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I wanted to try out Ren'Py http://www.renpy.org/ and installed using:
sudo aptitude install renpy-thequestion

I started using: renpy.

I tried to run the game The Question, but then it complains about a slow computer and shows some buttons, but the mouse doesn't work and I can't continue and have to use kill -9. Is there another game that works?

I found a guide about compiling Ren'Py for Raspberry Pi, but I hope I could run the one in the distribution. Is it possible to use the Ren'Py from the distribution in Raspbian Wheezy?

mob-i-l wrote:I wanted to try out Ren'Py http://www.renpy.org/ and installed using:
sudo aptitude install renpy-thequestion

I started using: renpy.

I tried to run the game The Question, but then it complains about a slow computer and shows some buttons, but the mouse doesn't work and I can't continue and has to use kill -9. Is there another game that works?

I found a guide about compiling Ren'Py for Raspberry Pi, but I hope I could run the one in the distribution. I it possible to use the Ren'Py from the distribution in Raspbian Wheezy?

You didn't specify which model Raspberry Pi you are trying to run it on. The Raspberry Pi 2 might work better. You should check to see if there are any recommendations on how much memory is allocated to the GPU if you haven't checked this yet. This is one of the things I like about the new model since you can give the GPU quite a bit of memory and still have more left than the total memory for the other models. Still, you might be able to solve the problem by getting the memory settings set up correctly.

Don't be afraid to compile if that's what needs to be done. Just follow the steps in the guide you found carefully and use cut and paste for commands where possible to reduce the chance of mistyping. If you haven't compiled anything yet, the first time you do successfully, it makes you much more confident using the Raspberry Pi.

Tom_A wrote:

mob-i-l wrote:I wanted to try out Ren'Py http://www.renpy.org/ and installed using:
sudo aptitude install renpy-thequestion

I started using: renpy.

I tried to run the game The Question, but then it complains about a slow computer and shows some buttons, but the mouse doesn't work and I can't continue and has to use kill -9. Is there another game that works?

I found a guide about compiling Ren'Py for Raspberry Pi, but I hope I could run the one in the distribution. I it possible to use the Ren'Py from the distribution in Raspbian Wheezy?

You didn't specify which model Raspberry Pi you are trying to run it on. The Raspberry Pi 2 might work better. You should check to see if there are any recommendations on how much memory is allocated to the GPU if you haven't checked this yet. This is one of the things I like about the new model since you can give the GPU quite a bit of memory and still have more left than the total memory for the other models. Still, you might be able to solve the problem by getting the memory settings set up correctly.

I used Raspberry Pi 1 B+, but now I've tested it on a Raspberry Pi 2 B where I set GPU memory to 320 MB. Now the game starts without problems but mouse clicking doesn't work and the mouse is not visible after a while. Maybe I should try compiling, but in the guide they use SDL 1.2, but there is a version of Ren'Py for PyGame with SDL 2. I think the PyGame that's included in Raspbian is for SLD 2, but I might be wrong. I don't currently know much about Python.

I start the game using:
renpy /usr/share/games/renpy/the_question

Hi! I tried Ubuntu Mate instead of Raspbian on RPi 2B. Ren'py runs much more smoothly on it. Either I chose "Render in OpenGL" or "Software Renderer" it made no difference in display graphics or slideshow.
I got failed finding the mem split option on Mate. But I suppose that would be the problem. It shows that the pi has better performance rendering 3D models. But it take a long while when I open some pictures taken by picamera using default image viewer. Does 2D rendering differs from 3D rendering?