RPG effect in graphing calculators

[roundbox]

Yeah, so I have my TI-86 and I think I'm good enough to design game with multiple profiles. Sounds good, right? Kind of.

What I'm looking for is a way to load "slots"(using one or more programs) without cluttering the main program code itself with IfThen statements, among other things.

If you can't figure out how to do this from what I provided, just ask me questions. I'll fill you in on some of the things my calculator can do.

Graph
Matrices
Tables

(code stuff)
If-then-else
Loops
Goto
Universal variables
menu commands
among other things

So, can anybody tell me how to get the "slot" effect on my calculator?

[g4z33b0]

I have a TI-84 Plus and a TI-83, which I assume are both similar to the 86, and when you say "slots" I assume you are referring to using functions. With the 84 and 83, you can do this simply. Say you don't want to clog your main execute program with output code, so you could create the following, separate program called "DISPLAY":

Output(1,1,"Lorem
Output(2,1,"ipsum
Output(3,1,"dolor

and then in your main you could say:

If condition which would make you output
prgmDISPLAY

That would run the display program then revert back to your main code. Hope this helps, but the TI-86 might have totally different commands, I'm not sure.

[evilbutterfly]

What kinds of things are you using the "slots" for? Like, saved games in the RPG? Or like, the data containing the party and everybody's exp and all that?

What exactly you want out of it would help in answering your question.

[g4z33b0]

EB I think he wants to use his main code as like the executable and run separate programs through it. I think the "slots" wouldn't only be data, but functions called in the main.

Elaborate more on exactly what you are trying to do.

[Kamunt]

I agree, elaborate more, please, so we can figure out how to best help you. I'm actually almost finished with a semi-basic (not in BASIC) text-ish-based RPG on my TI-84+SE, and for saving my data, I just use 3 different lists created/named or whatever specifically for my game, 3 lists because you can have 3 save files. The values of the variables are stored in a set order in the list upon "saving", and the values are extracted from the list and stored in the variables in the same order upon "loading". If your needs are how evil described, then this method should work just fine for what you're trying to do, unless your RPG involves custom names, or whatever...in which case you'd need strings, but unfortunately TI-83+/84+s don't allow one to create custom-named strings as far as my knowledge goes, so other programs/apps on my calculator that would use those strings would just write over what I had saved in there from my game. I admit I don't know much about 86s, so you'd have to tell us if this can be done. Honestly, I also want to know because I'm curious, too.