Struggling with Name Input

Game Development ChoiceScript Help
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Hello! I’m starting a new game, but I’m having quite a few issues with getting the variables for the name input to work. image
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Could someone help?

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The problem is in Choice stats not in you input of names .Put it out of stat chart and simply

Name  ${fname} ${lname}
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If it shows nothing in the Status-Screen it is, cause you wrote the variables wrong, you named them sname and fname, so you should call them that and Not “Fname” and “Sname” in stat screen.

May I ask why you used the if command, are there several times you ask for the name? Otherwise just the input would be enough

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Worth mentioning: for conditionals to work, the directly following executed line should be denoted by indentation.

*if (something)
	doThis

The way *ifs are structured in your example

*if (something)
doThis

won’t be picked up by CS.

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You forgot to put the dollar signs ($) so the game is translating whatever name you put in as a new variable rather than as a string to be reported.

Also keep your indents consistent omg

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I read another post on here that suggested the If commands since I was at a loss on what to do, thank you so much for answering, though.

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Thanks, gonna try this out as well as other response.

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I am also going to attempt your fix the moment I can, really want to get on with the story.

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Okay, it well, opens now, that’s a start.

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That didn’t work either, keep getting told there’s no Variable for the name I apply (For simplicity’s sake, it was Jake.)

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I will put one of my games stats here you can check out as this is weird.

${name} ${surname} personal data

[b]Biography[/b]
You are a ${boy} from ${region} You have been destined to ${class} class. For now your life is a blank page. 

[b]Physical appearance[/b]

Body built: ${built}

Eye color ${eyes}

Hair color ${hair}

[b]Skills[/b]
*stat_chart
  percent martial Martial knowledge
  percent haggle Haggle
  percent tech Technology
  opposed_pair energy 
    Wisdom seeker
    Power seeker
  percent charisma Charisma
  percent intelligence Intelligence

All ${} were introduced via input and work well.

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I added $, didn’t work either, sadly.

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I have that written on my data, but it doesn’t show the inputted name, sadly.

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@HeadUnderwater I recommend you read up on a tutorial kindly put together on a choicescript wiki:

It explains the basics of how and why things work in CS really well.

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Thank you, I quickly did a read over on the subjects I needed, but I couldn’t find the part to explain how to use an inputted name. There was a stat page, but it did not explain how to use the inputted name.

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In data types:


Look up “String variables” section.
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And for my startup.

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Took a longer look at the article and tried the *Set var command, didn’t do anything to help me.

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I put your variable and put input command and worked on quick text. No idea won’t work for you.

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It’s frustrating as it’s right at the start, I have another bug I could be working on instead of something that should be working.