# Can't get to my next chapter! **URL:** \ **Category:** Game Development\ **Created:** [May 6, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223 "2015-05-06T03:42:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lunarnuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@Lunarnuke](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lunarnuke)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/1 "2015-05-06T03:42:09Z")
I have finished my first chapter but when it transitions to the next all it says is “Startup line 1: Invalid title instruction, only allowed at the top of startup.txt” ---
**Author:** ![Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cecilia_rosewood/32/253835_2.png) [@Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cecilia_Rosewood)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/2 "2015-05-06T03:50:56Z")
It’s saying that the only place where the \*title command is allowed is at the top of startup.txt. Basically you’ve got a title command at the top of your chapter that isn’t supposed to be there. For titles for chapters people usually just use text in **bold** or _italic_, or _ **both** _ ---
**Author:** ![Lunarnuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@Lunarnuke](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lunarnuke)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/3 "2015-05-06T03:52:24Z")
The issue is that it isn’t on the top of my new note pad. That’s why I’m confused it’s only on my startup page ---
**Author:** ![Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cecilia_rosewood/32/253835_2.png) [@Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cecilia_Rosewood)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/4 "2015-05-06T03:54:07Z")
You’ve got a scene list with the name of your next .txt file in it, right? ---
**Author:** ![Lunarnuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@Lunarnuke](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lunarnuke)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/5 "2015-05-06T03:55:11Z")
yup, everything is the same ---
**Author:** ![Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cecilia_rosewood/32/253835_2.png) [@Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cecilia_Rosewood)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/6 "2015-05-06T03:58:25Z")
Strange… Try opening the file in a different version of CS (it might or might not work. I had an issue with the \*author command once. It was fixed by downloading the newest version of CS and inserting my .txt files, but I don’t have a clue how) ---
**Author:** ![Lunarnuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@Lunarnuke](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lunarnuke)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/7 "2015-05-06T03:59:59Z")
Where can I find the new CS? (sorry I sound like a noob cuz I am) ---
**Author:** ![Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cecilia_rosewood/32/253835_2.png) [@Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cecilia_Rosewood)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/8 "2015-05-06T16:11:42Z")
I always just use the link from this page. [https://www.choiceofgames.com/make-your-own-games/choicescript-intro/](https://www.choiceofgames.com/make-your-own-games/choicescript-intro/) (the one with the word GidHub in it) Don’t know where to get any of the older versions though. ---
**Author:** ![seabean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/seabean/32/96835_2.png) [@seabean](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/seabean)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/9 "2015-05-06T16:31:01Z")
The first lines of your startup file should be something like: \*title [Your Title Here] \*author [Author Name Here] If it’s not, or your \*title or \*author command is anywhere that isn’t there, you need to get rid of whatever is there and move those lines to the top of your startup. If it’s already there, make sure that those commands aren’t anywhere else. [This is where you can find the newest version of CS](https://github.com/dfabulich/choicescript) ---
**Author:** ![Lunarnuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@Lunarnuke](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lunarnuke)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/10 "2015-05-07T03:50:57Z")
Ok, so I have the latest version and my startup file is like that, if I move the line number (by hitting enter) it says the new line number of start up. I think it’s just trying to replay the same one? ---
**Author:** ![Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cecilia_rosewood/32/253835_2.png) [@Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cecilia_Rosewood)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/11 "2015-05-07T03:53:01Z")
The same .txt file? That might be. What method do you use to go to the next .txt file? (like \*finish or \*goto\_scene) ---
**Author:** ![Lunarnuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@Lunarnuke](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lunarnuke)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/12 "2015-05-07T03:54:23Z")
I just used \*finish at the end of my startup ---
**Author:** ![Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cecilia_rosewood/32/253835_2.png) [@Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cecilia_Rosewood)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/13 "2015-05-07T03:55:46Z")
Could you post the scene\_list (or just the entire code) here? It might give some clues about what’s going on. ---
**Author:** ![Lunarnuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@Lunarnuke](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lunarnuke)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/14 "2015-05-07T03:57:06Z")
write know I’ve only decided on the name of the second part so it’s all good \*scene\_list Startup Wakeup ---
**Author:** ![Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cecilia_rosewood/32/253835_2.png) [@Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cecilia_Rosewood)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/15 "2015-05-07T03:58:14Z")
Try removing the capital letters (CS is actually case sensitive) ---
**Author:** ![Lunarnuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@Lunarnuke](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lunarnuke)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/16 "2015-05-07T03:59:27Z")
still the same issue ---
**Author:** ![seabean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/seabean/32/96835_2.png) [@seabean](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/seabean)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/17 "2015-05-07T04:04:46Z")
Also, make sure it’s properly indented. so it should be something like ``` *scene_list startup wakeup ``` Are you getting the same error message you had initially? ---
**Author:** ![Lunarnuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@Lunarnuke](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lunarnuke)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/18 "2015-05-07T04:14:27Z")
it’s the same issue, and they are both 2 spaces indented, I don’t know why it didn’t show up on here ---
**Author:** ![seabean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/seabean/32/96835_2.png) [@seabean](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/seabean)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/19 "2015-05-07T04:23:54Z")
I’m stumped. Well, the error message says line 1, so… What exactly is the first line of your startup? ---
**Author:** ![Sashira](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/sashira/32/2899_2.png) [@Sashira](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Sashira)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223/20 "2015-05-07T04:32:09Z")
I’ve been having some weird errors with using \*finish (no one can figure out where they’re coming from.) For some reason, I can use \*finish at the end of my last scene, but if I try to use it to go to the next scene in my list, everything crashes. If you are having the same ghost error, I worked around it by replacing every \*finish command except the last one with \*goto\_scene (mynextscene) commands. [Next page](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/cant-get-to-my-next-chapter/9223.md?page=2)