Trouble changing set variables.
Hi! I was trying to create a story in Harlowe, but I ran into a problem. I can't for the life of me make the player choose a variable and then store it. I'm trying to set hair colors to be able to...
View ArticleEden (A Recommendation)
I've been reading Merritt Kopas' Videogames For Humans, which has many examples of great twine games. Eden, by Gaming Pixie, is a particular standout. Perhaps you'll love it too....
View ArticleHow do I define story objects more gooder?
So I just started with twine, and I went ahead and installed (I think the latest) v2. Deciding "Okay, let's keep this simple", I tested a few variables to get the hang of it. Stuff like <<set...
View ArticleIs there any way to get a file of the flowchart itself?
Hey, guys. I was just wondering if there was a way to export the flowchart itself as well. I would like to have a visual representation of it all.
View ArticleModifying objecct properties inside of an array?
I'm working with Twine 1.4x and Sugarcube 2. I have a menu where the player can install parts to a machine; all parts are objects containing the boolean properties 'have' (whether or not the player has...
View ArticleHelp with if and updating variables.
So I have a problem I can't solve and reading the documentation when I'm not sure what I'm looking after have been ineffective. I have a room(guild hall) the player enters with two variables set...
View Article(replace:) macro is adding a lot of unwanted white space.
Hello all, I'm using the (replace:) macro. When I click on the associated text, it replaces it properly, but also adds a lot of white space to the page, forcing other parts of the text very low (or...
View ArticleHow I can make to integrate a random event into a history ?
Hello everybody! I would like to add a random event to my story but all the formulae which I found do not work. Then I question you: how can it be done? My event includes 2 possibility : if you are...
View ArticleCan I embed a Twine story in a linkedIn CV?
Hello, I'm working on an interactive story CV and wanted to know if it was possible to place it directly into linkedIn. I guess the real question is, then, once I've finished it, how do I then allow...
View ArticleSave/Load game responsive footer/header in Harlowe?
Hi everyone, I'd really like to create a header/or footer for my game in Harlowe. I want it to show the game title, save and load options, and if there is space, some of the $variables set. CRITICALLY:...
View Article[Harlowe] Would a local img tag work?
I've been looking for ways to import images into my stories, and I've always assumed using something like <img src="images/test.png"> wouldn't work because it isn't supported in Twine 2 - and...
View ArticleHow do I put a timer in Twine 2.0?
I've referred to this: https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/5108 But I can't seem to get this code to work. When I test it, it just appears as the code itself. I've tried (if: time > 1s)[text]...
View ArticleHarlowe Transition Help
Okay, so basically I want to use the dissolve option to fade in text a lot, but I've encountered a small issue that kind of stops me from doing that. What I want to do is have portions of text fade in...
View ArticlePreserving Twine metadata in Twee sources
This was triggered by the following discussion:[quote author=Morgan_R link=topic=1393.msg2117#msg2117 date=1391185558]A collaboration could be fun -- I'd like to do something for the Spring Thing, but...
View ArticleHow to offer choices to the player (variable name)
Hello I'm struggling because in my story I'd like to offer choices to the player. I want the player to choose the name of his/her friend, but instead of asking the player "what's your friend name?" I...
View ArticleChanging image size/resolution in Harlowe
Hi! So nearly done on a big project I've been working on. The story itself is finished, now I'm trying to make it look pretty. I've worked out how to make a youtube dukebox so I can have music, and I...
View ArticleHow do I centre a single line of text in a passage?
Completely bamboozled by the Harlowe documentation on this, and I can't find much on the forum either. I want to centre single lines of text in a number of passages and I cannot for the life of me work...
View ArticleHow would you be able to play your Twine game on a website?
Or another way of asking it: How do you put your Twine game on a website? It's my first one so I don't know how to do it. I use Twine 1.4.2, so it's kind of hard.
View Article[Twine 1.4.x][Sugarcube 1.x] Is it possible to layer images in twine?
To save myself time and game size is it possible to layer multiple images in a story? ex a player portrait? (aka: hair, clothes, accessories...)
View ArticleImplementing and editing a complex object (Sugarcube)
Alright, so let me begin with an "I'm fairly new to Twine and most of my shenanigans so far have been tinkering. This is no exception." So, let's say I have an object $car. A car is not made up of just...
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