Dara Amarie's Official Help Thread! [closed]

@CHARACTER stands screen left and CHARACTER moves to layer -1

You also need to layer the overlay. If the overlay is attached to the background then you need to use the background name as the overlay name.

Using “enters from” places the character at a default layer, so it’s best to place your character in zone 2 first with the layer you want her in then have her walk to upscreen right

Thank you so much! I really appreciate all of your help.

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Omg I need Help!
My entire into the dirty dancing contest it won’t let me publish because of error but they are the dancing animations!

Omg I need Help!
My entire into the dirty dancing contest it won’t let me publish because of error but they are the dancing animations!

I don’t know why my flags won’t work.

Can you help me, please ?

choice
“Are you always so angry ?” {

@pan to zone 2

@zoom on 320 392 to 287% in 0

    AMIR (talk_angry_accuse)
B....

readerMessage Judging him is not helping right now.

@zoom reset

@ASSIA faces left

    ASSIA (talk_sit_doubtful)
Hey !

    ASSIA (talk_sit_doubtful)
You !

@zoom on 516 328 to 345% in 0

    ASSIA (talk_arms_crossed_angry)
Just !

@zoom on 320 392 to 287% in 0

    AMIR (talk_arms_crossed_angry)
Don't  !

@AMIR is talk_sit_doubtful AND ASSIA is talk_sit_shrug

@zoom reset

@cut to zone 3

@ASHANI faces right

    ASHANI (disappointed)
Good .

    CALYPSO (dismayed)
(What did I do ?)

@ASHANI is deepbreath AND CALYPSO is think

@ASHANI faces left

    ASHANI (talk_reassure)
Still

    ASHANI (talk_think)
Why  ?

    CALYPSO (think)
(He's right.)

@pan to zone 3

gain no_clue

}“But you came here together, right ?”{

@pan to zone 2

&AMIR is sit AND AMIR faces right

@zoom on 519 330 to 310% in 0

@ASSIA is think

@ASSIA faces left

    ASSIA (talk_sit_shrug)
She.

readerMessage Good Job.

    ASSIA (talk_sit_neutral_arms_crossed)
Why ?

@zoom on 320 435 to 379% in 0

@AMIR is think

@zoom reset

    AMIR (talk_sit_doubtful)
I can't remember.

@zoom on 320 435 to 379% in 0

@AMIR is think

    AMIR (talk_arms_crossed_angry)
As if.

@zoom on 513 302 to 338% in 0

    ASSIA (talk_sit_shrug)
I can't.

@pan to zone 3 in 2

gain right_answer

}“Say nothing.”{

@ASHANI faces left

    ASHANI (talk_reassure)
Still.

readerMessage You have to take some initiaves.

    ASHANI (talk_think)
Why  ?

@pan to zone 2 in 0

@AMIR is idle_sit

    ASSIA (talk_sit)
Now...

@pan to zone 3 in 0

    CALYPSO (think)
(He's right)

    CALYPSO (think)
(They...)

    CALYPSO (disappointed)
(But .)

gain say_nothing

}

if (right_answer) {

readerMessage You were pertinent earlier. Here’s a reward.

    ASHANI (talk_suggest)
You .

    ASHANI (talk_shrug)
Maybe...

@ASHANI is deepbreath

    ASHANI (talk_arms_crossed)
A....

@zoom on 320 356 to 275% in 0

    CALYPSO (talk_afraid)
A .

    CALYPSO (talk_think)
They ....

@ASHANI is cough

    ASHANI (talk_handsonhips)
Well.

    ASHANI (talk_gesture)
We're.

@ASHANI is laugh_chuckle

@pause for a beat

@zoom on 320 356 to 275% in 0

    CALYPSO (idle)
(I'm .)

    CALYPSO (idle)
(I )

    CALYPSO (idle)
(Let's.)

    CALYPSO (talk_pound_chest)
It's !

@zoom reset

@ASHANI is nod_loop AND CALYPSO is idle

    ASHANI (talk_happy_smile)
I'm .

}elif (no_clue) {

readerMessage You didn’t make a first good impression.

    ASHANI (laugh_chuckle)
Are you kidding ?

&CALYPSO is arms_crossed_angry THEN CALYPSO is eyeroll

    ASHANI (talk_doubtful)
B.

    CALYPSO (talk_exhausted)
G.

}
elif (say_nothing) {

readerMessage You didn’t make a first good impression.

    ASHANI (laugh_chuckle)
Are you kidding ?

&CALYPSO is arms_crossed_angry THEN CALYPSO is eyeroll

    ASHANI (talk_doubtful)
B.

    CALYPSO (talk_exhausted)
G.

}

Some animations in those templates have not been released fully so you cannot use them in your story. This is the full list of animations that are available to use for the Dirty Dancing contest:

The last one needs to be “else”

if (right_answer) {
}elif (no_clue) {
} else {
}

Also, you need to reset story progress when testing out gains. If you play through all the choices to test them out, you will gain all the gains and confuse the system.

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(The story I’m using as an example is Wasted Roses)

So basically, there’s a background, and you have to tap to continue, instead of it automatically fading out to the next scene.

How do I do this in my story? (I don’t know if this has been already answered, sorry.)

You place the speechbubble offscreen or scale the size down to 0: @speechbubble is 0 0 to 0%

Don’t forget to @speechbubble reset afterwards.

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Thanks so much! Also, how do I add my own “tap to continue”? Is it an overlay? Sorry for bothering again! :sweat_smile:

Yea you’d have to upload your own overlay

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Thank you so much.

Yep, it’s me again.

I’m trying to add a Gender Select option to the intro of this story. I’m not sure how to do a confirmation choice- I don’t want to use flags because I can’t remove flags once they’re on, and I can’t put another choice after the first choice label check. I’ve been rearranging dialogue lines but still not sure how to get this done.

Here’s what I have so far:

Thanks! I got it perfectly because of you! Thanks again!

thanks!

Sorry I keep asking for help. I’m trying to write my first story.
How do you pan over a character’s body? Like as if the camera is checking them out.

Hi, it’s me again. I am having issues with the if, elif, and else.

Like this: } else {

You need the word is in the middle and you need to put quotations marks around the choice option name.

It would be best to put a confimation choice inside each gender option. Something like this:

label gender_select

NARR
Would you like to play as a man or a woman?

choice
“Woman” {

NARR
Are you sure?
choice
“Yes” {
gain woman_character
} “No” {
goto gender_select
}

} “Man” {

NARR
Are you sure?
choice
“Yes” {
gain man_character
} “No” {
goto gender_select
}
}