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To start off my fresh account, I've compiled a few Ren'Py tips into a bite-sized format! I've been programming in Ren'Py since 2018 and spent a ton of time working with it for all sorts of projects. Here are some less-common bits of knowledge ✨ #vndev #visualnovel #gamedev #renpy

It is NOT a variable checking "you are on the main menu screen specifically" - to do that, use `if renpy.get_screen("main_menu")`. In short: can you hit Return to return to gameplay? Then `main_menu` is False. Otherwise, it's True.

Another special variable is `_menu`. It's True if you're in the "menu context" - so, when you're on the preferences screen, save/load, main menu, etc. This is most useful if you have a screen accessed both in-game or manually through the menu screens, and you need to know which is which.

A feature that was added in v8.2 is the `position` type. It takes two arguments, an absolute and a relative value e.g. `position(1.0, -10)`. This can be used anywhere you'd normally use either a float or an integer, such as for `xpos` or `ysize`.