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I've decided to start working on a new project. I want to get the coding for how the endings will work out of the way early on.

So I will have 2 to 6 variables that are used to determine what ending you get. These variables are checked in different ways. Some are checked in less than or more than certain numbers. (Ex: variable>3, variable > 9 or variable = 9) Some are looked at ranges. (Ex: 2. - 8) Some endings would treat some varibles as inconsequential.

So how would I do this? Is the link restriction visibility method the best way or would sscripting save me time and effort.

Example:

Variable A value could be any number 0-20
Variable B value could be any number 0-15
Variable C value could be any number 0-5

In order to get Ending one, Variable A must be greater than 10, Variable B must be 2-10, and Variable C can be any number.
In order to get Ending two, Variable A must be lower then 5, Variable B can be any number, and Variable C must be 4.
In order t o get Ending three, Variable can be any number, Variable B must be less than 2, and Variable C can be any number.

*Replying to both posts in one post because posting from phone is a pain. *

You're the first person to call me that, which amuses me. So thank you for that.

I planning it sort of linear in a sense. It is going to be crime based and you're an investigator. You'll have your choice of cases and actions on those cases. However, there is a terrorist type group planning a bombing in the background. Your actions and to some extent what cases you pick can lead you to clues about this. The more clues you get, the more likely you will realise something is up and be able to convince people do something about it.

The example is just for examples sake. My real table of values for each ending is kind of a pain to write up quickly. It has 6 variables and six endings. Plus I left it over my boyfriend's, so I won't have access to it till later today. 

What about the whole setting text to only show up, if you meet the required variable values thing?

Umm...you could do that. Go to the page script and enter something like:

IF %VARIABLEA > 10 THEN
IF %VARIABLEB > 2 THEN
IF %VARIABLE B < 10 THEN $PAGETEXT := "(Whatever you want the text to be)"

The reasoning for is that it might be easier to keep all my ducks in a row, so to speak, if I do it that way. I have a hard time keeping numbers in my head and focusing on a bunch of different windows open. I've had problem before with not noticing what was wrong with a link restriction because it involved multiple variables and I couldn't remember all of the numbers than needed to be compared with each other from the multiple Windows.

In your case, I would say that the link restriction would be easier.