Questions Regarding a Very Large Branching Scenario

Hi Julie!

SL should be able to handle this with no real worries. If you are getting performance issues it may be the PC rather than SL itself.

Here's one I did a while ago, and there are more branches and nested branches above and below - and SL found it a breeze.

Always best to keep backup copies though

Bruce

Thank you so much fo the quick response back Bruce!  I really appreciate it.  You put my mind at ease after seeing your course.  I will save all the copies separately just in case like you suggested. 

I'll send you a screenshot of my final layout within Articulate Storyline.  Should be a doozie!

Thanks again!

Julie

Thanks Julie for the update that this will work for you. If you need anything else let us know! 

Hi Bruce,

As promised - here is a screenshot (below) of my huge branching scenario in Storyline.  I couldn't take a screenshot of all of it cause it was too big to fit on the screen...even zoomed out all the way.  There are two other branches that are just as big as these two that are shown.

I'm looking forward to this project being over...  ha ha!

Julie

Wow - that is a big branching scenario!  Thanks for sharing Julie.

Nice stuff! What were the machine specs here? My Storyline 2 projects bog down and die at a mere 200-300 slides.

@Julie: one of the things that people tend to do it create too many slides for their scenarios, usually because we tend to link to slides rather than fully leveraging layers. However, sometimes you don't realize this until after it's built. That's OK. That's how we learn.

If you're just getting started I'd try to create a scenario structure that's somewhat reusable. Then it's easier to repeat the process. Of course, this all hinges on the content. I think Nicole created a nice template that somewhat demonstrates this. It's worth downloading and deconstructing how it was created.

Hope that helps.

Hi there, I am just starting a branching scenario game which is a medical case, where the user can go make correct and incorrect choices in their management of a complex medical case.   To map out the decision points we have ended up with a map (developed using Twine, which is brilliant) that has 7 interconnecting branches, each branch containing 60-70 decision points/slides.  So a potential total of 490 slides and or layers altogether.    It is going to contain still images, and audio/sound effects.  I know that this is going to take a huge amount of development time, but my big question is: is this just too big a project for Storyline?   Any tips before I commence development, especially in regards to file size, or things to look out for?  Appreciate all your combined wisdoms!!!

Hi Frances! Hopefully some community members will be able to share their best practices and experience with you here. I wanted to share a similar thread that may be of assistance as well.

Hey Frances!  This blog post from Tom might also be a great jumping off point for you in terms of building an effective course that also meets your objectives.

Thanks Leslie and Crystal, have read those links and written out the tips from everyone.  Very useful.   Would love to know what is the biggest file size successfully delivered using Storyline. Do you guys have any insights on this?

I'm not sure Frances, but maybe some community members can chime in with their biggest file ;)