How to increment variable in [[ ]] ?

Wishaled

Hello there, I'm fairly new to Twine, and I'm having a hell lot of fun.
I'd like to do something of that kind :

A damsell in distress !!

[[ Help -> Outcome]]
[[ Flee -> Outcome]]

And I'd like for the variable $courage to gain +1 if "Help" is chosen. How do I do ?
I've tried weird stuff like :

[[ Help -> Outcome ] (set: $courage to $courage + 1)]

But it didn't work. If there's anything I've explained badly, do say so !

Thanks in advance !

Chapel

I don't think you can increment a variable using the [[ ]] markup in Harlowe. You can do it with (link:) though:

(link: "Help")[(set: $courage to $courage + 1)(goto: "Outcome")]

greyelf

Wishaled wrote: »

Help -> Outcome
Flee -> Outcome

You should not add space characters (or any other form of white-space) between the -> delimited and the Target Passage Name of a markup based link, because that white-space will be added to the start of the Name of the Passage automatically created by the editor. You should also not add white-space between the Target Passage Name and the first close square bracket of a markup based link.

The correct format of your example links:

[[ Help ->Outcome]]
[[ Flee ->Outcome]]

or even better:

[[Help->Outcome]]
[[Flee->Outcome]]

Wishaled

Thanks a lot Chapel !

And it's duly noted, greyelf

While I'm here, can anyone tell me why

[[gotobo]]
[[gotboba]]

gives me this ?



Why isn't gotoba created ? Strangely enough, if I do

[[gotobo]]
[[gotboba ]]

It works. "gotoba " is created.

Even stranger, if I start by doing

[[gotobo]]
[[gotboba ]]

then edit it so it is

[[gotobo]]
[[gotboba]]

It works perfectly well ! Is it some kind of magic ?

Wishaled

Oh, and for a reason I ignore, Twine won't save stories I write. I have to click the ''Publish towards file'', and open the file through the HTML file it gives me... Do anyone knows anything about it ?
What's more, I can't close Twine. When I go to Twine -> Quit, it does nothing. When I click on the cross on the upper right, it does nothing either...

greyelf

@Wishaled
Which operating system (name, version, edition, 32/64bit) are you using?

Which version of Twine 2 are you using, and is it the install-able application or web-browser based release.

Wishaled

I am on Windows 10 family, Version : "1607", 64 bit.

I am using the install-able application, on Harlowe 2.0, and Twine 2.1.0