4.X Commands

This is a list of commands that are available in Rumor:

• : (set dialog)
• + (append dialog)
• choice
• choose
• clear
• elif
• else
• if
• jump
• label
• pause
• return
• wait

: (set dialog)

character: string

Clears the stage and replaces it with dialog with the contents of a string expression string spoken by character. If character is not specified, then the default speaker is used instead.

+ (append dialog)

character+ string

Adds dialog with the contents of a string expression string spoken by character. If character is not specified, then the default speaker is used instead.

choice

choice
  > say
  > something

Adds a choice to the stage with the contents of the string expression string. Any indented children directly after this command will be treated as the dialog to use if this choice is selected.

choose

choose

Pauses execution until a choice is picked.

clear

clear (dialog|choices)

If neither dialog or choices is specified, clears the dialog and choices from the stage.

If dialog is specified, the dialog is cleared from the stage. If choices is specified, the choices are cleared from the stage.

elif

elif { expression }

Can only be used directly after an if or another elif statement. Any indented children directly after this command will be executed if and only if expression evaluates as true and the previous if or elif statement(s) evaluated as false.

else

else

Can only be used directly after an if or elif statement. Any indented children directly after this command will be executed if and only if the previous if or elif statement(s) evaluated as false.

if

if { expression }

Any indented children directly after this command will be executed if and only if expression evaluates as true.

jump

jump name

Moves execution to the label with the name name and then returns execution back after all of the label's children have been executed. Works similar to a function call.

label

label [name]

Marks a location in the script that can be jumped to with a name. The name cannot be an expression, must be alphanumeric, and cannot start with a number or an underscore. Any indented children directly after this command will be considered as part of this label.

pause

pause expression unit

Pauses execution for expression units of time and then auto-advances.

unit can be one of:

• milliseconds
• millisecond
• ms
• seconds
• second
• s
• minutes
• minute
• m

return

return

Stops execution. If this return statement is encountered after a jump, then execution is returned to the jump statement.

wait

wait

Pauses execution until the user advances the dialog.