Gradients for Ren'Py

Overview

Create gradients in Ren'Py without needing any external images. Excellent for all kinds of UI assets and effects, including transitions.

Features

• Supports three gradient types: linear, radial, and angle
• Use up to 16 colours for gradients, including transparent and translucent colours
• Adjust many properties, such as the angle, center, thresholds, scale, and more
• Can be applied over images and text
• Includes a GradientDisplayable displayable which can be used to easily create standalone gradient images

Since the shader is used in a transform, you can also animate the gradients via ATL - for example, by adjusting the angle over time, or changing its colours.

Instructions

Download gradient_shaders.zip and unzip it. Drop gradient_examples.rpy and gradient_shaders.rpy into your game folder. An example label is provided with some demo transforms and images, which you can try out by jumping to the label gradient_test. Keep GRADIENT_README.md around to read up on how the different gradient properties work.

Compatibility

This tool requires Ren'Py 7.4+ and config.gl2 to be True. It has been tested for compatibility with Ren'Py 7.5-7.6 and 8.0-8.2. If you have any issues, please make a post in the forums below.

Terms of Use

You may:

• Use this code in commercial and noncommercial projects, provided you package the code into an rpa file for release - the code to do so is included in the files.
• Modify and edit this code to suit your needs.

You may not:

• Resell all or part of this code as-is or sell it with modifications.
• Release any projects created using this code without providing attribution.

Attribution must be credited as Feniks, with a link to either the page with this code or to https://feniksdev.com.

Final Notes

My next tool was inspired by these gradients - a circular bar! Find it below:

If you're interested in tools for UI, you might also like my Outline Shader, available below!