Weighted [choice]

[MaeBee]

Having the ability to add weight to individual options of a [choice] would be handy.
A simple implementation would be to duplicate the entries, but more robust solutions might allow the use of decimals.
I'd propose a [weight x] shortcode in front of the option to be weighed, as such:

[choice]
[weight {multiplier}]{option}
...
[/choice]

[ThereforeGames]

Hi @MaeBee,

Thank you for the suggestion!

You can already achieve this--at least with whole numbers--by way of [repeat]. Here's an example:

[choose]
Option A
[repeat 2]Option B|[/repeat]
Option C
Option D
[/choose]

Admittedly, the syntax isn't as elegant as your proposed [weight]. Take note that you must include a delimiter at the end of the [repeat] content - either the vertical pipe | or \\n should work here.

Support for decimal numbers would be an interesting challenge, I'll have to think about the best way of implementing that.

[ThereforeGames]

Hello again,

I just released a new update with a couple benefits for weighted [choose]: https://github.com/ThereforeGames/unprompted/blob/main/docs/CHANGELOG.md#060---6-november-2022

Specifically, you can now use [repeat] with a decimal number. For example, if you give it 4.2, it will have a 20% chance of repeating 5 times instead of 4.

In terms of probability, I think this works out to a different chance than calculating the sum of all choices upfront (which is maybe what you had in mind) but regardless, this solution is fairly intuitive for the end user and gives you finegrained control over your choice blocks.

Additionally, you can now pass a _sep argument into [repeat] which might be a little easier to read:

[choose]
A
[repeat 100 _sep="|"]B[/repeat]
C
[/choose]

Finally, I've decided to add this to templates/examples/choose_weighted.txt so that other users can take advantage of this powerful combo. :)

[MaeBee]

Oh, I hadn't even thought about using [repeat] that way, clever!
As you said, it's not as elegant as having a simple [weight], but it'll do to make [choose] very useful indeed, thanks! :3