No need to define the words na gagamitin, since i-add mo lang sya sa score pag tama.

[@ONCEUU]

@@ZeilLearnings Thank you po, visual novel game kasi pinropose namin for capstone eh, tapod may mga questions na related sa java🤣

[@ONCEUU]

@@ZeilLearnings malaking tulong mga tutorial nyo ate !

[@Jorscam]

I’m making a minigame where you have to choose the correct choice three times in a row and i wanted so that when you choose the wrong one you go back to the first one. Is it possible?

[@ZeilLearnings]

yes it's possible. Code looks like: If the answer is wrong: Jump to the beginning

[@Jorscam]

@@ZeilLearnings alright, tysm!

[@max-ic9nt]

when i do this my variable viewer says there is "nothing to inspect" what am i missing 😭?

[@egg9486]

Imagine marrying somebody cuz you like red

[@valeriekohoutova7618]

Does anyone know how to do something like this is unity?