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JakeDelaney
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17 days ago
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Character expressions from slide to slide.

I am self-teaching myself and have been working on getting my expressions to carry over from slide to slide.  I started with a simple template from a training and the user has three choices and if they get it wrong, they have to choose again until it is right. The template had a variable for emotion ( Emotion, text default value is empty, and count is 126. Each slide starts with prebuilt triggers, "set state of Susan to alarmed when the timeline starts on this slide if emotion = value angry"   No matter what every slide after the first with confused and I cannot figure out why.  

Eventually I want to figure out how to start the Character off with a different expression depending how many times it took them on the last slide to get it right. 

 

Would love some input and suggestions. 

 

  • A variable maintains its value until a trigger adjusts it. That's why variables are so useful for tracking within a course. 

    Based on the limited description provided, it sounds like the default character state shows the confused expression. It also sounds like the "emotion" variable isn't being adjusted (or, at least, it's never changed to "angry"). 

    When troubleshooting an issue that involves variables, it helps to put a text box on the slide(s) that shows the current value of the variable. That lets you see whether the value is being adjusted as expected. To show a variable's value in a text box, go to INSERT > Reference, and then choose the appropriate variable. 

    Beyond that, troubleshooting is just guessing without seeing the .story file. If you upload it, someone might be able to solve the issue. Here are the best practices for uploading a .story file:

    • Only include slides that are related to the problem.
    • Be sure objects, layers, motion paths, and variables have meaningful names.
    • If there is proprietary content, replace or delete it. For example, replace proprietary text with “ipsum lorem” text.

     

    It’s worth the effort to learn about variables and trigger conditions, because they provide the real power in Storyline. Here’s more information:

  • A variable maintains its value until a trigger adjusts it. That's why variables are so useful for tracking within a course. 

    Based on the limited description provided, it sounds like the default character state shows the confused expression. It also sounds like the "emotion" variable isn't being adjusted (or, at least, it's never changed to "angry"). 

    When troubleshooting an issue that involves variables, it helps to put a text box on the slide(s) that shows the current value of the variable. That lets you see whether the value is being adjusted as expected. To show a variable's value in a text box, go to INSERT > Reference, and then choose the appropriate variable. 

    Beyond that, troubleshooting is just guessing without seeing the .story file. If you upload it, someone might be able to solve the issue. Here are the best practices for uploading a .story file:

    • Only include slides that are related to the problem.
    • Be sure objects, layers, motion paths, and variables have meaningful names.
    • If there is proprietary content, replace or delete it. For example, replace proprietary text with “ipsum lorem” text.

     

    It’s worth the effort to learn about variables and trigger conditions, because they provide the real power in Storyline. Here’s more information:

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    JakeDelaney
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    Thanks, they were not being adjusted, I was able to track the triggers down that were missing and put them in.