Add a Chapter to every thread Easily?

Discussion in 'Authors' Hangout' started by sexybjgal69, Mar 23, 2022.

  1. sexybjgal69

    sexybjgal69 Virgin CHYOA Backer

    I am creating another game story with a lose condition (If they reach 100% X then they lose) and was curious if there was a way to just add a single chapter--the one when they reach 100% X--without having to do it manually? Otherwise it will be whole lot of clicking. Which is fine....just hoping for an easier way. Just would love to have it easily added to every chapter incase they lose. As of right now I am adding it at various story "funnels" (places where they HAVE to go on occasion) so I don't have to do it for every chapter.
     
  2. Gatsha

    Gatsha Really Experienced

    May need more description to understand. Is the intent:

    They reach x=100, and then find they can only choose one of the two options, which takes them to the "lose" chapter. In this case, you'd use conditions to lock out which the player could choose (x>=100 for the lose, x<100 for all others).

    I think a link is your easiest option. You'd make it an actual chapter in one case, and then a link chapter which refers to it in every other case. Unfortunately it still requires making that link chapter everywhere the player can reach x=100.

    Note: I edited because I provided two interpretations but realized one didn't make sense.
     
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  3. insertnamehere

    insertnamehere Really Really Experienced

    If you have your story planned in advance, you can also calculate the earliest point that it's possible for the player to reach 100% X, and only start applying link chapters from that point onward. You also only need to add the link to chapters where X increases in the first place, though you've probably already noticed that.
     
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