Show additional layer after all other layers visited

Hi Kimberly,

In the attached version 2 of your Storyline file I have removed the Layer4 and Slide_Complete variables and replaced them with three new True/False variables, Layer1Visited, Layer2Visited and Layer3Visited. These are all initially set to False and change to True when their respective layer Close buttons are clicked.

I have set three new triggers on the base layer that show Layer 4 when either Layer1Visited, Layer2Visited or Layer3Visited change, provided the other two are True. Having all three options as triggers ensures that Layer 4 will appear irrespective of which order the first three layers are visited.

In addition, I have placed a trigger on Layer 4 that changes the state of the Next button to Normal when the timeline ends for Layer 4. I have also removed the Continue button.

Hope this helps, but if you have any further questions, just get back with another post.

Thanks so much Ned!  This works exactly the way I hoping!  I don't think I would've ever figured out I needed a separate True/False variable for EACH layer.  I appreciate your help on this!

Thank you so much, Ned! This was just what I needed for my project as well. 

No problem Julie, glad you found it helpful.

Hey, Ned. I followed your instructions for the same application in my project, and the final layer shows up as expected, however, I want my user to be able to cycle through the layers again, or completely reload the slide.

As of now, I have an image with shape layers that trigger sub layer visibility. After all sub layers that I want the user to see have been visited, I have a "Next Activity" layer appear. However, if the user doesn't click the "Next Activity" button and wants to cycle through the sub layers again, the "Next Activity" sub layer doesn't return after the user has cycled through the sub layers a second time. I have an invisible shape layer that I had hoped would reload the slide and reset the variables I had made in your original explanation. I have set both the base layer and "Next Activity" layer to reset to initial state as well. Any light you could shed on the subject would be a huge help. I've attached an example of the slide in question.

I can shed light on two dark spots.

On the Next Activity layer, the Next Activity button can never be clicked, because it is covered by Rectangle 1.

Clicking on Rectangle doesn't reset the variables, because the first trigger that executes when user clicks on Rectangle 1 is the "Jump to slide trigger. Even if you jump to the same slide, once a jump is initiated, the execution of the rest of the trigger list is halted, and the variables are not reset. The jump to trigger is always last, whether you put it there or not,  because no trigger after it is ever executed.

Hey, Walt. I reordered the triggers and layers you had suggested and everything worked the way I intended! Thanks for the insight!

Hello,
I have a series of layers that I want each user to visit before they can continue to the next slide. I have successfully created triggers to make the final layer appear after they have visited all other layers. However, if they click on one of the layers after they have all been visited, the final layer disappears and I can't get it to reappear without going through all the mandatory layers again. How do I get the final layer to stay visible after they have gone through the required layers? I have attached the file.

I am unable to make the Click to Continue layer disappear. See the attached video. It seems to me to work the way you want it to, and the triggers seem to be in order. I get the same results if I go to the next topic, instead of returning to the menu each time.

Hi Elizabeth!

I do this kind of thing all the time. Here is how I would have done it. Not necessarily the "right" way or the best way, but I hope it helps. The only way I could get it to work this way was removing the users ability to click straight through rather than go back to the menu. There is probably a way to do it though, I just couldn't get that to work in the time I had to work on this. Good Luck!

Thank you! I see that it works the way it is intended when you remove the option to click straight through. I'll see if that works for our end.

Hi Julie,

I see in your file that button 9 is hidden when you start clicking the buttons. How are you able to keep it from appearing before the user has visited all the slides?

Normally I would have put it on it's own layer as you did, but because you wanted it to be usable even if users revisited the other layers I put it on the base layer and paused the timeline at 4 seconds until all the other layers are visited. Then the timeline resumes, and button 9 is set to appear right after that. Make sense?

Hello,

I have used the method proposed by Ned in my training, but unfortunately slide 4 is not shown after visiting all the layers. I have chose the hotspots to trigger layers visibility, could that be the issue? I'm attaching file for reference. I would appreciate your help.

change the Default Value of your 3 Variable from "True" to "False"

your 3 trigger "When <var> changed" are only fired if the value will be changed

Thank you so much Jürgen!  I wasn't aware of the variables button, now everything works just fine :)