This may be impossible in the current system but I want a way to reorder story options. There may be a way to do this but I am unaware of it right now. For example, I have Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Each leading to their own story threads. I would like to be able to set it up so it reads 3, 2, 1 or some other combination. This need came about when I thought of adding some background info to a story as a chapter. I would always want that chapter to go last on the chapter list as I believe it is the least important.
If I had to guess the reason is that it is handled automatically by a plugin or a monolithic collection of code and the change wouldn't be worth the effort. This problem could easily be solved with the implementation of the stalled (I believe) formula paper story system.
I'm not quite familiar with the story map yet, though I think that they are currently ordered by their ID, so even if you can move them, they will always appear in the order of the ID, meaning that the oldest chapter is always the first. Also see Moving/reordering chapters and Newer threads posted to top
Yeah something like that, I knew someone had to of already requested it I just didn't see the thread As for the map idea, we talked about it like half a year ago. A map with chapter "nodes" that could be linked in a free-form way. Probably horrifyingly complex on a technical side and would have to be fully custom. It would almost certainly have to run something client side using some JS framework or other before sending the data off to the server. See UE4 blueprints for shitty example
And I believe the reason listed was that the CHYOO-era threads made the concept impossible to retroactively apply.
Speculation on why it is hard to do is dumb, for all I know chyoa is run on a very efficient monkey based database. You can work around the fact it wouldn't work retroactively by building export and import tools, of just saying only new stories can do this. The question really is how much work it would be, and would it be worth it as opposed to other stuff.
So all that matters is getting what you want, and not the equality and fairness of the situation? No, the real questions are: How high is the demand? If implemented, will it be used regularly, or is it a simple one-off feature meant to place note chapters in a more aesthetically pleasing location? How much will the ability tax the site? If implemented, will the rest of the site function about the same, or will it become significantly slower? How many threads simply can't be rearranged via deletion and reposting? Is it ego from the stats that makes you desire reorganization instead, or is there a huge storyline from other contributors that simply cannot be copied and pasted?
The other authors stories need not be huge to not be copyable. I for one would never do that to another person's work except in a few instances that are so abnormal as to barely be worth mentioning.
As of now, such changes can only be done directly in the database. (Implemented suggestions are tagged "Implemented")
