what are the codes for these things

[thomas00]

please include codes if certain options i ask require certain codes

so i am creating a text based adventure game in notepad, (and of course saved it as a .bat) but i just started with this. so i dont know all the codes/options yet. do you guys know how to do these things in notepad (please include the code)

how do i let people PRESS a button instead of needing to type the word to go to the next situation? for example if i have 3 options to choose from, and i want to pick option 3, at this moment i need to type the number 3 and then press enter. i code this by:

set /p variable=

if %variable% equ YES goto situation1

if %variable% equ NO goto situation2


but what do i type if i only want people to PRESS the button?
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is it possible to create certain shapes in notepad and let them appear in DOS without letting everything be missplaced?
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how do i prevent peole from proceeding to the next step by just pressing a random button instead of selecting the right option?
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is it possible to let a certain text appear for let's say, 5 seconds, then let it dissapear and go to the next destination?

 

[USAFRet]

You're building a game in a batch file?

If this were 15 years ago, I could probably remember 5 year old commands.
Today, I'd have to look all that up again. And so can you.

But..but....why?

 

[thomas00]

You're building a game in a batch file?

If this were 15 years ago, I could probably remember 5 year old commands.
Today, I'd have to look all that up again. And so can you.

But..but....why?

im not a developer of any kind, im just a kid that looked it up on wikihow.

 

[USAFRet]

You're building a game in a batch file?

If this were 15 years ago, I could probably remember 5 year old commands.
Today, I'd have to look all that up again. And so can you.

But..but....why?

im not a developer of any kind, im just a kid that looked it up on wikihow.

Well, this might be a good time to start turning yourself into a developer.

From your original:
"please include codes if certain options i ask require certain codes"

Every possible action and decision point will require a certain 'code' or command in that batch file. What you are asking here is for someone to write it for you. With no idea of the overall storyline.

Design. Branching - If I choose A, this happens. If I choose B, something else happens. Etc, etc.

In the history of programming, no one wrote a 'game' as their very first thing.

Start simple:
Write a batch file that asks the user for input, and displays "Number", or "Letter", based on what the user inputs.
If the user presses 0-9, display "Number"
If the user presses A-Z, display "Letter"
If the user presses something else, display "WRONG, LUZER"