[Feature Request]: scene expression disable exception throwing, show text instead for missing image name

[levicki]

Is there a way that you could modify scene expression so that it only shows name of the (dynamic) image which is missing on the screen like scene does when file is not found instead of crashing and burning?

The way it is now it's really inconvenient for testing the game when you don't have all the image combinations ready in advance.

So basically, if I have code:

$ location = "basement"
$ timeofday = "night"
$ clothes = "dirty_rags"
scene expression "[location]_[timeofday]_[clothes].png"

And if the image basement_night_dirty_rags.png doesn't exist then just write it on the screen as if the code was:

scene basement_night_dirty_rags.png

Thanks in advance for considering it.

[mal]

I think you're looking for config.raise_image_exceptions which can be set to False.

[levicki]

I think you're looking for config.raise_image_exceptions which can be set to False.

That doesn't work in latest released binary (8.2.1).

Here is the spot where it crashes:

renpy/renpy/display/image.py

Line 683 in 766be19

raise Exception(error)

Apparently, that version of find_target isn't affected with flag you mentioned.