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Locked Out (The Movie)

Don't ya just hate it when you get locked out of your house and have to figure out how to get back in? Well, now experience it as a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Movie! Help me (Alexp) get back in to my house! Warning: this is our team's first movie. And I'm doing the acting.

Locked Out (The Movie) Episode Three

It's time once again to help me (Alex P) get back in my house. Don't worry, this time it'll be very easy. And short. I actually have my key this time ...

Locked Out (The Movie) Episode Two

Help me, Alex P, find my way back in my house. Again. Note that this is an Interactive Movie experience, so you'll probably wan't to use broadband. Or be very patient on dial up.

The Proposal

You play as my girlfriend (Katrina T) and find out what it's like to be proposed to by your boyfriend of five years. This is actually a true story and really happened. Don't worry, there's no way to lose and all paths lead to the same place. But it's a fun story no less. Er, hey Dan Videc, you're in my game!

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Scripting Scenario: The Item Shop

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This is a sample storygame to demostrate how the scenario presented in The Item Shop article works in an actual storygame.

The LT/GT Workaround

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A reference guide for Script Code intenteded for users already familiar with programming and advanced features of storygames.

Introduces the reader to the concept and basics of Scripting, a tool that allows authors to have more precise control over what happens in their storygame.

Describes what the maturity levels on this site mean.

The server that CYS has been living on for quite a while was starting to buckle under the pressure... so about 50% of the load has been shifted to another server. What does this mean for CYS? Well... less downtime / faster response (I hope!) Cheers all. PS - if you're curious what I've been up to this past year+, we finally posted our first video: http://inedo.com/landing/buildmaster

So you know... at the rate we're going, it may just be more time efficient if one of you guys would go to school for a few years to be a programmer, and then help program the features yourself . We'll be back one of these days soon.

Was there ever an 8 level? I forget. I just read the first page of Love SICK... and while it is graphic/explicit, that's the whole point. It deserves our highest rating... and perhaps, given that we have stories like this, we should have a warning in the player or something. I don't know. The line we DON'T want to cross is getting into lacivious/lecherous material. I.e. pornography. It's a fine line. Rated R is ok, rated X or NC-17 is not.

Have you ever wondered what the picture was on my profile? Here's another angle: About ten years ago, I stopped at a garage sale on my way to work and I picked up this hideous oil painting for fifty cents. There was no way I'd be allowed to bring such a thing in my home, so I hung it up in my cubicle. Most coworkers said the sight of it made their day that much more dreary. So what's the funny thing? Nearly EIGHT YEARS after I left that job, I told a coworker at my current company the story and showed him that old picture of my cube. He was shocked. Nearly SEVEN EIGHT ago, he bought that *exact* painting at the Salvation Army in Strongsville, OH. Keep in mind, my old job was located right down the street, and years ago, my former coworker told me "they took all that crap you left at your desk and gave it to the Salvation Army." He dug up an old picture of his apartment... and it was the same painting. Funny thing.

Oh no it certainly didn't cross the line. Believe me... people have actually published some *very* explicit stories. Like, way beyond Dear Penthouse. I'll let you use your immagination as to how the interactivity of the story worked. But like I said... I just thought it'd be an interesting topic to discuss (it comes up a fair amount in TDWTF discussions), and I brought it up in the interest of improving ourselves as writers :-). I don't know, it's just some strange, cultural thing... you're reading the story, visualisng the scene, and then BAM, you see a certain word just jar you. Be it a sex word or a curse words. They are perfect if that's your intent. And regarding your story, I don't believe that the language choices you used hurt the narrative's flow at all.

So JJJ beckoned me to come out of my shell (yes, if you email me enough I'll stop on by ), and reading his latest work reminded me of an interesting writing topic: Dealing with Explicit Material. I come across situations in my writing (TDWTF) where I need to discuss explicit topics, but don't want to use explicit language. Take for example, the case of a story that alluded to a certain sex act, whose words I did not want appearing on the page: Status, Please Now it's a *huge* challenge as a writer to have a salacious narative without using explicit words, but I think it's a fun challenge. This is basically what all "romance" novels do. Obviously, we don't CYS to become interactive pornography romance novel central, but there are some situations where painting a vivid picture is important to the story line. Why make the extra effort? More direct language tends to come across as tawdry, where as gentler/indirect seems almost poetic. I think The Order of the Midnight Sun did a great job of handling this, but there is alwasy room for improvement: "sex" - relations, physical intimacy, making love (obvious!), becoming one, etc "losing your virginity" - your first experience, etc

Few changes this time around ... #103270 - Empty Tag Can be Submitted #103275 - My Pictures Popup Doesn't have SCrollbars #103276 - Allow "Storygame Admins" to Tag, Fix #103277 - Add Tags to Storygame View So, should you want your published storygames to have tags... just ask one of the admins.

Two changes this time... #103049 - Top stories ranked by rating #103208 - Storygame Tags Tags is the big one, and the idea is that a storygame can have multiple tags. It's a short list now, but please suggest some more, and I'll add them in: War Motion Picture Life Based Off A True Story Puzzle RPG Humor Serious Demo Now we don't have a way to browse storygames by tag yet... mostly because no storygames have any tags! So, that'll be the next effort: tagging the various storygames out there. And currently, the only way to tag your storygame is to unpublish, edit, republish. That, however, will change soon -- we'll allow admins/mods to tag stories. Also, keep in mind that, in a future release, Categories will renamed to Genres (and be thinned out). Tags are designed to fil the gap.

One day, we'll get Sticky Posts, but until then, this is a reminder of what we have. These rules are based off of the rules that were posted by march5th00 a little while ago (thanks to madglee for copywriting); these rules trump anything posted previously, and will remain in effect until one of us clarifies things CYS Forum Rules 1) Post in the appropriate forum. Newbie Central is for new people with questions about using CYS. The Lounge is off topic. The Parlor Room is for story discussion. The Writing Workshop is for feedback, suggestions, etc. on your story. The Reading Corner is for discussing all forms of literature. The Advanced Editor Forum is for discussing or asking questions about the advanced editor. The Feature Wishing Well is for submitting new ideas for the site. Bugs & Problems is for any bugs or errors you may come upon. 2) Keep on topic. This means that if the discussion is about birds, you don't start talking about gorillas. Unless, of course, you are talking about gorillas in relation to birds. 3) Vulgar language (e.g., shit, piss, cunt, fuck, motherfucker, cocksucker, and tits) is allowed, but should be used sparingly. 4) Racism or inciting racism or hatred of race, ethnicity, sex, or gender is not allowed. This includes racist jokes. Posts breaking this rule will be deleted by a moderator. 5) "Flaming," or personally attacking others on the forums is not allowed. This includes belittling and dismissive comments, such as "Whatever, JohnDoe, you're a moron and I think we all know that." When in doubt of what is "flaming," don't post. a) Clarification. Generally speaking, witty repartee does not fall under the guise of "Flaming" - if you feel the need for playful banter, then do so using snappy comebacks, clever puns, or dated language. You're almost certainly safe yelling "you frothy crook-pated coxcomb!" But remember, the further you veer from renaissance-era insults, the more your posts risk deletion. 6) Use complete sentences and do not spam punctuation or smilies when you post. This is a writing site. An example of poor posting is: "W00t!!!!!!!!! dood that story r00ls!!!!! :P be nice im first time story is the BEST!!!!" 7) Moderators will moderate based on these rules, not their own personal preferences. Following this rule will help alleviate disagreements, as the rules are clear and simple. Any disagreement between moderators will take place in private messages or private forums, and not on public forums. 8) This site is meant for all ages, but users should act maturely. Above all, use your common sense and have fun! If you don't like these rules, contact me via private message and explain what you don't like and what you would like changed. If you'd like clarification of these rules, contact me via private message or post to this thread.

I like it! Here's my thoughts on how we could do this... whoever's interested in finishing the UberEnding would PM me with a short (100-200 word) description of how it would play out i they inished it. I'll read the ideas, (possibly) confer with thatguy, and give co-authorship of the game to finish it. How's that sound? Without revealing your ending or what you would do, show of hands... who would be interested in "applying" for this?

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