Can’t understand the dara amarie love interest template

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I can’t understand the dara amarie love template it can’t remember the choices like if you press am interested in girls a the guy shows up I really need help thanks :blush:

2

so you want the readers to remember the choice?

3

in the second episode you must put if (MC_male) {
goto male_story_branch
} else {
goto female_story_branch
}

label female_story_branch

#FEMALE STORY LINE GOES HERE

goto end_chapter

label male_story_branch

#MALE STORY LINE GOES HERE

goto end_chapter

label end_chapter
#END OF CHAPTER GOES HERE

4

And the first episode label choose_gender

   NARRATOR
Who do you want to play as?

choice
“Female” {

NARRATOR
Are you sure you want to play as a female?

choice
“Yes!” {
gain MC_female
goto female_story_branch
} “No” {
goto choose_gender
}

} “Male” {

NARRATOR
Are you sure you want to play as a male?

choice
“Yes!” {
gain MC_male
goto male_story_branch
} “No” {
goto choose_gender
}
}

label female_story_branch

@pause for 0
#FEMALE CUSTOMIZATION TEMPLATE GOES HERE (OPTIONAL)
#FEMALE STORY LINE GOES HERE

goto end_chapter

label male_story_branch

@pause for 0
#MALE CUSTOMIZATION TEMPLATE GOES HERE (OPTIONAL)
#MALE STORY LINE GOES HERE

goto end_chapter

label end_chapter
#END OF EPISODE GOES HERE

5

Dara has it explained on her web:

you simply use in the first chapter the first template, in it are gains - this is how the script will remember the choice. - I made it bold for you below.

!!! important is web portal doesn’t remember the choices from the previous chapter so when you preview in the web it will always go to the else option which is the female story version (in Daras template). But the app does remember the choices so if you preview it the in-app and choice man in next chapter it will go to male storyline!!! and vice versa

and in next chapters you use the second template and oyu have to make 2 separate story lines one for girl second form man

also just to be sure - in every next chapter you have 2 storylines - you basically will have the story 2 times so long (comparing to not giving the option to choose love interest) and one will be for female and other for male love interest

first chapter:

label LI_gender

   NARRATOR
Who is your love interest?

choice
“A Woman/Girl.” {

NARRATOR
Are you sure you she’s a woman/girl?

choice
“Yes!” {
gain LI_girl
goto female_LI_branch
} “No” {
goto LI_gender
}

} “A Man/Boy.” {

NARRATOR
Are you sure he’s a man/boy?

choice
“Yes!” {
gain LI_boy
goto male_LI_branch
} “No” {
goto LI_gender
}
}

label female_LI_branch

@pause for 0
#FEMALE CUSTOMIZATION TEMPLATE GOES HERE (OPTIONAL)
#FEMALE LI STORY LINE GOES HERE

goto end_chapter

label male_LI_branch

@pause for 0
#MALE CUSTOMIZATION TEMPLATE GOES HERE (OPTIONAL)
#MALE LI STORY LINE GOES HERE

goto end_chapter

label end_chapter
#END OF EPISODE GOES HERE

every next chapter:

if (LI_boy) {
goto male_story_branch
} else {
goto female_story_branch
}

label female_story_branch

#FEMALE LI STORY LINE GOES HERE

goto end_chapter

label male_story_branch

#MALE LI STORY LINE GOES HERE

goto end_chapter

label end_chapter
#END OF CHAPTER GOES HERE

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How do I make the script know the two love interest

7

gains is what makes the script remember - I have made for you the gains bold so you can see them in the script easily

its the LI_boy and Li_girl gain

but the point is you do not need to understand it you just have to add your story line for male and female love interest in the place the script suggests:

#FEMALE LI STORY LINE GOES HERE
#MALE LI STORY LINE GOES HERE

I marked them for you in the template above red

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