Life Selector Xml · Extended

<option target="career_doctor" requires="knowledge >= 60 AND health >= 40"> <text>Become a surgeon. (+30 wealth, -10 happiness due to stress)</text> <effect> <modify stat="wealth" value="+30"/> <modify stat="happiness" value="-10"/> <unlockAchievement>Healer</unlockAchievement> </effect> </option> <option target="career_musician" requires="happiness >= 50 OR random.luck > 0.7"> <text>Pursue an artistic path. Variable wealth, high happiness.</text> <randomEffect> <outcome probability="0.6"> <modify stat="wealth" value="+5"/> <modify stat="happiness" value="+25"/> </outcome> <outcome probability="0.4"> <modify stat="wealth" value="+20"/> <modify stat="happiness" value="+10"/> </outcome> </randomEffect> </option>

// Apply effect based on user input (pseudo) function applyEffect(effects) { effects.modify.forEach(mod => { playerStats[mod.$.stat] += parseInt(mod.$.value); }); } }); life selector xml

This structure supports a (birth → childhood → adolescence → adulthood → old age), with each stage containing branching events. Advanced Conditional Logic: Requirements and Randomness The true power of a Life Selector XML lies in conditional choices. Not every option should always be available. For example, studying medicine should require a certain knowledge level. Marrying a noble might require wealth or status. Marrying a noble might require wealth or status

const fs = require('fs'); const xml2js = require('xml2js'); let lifeData = fs.readFileSync('lifeSelector.xml'); let parser = new xml2js.Parser(); const xml2js = require('xml2js')

parser.parseString(lifeData, (err, result) => { let playerStats = {}; result.lifeSelector.playerStats[0].stat.forEach(stat => { playerStats[stat.$.name] = parseInt(stat.$.initial); });