video game pronoun options

[mellowsand]

So i was experimenting with the Twine engine and I figured out how to add in custom pronouns

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it's not even particularly difficult, i just wished more games gave this option

[Neververy4]

It really is easy (mostly) to add in pronouns

Back in 2017 when I was learning Python3, I tried making a command-line text-based ChooseYourOwnAdventure game. Python3 isn’t the best platform for CYoA games, but I was learning how the language works. More of a proof of conecpt rather than a real program. Anyways, while it failed due to me not being a writer and not having a story, I did have options for He/She/They (I didn’t know much about neopronouns, and never knew it/its was a thing).

Everything went smoothly until I ran into issues with He/She not translating well for They. I tried to write out an example of this right now, but every scenario I though of worked I REMEMBER having issues with They/Their not fully working in place for He/His, but alas I’m not able to provide right now

Anyways I had to take my original 3-variable solution (he/him/his) and turn it into . .. I think it was 6 variables, maybe 5, but I had to split him into two groups and his into another two groups so that all the grammar for they/them translated properly

[mellowsand]

yeah i had to search up a chart with all the forms and everything

Everything went smoothly until I ran into issues with He/She not translating well for They. I tried to write out an example of this right now, but every scenario I though of worked I REMEMBER having issues with They/Their not fully working in place for He/His, but alas I’m not able to provide right now

that's because each form for they/them is unique while she/her has "her" as the object and possessive adjective. He/him has "his" for both possessive forms (i don't know how to add a table so just look at the wikipedia one i guess).

Anyways I had to take my original 3-variable solution (he/him/his) and turn it into . .. I think it was 6 variables, maybe 5, but I had to split him into two groups and his into another two groups so that all the grammar for they/them translated properly

sounds a bit like what i just talked about. I ended up using a five element array though

[Neververy4]

I am going to remember that link next time I try to make a CYOA game
I would love still to make one, I just need a good story (and a better language but I already have that)
Thanks for the info tho!

[Neververy4]

(i don't know how to add a table so just look at the wikipedia one i guess).

So I knew that there's a button to add tables here, but I've never messed with it myself, so here's me learning how to put a table in a PHPBB forum

PERSON	NUMBER AND GENDER	SUBJECT	OBJECT	DEPENDENT POSS	INDEPENDENT POSS	REFLEXIVE
FIRST	SINGULAR	I	me	my	mine	myself
	PLURAL	we	us	our	ours	ourself
SECOND	SINGULAR	you	you	your	yours	yourself
	PLURAL	"	"	"	"	yourselves
THIRD	MASCULINE	he	him	his	his	himself
	Feminine	she	her	her	hers	herself
	Neuter/Inanimate	it	it	its	its	itself
	Epicene	they	them	their	theirs	themself
	Plural	"	"	"	"	themselves

And this is what that above mess looks like:

[IgneousCroc]

plural you youse (guyze)
that aside i love the idea of "write your own pronouns here", not only because I Am A Pronoun User, but you BET id write like "pants" or "fart" in there and then lose it everytime any character tried to speak to me.