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RPG Character Sheet
Does anyone have any idea or perhaps an already working code for an RPG stat style character sheet I can put in the storymenu?
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If you're making an RPG, you'll want to know about JS objects: http://twinery.org/forum/index.php/topic,1516.0.html
Here's my current level one PC: So, to print the character's current hit points, you'd do: <<print $player.HP>>. To set the player's current hit points to full, you'd do: <<set $player.HP = $player.maxHP>>.
All that said, here's a suggestion for an always-visible character sheet:
http://twinery.org/forum/index.php/topic,1516.0.html
http://twinery.org/forum/index.php/topic,679.msg901.html#msg901
*Dang Sharpe beat me to it lol
Few Questions.
1. What is the Math.Random? Whats that do? I learned the variables and tags. Basically I look through these forums and try to find someone who is working on something similar and read the code they post and then try it out.
2. If I wanted to add a set or choosable profile picture would that be possible also? I know you have to embed the imagine in a sub directory of the output location.
Ok - so I'm going to test this code out because I have no idea what this will look like. I assume there is more to the top code than this because it doesn't seem like by itself it'd work.
This is not simple, nor is it the best for beginners to attempt right away. You probably had the right idea putting it in StoryMenu, though that has limitations and issues.
Otherwise, like I say, my RPG is a worked example.
Well, Math is an object and random is a function/method, but that doesn't tell you anything.
Check this out: http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_random.asp
Also, my RPG. It is a worked example of creating random numbers with Math.random().
You can set an imported image to a variable like so:
<<set $playerImage = "[img[player]]">>
Then, to show it:
<<print $playerImage>>
Actually, it will. You can put it all in one passage and it will print. Again, my RPG uses this.
Suggestion: don't ask any more questions that are answered in my worked example RPG before downloading and viewing it.
I downloaded your RPG and went to play through it. I click the first link and get an error that says - Error: macro <<textinput>> does not exist. I'm using Twine 1.4.1 with Sugarcube header 3050.
Actually, let me give that a shot. And here, I've attached a bare-bones conversion for SugarCube (bare-bones meaning that I only did the bare minimum to get it working, there are lots of things that could be improved with a proper SugarCube conversion, e.g. most/all of the Math library cruft could be replaced). I also had to fix a bug that was, at least somewhat, hidden by the auto-initialize-to-zero misfeature of the vanilla headers.
[EDIT] Updated the attachment for the just published SugarCube release, so the <<textbox>> can directly set $player.name. (Been meaning to do that for a while, I just kept forgetting. Derp.)
Cool!
What was the bug so I can fix it in the vanilla version? I abuse the heck out of the "auto-initialize-to-zero misfeature." XD
In the Monster Turn passage, you reference the non-existent property $monster.damage during the damage calculation. Based on the similar damage calculation in the player combat code and from a read of the Encounter passage, it looks like that should have been $monster.attack.
In other words, in the Monster Turn passage, this: Should be this: Auto-initialization-to-0 was allowing the expression to still function, though the monster's base attack damage was always 0, thus hiding the error.
I need to get a (much) better generic example RPG out. The one I'm making now has grown far beyond that original goal.
Maybe I'll use your update as an excuse to learn SugarCube!
You make some calls and perhaps its just formatting and I don't know how to find what I'm looking for so maybe that will help. You call Place and you call Purchace and I can't find how those functions work. Is there something built in or did you create those? If there is a list of these things and how they are used somewhere I'll read up.
I'll download TME's newest version and take a look. It's been so long that I don't even remember what all was in it, I just remember that some may find it hard to figure out the purchasing system since it runs in a loop.
Here's a thread on loops while I'm at it: http://twinery.org/forum/index.php?topic=759.0
I'll update and re-post the RPG here in a bit to make it more legible.
Place and (the unfortunately misspelled) Purchace are just passages (directly beneath Town in the story map).
The Place passage contains all of the locations within the town that can be visited, so it's acting somewhat like a router here (though it handles all locations itself). It's linked to from the Town passage multiple times, each link setting the $location variable which Place uses to serve up the correct town location.
The Purchace passage contains all of the purchasing logic for the shops. It's linked to from the Place passage multiple times (once for each item in each shop), each link setting the variables which Purchace uses to handle the purchase of an item or service.
Tangentially, there's some unnecessary repetition going on between the two with both $location and $place, which serve the same function. At least, I couldn't see a reason why Purchace couldn't simply reference $location, rather than using another variable ($place) to handle the exact same value.
The whole reason I used loops was to avoid the passage limitation.
1. I tried the example sugarcube widget code for pronouns and it errors out. I put it in my stylesheet, copy and pasted and it gives me the Error: macro <<he>> does not exist. What am I doing wrong?
2. I am using the following to color things. ]
However, it colors an entire passage. I want to be able to insert different colors on some text within that. For instance like in Sharpe's #box if the entire thing was wrapped in that code it'd all be green. Except I'd want the left of the colon on XP to be green and the right to be gold or something.
3. In your box code you use the word "right" to put the box to the right. I tried "left" and got one left as well. What are all of the options for defining location like that?
4. If I had 3 passages to link, but as they are clicked the options are removed from being there to be clicked the next time, how would I code that?
I assume you mean the one from the docs? Regardless, widgets do not go in stylesheet tagged passages.
[quote="SugarCube basic reference docs Macros <<widget>>"]
Widgets should always be defined within non-story-path passages tagged with widget, as any widgets that are not may be lost on page reload (i.e. treat widgets similarly to how you would normal custom macros, which should always be in script tagged passages).
Create a new passage, name it whatever you want (My Widgets, whatever), tag it with widget, put your widgets in there, and you're done.
What are you sticking that class on?
2. and I have this for limegreen.
Attach your source file?
3. Take a look at my beginner's guide to CSS: http://twinery.org/forum/index.php/topic,1528.0.html
Also, you can Google "CSS float" or "CSS align" and find a number of helpful pages.
4. <<if $i eq 0>>[[Here is an option!][$i +=1]]<<endif>>
Like TME said, at this point, you'll need to upload a TWS so we can see the problem with the CSS.
Hmm. I don't have anything from you in my inbox.