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# To understand this system, you need to have the following things:
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# - Basic eventing knowledge
# - Knowledge about switches and their operations
# - Knowledge about self-switches and their operations
# - Knowledge about variables and their operations
# - Knowledge about (nested) conditional branches and their usage
# - Knowledge about loop commands
# - Knowledge about the used scripts in the demo and knowing their functional
#   usage in practice (optional)
# - A careful read-through for all comments made in the events itself
#   (some of them are repetitive)
# - A careful read-through of the instructions in this post (which can be found
#   in the demo too on the script list)
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# I will explain the actual question setup and the ending phase here only, as
# that is the only thing which really needs explanation.
# It is up to you how to use this new-found knowledge!
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# 1. Create the event.
#    Can't make anything happen in the game without those, right?
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# 2. We will start with setting up our variables and switches for the system.
#
#  ~ Variable setup:
#
#  - The first variable will be the 'Question Randomizer'. This will make the
#    questions appear at random instead of the order at which we create them in
#    the event.
#  - The second variable will be the 'Questions Asked'. This will record the
#    number of questions asked. You can define how many questions the player
#    needs to answer before the evaluation/results scene with this variable.
#  - The third variable will be the 'Correct Answers'. This will record the
#    number of correct answers given in a finished quiz mini-game.
#    Optionally, there can be more/other variables which could record points,
#    for example, for some kind of point system, etc.
#    These optional variables will operate the same as our 'Correct Answers'
#    variable, so for the sake of simplicity, I will use one variable for this.
#
#  ~ Switch setup:
#
#  - Without using any external scripts, we need the same amount of switches
#    as the amount of questions we prepared for the system.
#    Seeing as the whole point of this system is to properly randomize the
#    questions and to eliminate the possibility of the questions repeating,
#    I guess, it is safe to say that the maker needs at least 20 switches
#    reserved for this or more.
#    These switches will be the "question eliminators", which means that these
#    will control the questions, so that a question which appeared already will
#    not be able to appear again until the quiz mini-game is finished and reset.
#  - Depending on how we trigger the 'Ending Phase' we might need another switch
#    to be reserved. We will name this switch as the 'Ending Phase'.
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# 3. Time to start with the actual event making!
#    We will make our question page now!
#    The page should be set to 'Autorun' at the 'Trigger' settings!
#
# - 1. We will start with a loop command.
#
# - 2. Inside the loop, make a 'Control Variables' command.
#      The variable which you will need to set up here is the 'Question Randomizer'.
#      Set this variable to a random value between 0 and the number of questions
#      you prepared for the quiz system minus 1!
#      So if you got 20 questions, you need to set this variable to a random
#      value between 0 and 19!
#      When I say "set it to a random value" I mean that you need to use the
#      'Random' operand on the 'Control Variables' box and the operation should
#      be set to 'Set'. Wow, now this last part sounds weird.
#
# - 3. After this variable operation, we need to make a 'Conditional Branch'
#      command. This conditional branch should check for a variable.
#      The variable will be the 'Questions Asked' variable. The range of the check
#      should be set to 'Equal to'. And the number used should be set to the
#      number of questions you want to ask from the player before the quiz ends.
#      So, if you want to ask the player 10 random questions from 20, for example,
#      you should set the number to 10.
#      Make sure to enable the 'Set handling when conditions do not apply' option!
#
# - 4. In the 'condition is true' part (which is above the 'Else' part from our
#      conditional branch made) you have two options to use:
#      You can either turn ON a self-switch if you got a spare one, or you could
#      turn ON a switch. For the sake of simplicity, I will use a switch here
#      and will name it 'Ending Phase'.
#
# - 5. After the switch operation, we need to make a 'Break Loop' command.
#      If you forget to make this command, your game will be stuck in a
#      never-ending quiz question bombarding, so do not forget it!
#
# - 6. Time to hop onto the other side of our conditional check! Our next command
#      goes below the 'Else' part of the conditional branch command we made.
#      Here comes another 'Conditional Branch' command! We will use another
#      variable to be checked here, namely our 'Question Randomizer' variable.
#      This check will be responsible for the randomization of the questions
#      in the quiz system.
#      The range is 'Equal to', the number used at our first question is 0.
#      For every following question, you need to add +1 to this number for the
#      check! So, for the first question, we check for 0, for the second
#      question we will check for number 1, for the third we will check for 2,
#      and so on to the infinity and beyond!
#      But first, let's finish our first question, shall we?
#      Ohh, and we don't need the 'Set handling when conditions do not apply'
#      option here, so un-check it to save a lot of space on the event page!
#
# - 7. And guess what? Inside this conditional branch command, we need to make
#      another one, yay! This time, we will check for a switch. Remember those
#      20 (or more) switches needed to be reserved at the beginning? Those are
#      the switches checked here. For the sake of simplicity I will name the
#      switch as 'First Question'. The conditional branch should check if this
#      switch is OFF! Remember, it needs to check if it is turned OFF and not ON,
#      so make sure to change the default 'ON' check to 'OFF'!
#      Again, we do not need the 'Set handling if conditions do not apply'
#      option, so un-check it to save a lot of space on the event page!
#      This check will be responsible to eliminate the already asked questions
#      from the question pool.
#
# - 8. You will be delighted to hear, that we are done with the conditional
#      checks for now, yeeehaaaa!
#      Now, if everything is done right, we are inside of a double conditional
#      check now (not counting our very first check made!).
#      All the magic happens here! You can ask the actual question here too.
#      As a matter of fact, that is the first thing to do here.
#      For this example, I will use a message box + choice based question.
#      But do note, there are many different ways of asking a question, some of
#      them includes using certain scripts, some of them doesn't.
#      First, make a 'Show Text' command. Enter your question in the text box.
#
# - 9. Next, make a 'Show Choices' command. The name of the choices will be
#      the possible pool of answers the player will see. By default, the maximum
#      amount of choices shown at once is 4, this can be extended by certain
#      scripts, however. An empty choice name will not show up in the game!
#      So, make your answers with the choices, place as many as you want (or can)!
#      Make sure to select 'Disallow' in the little 'When Cancel' part of the box
#      at the right side of the 'Show Choices' box. This won't let the player to
#      exit the question without being answered by pressing the cancel button.
#
# -10. When you are done with setting up the possible answers, head over to the
#      "correct" answer. Below the 'When [correct answer]' part of our
#      'Show Choices' command make a 'Control Variables' command.
#      In this command, select the 'Correct Answers' variable and add +1 to it.
#      So, set the operation to 'Add', and the operand should be set to
#      'Constant' with the number 1. This will add +1 to the variable but only
#      if the player selects the correct answer.
#      This way, at the end of the quiz mini-game we can show the number of
#      correct answers given to the player if we want.
#      Note that this step is purely optional only, as it will not affect the
#      functionality of the quiz system at all.
#      You can also do any other effects you want here.
#      For example a sound effect on a correct answer, or a message shown, or
#      an animation shown, or raising some points with another variable for some
#      kind of point system, or anything else you want, literally.
#
# -11. If you are done with setting up the effects on the correct answer, do the
#      same with the wrong answers. As for the correct answer, everything you do
#      here is optional.
#
# -12. When you are finished with the wrong answer setup too, move to the end of
#      our 'Show Choices' command. It is indicated by a black 'Branch End' note.
#      Pay attention! It is a BLACK 'Branch End' note, not a BLUE one!
#      Mixing the two up will break the quiz system completely!
#      Once at the right place, make a 'Control Switches' command.
#      Now we need to turn ON our 'First Question' switch which we used to check
#      at the beginning of our first question.
#      Once this switch is ON, this question can not be asked again until the
#      player finishes the quiz mini-game and only if the quiz will be reseted
#      after that! More information on resetting later!
#
# -13. Immediately below, make a 'Control Variables' command.
#      Select the 'Questions Asked' variable and add +1 to it.
#      So, set the operation to 'Add' and the operand to 'Constant' with the
#      number 1.
#      This increments the 'Questions Asked' variable by 1 every time the player
#      has answered a question, regardless if the player answered the question
#      correctly or not.
#      Remember our very first 'Conditional Branch' command? That one checks for
#      this variable, and if this variable reaches the number defined in that
#      check, the loop we made at the very beginning of the page, will break,
#      and no more questions will pop up after!
#
# -14. And this is it! We made our first question! Congrats to us, right?
#      What you should see now below our last command added is exactly 3 BLUE
#      'Branch End' notes and one 'Repeat Above' note.
#      The next question should go AFTER the SECOND 'Branch End' note but
#      BEFORE the THIRD one! If you put it anywhere else, it will break the
#      quiz system! Yay for caps-locked words!
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# 4. Time to make our 'Ending Phase' for reseting (or not) the quiz event!
#    Most of the things done here is optional. These are needed if you want the
#    player to be able to start the quiz mini-game again.
#    The page should be set to 'Autorun' at the 'Trigger' settings!
#    If you don't want it to be reset-able, just place a single text or whatever
#    else you want on this page and after the contents you made, you need to
#    switch to another page of the event which is not set to 'Autorun', or else
#    your player will be stuck!
#   
#    The following series of conditional branches and texts will make a message
#    box appear at the end of the quiz mini-game to show the player how many
#    correct answers he/she got. You can make any additional effects here, such
#    as giving a special item to the player, or a special buff, gold reward,
#    sound/graphic effects, and so on, and so on, and all of these can be
#    dependent on the number of correct answers given or points collected through
#    the quiz mini-game!
#    I will use the 'Correct Answers' variable for all of the following
#    'Conditional Branch' commands! None of these conditional checks need the
#    'Set handling when conditions do not apply' option, so un-check it
#    everywhere! Let's get started!
#
# - 1. First, this whole 'Ending Phase' uses a different page, not the one where
#      we set up our questions to save some space for that page. If we use a lot
#      of questions, we need every inch of space there to be saved!
#      So create another page in our quiz event. Now, we will give this page a
#      condition, so that it will not trigger before that condition is met.
#      The condition can be (as mentioned above at the questions setup) either
#      a self-switch or a switch. As I mentioned way above, I will use a switch
#      called 'Ending Phase' here.
#      So, at the left side of the event page, over the 'Conditions' part,
#      check the first 'Switch' box, and select our 'Ending Phase' switch here.
#
# - 2. Now to populate this page with commands...
#      Immediately at the start, we make our first 'Conditional Branch' command.
#      It should check for the 'Correct Answers' variable, and it should check
#      if the variable is 'Less than or Equal to' 3.
#      This means that the contents inside this conditional check will only
#      activate if the player got 3 or less correct answers in the quiz.
#
# - 3. Insert any effect inside the conditional branch. I choose to show a simple
#      text which shows how many correct answers the player gave during the quiz.
#      If you want to show a variable inside a message box, use the '\V[x]'
#      message code (without the apostrophes!), where 'x' is the ID of the
#      variable you want to show. You can find the IDs of the variables at the
#      left of the names of the variables. There is no need to put all those
#      zeros before the numbers, so instead of '0001', you can just put a simple
#      '1' there.
#
# - 4. After the blue 'Branch End' note, we shall create another conditional
#      check! We use the same variable as before, but now we will check if
#      the variable is 'Greater than or Equal to' 4.
#      Hold your horses here, we are not done with the conditional checks yet!
#
# - 5. Inside the previous check, make another one! This one should check if
#      the variable is 'Less than or Equal to' 6.
#      With this we are now inside a double conditional check!
#      Ohh, the memories!
#      Anything you put here will only happen if the player got
#      at least 4, 5 or 6 correct answers!
#
# - 6. So, put your effects here, just like you did inside the previous check.
#
# - 7. Our next check goes after the second blue 'Branch End' note.
#      We are going to make another double check. The first one should check if
#      the variable is 'Greater than or Equal to' 7. The second one should check
#      if the variable is 'Less than or Equal to' 9.
#      So, the content inside the double check will only show if the player got
#      7, 8 or 9 correct answers during the quiz.
#
# - 8. Make your effects inside the double check!
#
# - 9. And the last check should go below the two blue 'Branch End' notes
#      again! This time we check if the variable is 'Equal to' 10.
#      Anything inside this check will only happen if the player managed to answer
#      all the questions asked correctly!
#
# -10. Put your effects inside the check!
#
# -11. Of course, you can make as many checks like these here as you want.
#      Just make sure you condition your checks the right way!
#
# -11. After the last blue 'Branch End' note, you can put any additional effects
#      to trigger. Anything you put here will happen regardless how well or bad
#      the player answered the questions!
#
# -12. After our content commands we did above, it is time to make our
#      functional commands. The following process is the "reset" process.
#      These commands will make this whole quiz event repeat-able!
#      This is fully optional, mind you!
#      Our first step here is to switch OFF any switches we made for the
#      questions on the question page (switches like 'First Question').
#
# -13. The second step is to reset all the variables used in the quiz event.
#      We do this with simple 'Control Variables' commands.
#      We will reset the 'Questions Asked', the 'Correct Answers' and the
#      'Question Randomizer' variables by setting all of them to 0!
#      Remember, set the operation to 'Set' and the operand to 'Constant' with
#      the number 0!
#      Setting the 'Question Randomizer' to 0 is not necessary, I guess, so you
#      can skip that one, if you wish.
#
# -14. And our last thing to do on this page to wrap up the reseting process
#      is to switch off the used self-switch(es) or switch(es).
#      We used the switch named 'Ending Phase' to trigger this page, so we need
#      to switch off that one with a 'Control Switches' command.
#   
#    With this, we successfully reseted the quiz event, and the player is ready
#    to take on the challenge again! Yay!
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# Let's see how could we enhance our quiz system in various ways!
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#  1. The first thing anyone can notice, is that this system uses hell of a lot
#     switches to function properly if you made a lot of questions.
#     But there is a solution for this, and comes in a form of a script called
#     "Bit Switches" made by Tsukihime. Thousand thanks goes to him for making
#     that scipt!
#     So how will that script help us?
#     By using that script, it is possible to exchange all those switches used
#     for a single variable! If your quiz got 50 questions, that is no less than
#     50 switches saved! I say, that is a pretty nice save!
#     In the demo, I have set up some quiz events with these bit switches for
#     your convenience. Examine them to understand how they work!
#     But before that, make sure to read the mentioned script's header for some
#     examples on their usage! It might help with understanding bit switches and
#     their functions.
#
#  2. Another great addition might be the timed questions! Wouldn't that be
#     awesome? Well, great news to you, it is possible to do that with another
#     script called "Window Timer" made by no other than Tsukihime... again!
#     Another thousand thanks goes to him for it!
#     As always, read the script's header to understand the usage of the script!
#     You can also look some quiz events in the demo to understand how this
#     script functions. Read the comments I made inside these events!
#
#  3. And how about ditching all of these choice based quiz mini-games and making
#     a quiz system on a whole new level? Like with real, text input based
#     answers, for example!
#     Well, I be damned, this one is too possible! Who could have guessed, right?
#     We can use yet another script called "Simple Text Input" made by...
#     yeah, you guessed it right, Tsukihime made that one too!
#     One second... This makes this how many thanks now? Right, three thousands!
#     Read the script's header to understand the usage of this script!
#     You can also look at the example quizes I set up in the demo to see it in
#     action! Read the comments made in these events!
#
#  4. Alright, that text input based answer system rocks, but making the player
#     to enter all these text with an on screen selectable keyboard is just not
#     very convenient...
#     So how about a real keyboard input instead?
#     What? No way, you say? Yes, there is a way!
#     By using yet another script called "Keyboard Name Input" made by...
#     no, no, this one is made by Dekita! Hahh, gotcha!
#     Thousand thanks goes to him for making this script!
#     This script is plug-and-play, no extra knowledge is needed for this!
#     Configure the settings of the script once, and you can forget about it!
#     This script requires the script named "$D13x - Core" made by Dekita also.
#     You can take a look at that script too, configure it if you need, but that
#     script is not used in making this quiz system, it's there only because it
#     is needed for the "Keyboard Name Input" script.
#     And even though it is not really used in this demo, I still give another
#     thousand thanks to Dekita for making it, if not for anything else, than
#     because I actually use it in my own project in development!
#
#  5. Unlockable choices? So... unlockable answers as well?
#     Hmm... Could be useful! If not for anything else, than maybe for a
#     difficulty system with unlockable difficulties! Not bad!
#     The script used to make this is called "ATS: Choice Options" made by
#     Modern Algebra. Thousand thanks to him for making this script!
#     It has many other uses and setups, read the script's header to understand
#     the usage of this script!
#     There is also one quiz event made with a difficulty system in the demo,
#     so you should take a look at that one too!
#
#  6. Descriptions for choices? Could be used for something too, right?
#     Like describing a category from the quiz, or describing the differences
#     between different difficulties. So many "diff"s!
#     The script used to make this possible is the same as for the unlockable
#     choices, so another thousand thanks goes to Modern Algebra for making it!
#     An example of the usage of the script is present in the demo too, so
#     peek inside that event too!
#
#  7. Colored choices? Fancy! Can be used to color different categories or
#     difficulties or even choice answers!
#     This will surely make your quiz system a bit more lively!
#     The script used for this is called "Choice Options" by Tsukihime.
#     Another thousand thanks to him! Wow, so many thanks! *.*
#     Consult to the script's header to see the usage instructions, or examine
#     the event made with this in the demo!
#
#  8. More than 4 choices for the answers? Yes, please!
#     Script used to make this happen is called "ATS: Choice Options" made by
#     Modern Algebra, so another thousand thanks to him for this feature!
#     It is not used in the demo for making any quiz systems, but you can see
#     a choice selection of 5 choices on the starting map.
#     No special knowledge is needed for using this function, just place
#     'Show Choices' commands below each other and they will be merged
#     automatically!
#
#  9. Longer choices than the default maximum length (which is 50 characters)?
#     There could be some use of that too, right?
#     Two scripts in the demo can do that, either Tsukihime's "Choice Options" or
#     Modern Algebra's "ATS: Choice Options". Another thousand thanks goes to
#     them for this feature!
#     It is not used in the demo, but the possibility is there for you!
#
# 10. Got bored by the placement of the choices on the screen?
#     Well, I certainly am, dunno about you...
#     With the aid of Modern Algebra's "ATS: Choice Options' script, it is
#     possible to place your choices anywhere you want on the screen!
#     Another thousand thanks goes to Modern Algebra for this feature!
#     You can even make multiple columns for the choices! Super-cool!
#     Not used in the demo, but the possibility is there for you!
#
# 11. Two additional scripts are included in the demo, to make writing message
#     boxes a bit easier. These script are called "ATS: Text Formatting" and
#     "ATS: Message Options" made by Modern Algebra. This adds another two
#     thousand thanks to him!
#     Read the header of the scripts to understand what each of these scripts do!
# 
# I guess, I included every little enhancement in this list.
# But if someone thinks there are some other features which could be added with
# or without a script, please let me know! Thanks!
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# This section will contain some useful information to avoid some nasty and
# annoying issues with our eventing process.
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# 1. That message box, it just disappears! WTFruit?!
#    Well, yeah, it happens for some unknown reasons, but at least if you read
#    a bit longer, you can find out why...
#    Placing any commands in the editor between a
#    'Show Text' and a 'Show Choices' command will make your message box
#    disappear in the game as soon as the player press the confirm button at the
#    end of the message text shown. The moment the player press the confirm
#    button, the message box disappears and the choice selection window appears.
#    It happens even if you place a single 'Comment' or a 'Label' command, for
#    example, so take care where you put these!
#    You can examine these anomalies in the demo as well, because I made a
#    comment before the first question's 'Show Choices' command in the editor
#    at some places.
#    This can indeed be annoying, but now that you know what causes it, you can
#    at least avoid it.
#
# 2. If you use graphics for these quiz events, then you will need to update
#    their 'Autonomous Movement' settings, so that they will always face the
#    player, regardless of how many pages your event has, and regardless from
#    which side the player activated the event.
#    Set their 'Speed' to 'x4 Faster' and their 'Freq' to 'Highest'.
#    For their 'Type' select the 'Custom' option, and click on the now enabled
#    'Move Route' button.
#    Here make a single command which will be the 'Turn toward player' command.
#    Make sure to enable the 'Repeat Action' option too!
#    This will make the event face toward the player all the time while the quiz
#    is active.
#    This setup is good for stationary quiz events. For moving quiz events, you
#    will need to do this at the beginning of each page with the 'Set Move Route'
#    event command. In this command box, first change the speed and frequency of
#    the event with the respective commands shown, and then make the turn toward
#    player command. Then at the reseting phase, revert back the speed and
#    frequency of the event to their default values.
#    You need to do this before the loop command!
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# Credits:
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# Tsukihime for the following scripts used in this demo:
# - Choice Options
# - Window Timer
# - Bit Switches
# - Text Input
# (Loop Counts script did not work for some reason! >.>)
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# Modern Algebra for the following scripts used in this demo:
# - ATS: Formatting
# - ATS: Message Options
# - ATS: Choice Options
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# Dekita for the following scripts used in this demo:
# - $D13x Core
# - Keyboard Name Input
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# Here is a demo with many of the features already set up for you!
# Read the comments in the events to understand the system!
# I made a lot of comments, don't let them be a waste of my time, pretty please!
# Thank you!
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