#conditional statements

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Today I'm back to show you how to use variables in IF Statements.

If you didn’t see my last post about setting up variables I suggest checking it out so you know how to set up variables in Ren’Py.

If you already know then please Read On!

Today I’m going to talk about mainly Conditional IF Statements in Ren’Py but they pretty much work the same way in most programs.

There are a couple of levels of IF Statements so we are gonna take them one at a time as they build upon each other. Conditional Statements are pretty simple. They pretty much break down to - If the condition is met/true then do this action.

So that could be extra dialogue, jumping to a new section, unlocking a picture or a whole bunch of other functions. Today we are just going to look at it as adding extra text.

If Statement

If the condition (If Condition) is met (True) then do this action (If Block) then continue on (Continued Text).

If the condition (If Condition) is not met (False) then continue on (Continued Text).

Ren'py Code

So this means that if the stoic variable is True it displays:

Start Text

Stoic Text

Continued Text

If the stoic variable is False then it displays:

Start Text

Continued Text

If Else Statement

If the condition (If Condition) is met (True) then do this action (If Block) then continue on (Continued Text).

If the condition (If Condition) is not met (False) then do this action (Else Block) then continue on (Continued Text).

Ren'py Code

So this means that if the stoic variable is True it displays:

Start Text Stoic Text Continued Text

If the stoic variable is False then it displays:

Start Text

Else Text Continued Text

This allows you to still add extra text not attached to a variable. But what if you want different text to display for different variables. For Example Stoic, Funny or Charming.

IF Elif Statements

(Shortened to Elif - 'el'se 'if' = elif)

Also known as If Else If Statements

If the condition (If Condition) is met (True) then do this action (If Block) then continue on (Continued Text).

If the condition (If Condition) is not met (False) then go to (Elif Condition) and if this condition is met (True) then do this action (Elif Block) then continue on (Continued Text).

If the (If Condition) and (Elif Condition) are not met (False) then got to (Else condition), then continue on to (Else Block) then (Continued Text).

Ok, I get this looks pretty complicated but lets break it down!

Ren’Py Code

So this means that if the stoic variable is True it displays:

Start Text Stoic Text Continued Text

If the stoic variable is False then it continues on to charming variable and if that variable is True it displays:

Start Text

Charming Text Continued Text

If both the stoic variable and charming variable are False then it continues on to the else section and displays:

Start Text

Else Text

Continued Text

So the easiest way to describe it i can think of is.

If this is true do this! 

If this is not true go to next elif statement.

Repeat down the list until a statement is true or you get to the else statement. 

Important! - You can not display more than one statement at a time and it will always display the first one it finds to be true. So even if the stoic variable and charming variable are both true it will only display the stoic text because that’s the first statement it came across.  

You can do as many elif statements as you want just remember once it finds one that’s true it will use that.

Conculsion 

Using If statements is a great way to flavour dialogue or text and it’s very usefully in branching pathways of text and gameplay.

YOU DID IT! You got to the end.

I know it might seem like a bit to take in, but once you get the hang of it you will be using IF Statements like a pro.

Earlier this week, we discussed some resolutions to help you improve your LSAT score, become fabulously wealthy, find a girl/boyfriend, and generally improve your life (non-LSAT results not guaranteed). But there are some other, smaller habits you can implement in 2019 that will help with your LSAT studying, though they won’t help so much with those other things. If you’re studying for the LSAT this year, here are some things you should consider doing:

1. Make a study plan

It’s immensely helpful to set aside the time to make a study plan detailing what you plan to do and when you’ll do it by. Plans change, of course, and your study plan doesn’t need to be set in stone — but if you set a goal of, for instance, doing two practice tests per week in February, you’re a lot more likely to actually achieve that goal than if you’re flying blind. Your plan should include lessons that you want to complete, time for doing homework, which days you intend to take practice tests, and which practice test you intend to take.

2. Keep track of questions you got wrong

If you’re not doing this already, take a moment to create a quick spreadsheet for questions you’ve gotten wrong. It should include the test, section, and question number so that you can reference the question again in the future, the question type, and the date you attempted the question. It’s also a good idea to have a column in which you note the reason you got the question wrong.

There are two primary reasons having a spreadsheet like this is beneficial. Firstly, it’s another way to help yourself identify trends, both in the types of questions you’re getting wrong and the reasons you’re getting things wrong. It’s also a good way to double check your studying; after a few weeks have passed, you should go back and re-do the questions you originally got wrong. If you’ve properly reviewed the question and made sure you understand it, you should be able to get it right on the second attempt; if you get it wrong on that second try, that’s an indicator that you need to revisit the key concepts for that question.

3. Practice diagramming

Diagramming is the LSAT equivalent of eating your vegetables: It’s not the most fun or exciting, but you should do it anyway, because it’s good for you. After all, conditional statements appear almost everywhere on the LSAT, and understanding how to validly make inferences from them is guaranteed to improve your LSAT score. So this year, resolve to dedicate time to memorizing the conditional keywords and practicing questions involving conditional reasoning.

Conditional statements are sentences which represent a relationship between two clauses whereby the veracity of one clause depends on a circumstance expressed by the other. The ideas expressed by each clause may be understood to be true or hypothetical.

Every complete conditional sentence contains a protasis and an apodosis. The protasis is a dependent the expressing a condition, and the apodosis is an independent clause expressing the consequence. In the English sentence “If you seek, you shall find,” “If you seek” is the protasis, and “you shall find” is the apodosis. Protasis and apodosis can occur in either order without changing their function, so the sentence “You shall find if you seek” has the same protasis and apodosis as the sentence above, even though their order is reversed.

In Classical Greek, protases are introduced by either ἐάν or εἰ, which mean “if.” Negation in the protasis requires μή; in the apodosis, οὐ.

Future more vivid

Protasis: ἐάν + subjunctive

Apodosis: future indicative, δεῖ + infinitive, or imperative

Expresses a very likely outcome after the fulfillment of the condition

Example: ἐὰν ἔλθῃ, πεῖθε αὐτόν. “If he comes, then persuade him!”

Present general (or present indefinite)

Protasis: ἐάν + subjunctive

Apodosis: present indicative

Expresses a certain outcome in the present always occurring at the same time as the condition

Example: ἐὰν χρήματα ἔχῃς, φίλους ἔχεις. “If you have money, you have friends.”

Future less vivid

Protasis: εἰ + optative

Apodosis: ἄν + optative

Expresses a less likely outcome after the fulfillment of the condition

Example: εἰ ἀκούσαι, πείσαιμεν ἂν αὐτόν. “If he were to listen, we would persuade him.”

Past general (or past indefinite)

Protasis: εἰ + optative

Apodosis: imperfect indicative

Expresses a certain outcome in the past always occurring at the same time as the condition

Example: εἰ χρήματα ἔχοις, φίλους εἶχες. “If you had money, you had friends.”

Simple

Protasis: εἰ + indicative

Apodosis: indicative or imperative

Expresses that the outcome is a logical consequence of the condition, whether or not the condition is fulfilled

Example: εἰ ὁ στρατηγὸς σοφὸς ἦν, οὐκ ἐπίστευσε τῷ ἡγεμόνι. “If the general was wise, he did not trust the guide.”

Contrary to fact

Protasis: εἰ + past indicative

Apodosis: ἄν + past indicative

Imperfect verbs refer to the present; aorist verbs refer to the past

Expresses an outcome that would have occurred if the condition had also been fulfilled (even though it was not)

Example: εἰ μὴ κατελύσαμεν τοὺς Πέρσας, δοῦλοι ἂν ἦμεν. “If we had not destroyed the Persians, we would be slaves.”

Conditions in indirect discourse

Any type of condition from the above can be put into an indirect statement

Protasis: if the verb of speaking is in a primary tense, unchanged; if it is in a historic tense, the optative may optionally be used

Apodosis: if ὅτι or ὡς is used, then the rule for the protasis is followed; if not, the infinitive or participle has the same tense as the verb in direct speech; ἄν is always retained

Example: ἔφη, εἰ ἥμαρτεν, ἀποθανεῖν ἄν. “He said that if he had made a mistake, he would have been put to death.”

For more, see: C. W. Shelmerdine, Introduction to Greek; M. A. North, A. E. Hillard, Greek Prose Composition for Schools.