Problem with variables based on user input

[realaniram]

So, in my game I'm trying to make a sort of 'morality' system, based mainly off of lying and manners. So, in menu choices I'll have the 'good' option, a neutral option, and the 'bad' option, with +1 in that field if you choose it. However, it seems that even when you don't choose the option the points still get added, which is wreaking havoc on my NPC reactions. Help?

Sorry if I didn't explain that very well. Thanks in advance!

[netravelr]

So somewhere outside of the scope of the menu (probably at the base part of the game) you'll have a variable of some sort (morality for instance) in which you'd initialize it

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 morality = 0 

when you make a choice but before you jump to another section put

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 morality += 1 

and that will increase the amount by 1 and -= 1 will decrease it.

Or do you mean that you have a menu and you don't jump outside of the line that adds the +1?

[realaniram]

Let's see, I actually have two variables, 'ruffian' and 'saint'. The 'bad' option adds 1 to the ruffian value, and the 'good' option adds +1 to the saint value. But, would using a count like yours where they're both one and the same be better..? It certainly sounds simpler.

Here's my code for one of the menus:

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    menu:
        "Destiny?  I don't believe in that crap.":
            f "I don't believe in destiny.  I can make my own path, old man."
            $ ruffian += 1
            a "You don't have a choice, young woman.  You must do this."
            
        "Destiny?  Who is he to tell me my destiny?":
            f "How would {i}you{/i} know what my destiny is?"
            a "Always the skeptic, I see."
            
        "I must follow destiny.":
            f "It's my destiny?  Then I suppose I should do it."
            $ saint += 1
            a "I'm glad you see the importance of this."

And I do have the variables declared with the starting value of 0 at the beginning too.

[netravelr]

Yeah if you don't initialize the value then it'll be whatever piece of memory was there in the first place which just happened to be 1 in your case. It's always a good idea to initialize stuff before you use it. Hope I helped!