Stat chart and screen/scene always changes when i check the stats

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#1

Hello,

i tried again to make choicescripts so i started to make a small story and some code to handle it.
But i have a problem what i cannot really understand. When i change to the stat screen, at first i see the proper stats. But when i change back, i see the original screen of the game and story is changed a little, and if i change back to the stats again, the statistics are randomly changed.

This happen only with a variable i usually change (hp stat), but between the screen switch nothing should be changed. I press no buttons, no fights happens, nothing, only the screen change.

Do you have any idea why this can be happen?
Thanks in advance.

#2

Can you help us with some screenshot of it and some code?

As far as I know changes at the stat screen on reentering are usually caused because of a *rand variable that it’s rolled again once you get out of the stat screen and the program returns to the label running the *rand command again and thus changing the variable every time you come and go from there.

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#3

This makes sense. But then how can i store the values? I check the code and try to find out something. I also think maybe the scene became too complex with numerous gotos and i have to disassemble it into smaller scenes.

#4

You should make the game stops on a label without a *rand command.

Not ok:

*label 001
*rand randomize 1 3
*if randomize = 1
  text
*elseif randomize = 2
  text and more text
*else
  more text

OK:

*label 001
*rand randomize 1 3
*goto 002

*label 002
*if randomize = 1
  text
*elseif randomize = 2
  text and more text
*else
  more text

Or you can run the *rand on a separate file with gosub and return, I think it might work too though I haven’t tested that way.

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#5

Thanks :relaxed: i will try.

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#6

This also applies not only on *rand, but also to all forms of *set commands.

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#7

I think @Loudbeat has it. When I use *rand in game, I *rand it early and make sure I have a *page_break or a *choice, *fake_choice, or some other break before I actually use the value:

*temp random_number 0
*rand random_number 1 100
*page_break
And now that random number is fixed, regardless of checking stats.  It's already been randomized, and now it's ${random_number}.  Ready for if statements of whatever else you want.

In one busy game I made, I had several variables for random numbers and I’d random the next one while checking the previous.

*rand random_number_1 1 100
Stuff happens
*page_break
And now I'd use ${random_number_1} for whatever, but also randomize the other variable for next time.
*rand random_number_2 1 100
*page_break
And now I'd use ${random_number_2} for whatever, and set up the next one, using the previous variable.
*rand_random_number_1 1 100
And keep alternating so I always have a random number ready, but it was randomized earlier, but not used, so the player can't see it until it's locked in place.