Hi! So in the beginning of my story I asked the reader what their name is. It did not give me the preview it usually gives on the app but I thought that was just normal since I’m on the web and not the app. My problem is when I try to make the reader talk with the name I have asked them for it says the name is not recognizable. I also used the premised episode template for asking the reader their name and episode has used (FIRSTNAME) so when I put (FIRSTNAME) it does not work, can someone help me thank you 
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Did you change the MC’s display name to FIRSTNAME?
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Oh no I did not I just changed it to YOU
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But I am trying to put the answer the reader put for their name as the one talking.
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Like this?
NARR
Hey [FIRSTNAME]!
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Yes, but instead of NARR I put [FIRSTNAME]
The name in brackets (for the initial name input section) has to match their display name and when you use that name in dialogue and narrations you have to use these bracket e.g: [FIRSTNAME]
For everything else such as animations and whatnot, you don’t need to change anything, just use the script name because the display name will still show up as whatever the reader typed in.
E.g
CHARNAME (animation here)
Dialogue here [FIRSTNAME].
“CHARNAME” would appear as whatever name the reader typed in, you just need the “[FIRSTNAME]” for dialogue and narrations only.
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It won’t work if you do it like this:
[FIRSTNAME]
Hey!
What do you want the display name to be?
I know because that’s the code for dialogue and narrations, not commands of movement or animations. 
It cannot take place of commanding a character in the script.
The script name of their character is whatever the author decided to name the character upon creating them in the portal which cannot be edited. It’s the name they’ll use to make them do animations e.g @CHARNAME is idle. The script name has no impact on the display name whatsoever. 
They could’ve named the character JACK (or whatever other name) in their script upon creating him, but his display name could be anything. If the author wants to name him JOHN, then they just change the display name to JOHN. That’s what readers would see, but the commands would still use JACK. For reader-insert names though, the display name just has to match the first input name in these brackets: ( ), which in this case is FIRSTNAME and then they only use the block brackets: [ ] for referring to the name in dialogue and narrations such as “Hi, my name is [FIRSTNAME].”
Script name used for commanding that specific character, but appears as whatever the reader typed in if the display name is set to FIRSTNAME.
JACK (sing_warmup_loop) ↲
My new name is [FIRSTNAME]! ↰
Whatever typed in name appears here in dialogue and/or narration. This name will also be the name shown on bubbles if it’s the display name.
Sorry if I’m confusing lmao, I’m actually having a difficult time explaining it. 
Anywayys, I hope it helped.
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Thank you so much!
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Oh okay thank you 
the characters display name is just YOU
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