"Invalid create instruction only allowed at the top of startup.txt"

[KLou]

@NitrogenPerfume

My code looks like this:
*create health “health”
*set health “”
*create strength “strength”
*set strength “”

What the error means is that all the *create bits have to be at the top, with no *set or anything else until you’ve finished with *create.

Also, the “set” part of your code is unnecessary. Just have the hearts in the initial “create” part. For example:
*create health “”
*create strength “”

Better yet, make heart and strength both numerical values so they’ll be easier to manage in-game:

*create health 5
*create strength 5

Then if you want them to display as hearts in the stats page, you can do this:

*temp healthhearts ""
*if (health = 5)
   *set healthhearts "♡♡♡♡♡"
*if (health = 4)
   *set healthhearts "♡♡♡♡"

And so on. Does that make sense?