Cycling between options using the Harlowe (click-replace) macro
Hey all. I'm trying to allow players to choose a gender. Basically, what I've got is something to the effect of: You're a dude.(click-replace: "dude")[(set: $gender to 'woman')lady] What I'd like to...
View ArticleDetermining if two words share a letter
Any hints about how I'd tackle this in Twine Harlowe? E.g. I'd want a positive result if the words were "eyes" and "smile" (both contain e and s), or a negative result if the words were "eyes" and...
View ArticleHelp with L's HTML5 Sound Macros
Using Twine 1.4.2 with Sugarcane. I can't manage to get his macros to work (or any other custom macros, for that matter). Placed the sound file in the same folder, set it as a variable, tried...
View ArticleHelp Removing / Hiding mouse-over hover link text?
Hello everyone, I'm new to twine and very new to programming in general, it's been a steep learning curve and I've managed okay so far but I'd like to ask if anyone can help me with a small aesthetic...
View ArticleMaking text dissapear or switch after doing something
I'm pretty sure this was answered, but in a different way than I could understand to my knowledge, I did look for almost an hour though but, I have a part in my passages where you have a choice to eat...
View ArticleCan anyone help customise my game or point me to someone who can (for cash?)
So I've just finished writing my 61,000 word game using Twine 2.0 Harlowe. I've managed to toss in a number of gaming elements thanks to the brilliant greyelf, but there is a LOT that remains in terms...
View Article[Harlowe] Purple links
Hi everybody, I was trying to create a maze in my story and I saw passages you already read were indicated by purple links instead of blue ones. I know you can deactivate functions by editing the story...
View ArticleHow do I recover a story?
Recently I tried to access my story on version 2.0.11 on a browser. When I got their it was deleted. I didn't have it archived though. Why did this happen and how can I recover it?
View ArticleSeeking Creative Input: "Quiz" Game for School
Greetings!This forum is full of creative types, so I thought I would ask for some advice here. :)In my super-simple, basic "computers for teachers" class, we have been assigned the task of making a...
View Article[Twee][Sugarcube] Error: cannot find the StoryTitle special passage
Hey all. I am trying to build a game using Twee (Version from Sep 1, 2014) SugarCube 2 (v2.6.1) on OSX 10.11.4 (15E65). I have a text file 'Demo.txt' with the following content: :: Start Some text goes...
View ArticleSugarCube releases
I figured that I might as well post a note that I've just published a new release of SugarCube for those of you using it.Highlights: Added dynamic updating to several of the page elements within the UI...
View ArticleVariable in HTML tag
I'm trying to use a variable in an HTML tag under Harlowe. <img src = $image /> But $image is printed verbatim in the page code and not translated to his value. Any idea of how to code this...
View ArticleHow do I add to a value??
Stupid question but I can't seem to add to a value. For instance. If I put... <<set $whatever is 0>> then it displays as 0, then I have <<set $whatever = +1>> and it becomes 1...
View ArticleHow to add rollover effect to image in a click macro? (SugarCube)
Using an image as a link/button is easy enough in Sugarcube 2. However, I'm having trouble setting an image with a rollover effect as a link. In terms of code, how would I go from something like this:...
View ArticleSequencing audio
Hello, I was wondering if there was anyway to sequence audio so the audio file plays not only once you get to a certain passage (which I know how to do) but also when the previous audio file is...
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Set: always stays at 0?
Hello; I'm a newbie at Twine and coding in general, and I've been following tutorials diligently. However, I keep encountering a problem with set:. Whatever variable I enter, it keeps changing it to 0....
View ArticleHarlowe - Sounds don't play on Android phones?
Is there a known issue with sounds not playing on mobile devices? I'm using <audio src="filename.wav" autoplay loop> and uploading the sound file to the same folder of the website as the Twine game.
View ArticleHarlowe - Play a sound on a cycling link
This is more of a request for advice on best practice. I have achieved what I wanted to achieve, but in a shambolic way that I expect may cause problems later down the line. I want a cycling link that...
View ArticleCan't get this simple if macro random event to work. Why?
Hello, I am new to Twine and am trying to make a random 1/3 chance of something happening but I get an error every time when I try to close the following passage, saying that my if macro does not have...
View ArticleView Proofing Copy & Change Story Format
Hello, I'm new to Twine and have Version 2.0.6 I've tried to search for my problems, but couldn't find anything, so I apologize if I missed it. First Issue: I clicked on View Proofing Copy and get a...
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