text adventure

[Grandelspiersky]

Yeah so I'm not sure what the difference is between this forum and Silvernetworks, but anyways, I'm making a text adventure with not much experience. So I might frequently have a question or two and it would be great to have some help.

I was wondering if anyone might know of a text adventure already made in silvercreator or gmaker that I might use as a template. Peace

[Silverwind]

Welcome to the boards.

Check out the text adventure template me and Al wrote for GM. It's in GM's Sample Code folder, included with the app download.

And here's a text adventure I made last April: http://www.mediafire.com/?honhi5mzd33

[Grandelspiersky]

O sweet thanks. Alright I thought I might just throw this out there, but is there any command that lets a variable have multiple values? THat would be so helpful. that way "north" "n" "go n" would all mean the same thing.

[GMG Mike]

I think everyone posts on both boards, although the Plaza forums are the "official" SilverCreator forums and have been running in one form or another for almost 10 years.

[Al Staffieri]

is there any command that lets a variable have multiple values? THat would be so helpful. that way "north" "n" "go n" would all mean the same thing.

No, but what you can do is create a command setting routine that will do it for you. In the GameMaker text adventure sample, after the input code, there is this:


IF command$ = "NORTH" THEN command$ = "N"
IF command$ = "GO NORTH" THEN command$ = "N"
IF command$ = "SOUTH" THEN command$ = "S"
IF command$ = "GO SOUTH" THEN command$ = "S"
IF command$ = "EAST" THEN command$ = "E"
IF command$ = "GO EAST" THEN command$ = "E"
IF command$ = "WEST" THEN command$ = "W"
IF command$ = "GO WEST" THEN command$ = "W"


That way if the player types N, or NORTH, or GO NORTH they will all be set to the same N input. That way you only have to check for N anywhere else. The same for the other commands.

[Grandelspiersky]

Yeah thats what I ended up doing. Wasn't too time consuming.

I think everyone posts on both boards, although the Plaza forums are the "official" SilverCreator forums and have been running in one form or another for almost 10 years.

Yeah I was really into silvercreator when I was 12, 5 years ago.

[alias]

This forum is more broad in its scope. Welcome, im not fluent in sc so I mazy nto be able to help.

[Connors]

another way would be to make an array for each command and then a FOR loop that checks if command$ matches any of the entries. (i.e. if there is a match in the array for go north then that's the command)

[Grandelspiersky]

Yeah that would work. I already have it finished though. Ight. I'm almost done with the engine. I might post a VERY mini game I've made in the process of writing the engine.  I can't promise it would be interesting.

I finished the engine and have begun starting the real deal. I have this mini game that has nothing to do with what I'm working on other then that its the same engine. As long as you don't take the pokeball you should be fine.
The Pathetically crude imitation of what appears to be the remains of some sort of interactive fiction.

[Grandelspiersky]

Hey! This thread won't bump up with my edit! Don't mind this blatantly self-conceited post that merely tries to draw attention to the editing of my last post.  

[Tireas Dragon]

i fell off a cliff and then i got home. pretty neat