Hey there.
I have recently downloaded Ren'Py.
For those that don't know what it is, Ren'Py is a software which allows you to create a Interactive Visual Novel that you can allow others to download so they can play.
I wanted to make a PW fan IVN but, I don't know how to add images and the "QuickStart Manual" doesn't really help much.
If anyone has Ren'Py and knows what to do, could they please help me?
Either PM me or Reply here.
Much appreciated. Thanks :D <3

I guess people here doesn't use Ren'py (not that I'm aware of).

AIGE does the same thing as ren'py, so if you decide to use it I can help with what is needed.

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I'll give AIGE a go.
seeing as the members of the Ren'Py forum aren't helping either.
they just say stuff i already know which doesnt help

We can discuss it on MSN (even AIM) if possible.

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fixed my Ren'Py problem, there was a typo in my scripting, put zoe.jpg instead of zoe.jpeg

i've PM'd you with my MSN, i would like to know more about this AIGE

Novelty is more graphics based and then the Blade engine is code based. As I've seen Blade is more similar to Ren'Py. I've personally used both and can recommend them. Blade would probably handle doing a court scene though. Novelty is very bare bones so it's pretty much for a visual NOVEL. Not necessarily a game. Blade can make very interactive games though if you practice the coding.

Links:
Blade:http://www.bladeengine.com/
Novelty:http://www.visualnovelty.com/

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Just send me a message on MSN when you're on.

Also something about AIGE: it is the base engine for the PWLib Casemaker/Case Engine.

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i really wanna use Novelty, but i cannot download/install DirectX 9 It comes up with an error message

I least give a try on AIGe before deciding.

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can i have a link then please?

I can send it to you on MSN. My site is currently offline.

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Someone actually used Ren'Py recreate the beginning of the first case of GS3 (Trials and Tribulations). It's a bit hard to understand, though, as it was converted directly from the fan-translated ROM hack script, which means lots of weird hexadecimal ID numbers. That and the lip sync and blip system is coded really screwy.

http://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewto ... f=4&t=1767

The main plus to using Ren'Py is that it's well tested and runs on every major operating system.

And, as a rundown on other possibilities....

Blade Engine (http://www.bladeengine.com/) does a lot less than Ren'Py and with a more confusing syntax to boot. (Forgot a tab character in the character list? Put an extra tab character in the character list? Capitalized something wrong? Put an extra space between arguments? Saved your file in a different encoding? Gave your character name more than 8 letters? You're screwed.) Also hasn't been updated for years now. The textbox it uses is a bit nice looking, but it's inflexible enough to make up for it.

Novelty (http://www.visualnovelty.com/) is good, but more suited linear visual novels. Trying to do something really complex like Phoenix Wright could be really confusing and unwieldy. There's a lot of bugs that are yet to be squashed too, and the scripting language, which is what you'd probably use to implement half of the PW logic, is constantly changing, so you'd probably at least want to wait a while before using this engine.

AIGE is, well.... unwieldy. Really unwieldy. Really really really unwieldly. The scripting language has an overblown syntax that makes easy things difficult and hard things hackish. (Example: No command arguments. You have to set variables and then call a command. To do that, you have to use a runscript(); function. You have to use this runscript(); function for just about everything except for about 5 built-in commands, rendering it basically an extra word you have to type whenever you want to do anything. Adding evidence and profile requires using cryptic ID numbers, as does adding all custom images, which also require separate setup command that you have to call whenever you want to show them. Oh yeah, and typos can crash the engine. Badly. Sounds fun to code in, right?) The program itself it hosted on the author's personal computer, as evidenced by the bizarre port number at the end of the URL, meaning the site's barely up, and when it is, speeds are close to dial-up. The author also bans mirrors in order to keep the program as updated as possible everywhere, but the site's actually down enough for this to be a problem. The graphic display of the engine is known to render strange artifacts, scale things wrong, run at the wrong speed, and adds a 5 second loading screen that none of its competitors have. Compatibility is an issue, too. It uses at least 100 MB of RAM just to run, rendering older systems in the dust, as well as requiring you to upgrade all your graphics drivers and DirectX to even work. And as it barely runs on Windows, Mac and Linux users will left completely unable to play your case even with technology such as Wine or VMWare.

PyWright (http://pywright.dawnsoft.org/wordpress/) has a bit of a bizarre scripting language (nothing compared to AHLSL, though), and emulates the game's user interface a bit less than perfect. Oh, and 3D doesn't really work. That's about where it's problems end.

Ace Attorney Online (http://aceattorney.sparklin.org/) isn't as extensible with new features as the other options, but it does pretty every case maker feature you'd need in a point-and-click interface. The biggest downsides would be that said point-and-click interface lacks much documentation, and that running it in browsers other than Firefox could make it screw up.

Having used all of these engines, I'd say they're all fine except for AIGE and Blade Engine.

- Apologies to KSA. And CuriousFactory.

AIGE 0.9.800a will fix some of those issues, so don't go saying it is bad because 700a it is 1+ years old now, and the new 800a version is almost out. I noticed some of those issues, so i promply fixed them.

Reason for port 1357 on server: internet provider blocked port 80. I USED to used 80 before it was blocked.

And BigFish, if you have so much to say about AIGE, why I NEVER saw you on MSN or anything trying to contact me? It would be so decent of you to at least point the issues to me so I could work on them over time...

Considering you are sort of a pywright supporter, I kinda expected you to not even contact me to point some issues before posting something like you did.

PS: did you ACTUALLY read the new features of AIGE 800a before making your post AL ALL?

This is why i don't like CR. Instead of reporting an issue, people tend to just write bad posts, that added to the fact not reading updates tends to happen too.

Also, apology not taken.

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Ok seriously not getting into this again.

Kayyy just about every casemaker supported on CR has its own thread in this section. If you are interested in knowing more about them, please go to their threads. Since you seem to have found the answer to your Ren'Py problem, I'm going to close this thread.

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