Hey I’m just messing around with the program and I don’t have any previous coding background. I’ve read most of the wikis and the interactive tutorials but I just can’t grasp some things like that. If anyone would be willing to PM me or something so we can talk about even just basics would be amazing.

Probably your best bet is to post specific questions on the board or the code itself when your having trouble. Choice script in general is a very wide topic.

Are you trying to get started? I’m trying to get a feel for what you need here, but if you’re brand new to the code, just copy-pasting what’s available on the introduction page should get you started. Then change things as needed. The basics are pretty straight-forward, so I might be able to help, I think? What, in particular, are you stuck on?

Thanks, I have been there and I did do the copy pasting sort of stuff there, I guess I do understand some of that stuff and I’m picking it up a little bit more. I need a little bit of help understanding variables and how to hook things up with those in the story. I’ve also been trying to understand how to put in a name variable and then be able to make a scene where you can choose your name and stuff like that.

Welcome and as @Jacic has stated question on a problem will usually get a quick response. We’re a friendly bunch. :smile: Other recommendations I would make is [image] ChoiceScript Full Tutorial (finished!) ChoiceScript Help Link: ChoiceScript Interactive Tutorial I’ve lashed together basically everything you could want from a ChoiceScript Tutorial. It has a guided page-by-page tutorial, as well as a “Chapter List” page for easy navigation. It has examples of all the different commands, along with appropriate ways to use them, and common mistakes that can end up breaking the game. There’s even pictures accompanying some examples. It has pages that help out with Quicktest and Randomtest. It also has higher level exa… https://dashingdon.com/ https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7840892/CJW/choicescript/tools/IDE/main.html

[image] xxneontreesxx: scene where you can choose your name and stuff like that This might help some [image] How to make First Name and Last Name on the same line ChoiceScript Help If you want to interject it into a *stat_chart you need a third stat. Let’s assume you’re using first_name and last_name. You’ll want your stats screen to have this: *temp full_name *set full_name first_name *set full_name & " " *set full_name & last_name *stat_chart text full_name Name

To create variables, you have to *create them EG, a snippet from my WIP *scene_list prologue *create Name "J." *create Magic 0 *create Underworld 5 *create Fighting 0 *create Leadership 0 *create Gender "unknown" *create Hairstyle "unknown" *create Haircolor "unknown" *create his "unknown" *create hiss "unknown" *create him "unknown" *create he "unknown"` As you can see, it comes after the scene list, but before any actual text in the game. You can have an infinite number of variables. I tried to include up to the basic ones. For descriptors, you’d put “unknown” so that, later, in a *choice, it can be set to something like “red,” which will be set. To reference it later in the story, you’ll use ${variable}. For the numerical variables, these are stats that are like charisma, or hunting, or what have you. Things that can be necessary to unlock specific options or pass certain challenges later. I also included a way to put in gender pronouns. I personally used male, just because it’s easiest for me to remember. Hiss would translate to his/hers/theirs, etc. True/false statements need to be set as a baseline true or false. Later, in the choice, it can look something like this: "After all, you're the youngest member of the King's Dragon Keepers... *choice #Miss... *set Gender "female" *set Title "Miss" *set his "her" *set hiss "hers" *set him "her" *set he "she" *set himself "herself" *goto femalenames *label femalenames Miss...what was your name again? *choice #Dana *set Name "Dana" *goto wonderfulname #Melissa *set Name "Melissa" *goto wonderfulname #These are all wrong! I'm sorry! What was your name, again? *input_text Name *goto wonderfulname *label wonderfulname" edit: i realized you might have been asking how to allow people to input their own name, so I added an example of that, as well. Did I make it clearer or just overwhelm you with info? D:

[image] xxneontreesxx: I need a little bit of help understanding variables and how to hook things up with those in the story. For this I would study Choice of the Dragon good starting point. https://www.choiceofgames.com/dragon/scenes/startup.txt https://www.choiceofgames.com/dragon/scenes/queenpolitics.txt

I kind of understand this, so if you put “unknown” then that’s like a place holder for when you go further in the story and choose to use the ${variable} to set the name?

Exactly! I’m glad I could be of some help. ^^; I’d be happy to answer any more questions of yours, even though I’m still sorta new-ish to it. Actually, that’s a lie. I just don’t like using the more convoluted code, because I don’t need to. Not yet.

“” or “nothing” or “Unknown” or common place holders *set var_name “xxneontreesxx” ${var_name} would print xxneontreesxx My name is ${var_name} and you are?

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This might help some

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