How to create a checklist and condition

GreyKnight93

Hi, i'm a very young game writer and i'm trying to write an objective base type where you need to do a check list where you and your group of survivalist had created lots of items. It's a dialogue based game where you answer yes and no to your members and see which one is needed to craft and which one didn't.

I want my twine to do a checking path were if one item and another item had been created, then the next branch of dialogue will appear

Also to add, i'm a very very bad programmer. And had low knowledge in terms of basic programming, so an easy side tutorial onto my problems would also be a bonus to me

ryanindustries

This sounds like it can be easily done with a few variables.

Let's say you want to combine a rag and a stick to make a torch that you already have.

<<if $stick is true>>
<<if $rag is true>>
"Hey, I can make a torch out of these tools."
Make Torch
<</if>>
<</if>>

Then in the Make Torch passage
<<set $torch to true>>
<<set $rag to false>>
<<set $stick to false>>

And back to the main story passage...
<<if $torch is true>>
"Alright, now I can explore this dark cave that I wasn't able to before."
Continue with the story
<</if>>

Would something be that be what you're looking for?

EDIT: It's also important to note the codes I've used in this example are for Sugarcube. If you're using Harlowe or Snowman, I understand those use different syntax, meaning my examples won't work very well with those formats.

greyelf

ryanindustries wrote: »

<<if $stick is true>>

When checking (comparing) the value of a boolean variable, which is one that has a value of either true or false, you don't need to use the is keyword. You can also comparing the value of more than one variable in a single <<if>> macro but using the and & or keywords.

So the above example could be written like either:

<<if $stick>>
<<if $rag>>
"Hey, I can make a torch out of these tools."
[[Make Torch]]
<</if>>
<</if>>

.... or you could compare both variables at the same time like so:

<<if $stick and $rag>>
"Hey, I can make a torch out of these tools."
[[Make Torch]]
<</if>>

The Harlowe equivalent of the above would be:

(if: $stick and $rag)[
"Hey, I can make a torch out of these tools."
[[Make Torch]]
]