yet another phone for renpy
# How this scene is implemented:
nvl_narrator "Nighten added Eileen to the group"
n_nvl e2m2 "Hey! Welcome to the demo Eileen!"
e_nvl "who's this?"
n_nvl e2m1 "haha, silly you"
n_nvl e1m2 "We talked about showing off the phone the other day, remember?"
e_nvl "it's today? {image=emoji/fear.png}"
A simple messaging system, built on top of the NVL mode and therefore more intuitive to use :)
Instructions:
- Add the images and PhoneTexting.rpy to your project folder
- In this file, change the name of the main character to yours (MC_Name)
- Edit the nvl screen in screen.rpy as follow:
screen nvl(dialogue, items=None):
#### ADD THIS TO MAKE THE PHONE WORK!! :) ###
if nvl_mode == "phone":
use PhoneDialogue(dialogue, items)
else:
####
## Indent the rest of the screen
window:
style "nvl_window"
# ...
- Change gui.nvl_list_length in gui.rpy to None, so that all the message are shown
- You'll then have to make a nvl character speak!
- To use the regular nvl screen again, change the nvl_mode variable to something else, like "classic"
- To include emojis and pictures, you can simply add use an image tag; make sure they are the right size for the phone screen.
Video tutorial by Matthew Vimislik, aka Vimi
Credits:
The background is made by Uncle Mugen. All the other art assets are done by me, Nighten, and free to use in your project if you want (the sources file are available).
And if you need more help for your project, you can hire me as a programmer! :) ✨
Have a nice day!
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does anyone know if it's possible to code in multiple icons for different characters? i've tried doing additional ifs and elif but nothing worked.
Anyone know why the text in some of the messages is being cut at the start of the message? And is there a way to create a line break between convos? Also when I close the convo out, the last message sort of pops up right before the phone close.
Great system, just wondering, is there a way to have multiple conversation histories? Currently switching to a different character just adds the message to the current history, so there's the option to clear it to make it a new convo, but is there a way to bring back the old history without making it all appear as new messages? Would love the immersion of keeping the conversation going.
Thanks!
This is AWESOME! Works like a charm and super easy to customize too. Thank you so much for this!
Oh gosh this was so helpful but it took quite a while to get EXACTLY what I wanted. However it was so worth it. As a noob, this was so much easier to understand than everything else/other options. THANK YOU SO MUCH NIGHTEN (&Vimi for the tutorial)
This script does not natively support choices BUT I found a post on reddit by Broken___Glass and Tomb166 on Reddit that has the barebones. With lots and lots of fiddling around with the visual settings (at least for a Renpy noob like me). I can't find the post again but if you can find that reddit post, you'll get the clue to adding choices!!!
There are also some reddit posts that help with the positioning of the text on mobile devices like Android. Nighten's phone is so easy to use with all the tutorials. You can do it!!!
This is great.
Is it free to use in any project like adult novel as well as commercially?
Bonjour,
Est ce que c'est possible d'ajouter un "Est en train d’écrire..." en "animation" ou non mais qui ne reste pas pour plus d’immersion s'il vous plaît ?
Merci en tous cas le code fonctionne parfaitement :)
Good day people of Itch.io. I have come to you in my hour of need for you see, whenever I start a conversation, instead of the messages displaying on the phone it displays as a common textbox. It would be greatly appreciated if you could provide your input on the matter.
Sincerely,
BrynjarB
This issue has since been resolved
Is there a way to make it so the dialogue will still advance if the phone is clicked?
Hopefully you have found the answer in the last 2 months, but in case someone else comes here for the same request, you just need to change draggable True to False in the PhoneTexting.rpy > screen PhoneDialogue
Thanks!
i speak portuguese so sorry for bad english, but how can i solve this problem?
While running game code:
File "renpy/common/00keymap.rpy", line 433, in script
init -1100 python:
File "renpy/common/00keymap.rpy", line 466, in <module>
config.pre_screenshot_actions = [Hide("notify", immediately=True)]
TypeError: __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'immediately'
does anyone know why my menu options arent working when i use this? I dont know why but even when i use
menu (nvl=True):
it just wont show me the menu options. It just sort of freezes at that point and doesnt move on.
Try menu(nvl=True):
The space between the menu and (nvl=True) may be causing the issue
I tried using this and the phone does stay up but the menu choices doesn’t appear.
Hey there! This took me a little bit to learn how to fully work and adjust, but this phone system has been working great for my next title. I'll be sure to give credit when I release it. Thank you~
Hello! When trying to use the phone thing it keeps sending same errors no matter what :(
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I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.
While running game code:
File "game/script.rpy", line 63, in script
nvl_narrator "Nighten added Eileen to the group"
File "renpy/common/00nvl_mode.rpy", line 354, in do_add
if store._nvl_language != _preferences.language:
AttributeError: 'StoreModule' object has no attribute '_nvl_language'
-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------
Full traceback:
File "game/script.rpy", line 63, in script
nvl_narrator "Nighten added Eileen to the group"
File "C:\Users\*****\Desktop\******\renpy-8.1.3-sdk\renpy\ast.py", line 2560, in execute
Say.execute(self)
File "C:\Users\*****\Desktop\****\renpy-8.1.3-sdk\renpy\ast.py", line 615, in execute
renpy.exports.say(who, what, *args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\*****\Desktop\*****\renpy-8.1.3-sdk\renpy\exports.py", line 1494, in say
who(what, *args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\****\Desktop\****\renpy-8.1.3-sdk\renpy\character.py", line 1387, in __call__
self.do_add(who, what)
File "renpy/common/00nvl_mode.rpy", line 354, in do_add
if store._nvl_language != _preferences.language:
AttributeError: 'StoreModule' object has no attribute '_nvl_language'
okay nevermind i fixed it :)
whats the recommended size for an image tag? in 1920 1080 resolution?
Wondering if i it's possible to add a date and time function to it.
sorry for disturbing but i have a problem with android port of game with this plugin.
when i ported my game on my phone and going to the moment of chatting, i see that the mc_name part just has only bubbles, without any text. but another person's bubbles working great, everything is visible. i don't know how to solve these problem, please help.
* on photo is native ren'py emulator, but its the same as real phone
What numbers do I need to change to make it work at 1280 by 720?
Later versions of Renpy 8 now support emoji use natively🎉👏 The image tag method is still nice for anyone wanting a customized emoji experience however.
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/changelog.html#emoji-related-text-improvement
Thank you so much Nighten for this system! If somebody has the last text do a weird animation before hiding the phone you need to put None in "config.nvl_adv_transition" on your main script.
I have one question, when I finish using the phone, I see that there isn't a disappearing animation, I tried making one but I don't know where to put it so it can be played. If somebody knows were to put it, or has a different solution it would help me a lot. Thank you :)
Hi! I know this is 4 months too late but first of all, thank you for the "config.nvl_adv_transition" tip, it saved me from a lot of frustration.
You probably found it, but towards the top of the PhoneTexting.rpy file there are these two transforms:
You can add the hide animation to the top one.
I did a quick test and it seems to be working, I don't know if it would cause any problems but it would at least give a starting point.
Hiiii, thank you so much for your help!!!
I have tried it, and it seems that the hiddinganimation works, but it also plays every time a new message appears.
I will be trying to find a way to only play it when there is no more messages to send.
I'll keep you updated if I find the solution ;D
Hi TruitaDPatata, thank you so much for the nvl_adv_transition tip. Please let me know when you find out the solution to the hiding animation when closing phone too. Thank you!
Greetings!
I don't suppose anyone would know how to make each text box wrap around the text as opposed to being a set width? I've tried a few things from changing xfill/yfill to false or removing any xmaximum values but nothing seems to work. 💦
I have a issue where if I try and use [povname] as the MC_Name the phone only sends receive messages and not send messages, anyone know a way to fix this?
Mc won't show as send(yellow) in game
Whoever the sender is, it should be the MC_Name variable. For instance, if you want 'Zellous' to be the sender, then the MC_Name would have to be 'Zellous'.
It's in PhoneTexting.rpy Line 4
Thank you so much for providing this! I used it for my NaNoRenO demo entry and I loved being able to add texting to my story. I don't think I would've been able to figure it out without this system. Thanks again :)
Bonjour, merci pour ce super téléchargement :).
Je souhaite mettre le téléphone plusieurs fois dans mes chapitres, les messages reçus seront de personnes differentes.
Est ce que c'est possible? si oui comment dois-je procéder s'il vous plait?
S'utilise que pour une personne?
Merci :)
Bon courage.
This is my first time coding the text massage to try it. I did watch the massage code no matter hard I really try with it but it just gotten failed and now i feeling pretty abit stress out. And I don't know what else can possibly do?
This is great! Way better than what I cooked up on my own. I replaced my system with this fairly easily.
I've been able to modify just enough that I can have multiple characters texting from different phones.
Eg. most texts are from husband's phone to other people however there are scenes where the wife is texting someone else. I was able to set it up with a little tinkering.
Inline photos also work great!
(Sorry if you got a ghost notification, I accidentally commented on the other phone template you have!! Also I've apparently commented before, so apologies for asking for your help once again LOL)
I was wondering, I really want to have text conversations with multiple characters, which I *can* do with the names, but for the sender (whoever's chatting on the left), their icons ALL change to whoever the most recent character chatting is. Is there a way to have multiple people in a chat while maintaining everyone's icons as separate from each other?
Hey, I was wondering if you can do ____ is Typing thing that disappears after a text has been sent?
I will try to port it to Godot using my Rakugo project: https://rakugoteam.github.io
i like it very much, but it would be great if you could send images in it
Hi! Thank you so much for the code! Is there a way to keep the phone screen up while still showing the textbox? Currently the phone disappears when I have the main character thinking to herself in the game textbox, and would like the phone screen to stay up while she thinks to herself. Thanks in advance!
Hello, I have been using this phone UI for my game for a little while now, but I was wondering if I could change something when the phone disappears. I was curious if either 1) The phone could reverse its appearance animation when the conversation is done (a downward easing animation), or 2) when the phone fades out, the last element of the text (the final message) still plays the message appear animation. Is it possible to have the message stay still when the phone disappears?
Thank you for your time, and I really appreciate this pack! Just that one little edit to the exit animation would make it perfect for me.
Hello, can someone tell me how I can have a zoom of the photo sent to the smartphone please? Thx
I just realized that I had rated the wrong messenger code, no matter now you get another 5 :)
Regards
Tom
How do I remove text history? My VN has multiple perspectives, so it wouldn't really make sense for them to have the same text history as each other.
nvl clear
Hello, I was wondering if it's possible to add videos besides pictures.
I tried with a gif but it shows a static picture, do you know if there's a way? :)
we figured out a way, but it is not inside the nvl dialog itself - you'll need to make some screens in your favorite graphics tool. This example produces a "full screen" video effect on the phone, then returns the player to the phone chat.
Basically, we use 2 screens:
A ('phone_frame') is an image of the MC's hand holding the phone over a background, with the phone screen transparent
B ('phone_bg') is an identical image of the MC's hand holding the phone, but the phone is opaque and blank, and the background is transparent
A displays on top, then the nvl screen from nighten's code, then B displays behind both.
The video we want to show is a ren'py Image called vid_01 that uses Movie(play="file") in its declaration.
So the text chat happens in the nvl screen, then when we want the player to receive the video, we do:
nvl_narrator "Video Stream Starting..."
show vid_01 behind phone_frame
$ renpy.pause() # in our case, player watches video loop "on" the phone until click
hide vid_01
nvl_narrator "Video Stream Ended"
# text chat carries on