When a user makes a choice, the XML can dictate changes to the game state.
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET import random life selector xml
// Apply effect based on user input (pseudo) function applyEffect(effects) effects.modify.forEach(mod => playerStats[mod.$.stat] += parseInt(mod.$.value); ); When a user makes a choice, the XML
You felt the ache of a different loneliness — the human kind. Worse? Better? You couldn’t tell. Better
<option id="marry_for_love" requires="wealth.lt.20"> Marry your childhood sweetheart. <effect happiness="+25" wealth="+5"/> </option>
| Tool | Purpose | |------|---------| | | Validate your life selector XML structure | | XSLT | Transform XML to HTML, Markdown, or JSON for web players | | Node.js / Python parser | Run the game logic (stat updates, choice resolution) | | Graphviz | Visualize the life graph from XML | | Qt XML / DOM parsers | Desktop visual novel engines |
<life> <identity>Lucien, 24, starving painter</identity> <era>Montmartre, 1978</era> <possession> <item>one room with a leaky roof</item> <item>three tubes of ultramarine blue</item> <item>a letter from your mother: “Come home.”</item> </possession> <romance> <status>complicated</status> <person>Claude, the jazz pianist next door</person> <last_interaction>a kiss in the rain, then silence for 3 weeks</last_interaction> </romance> <art> <canvas>empty</canvas> <block type="crippling" /> <whisper>“You are a fraud.”</whisper> </art> <beauty> <moment>sunrise on the Seine, alone, a stray dog sits next to you</moment> </beauty> </life>