Script Won't Start The Way I Want To {SOLVED}

[ArizaLuca]

So my game works in that once you've finished one 'version' of the script, it jumps to another version. However, when I try to do it, it continually starts from the same script.

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label start:
    
    if persistent.sa == False:
        jump socialanxiety
    elif persistent.se == False:
        jump selfesteem
    elif persistent.s == False:
        jump stress
    elif persistent.whatareyoudoinghere == False:
        jump whatareyoudoinghere
    elif persistent.normal == False:
        jump normal

That's the code I'm using at the moment. Every time I try to do the endings below the 'social anxiety' one, it won't move. What is the issue?

[Kia]

once the first condition is true the rest of conditions are not checked, you can flip your variables and check from the least likely to change to the most likely

[ArizaLuca]

This results in the same thing; I have also marked the persistent as true once it hits that route.

[Kia]

you need to map out your conditions. when you have two conditions you have four possibility:

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a=False b=False
a=True b=False
a=False b=True
a=True b=True

with a simple if like:

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if a:
    jump a
elif b:
    jump b

you're going to get different result with each condition

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a=False b=False = jump nothing
a=True b=False = jump a
a=False b=True = jump b
a=True b=True = jump a

as you can see once a is true b won't be checked anymore, you need to plan for that and check conditions according to the possibilities.

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if a and not b:
    jump a
elif a and b:
    jump b

[xavimat]

So my game works in that once you've finished one 'version' of the script, it jumps to another version. However, when I try to do it, it continually starts from the same script.

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label start:
    
    if persistent.sa == False:
        jump socialanxiety
    elif persistent.se == False:
        jump selfesteem
    elif persistent.s == False:
        jump stress
    elif persistent.whatareyoudoinghere == False:
        jump whatareyoudoinghere
    elif persistent.normal == False:
        jump normal

That's the code I'm using at the moment. Every time I try to do the endings below the 'social anxiety' one, it won't move. What is the issue?

From your post I can't see the obvious order. Can you please describe it? What is your desired order? How are you expecting the program to behave? Is "jump normal" the first gameplay you desire?

On the other hand, it's not a good idea to check for False using "if variable == False". In fact, persistent variables, when not defined, have the default value of None, not False.

There are different ways of using persistent variables:
When using persistent variables as simply boolean flags, the easiest way is:
1-Don't define the variables from the beginning.
2-Check if the variable is True only with the variable:

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if persistent.myvar:
    do something
else:  # <-- optionally
    do other things

If you need to check if the variable is not True, use the simplest way:

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if not persistent.myvar:
    do something

Do not use "if persistent.myvar == False" or "if persistent.myvar == None". You could use "if persistent.myvar is None", but why use that? Use the simplest.
3-At the end of the gameplay, change the variable to True:

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$ persistent.myvar = True

You need a different variable for every flag you need to be persistent.

BUT you can use persistent variables in more complex ways.
1.For example, define a persistent list:

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define persistent.endings = []  ## Remeber, 0 spaces of indentation here. This will be run at init phase.

2.You can check if an ending has been read:

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if "ending1" in persistent.endings:
    do something

Or check if it has not been read:

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if "ending2" not in persistent.endings:

3.At the end of the ending, add the "endingX" to the list:

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label ending1:
    if "ending1" not in persistent.endings:
        $ persistent.endings.append("ending1")

At last, note that "persistent" variables are intended to be somewhat "outside" the game narrative (to unlock bonus, for example), but it is not a good idea to use them for the narrative itself, specially if you want to check them at the beginning of the game. You'd need to provide a way to reset the persistent variables if you do that.
I mean: Let's say a game starts in a normal way, when the normal ending is reached, it changes the persistent variable so the game will start in a secondary way. So, from that moment, no one can play again the normal way in that computer if you don't change again the persistent variable to the initial value.

[ArizaLuca]

The order I'm trying to go in is "Social anxiety, self esteem, stress, what are you doing here, and normal".

[ArizaLuca]

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label start:
    
    if persistent.sa:
        jump socialanxiety
    if persistent.se:
        jump selfesteem
    if persistent.s:
        jump stress
    if persistent.whatareyoudoinghere:
        jump whatareyoudoinghere
    if persistent.normal:
        jump normal

The code now looks like this; it STILL will not jump to the new point in the script. Every time it starts it is at the socialanxiety tag.

[Scribbles]

I'm not an expert by any means, but think of it like the code goes line by line and executes. So in the above example while persistent.sa is true it will ALWAYS jump socialanxiety and continue to skip all of the other if statements. You might need to find another way to configure that code all together.

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 $ persistent.route == "socialanxiety"

label start:
    if persistent.route == "socialanxiety":
        jump socialanxiety
        ## Then change the persistent variable to the next route that you want within the socialanxiety lable
    if persistent.route == "selfesteem":
        jump selfesteem
    ## an so on

label socialanxiety:
    "STUFF GOES HERE"
    $ persistent.route == "selfesteem"
    return

maybe try something like that? It does mean that the persistent.route variable will always be changing, so I'm not sure how effective it would be but it couldn't hurt to give it a go

[Imperf3kt]

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label start:
    
    if persistent.sa:
        jump socialanxiety
    if persistent.se:
        jump selfesteem
    if persistent.s:
        jump stress
    if persistent.whatareyoudoinghere:
        jump whatareyoudoinghere
    if persistent.normal:
        jump normal

The code now looks like this; it STILL will not jump to the new point in the script. Every time it starts it is at the socialanxiety tag.

I believe kia gave you a very good suggestion, but you don't appear to have used it.

[ArizaLuca]

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label start:
    
    if persistent.sa:
        jump socialanxiety
    if persistent.se:
        jump selfesteem
    if persistent.s:
        jump stress
    if persistent.whatareyoudoinghere:
        jump whatareyoudoinghere
    if persistent.normal:
        jump normal

The code now looks like this; it STILL will not jump to the new point in the script. Every time it starts it is at the socialanxiety tag.

I believe kia gave you a very good suggestion, but you don't appear to have used it.

I did change it so that it was flipped, but this was after receiving a different suggestion.

[ArizaLuca]

I'm not an expert by any means, but think of it like the code goes line by line and executes. So in the above example while persistent.sa is true it will ALWAYS jump socialanxiety and continue to skip all of the other if statements. You might need to find another way to configure that code all together.

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 $ persistent.route == "socialanxiety"

label start:
    if persistent.route == "socialanxiety":
        jump socialanxiety
        ## Then change the persistent variable to the next route that you want within the socialanxiety lable
    if persistent.route == "selfesteem":
        jump selfesteem
    ## an so on

label socialanxiety:
    "STUFF GOES HERE"
    $ persistent.route == "selfesteem"
    return

maybe try something like that? It does mean that the persistent.route variable will always be changing, so I'm not sure how effective it would be but it couldn't hurt to give it a go

Thank you so much, it finally worked!

[Imperf3kt]

I meant the if a not b thing.

The suggestion you're using now works fine until you try to load an old save file