Ok, I have this all set but am stuck at the "do your own thing part" haha. That's precisely my issue! I'm so close, but while I have it setup to allow a user to load in their own teams.txt file, it doesn't seem to be connecting/replacing the existing teams.txt as when I run the simulator again after loading the teams.txt, the names are not changing.

howtoconstructdemos.com/using-a-sprite-to-invoke-open-file-dialog-and-a-workaround-for-filechooser-bug-c3p

Use "AJAX Request URL" action. Also I really recommend studying the documentation and a few tutorials. Many of the questions you ask are pretty basic.

https://www.construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/construct-3/plugin-reference/ajax

Thank you. I have been reading and looking through the tutorials. Here is where I currently stand:

The current live activity (for an idea of what I'm building...load button still does not work yet): simsportsgaming.com/collegefootballscenariosimulator/index.html

I'm trying to replace the "teams.txt" with the user's own custom version of "teams.txt" that they'd upload using the Load Teams button. That file has my *current* list of teams located here: simsportsgaming.com/collegefootballscenariosimulator/teams.txt

My event sheet currently looks like this, however I still cannot get any new "Teams.txt" to replace the existing one. I must be missing a command, but I wasn't sure which AJAX command to use. I have tried via the version published for web and also on a desktop version.

You can use FileChooser object.

> + FileChooser: On changed
-> AJAX: Request FileChooser.FileURLAt(0) (tag "tag")

I just installed FileChooser and have my sprite button now working to ask for a file. Where I get lost now is with the AJAX part. I see the "Request project file" action but I am not able to select FileChooser, nor do I see FileChooser a chooseable action within AJAX. Then what you wrote after that (.FileURLAt(0) (tag "tag"), I do not understand what any of that means.

Thank you for the assistance!

> I've tinkered a bit more, and see I can get a file to load using the FileSystem plugin. I'm a bit confused now on how to get a .txt file a user would load in and connect it in a way that it replaces the names.txt that's already in the project.

>

> Getting closer...

just place a textinput(type:multiline) for user to paste it line by line

Why can't they just upload a .txt file with each team name on a line? This way--since they would run this simulator a few times a week--could just make updates to the .txt file only if it would be necessary. I would think entering them in one at a time for every instance of the simulator would be tedious. Maybe I misunderstood what you were saying.

Here are three screenshots. I wasn't aware of a clock plug-in, but I'll check it out if you think it'll help.

Also, here's a preview of the (not fully functional) activity/game.

preview.construct.net

Something in this code is making my "sleep" variable count off by -60 instead of -2 when the clock minutes hit 20 and 40. When the clock hits 60 minutes, sleep registers as -2 as expected.

It's driving me nuts!

P.S. The actual seconds counter is disabled as I have it set to count by 10 minutes every second.

[Clock]

----+ System: Every tick

-----> Text_Clock_Hours: Set text to "0" & ClockHours

-----> Text_Clock_Minutes: Set text to "0" & ClockMinutes

-----> [DISABLED] Text_Clock_Seconds: Set text to "0" & ClockSeconds

-----> Text_Clock_Week: Set text to "WEEK" & " " &ClockWeekTracker

----+ System: Every 1.0 seconds

----+ System: [X] Is ClockPause

-----> System: Add 10 to ClockMinutes

----+ System: Else

-----> (no actions)

----+ System: Every .5 seconds

-----> Text_Clock_Colon: Set visibility Toggle

----+ [DISABLED] System: ClockSeconds ≥ 10

-----> [DISABLED] Text_Clock_Seconds: Set text to ClockSeconds

----+ System: ClockMinutes ≥ 10

-----> Text_Clock_Minutes: Set text to ClockMinutes

----+ System: ClockHours ≥ 10

-----> Text_Clock_Hours: Set text to ClockHours

----+ [DISABLED] System: ClockSeconds = 60

-----> [DISABLED] System: Set ClockSeconds to 0

-----> [DISABLED] System: Add 1 to ClockMinutes

----+ System: ClockMinutes = 20

-----> System: Subtract 2 from Sleep

-----> Score_Sleep: Set text to int(Sleep)

----+ System: ClockMinutes = 40

-----> System: Subtract 2 from Sleep

-----> Score_Sleep: Set text to int(Sleep)

----+ System: ClockMinutes = 60

-----> System: Subtract 2 from Sleep

-----> Score_Sleep: Set text to int(Sleep)

-----> System: Set ClockMinutes to 0

-----> System: Add 1 to ClockHours

-----> System: Add 1 to ClockHoursPM

----+ System: ClockHours = 13

-----> System: Set ClockHours to 1

----+ System: ClockHoursPM = 24

-----> System: Add 1 to ClockDayTracker

----+ System: ClockHoursPM = 24

-----> System: Set ClockHoursPM to 0

----+ System: ClockHoursPM ≥ 12

-----> Text_Clock_am_pm: Set text to "pm"

----+ System: ClockHoursPM ≤ 11

-----> Text_Clock_am_pm: Set text to "am"

----+ System: ClockDayTracker = 1

-----> Text_Clock_Day: Set text to "SUNDAY"

----+ System: ClockDayTracker = 2

-----> Text_Clock_Day: Set text to "MONDAY"

----+ System: ClockDayTracker = 3

-----> Text_Clock_Day: Set text to "TUESDAY"

----+ System: ClockDayTracker = 4

-----> Text_Clock_Day: Set text to "WEDNESDAY"

----+ System: ClockDayTracker = 5

-----> Text_Clock_Day: Set text to "THURSDAY"

----+ System: ClockDayTracker = 6

-----> Text_Clock_Day: Set text to "FRIDAY"

----+ System: ClockDayTracker = 7

-----> Text_Clock_Day: Set text to "SATURDAY"

----+ System: ClockDayTracker = 8

-----> System: Add 1 to ClockWeekTracker

----+ System: ClockDayTracker = 8

-----> System: Add 1 to ClockDayTracker

I've tinkered a bit more, and see I can get a file to load using the FileSystem plugin. I'm a bit confused now on how to get a .txt file a user would load in and connect it in a way that it replaces the names.txt that's already in the project.

Getting closer...

If you only want one random name, you don't need a dictionary.

I made a demo project, showing several possible options:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2oe16nkt0w6c300gq1fbl/NamesLoadFromFile.c3p?rlkey=4vqqojrzihooa1hyj9pj70ax5&st=48uvn2za&dl=0

This is super helpful. Thank you. What I'm trying to do first is to allow the user to load their own .txt list of names. I thought that's what the loading of the AJAX would be doing?

Following up, my best guess is that it's related to how I have the sprite buttons setup for functionality?

Hoping someone can help me get this sorted so that the activity can be used on mobile web browsers.

I have since added in the touch functionality, and while I have it set to replicate mouse clicks (I forget the exact name of that toggle), it's still not working with mobile touch after I upload it.