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Would it help if you changed your '= 1' into '> 0' ?

Also - didn't you have this problem before in an older thread?

Have you tied setting the Variables to show on all pages so you can compare to see if they really = 1 at the time in question?

Setting the Variables to change with a Page Script does not take effect until exiting the page.

Setting the Variables to change with a Link or Item Script takes effect going into the page.

You could also use the %%VARIABLE%=%##%TEXT%% option right on the page if the $PAGETEXT thing isn't working quite right...

the > 0 doesn't affect it, I made the reserchpt variable display on every page and the variables are working fine it still doesn't show up on the page. I think it might be the PAGETEXT variable buggin out, its weird because it works for all the other pages. I didn't think that you could go that route. how would it look like if I swapped it out with the pagetexts? and would it work is the bigger question. I had another idea what might be wrong, there is no text in the document. Would a blank document affect how the text is added to it?

Having a blank page might be an issue, but I'm not sure. Just put a test line in it to check it out.

You may also have a bad page save. If that is the case, you'll need to re-create the page itself, rerout all your links to the new page and delete the old one...

You could also try something like this on the page itself rather than in the page Script (note that I altered your Tools Variable Name in this example):

Tech: %%RESEARCHPT%<%1%You have not gained any technology yet.%%%%RESEARCHPT%>%0%See Below.%%

Commerce: %%COMMERCE%<%1%You need to Increase your Tech first…%%%%COMMERCE%=%1%You have invested in commerce. This means that you are no longer a bartering system market. Instead you swap smaller goods to replace the bulky goods. You can use paper, metal, seashells, or anything else that is readily handy and in great quantities.%%COMMERCE%=%2%Etc…%%

Tools: %%TOOLS%<%1%You need to Increase your Tech first…%%%%TOOLS%=%1%Stone tools are used to make other more useful items. From animal skin pelts to the mining of ore stone tools are what gets the ball rolling to make the higher end items.%%%%TOOLS%=%2%Iron tools…%%%%TOOLS%=%3%Bronze tools…%%%%TOOLS%=%4%Etc…%%

Clothing: %%CLOTHING%<%1% You need to Increase your Tech first…%%%%CLOTHING%=%1%Clothing shields the wearer from the elements%%%%CLOTHING%=%2%Etc…%%

IF %REASEARCHPT > 0 THEN

NOTHING BECAUSE YOU SPELLED RESEARCH WRONG

Always a good idea to check the spelling of all your Scripting Variables hehe  ;)

It may be that you cannot stack $PAGETEXT := $PAGETEXT + "TEXT" functions.

If not, I would guess that it is because the system adds the "TEXT" part to only the displayed page itself and not to the coded $PAGETEXT. So, it goes through your stack and displays the first additional text, then drops it to display the second additional text, and so on for each block. You're never really changing the hard-coded  $PAGETEXT in the process.

You can probably still do what you want however, with the %%VARIABLE%=%99%TEXT%% Function written directly on the pages.

I copied and pasted this code into a test game, and it worked. This leads me to believe that either the variables are spelled differently on the variable-page than in the code; or you forgot to actually create them; or they have not been set to 1.

I stand corrected. You definitely can stack $PAGETEXT's 

Why not just add some BEGINs and ENDs to chunk things out nicer.