Different choice paths?

[Ashi-Yu]

OK, so I made this two choice at the beginning of the game. The problem is, when I try the second choice the if flag doesn't work. I realize it's because the second choice just jumped over the flag, which is why the game couldn't identify it.

How do I skip the flag or do I do something else?
I feel like this is a pretty stupid thing to ask, but hey I'm a newbie.

[yuren]

OK, so I made this two choice at the beginning of the game. The problem is, when I try the second choice the if flag doesn't work. I realize it's because the second choice just jumped over the flag, which is why the game couldn't identify it.

How do I skip the flag or do I do something else?
I feel like this is a pretty stupid thing to ask, but hey I'm a newbie.

I guess providing with part of the code will help me understand your problem better. Can you post part of the code , especially at the choice menu and the flag part.

[Ashi-Yu]

OK, so I made this two choice at the beginning of the game. The problem is, when I try the second choice the if flag doesn't work. I realize it's because the second choice just jumped over the flag, which is why the game couldn't identify it.

How do I skip the flag or do I do something else?
I feel like this is a pretty stupid thing to ask, but hey I'm a newbie.

I guess providing with part of the code will help me understand your problem better. Can you post part of the code , especially at the choice menu and the flag part.

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  menu:
        "Just stay here.":
          jump choice1_stay
        
        "Try to find Lucy.":
          jump choice1_go
        
label choice1_stay: 
        
        n "Eh, I'll just stay here."
        
        jump waiting
        with fade
        
label choice1_go:
         
         show nick sassyface
         
         n "Waiting here would be pretty boring, anyway."
         
         scene black
         with dissolve
         
         "An hour later. . ."
         
         scene forest road(p_night)
         show nick oh no
         with fade
         
         n "I can't even tell which direction is right, which is left anymore."
         
         show nick surprised 
         
         m "Nick!"
         
         show nick shout
         
         n "Lucy?"
         
         show lucy concerned r at left
         show nick pokerface at right
         
         l "Where were you? I was worried!"
         
         show nick umm at right
         
         n "I was just wondering around."
         
         show lucy what r at left
         
         play music "If_I_Had_a_Chicken.mp3"
         
         l "To all the way up here?"
         
         show nick fluster at Position(xpos = 1.0, xanchor=0.80, ypos=1.0,
 yanchor=1.0)
         
         n "Um. Erm. Well."
         
         n "Who's that behind you, anyway?"
         
         show lucy shout r at left
         
         l "Don't change the subject!"
         
         show lucy frowny mad at Position(xpos = 0.25, xanchor=0.25, ypos=1.0,
 yanchor=1.0)
         show jeff smile c at Position(xpos = 0.00, xanchor=0.00, ypos=1.0,
 yanchor=1.0)
         
         j "Name's Jeff."
         
         show lucy smiler at Position(xpos = 0.25, xanchor=0.25, ypos=1.0,
 yanchor=1.0)
         
         l "Mr.Henderson helped me looked for you."
         
         show lucy frowny mad at Position(xpos = 0.25, xanchor=0.25, ypos=1.0,
 yanchor=1.0)
         show jeff snort c at Position(xpos = 0.00, xanchor=0.00, ypos=1.0,
 yanchor=1.0)
         
         l "Becuase you left me all by myself."
         
         n "I didn't mean it."
         
         l "Sure you didn't"
         
         l "Anyway, we should get home now."
         
         show jeff smile c at Position(xpos = 0.00, xanchor=0.00, ypos=1.0,
 yanchor=1.0)
         
         j "May I walk you guys home, then?"
         
         j "It's pretty late."
         
         show lucy smiler at Position(xpos = 0.25, xanchor=0.25, ypos=1.0,
 yanchor=1.0)
         
         l "Sure, Mr.Henderson."
         
         show nick uummmmm at Position(xpos = 1.0, xanchor=0.80, ypos=1.0,
 yanchor=1.0)
         
         n ". . ."
         
         jump home

I'm guessing when the second choice jump home, it skipped the flag. (which it did )
Then here's the flag:

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label choice1_sure:
    
    $ sure_flag = True
    
    show nick looking down blush
    
    n "Sure, I guess."
    
    jump lucy
    
label choice2_go:
    
    $ sure_flag = False
    
    show nick pokerface at right
    
    n "No thanks, but I'll be fine."

[panpanvw]

I removed the text from your code ^^

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  menu:
        "Just stay here.":
          jump choice1_stay
        
        "Try to find Lucy.":
          jump choice1_go
        
label choice1_stay:     
        jump waiting
        with fade
        
label choice1_go:        
         jump home

label choice1_sure:
    $ sure_flag = True    
    jump lucy
    
label choice2_go:
    $ sure_flag = False
    

If I understand it correctly, your problem is that the flag isn't saved when you try the second option, so when you test for that flag later on it trows an error.
I can't see where labels "waiting" and "home" end up, so I don't know exactly where the problem lies.

It could be that it just skips this part entirely.

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label choice2_go:
    
    $ sure_flag = False
    
    show nick pokerface at right
    
    n "No thanks, but I'll be fine."

If so, your code never reached the flag. Try inserting a "jump choice2_go" statement somewhere appropriate.

Is there a second menu before you reach the flag?
If there isn't you could also place the flag in the menu (before the jump statement), to be sure the flag is saved.
(Overall I find it a nice idea to save the flag after the choice that determines the flag instead of in between a lot of text.)

If that doesn't help, it might be a good idea to post the error message (if there is any) or a bit more of your code (so we can see where the labels "home" and "waiting" end up).

[gas]

Very easy. Define the flag at the start of the game.

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label start:
    $ mychoice=False
    e "An example"

The flag will always be False until you change it to a different value.

[Ashi-Yu]

I removed the text from your code ^^

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  menu:
        "Just stay here.":
          jump choice1_stay
        
        "Try to find Lucy.":
          jump choice1_go
        
label choice1_stay:     
        jump waiting
        with fade
        
label choice1_go:        
         jump home

label choice1_sure:
    $ sure_flag = True    
    jump lucy
    
label choice2_go:
    $ sure_flag = False
    

If I understand it correctly, your problem is that the flag isn't saved when you try the second option, so when you test for that flag later on it trows an error.
I can't see where labels "waiting" and "home" end up, so I don't know exactly where the problem lies.

It could be that it just skips this part entirely.

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label choice2_go:
    
    $ sure_flag = False
    
    show nick pokerface at right
    
    n "No thanks, but I'll be fine."

If so, your code never reached the flag. Try inserting a "jump choice2_go" statement somewhere appropriate.

Is there a second menu before you reach the flag?
If there isn't you could also place the flag in the menu (before the jump statement), to be sure the flag is saved.
(Overall I find it a nice idea to save the flag after the choice that determines the flag instead of in between a lot of text.)

If that doesn't help, it might be a good idea to post the error message (if there is any) or a bit more of your code (so we can see where the labels "home" and "waiting" end up).

Yeah, there's a second menu before the flag, and I think it is because it just skips this part entirely. I'n not sure where to insert the statement, though. ;;w;;

[yuren]

Very easy. Define the flag at the start of the game.

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label start:
    $ mychoice=False
    e "An example"

The flag will always be False until you change it to a different value.

+ 1. Rather than thinking on where to put the flag, just put a default flag value at start of the game.. and change it when necessary. Doing this will simplify your flow..

[Ashi-Yu]

Very easy. Define the flag at the start of the game.

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label start:
    $ mychoice=False
    e "An example"

The flag will always be False until you change it to a different value.

+ 1. Rather than thinking on where to put the flag, just put a default flag value at start of the game.. and change it when necessary. Doing this will simplify your flow..

Oh awesome! It worked, thanks!!