Variables

A variable is a number or a word that dialog can read and change while the game runs. Use one to remember anything that is not an item: whether you met someone, a score, a choice.

Variables

Control	Does
Name	The variable's name. Dialog uses it, like {say thanked}.
starts at	The value when the game starts: a number like 0, or a word
Used in …	How many dialogs use it, or Not used yet
Delete	Deletes the variable
New variable	Adds one

The avatar starts with

One number per item: how many of it the avatar carries at the start. Most games start with 0 of everything.

Use them in dialog

Block	Script
Set a variable	{thanked = 1}
Change a variable	{score = score + 10}
Show a variable	{say score}
If a variable is…	{ - thanked == 1 ? … - else ? … }

See Dialog scripting for every operator.

Watch them

While the game plays, Play shows every variable and item count live under the game screen.

Related

• 6. Variables in the tutorial