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else: macro won't run
This is probably some stupid small thing I'm missing and I honestly feel stupid for asking but I can't for the life of me find any place in my syntax that would cause this error. I have the following code:
The if: hook runs fine if the condition is met, but the else: statement will never run. If the if: hook doesn't run then nothing runs. It's just a blank page.
The problem isn't the hook syntax. I looked at other posters having similar problems and they either don's use the hooks or put spaces between the hook and the macros. I triple checked that this wasn't the case and even if it is the code above is a copy-paste so you can double check as well. I'm so confused.
Sorry in advance if this gets solved in like 2 seconds. And thanks a bunch.
(if: $gold >= $inncost)[ (set: $health = $maxhealth) (set: $gold = $gold - $inncost) You wake up the next morning refreshed and revitalized. The inn also has a complementary breakfast. You take the hell advantage of that, and leave stuffed and ready to take on the day. ](else:)[ The innkeeper takes one look at your pitiful wallet and throws you out onto the street. You think that the reaction is a bit extreme, but are grateful that she at least used the door rather than a window. ]
The if: hook runs fine if the condition is met, but the else: statement will never run. If the if: hook doesn't run then nothing runs. It's just a blank page.
The problem isn't the hook syntax. I looked at other posters having similar problems and they either don's use the hooks or put spaces between the hook and the macros. I triple checked that this wasn't the case and even if it is the code above is a copy-paste so you can double check as well. I'm so confused.
Sorry in advance if this gets solved in like 2 seconds. And thanks a bunch.
Comments
If the example is exactly what is in your passage then I believe the problem may be somewhere else. Which version of Harlowe are you using?
Also, I flipped the entire thing (if: $gold < $inncost)[ The innkeeper... ](else:)... and it was still a problem with whatever came after else.
I preformed the same test using the web release of Twine 2.0.9 and it appears that Harlowe 1.2 has an (else:) macro related bug which results in the problem you are having, this bug has been fixed in later versions of Harlowe.
I'm using the one that came default when I downloaded Twine 2 (which, granted, was a while ago). I will download the new version when I get home today and see if that fixes it, but it seems like that is it.