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Hi, I'm trying to make one of the biggest games ever. I call it the great wizard. Similar to scribblenaughts, you play as a wizard who can create anything with magic. And you do so by typing in the item/thing/creature you want to create. I already have a bunch of things in mind. But I can't think of everything. So below tell me an object or thing or creature you would want to see in the game. Oh and by the way it's puzzle driven and is for all ages, so no pb magazines or some shiz like that.

Just a question, do you know how exactly you're going to be pulling this off? Seems very complicated and tedious...

I'm 13 years old and schools out. Trust me, I have time on my hands.

p.s. thanks captain buzzkill.

:P

This project sounds very ambitious. Think about it this way; it is better to understand/realize what you are and are not capable of before you get all hyped up for this, begin writing, realize you can't script and get frustrated/give up after putting considerable work in.

I would suggest instead, especially for someone on their first storygame/little to no experience with scripting or thr advanced editor to start it out simple with the basic editor or at least only variables or items from the advanced editor. Once you have achieved victory on those fronts, perhaps then consider to slowly learn what you need to script and make more complex storygames.

Or, you might not give and completely disregard my advice and instead work on learning how to make a storygame such as you have described. If you choose this path, I can't say I can see you as a victor.

Do you have some idea how you're going to create a typing interface, or is this game not going to be for CYS?

In its base form, CYS doesn't allow a reader/player to input commands; it's strictly multiple choice or item usage. 

Aside from the ridiculous amount of effort that that would take, there is another problem. What kind of plot could you have if you could make anything you want.

For instance, "To beat this game you must obtain the only cure to the rare disease known as-. Oh you just made another, ok."