# What files should I use to create a ChoiceScript game? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [September 25, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/what-files-should-i-use-to-create-a-choicescript-game/20723 "2016-09-25T15:49:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EnderCraft757](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3d9bf3/32.png) [@EnderCraft757](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/EnderCraft757)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/what-files-should-i-use-to-create-a-choicescript-game/20723/1 "2016-09-25T15:49:36Z")
I’ve downloaded the .zip file of ChoiceScript, but I don’t know how to use it. ---
**Author:** ![daydreamsincolor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/daydreamsincolor/32/82201_2.png) [@daydreamsincolor](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/daydreamsincolor)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/what-files-should-i-use-to-create-a-choicescript-game/20723/2 "2016-09-25T16:11:42Z")
Go into dfabulich-choice…695df04 \> web \> mygame \> scenes. Start by editing the startup.txt file and edit/create scenes after that. ---
**Author:** ![Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cecilia_rosewood/32/253835_2.png) [@Cecilia\_Rosewood](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Cecilia_Rosewood)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/what-files-should-i-use-to-create-a-choicescript-game/20723/3 "2016-09-25T16:39:33Z")
Step 1: Unzip the file 😉 Step 2: Read some tutorials. I’d recommend these: > [@The Beginners Guide to ChoiceScript](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-beginners-guide-to-choicescript/9866): > > So, any long time member may know that I made a ChoiceScript Guide. Well after so long and so many iterations, I’m closing in on completing it. My intentions with this guide is to create something that, no matter your level of skill or computer knowledge, it can teach you the basics of ChoiceScript. For me to consider it truly ‘done’ though, I want to make sure it includes every thing that any aspiring ChoiceScript writer may want. So if you don’t know what to do with ChoiceScript, try checking … > [@ChoiceScript Full Tutorial (finished!)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/choicescript-full-tutorial-finished/16130?source_topic_id=16389): > > Link: [ChoiceScript Interactive Tutorial](http://www.maderealstories.com/games/ChoiceScriptTutorial.html) 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… > [@A Basic Tutorial on Name, Relationship and Gender Variables](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/a-basic-tutorial-on-name-relationship-and-gender-variables/2060?source_topic_id=16389): > > I’ve been working on a very basic tutorial to try and explain how you create and set name, gender, and a few things about relationships. It may have errors. If it does please point them out and I’ll fix them. I’m not even sure if it makes sense so I’d appreciate input on that. [https://www.dropbox.com/s/vlhshjgo4psrv3t/tutorial.txt](https://www.dropbox.com/s/vlhshjgo4psrv3t/tutorial.txt) You can copy and paste it into CJW’s amazing IDE [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7840892/CJW/choicescript/tools/IDE/main.html](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7840892/CJW/choicescript/tools/IDE/main.html) to see how it works. I think next… ---
**Author:** ![EnderCraft757](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3d9bf3/32.png) [@EnderCraft757](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/EnderCraft757)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/what-files-should-i-use-to-create-a-choicescript-game/20723/4 "2016-09-25T16:49:34Z")
Thanks for the reply! Now I know how to create. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EnderCraft757](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3d9bf3/32.png) [@EnderCraft757](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/EnderCraft757)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/what-files-should-i-use-to-create-a-choicescript-game/20723/5 "2016-09-25T16:51:11Z")
Thanks for giving some links to help me. 🙂 I’ll simply convert them into PDFs in Firefox and read it offline. ---
**Author:** ![DavidGil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@DavidGil](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/DavidGil)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/what-files-should-i-use-to-create-a-choicescript-game/20723/6 "2016-09-25T16:52:59Z")
When it comes to editing the text files, I personally found Notepad++ to be rather nice. I love the auto-complete feature, as it remembers the ‘code’ you’ve used in the current file. ---
**Author:** ![EnderCraft757](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3d9bf3/32.png) [@EnderCraft757](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/EnderCraft757)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/what-files-should-i-use-to-create-a-choicescript-game/20723/7 "2016-09-25T17:06:30Z")
I’m on mobile, and I’m using QuickEdit. Thanks for suggesting Notepad++ though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lordirish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/lordirish/32/238051_2.png) [@Lordirish](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lordirish)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/what-files-should-i-use-to-create-a-choicescript-game/20723/8 "2016-09-25T18:03:57Z")
I use droidedit on my mobile devices, the pro version, think it cost me three buck but that was a couple of years back. They do have a free version that works rather well thats why I went pro with it.