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  Once again, probably a stupid question, but is it possible to do real time scripting? AKA: an actual timer that when reaches zero it cancels out a certain option.

  I'm pretty sure I already know the answer (it's a turn based story-game. Why would there be real-time events?), but I'm still a noob when it comes to scripting.

  Thanks,
    —Jack

That would be bonkers cool. (Of course the "go back" button would kill it) Still, I hope there is a way to do it, though finding that way is far past my paygrade.

  I know exactly what you mean. LOL!

That'd be very interesting and great to use, but I don't think it's possible.

I suggest posting this in the Feature Wishing Well.

  I'm not so sure it would ever get in due to how weird the language on this site already is. The only way I can imagine it working, with the code already in place, is to have a sort of dynamic link (I'm not talking about a DLL) that automatically clicks itself over and over again, sends you to the exact same page, and just changes a few variables until it reaches a certain pre-set number.

EDIT: After reading what I just wrote, I'm going to go put this in the feature wishing well.

It has been suggested at least twice already (1, 2), and the general consensus is that with varying reading speeds and the back button, it's not really a good feature for the medium. It is possible to do with JavaScript, though.

  I understand why, with a normal story game it's a bad idea; reading speed. But, if we made this a possibility, it would open up a whole new category of interactive fiction—video games. For example, somebody could make an ASCII game using CYS code. HOW AWESOME WOULD THAT BE?! @_@

It could be really good for a game with recordings instead of reading.

  This is also a good idea.

No, I don't think that's possible or even a good idea.

How does that even relate to reaction-time?

  Use your imagination. Any scenario you can come up with where it works is a good idea.

Nah, I'd rather read, not hear. This is a writing site.

Like I said before, there's no way alexp could implement such a thing.

Ehh. You could have it only on a choice page. It could work for puzzle games, I suppose ... I'm not crazy about the idea, though--in spite of the fact that, were it easily possible, I'd totally use it for the "behind the fireplace" puzzle in GOLAD.