Checking for Change and Displaying a Message
Added 2019-07-31 22:46:17 +0000 UTCThis month's article comes from a suggestion for a sponsor for a system that checks for changes in variables, and displays messages when something changes. The article covers both how I developed the system, and how to use it in your own games.
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Comments
Wow this could be really useful! I think I may give this code a go~
Kokoro Hane
2020-07-12 19:49:44 +0000 UTCThanks for this! I'd been doing this manually but will definitely use some of what you made, too!
Andrea Landaker
2019-11-06 18:39:12 +0000 UTCHm... he seemed to indicate that this was what he wanted, though I'll admit I wasn't 100% sure. In any case, it seems to have come out as something reasonable. (And there isn't really a good way to intercept the use of a variable.)
Renpytom
2019-08-05 18:21:01 +0000 UTCPyTom! I just read the article which was excellent--I really enjoyed how you explained your process. Yet, I think Riva was asking for something different. Rather then the TellTale popup that says, "Eileen will remember this" at the moment the variable changes, I think Riva wanted that a popup would happen later on down the line, when the effect of that choice would manifest...like in Cinders. So. Line 100, you put a rose in your lapel, and the wearing_rose variable changes (no notification). Lines 101-499 you adventure a bunch. Line 500 you knock on a door to get into the speakeasy. The game checks to see if you are wearing the rose. Since you are, the bouncer lets you in. Now there'd be a notification indicating you are getting into speakeasy because of a prior choice.
TrooperSJP
2019-08-05 18:18:35 +0000 UTCThanks for these PyTom! I love these articles!
TrooperSJP
2019-08-05 18:08:45 +0000 UTC
