Ren'Py Custom Pronoun Tool - now live!

This tool allows folx coding in Ren'Py to empower players to select any set of pronouns, instead of a set selection such as they/she/him. There's a summary of its features below, and the tool can be downloaded from here.

Features

• Allows you to try out the pronoun system and see how it works in action,
• Features a tutorial character, Eli, who provides a guided explanation of key aspects of the code,
• Has unarchived files, including the images and the .rpy files. You'll be able to copy the pronoun system code directly from script.rpy,
• Provides information on its usage rules,
  • Essentially: the code, the code screenshots and the pronoun table are free to use/copy/modify/share for both commercial and non-commercial projects. Credit to Oneirocritica Games is appreciated but not mandatory. Please don't redistribute Eli's sprite/the background, or put restrictions on the code that prevent others from using it.

• Has a coding structure that could enable a player to jump back to this pronoun system and seamlessly change their pronouns during their playthrough if desired, if used with a screen/label/etc (currently this jump is not included with the tool).

Future plans/Areas to improve

I may leave the code as is, but there are several areas that could benefit from additional polish. I might work on these in future builds, if I get around to it/if there's sufficient interest.

• Every time a pronoun is set, this is done through the same set of code under a new label. A loop of some kind would make the code more concise.
• The player can only put in one pronoun at a time, which may be confusing. Being able to see these pronouns on screen could help (shout out to @baiyu_dev on Twitter for this suggestion!)
• Pronouns are currently saved as pronoun_1 through _5. This make it hard to keep track of which pronoun form/tense belongs to which variable.

Feedback?

As always, your feedback means a lot to me! If you like the system or think there are ways that it can run better, you can always reach out to me via lovehuesgame@gmail.com.

Take care and stay safe! 

Sincerely,
Oneirocritica Games