# Advantages of ChoiceScript VS. Notepad++ or INKY **URL:** \ **Category:** Game Development\ **Created:** [October 31, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/advantages-of-choicescript-vs-notepad-or-inky/31859 "2017-10-31T00:51:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dev\_Kalyso](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/dev_kalyso/32/37762_2.png) [@Dev\_Kalyso](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Dev_Kalyso)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/advantages-of-choicescript-vs-notepad-or-inky/31859/1 "2017-10-31T00:51:23Z")
What are the advantages of using the ChoiceScript over other scripts such as Notepad++ or INK\INKY? Thanks in advance to all replies. ---
**Author:** ![Szaal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/szaal/32/112202_2.png) [@Szaal](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Szaal)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/advantages-of-choicescript-vs-notepad-or-inky/31859/2 "2017-10-31T01:25:28Z")
I can’t tell for INKY (since I don’t know what it is 😛), but I can tell you that ChoiceScript and Notepad++ is not a pair that can be compared. You see, ChoiceScript is a coding language while Notepad++ is a program. ---
**Author:** ![Pace675](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/pace675/32/10543_2.png) [@Pace675](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Pace675)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/advantages-of-choicescript-vs-notepad-or-inky/31859/3 "2017-10-31T01:54:56Z")
What no love for CSIDE? [[CSIDE] The ChoiceScript IDE (v1.3.0 Now Available — 18/06/2019)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cside-the-choicescript-ide/27622) ---
**Author:** ![Szaal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/szaal/32/112202_2.png) [@Szaal](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Szaal)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/advantages-of-choicescript-vs-notepad-or-inky/31859/4 "2017-10-31T01:58:49Z")
The OP didn’t ask CSide, tho :" And no love until the custom highlight and folding update is dropped! ---
**Author:** ![fairlyfairfighter](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/fairlyfairfighter/32/57910_2.png) [@fairlyfairfighter](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/fairlyfairfighter)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/advantages-of-choicescript-vs-notepad-or-inky/31859/5 "2017-10-31T02:04:55Z")
And maybe even a way to find/calculate possible mins, maxs, and frequencies of a stat! Hopefully, I always go over 100 on my percent and below 0. Or at least when I make tr game too easy! ---
**Author:** ![Dev\_Kalyso](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/dev_kalyso/32/37762_2.png) [@Dev\_Kalyso](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Dev_Kalyso)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/advantages-of-choicescript-vs-notepad-or-inky/31859/6 "2017-10-31T02:54:19Z")
By Notepad\Notepad++ I mean BATCH\Bat. Its an old school program which has made some pretty interesting game, I doubt its better than ChoiceScript, but was worth asking. Thanks for input! ---
**Author:** ![dashingdon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/dashingdon/32/4070_2.png) [@dashingdon](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/dashingdon)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/advantages-of-choicescript-vs-notepad-or-inky/31859/7 "2017-10-31T05:05:43Z")
Sort of related, but if you use Notepad++ here is the custom language file I have built for use in coding CS: [https://dashingdon.com/ChoiceScript.xml](https://dashingdon.com/ChoiceScript.xml) 1. Save the file somewhere on your computer 2. Go to `Language > Define your language...` in Notepad++ 3. Click `Import` and select the `ChoiceScript.xml` file from where you saved it 4. Select the `ChoiceScript` entry in the `User Language:` dropbox 5. Click `Save As...` and name the entry `ChoiceScript` 6. Now open a .txt file with ChoiceScript code in it 7. Go to `Language > ChoiceScript` (the entry will be at the very bottom) 8. You’ll have to select the language every time you open a new file but oh well 9. Profit! ---
**Author:** ![Scribblesome](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/scribblesome/32/11703_2.png) [@Scribblesome](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Scribblesome)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/advantages-of-choicescript-vs-notepad-or-inky/31859/8 "2017-10-31T07:59:33Z")
> [@Dev\_Kalyso](#): > > By Notepad\Notepad++ I mean BATCH\Bat. Its an old school program which has made some pretty interesting game, Isn’t Batch basically command-line scripting? You can write games in that?? Could you give any examples? ---
**Author:** ![Lucid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/lucid/32/39775_2.png) [@Lucid](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lucid)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/advantages-of-choicescript-vs-notepad-or-inky/31859/9 "2017-10-31T13:57:36Z")
Since the stats file doesn’t actually change variables, you can add something like this at the beginning: ``` *if (variable>=100) *set variable 100 ``` That way your bars never go over, yet you still maintain the actual number in the variable. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dev\_Kalyso](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/dev_kalyso/32/37762_2.png) [@Dev\_Kalyso](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Dev_Kalyso)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/advantages-of-choicescript-vs-notepad-or-inky/31859/10 "2017-11-01T01:38:00Z")
Batch is used to make choice games, its pretty old school. Ex) (You have to put this into Notepad and save it with .bat at the very end Ex.)Kingdom.bat) @echo off title Mage Quest echo Mage Guild echo Enter Name set /p name= set pick=7 pause goto start :start cls set /a pick=%pick% -1 set lvl=1 set armor=0 set /a ac=(10 +((%lvl% /2) +%armor%)) set setscore=%pick% +10 echo What will your %pick%th highest stat be? echo 1 Strength echo 2 Constitution echo 3 Dexterity echo 4 Intelligence echo 5 Wisdom echo 6 Charisma set /p chsc=choice1~6 if %chsc%==1 set /a str=(%setscore% +(%lvl% /2)) if %chsc%==2 set /a con=(%setscore% +(%lvl% /2)) if %chsc%==3 set /a dex=(%setscore% +(%lvl% /2)) if %chsc%==4 set /a int=(%setscore% +(%lvl% /2)) if %chsc%==5 set /a wis=(%setscore% +(%lvl% /2)) if %chsc%==6 set /a cha=(%setscore% +(%lvl% /2)) if %pick%==0 goto charstats if %pick%==0 cls else goto start :charstats echo %name% echo Strength %str% echo Chomstitution %con% echo Dexterity %dex% echo Intelligence %int% echo Wisdom %wis% echo Charisma %cha% echo AC %ac% pause