Renpy GUI Customization | Main Menu in Ren'Py

This is the first video of my Renpy GUI Customization series. In this video, we'll focus on the main menu which may change the game menu as well. I'll create Ren'py tutorials on other screens as well.

This is to solve the issue of not showing the correct alignment when clicking Load, Options, About or Help from the main_menu.

Thank you to Serhii Korinnyi for letting me know of this issue and providing the solution!

Note:
- I'm using 1920 x 1080 resolution in the Ren'Py project.
- You must know the Ren'Py basics to understand this video.
To learn the basics, you can watch this video:

📚 Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:26 Background image
1:47 button: xalign
2:28 vbox: xalign and yalign
3:58 button: idle_color
4:25 button: hover_color
4:52 font
5:48 font: size
6:26 vbox: spacing
7:31 Hide game title
8:12 separating the main_menu from the game_menu
9:16 game_menu xoffset and yalign
10:35 button: selected_color
12:33 renaming a button: preferences
13:02 outlines

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[ZeilLearnings]

UPDATE: It should not be "if main_menu" but "if
This is to solve the issue of not showing the correct alignment when clicking Load, Options, About or Help from the main_menu.

Thank you to Serhii Korinnyi for letting me know of this issue and providing the solution!

[furryfrg]

If anyone is still having issues, it should look like this:

screen navigation():

vbox:
style_prefix "navigation"

if
xalign 0.5
yalign 0.8
else:
xoffset 60
yalign 0.5

[ZeilLearnings]

This is the first video of my Renpy GUI Customization series. I'll do more of this kind of video for this series. There's too many things to talk about so editing it like my other videos will take forever! Hope you liked it!

[fluffybangtan]

For a while, I got scared why it isn't working and I was about to comment after watching and doing the whole tutorial, but the pinned comment is a saviour! Thank you so much for your videos. I remember watching your videos 5-6 months ago when I was inspired to make a VN, but I had to give up on it soon because it was tedious, however now that I'm again inspired and back, your videos are helping big time!! Especially since there are a lot of new videos for customization and all since I was gone, so I am hella excited to learn from your videos. Your tutorials are the best for Renpy learning! :D I subscribed!! <3

[Will-huoe]

Halfway through the tutorial, but this is already amazing! I feel like I've learned a lot from this. Thank you :)

[redpredator]

Thank you for the video, I'll be working on a project as soon as I finish my exams.

[cutieginnypig]

I was struggling with the font for an hour or so, and your tutorial helped me out!! Thank you so much :D your tutorials are very helpful and easy to understand!

[hellothere-wcqm]

Thanks a lot, this is the first video about main menu customization that's actually useful

[katyx_ofc]

Hey there, Zeil! I first have to say, I love your tutorials so much! Never stop posting~ You’re my favorite Ren’py YouTube! You really are saving the community! 💓

I do have a question! How do you play a sound effect multiple times? For example:

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play sound footsteps_soft_ volume 2.0

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How do I play that sound effect 3 times? What would the code be for that 🤔

[MultiKB]

I just started learning Renpy yesterday and you got some great tutorials! Can't wait for more!

[joshlabindustries]

Thank you for doing this for the Renp'y community!

[soller]

Thanks for the video! I just finished it and already waiting for your next video :D

[xi]

i'm going to go over all of the videos to remake my game in renpy and it has been very helpful so far, very clean. since i'm an amateur i still have to pause the video to check lol. thank you for these!

[thyrionokada]

OMG THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR HOURS

[danieljohn]

i just want you to know that this video is absolutely amazing and i learned a lot. i am impressed and also very glad that you were able to fit this much information into just15 minutes. quick, precise and to the point and you walk through essentially everything a beginner could possibly want to know. after watching this video and following like a tutorial, i feel like i have made massive progress with my personal project, again, thank you.

[teal]

I swear out of all the renpy tutorials yours is the one i go to check. >_< They're easy to follow and when I cant figure out how to do something that's when i search in reddit or through the renpy documents and muck around until it works.

[jackjones]

Thanks for this, that shift+I tip is a godsend!

[kaninbullenyt]

took me an hour to fix all theese settings, thank you!

[helloworld]

You will earn so many subscribers if you continue making these awesome videos!

[swaggjuggler]

You have the best tutorial on this subject and your knowelge of code is great. thanks