Ashline

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/% Entry splash and pre-game setup passage: initializes settings state and renders the settings macro UI. %/ <h2>Welcome to Ashline v0.1.0.</h2> <div class="small-description"> - Save files are stored in your browser cache. Use the Export/Import tab in Saves to avoid losing them. <br> - Please report bugs directly to likea. <br><br></div> <<set $settingsExitPassage to "StoryInit">> <<initsettings>> <div id="settingsStart"> <<settingsStart>> </div>

/% Core game-state bootstrap passage: initializes player stats, starter train, and station state before entering gameplay. %/ <<if $settingsMode is "Story">> You are a lone train engineer in a world where dangerous zombies called Foamers endlessly expand the railroad. Your goal is to travel from Punta Arenas, Chile, to Cape Town, South Africa, while surviving on your train. <<else>> You are a lone train engineer in a world where dangerous zombies called Foamers endlessly expand the railroad. Your goal is to simply survive, looting the landscape and traveling until you either become a mindless foamer or die an engineer. <</if>> <<set $player to { fatigue: 0, physicalDamage: 0, immunity: 100, mentalHealth: 100, hunger: 0, thirst: 0 }>> <<set $trains to [ [$defaultTrains.steamLoco, $defaultTrains.boxcar] ]>> <<set $currentStation to 1>> <<set $stationTracks to {}>> [[Begin Your Journey|Railyard]]

/% Sidebar menu extension passage: keeps utility links (currently Credits dialog) out of gameplay passages. %/ <<link "Credits">><<run setup.showCreditsDialog()>><</link>>

/% Station hub passage: resolves returning train placement, generates station tracks when needed, and renders yard interaction UI. %/ <<buildIntegrityNotice>> <<if typeof $stationTracks[$currentStation] === 'undefined'>> <<set $stationTracks[$currentStation] = setup.railyard.generateStationTracks($currentStation, $randomSeed)>> <</if>> <<if $leavingTrain>> <<set $leavingTrain.visited = true>> <<if $currentStation === $enteredStation && typeof $enteredTrackIndex !== 'undefined' && typeof $enteredTrainIndex !== 'undefined'>> <<run setup.railyard.placeTrainInStationTracks($stationTracks[$currentStation], $leavingTrain, $enteredTrackIndex, $enteredTrainIndex)>> <<else>> <<run setup.railyard.placeTrainInStationTracks($stationTracks[$currentStation], $leavingTrain)>> <</if>> <<set $leavingTrain = null>> <</if>> <<if $debugMode>><<run (function () { if (typeof console !== 'undefined' && typeof console.log === 'function') { console.log('[Ashline Debug] Station ' + State.variables.currentStation + ' railyard tracks:', State.variables.stationTracks[State.variables.currentStation]); } })()>><</if>> You step into the railyard. Several trains are parked here, each with its own mix of cars and cargo. <<railyardButtons>> <<debugTools>>

/% On-board navigation passage: tracks current car position, movement through consist, and transition into driving mode. %/ <<buildIntegrityNotice>> <<if typeof $currentCarIndex === 'undefined'>> <<set $currentCarIndex = setup.railyard.getBoardingCarIndex($currentTrain)>> <</if>> <<if $currentCarIndex < 0 || $currentCarIndex >= $currentTrain.length>> <<set $currentCarIndex = setup.railyard.getBoardingCarIndex($currentTrain)>> <</if>> <<set $currentCar to $currentTrain[$currentCarIndex]>> You are <<print setup.railyard.getCarLocationText($currentCar)>> of your consist. <br> Car <<print $currentCarIndex + 1>> of <<print $currentTrain.length>>. <<if $currentCarIndex > 0>><<link "Move Toward Front">><<set $currentCarIndex -= 1>><<goto "TrainInterior">><</link>><</if>> <<if $currentCarIndex > 0 && $currentCarIndex < $currentTrain.length - 1>> | <</if>> <<if $currentCarIndex < $currentTrain.length - 1>><<link "Move Toward Rear">><<set $currentCarIndex += 1>><<goto "TrainInterior">><</link>><</if>> <<if $currentCar.tractiveCapacity > 0>> This is the locomotive. From here, you can start your journey. <<else>> This car does not have the controls needed to drive the train. <</if>> <<link "Leave Train">><<set $currentTrain.visited = true>><<set $enteredStation = $currentStation>><<if typeof $drivingTrackIndex !== 'undefined'>><<set $enteredTrackIndex = $drivingTrackIndex>><</if>><<set $leavingTrain = $currentTrain>><<set $trains.splice($trains.indexOf($currentTrain), 1)>><<goto "Railyard">><</link>> <<if $currentCar.tractiveCapacity > 0>><<link "Start Driving">><<goto "DrivingMode">><</link>><</if>> <<debugTools>>

/% Active driving/shunting passage: composes merge, travel, and decoupling controls for the current consist and station context. %/ <<buildIntegrityNotice>> <<initDrivingModeState>> You are driving your consist. Current station: <<print $currentStation>>. <<drivingMergeButtons>> <<drivingTravelButtons>> <<drivingShuntingControls>> <<link "Stop Driving">><<goto "TrainInterior">><</link>> <<debugTools>>