How do i add variables?

Game Development ChoiceScript Help
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I need some help! I’m making the stat chart and there are som problems. I’m making a romance game so i want it to be possible to see the percent for each spouse for example
*stat_chart
percent Ethren
(Ethren is the name for one of the spouses)
but i get a message saying Non-existent variable “ethren”
i have tried another way like this:

*stat_chart
percent “Ethren”

And the same thing happend.
So pleas i need some help!

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*stat_chart
 percent ethren

Do not use “” around the var you are calling.

*edit
Please note you should not use capitals as this can cause you a great deal of grief. Also make sure you have the var setup on the startup.txt Hope this helps.

3

I’m sorry it didn’t work i got the same problem again, but thanks for the help!

4

@Linnis how do you have the stat setup?

*edit so you are name the spouse?
startup.text


*create spouse1 10
*create spouse1_name “”

If it something like that then you can set the stat whatever name


*choice
 #Suzan
 *set spouse1_name "Susan"
 *goto whatever

Then in the stat screen


*stat_chart
 percent spouse1 ${spouse1_name}
5

Have you done

*create ethren 10 (or whatever number the relationship starts at?)

6

Thanks it works now! It was easier than i thought :stuck_out_tongue:

7

Happy we could help :slight_smile:

8

Yep. Just to be clear, cause this catches a lot of people out: you create stats in startup.txt, not choicescript_stats.txt. The latter is the stats display file, determining what shows up when readers click the Stats button. You can create plenty more stats than just the ones you display.

9

Good that you wrote that! because it was hard to understand how you should do in the begining and i think it’s more people than me who needs help with it :slight_smile: