#choicescript coding

[allieebobo]

Hello,

Sorry to bother you (again) but it's currently the single biggest hurdle to having the menu of my demo work as intended.

Are opposed pairs usually really finicky? because no matter what I try I can't get them to work because of the indentation (or atleast that's what CSIDE is telling me).

Hmm, it shouldn't be too finnicky, but indentation is a bitch!

First off, this is a very useful wiki to check out (it has the answer)! But I also typed out some instructions below.

Here's what it should look like (on visual studio code the indentations are created by just hitting the spacebar twice, not entirely sure what it is on CSIDE):

*stat_chart opposed_pair <stat 1> <stat 2>

Or, if you want the variable to be slightly different from how it's displayed on the stats page:

*stat_chart opposed_pair <variable> <stat 1 as you want it to be displayed on the stats page> <stat 2 as you want it to be displayed on the stats page>

Note: You can put multiple opposed pairs in the same stat_chart (along with all of your other normal stats). An example of how it's done in CT:OS:

*stat_chart percent endurance Endurance opposed_pair offensive Offensive Defensive opposed_pair tricky Tricky Straightforward

[There's the repeat because I didn't want to capitalize my variables, but I wanted it to be capitalized in the stats menu. But you can also use it to give your variables cheeky names or whatever.]

[visja]

I have a suggestion if you won't mind!

It would be nice to have more indifferent/unaffected choices when interacting with the world and characters. Also! If and when we get to flirt options, could they be marked with something? Like a heart or other symbol, so we don't accidentally flirt with someone unintentionally? Could we also choose flirt style? Like bold, shy, or subtle?

I'm loving the story so far! It's shaping up to be one of my favorite demos I've played!

Ack, you are so sweet :') Thank you! Your suggestion is noted and appreciated, I will definitely add more (I call them reluctant) choices :D as for marking the choices with hints...

I wanted to share this since I scoured the internet but couldn't find a guide on how to implement it (as a novice, the complicated versions made my mouth dry). So, after hours of tinkering thinking I would have to use different *if statements to have the Unicode toggle on/off on every choice, I figured out a solution that is so simple it's almost stupid. Work harder not smarter, or how was it.

(Long coding thing under the cut that I'm too shy to share on the forum lmao)

🠕 This, or whatever you name the hints, would go in the startup as empty variables.

This is a choice before the story starts, where you set the Unicode-symbols. A template website can be found here. In the stats there will be a page to toggle hints on/off, where the coding just overwrites the variables with what fits.

Et voilà! This is how choices will be written - the hints will only display if you have set the variables. Simples!

[visja]

Apologies if you would rather not say (I won't be offended if you ignore me), but could you tell us what coding editor you use? I'm trying to weigh my options and see what feels best, and I really like the UI on yours. :')

Hi nony! No of course I'll say, no prablem, the program I use is a godsend! It is so intuitive and has syntax highlighting and automatic indents, built in testing, gah, it’s amazing. If you are writing a choicescript game I can’t recommend it enough. It's called the Choicescript IDE, or CSIDE. 

Read about it here. (Link takes you to the choicescript website where you can download it, but I know that the dev is on the COG forums answering questions from time to time too!)

Also, if you ever need to visualize your plot; using twines online editor is amazing, and let’s you experiment with branching without writing tons of text. Check it out.

Hope this helps. :>