Is there a way to make a leader board in Choice of Script?

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I’m writing my own IN and I was playing around with a few Ideas and I thought about putting in a leader board.
So like if Jim gets 3 Points, Greg 2 Points and Many 1 Point:
#1 Jim 3
#2 Greg 2
#3 Many 1
and then say Many wins 2 Points, Greg wins 3 and Jim wins 1 so then the leader board changes:
#1 Greg 5
#2 Jim 4
#3 Many 3
Is this at all possible?
And how would I do it?

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For players or npc’s?

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It’s definitely possible… sort of… It can just get a little complicated, so you might decide to leave it out. Let’s say you have this:

*create jim_points 0
*create greg_points 0
*create many_points 0

You could create a whole crazy cascade of *if, *elseif, and *else (it would probably have to be a subroutine, too) like:

*if (jim_points > greg_points)
    Jim is #1!

etc. etc.

I think a simpler way to do it would just have the leaderboard rankings be text variables, and then have story cues change the potential rankings.

For example:

*create number_1 ""
*create number_2 ""
*create number_3 ""

Who scores the most points in the game?
*choice
    #Jim.
        *set number_1 "Jim"
        *goto number_2_check
    #Greg.
        *set number_1 "Greg"
        *goto number_2_check
    #Many.
        *set number_1 "Many"
        *goto number_2_check
*label number_2_check
Who came in second place?
*choice
    #Jim.
        *set number_2 "Jim"
        *goto number_3_check
    #Greg.
        *set number_2 "Greg"
        *goto number_3_check
    #Many.
        *set number_2 "Many"
        *goto number_3_check

etc. etc.
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Yourself (Reader) and NPC’s
So Like on the stats screen it changes as events occur.

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@Writing_Fever, your answer seems to have been cut short?

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Kinda looks like a case of premature postulation. No shame in it, happens to everyone now and then.

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Haha yeah, I accidentally hit “tab” when I was typing the code, and it highlighted the “reply” button too early. So, when I hit “enter” to give myself a paragraph break, it posted the comment, instead!

You should see a doctor if your postulation lasts more than three to six hours, though.

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it’s a fun challenge, so I’m writing my own solution as well! :smile:

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Thanks, This helps quiet A bit. I’ll play around with this :slightly_smiling_face:

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You’re welcome! I’m always happy to help! (:

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personally, I think I would do it like this:

*create jim_points 0
*create greg_points 0
*create many_points 0

*if (jim_points > greg_points)
    *if (jim_points > many_points)
        nr.1 Jim ${jim_points}
        *line_break
        *if (greg_points > many_points)
            nr.2 Greg ${greg_points}
            *line_break
            nr.3 Many ${many_points}
        *if (many_points > greg_points)
            nr.2 Many ${many_points}
            *line_break
            nr.3 Greg ${greg_points}
        *if (many_points = greg_points)
            nr.2 Many ${many_points} & Greg ${greg_points}

And then a similar *if for the other possible 1st places, or shared 1st.
But it’d get tiresome with many contestants.

EDIT: the two first *if should probably be combined…

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Please what does ‘nr’ in your code mean?

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It is short for number. In Germany number, Nummer, is shortened to Nr. In Denmark it seems to be similar

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Ah, I forgot. :sweat_smile:
It just makes so much more sense than no. ! :laughing:

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Think I’ll just have a standing leader board:
Jim 2
Greg 5
Many 3
To much coding :dizzy_face: if I want a changing leader board and I like simplicity :sweat_smile: But I’ll find a way to make a changing leader board and incorporate the ideas here :thinking: just a matter of how…

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Not sure if it will help, or if you’re interested, but you could take a look at the code I posted in the following Topic that sorts stats.

https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/seeking-simple-code-to-rank-a-series-of-stats/29751

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This might actually be a good solution, I think I can make it work. Change a few bits here and there but I think It’ll work :slightly_smiling_face: Thx.