💜 Dr. Blight ❤️
okay so here is the coding problem I have in Renpy
I have three slots for jobs the play can pick from this menu
the [persistent task*] part contains the name of the task and I use working_task to track which menu item the player actually selected before going to the job manager.
my question is if I need to erase the name from persistent task1 after completing it how do I do that without a whole line of "if working_task = x then"
Paradox
@Rasp Put the tasks in an array and rename it based on the index?
I remember you asking about using arrays in renpy. I'm guessing you never figured it out?
💜 Dr. Blight ❤️
@Paradox maybe I'm just too stupid to understand arrays IDFK
Paradox
@Rasp Ok so apparently Python calls them lists and they are made like this.
TaskList = [task1, task2, task3]
💜 Dr. Blight ❤️
@Paradox lists are a NIGHTMARE to work with they don't at all work how they are supposed to I don't know how to properly reference data from or in them and that doesn't solve my need to dynamically change a value like
$ persistent_task(whatever) = ""
💜 Dr. Blight ❤️
@Paradox the other problem is the tasks are not static they are randomly generated and should be removed after being completed
💜 Dr. Blight ❤️
@efi Tried generating the menu with a loop renpy fucking threw an absolute hissy fit when I tried also I have no idea how to make and array
Efi (nap pet) 🦊💤
@Rasp put tasks in an array, loop it to make the menu, only add the items that are not completed
do not destroy them, just don't show them
no matter how many tasks there are, if a player is supposed to be able to do them in one lifetime irl, it will take millisecond to go over the array
Paradox
@Rasp I assumed it was based on the position of the task in the menu.
I think I did something similar, where I wanted to do different things based on premade prompts, but I made it in C#.
💜 Dr. Blight ❤️
@efi I have no idea how to do that or reference the data once its in there or use it up update my variables
Efi (nap pet) 🦊💤
@Rasp array/vector/list []
make each task a dictionary with all the info it needs
💜 Dr. Blight ❤️
@efi I've programmed before but nothing this complex.
plus I learn better by solving problems in my own code
Efi (nap pet) 🦊💤
@Rasp oh... have you never programmed before? if so, you should start bu reading the tutorial in the python manual
it has funny references to monty python
💜 Dr. Blight ❤️
@efi it can but when you try to do that for menu is throws a bunch or errors that my best searches found no solutions for.
Efi (nap pet) 🦊💤
@Rasp well, the basics of how to make and use lists in python is in the python manual
I assume renpy can call regular python functions, but it's been a while, I don't remember
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