Category: Branching (variant) · Audience: Intermediate (uses story state)

What this shows

A central “hub” from which the player accesses several independent “spokes” (missions, chapters, characters). After each spoke, the player returns to the hub before choosing the next. Spokes are order-independent and largely self-contained.

How it works

• Hub is the return point. Each spoke passage sets a flag such as <% s.done.engine = true; %> and then links back to Hub.
• The hub rebuilds its menu on every visit: it offers a link for each unfinished spoke and shows completed ones as plain text using <% if (!s.done.engine) { %>...<% } else { %>Engine Room — done<% } %>.
• A finale link appears only when every spoke is done, tested with <% if (_.size(s.done) >= 3) { %>.
• This shines for anthology-style content — each spoke can carry its own tone and stakes — and for player-controlled pacing. The risk is a hub that feels like a menu rather than a place.

Using this in your own story

1. Make one passage the hub and always return spokes to it.
2. Track completion in window.story.state so the hub can update its options.
3. Gate the finale behind having visited enough spokes.

Full source

:: StoryData
{
	"ifid":"DEC80C5F-99E7-4AC7-8662-1571183EB84D"
}

:: StoryTitle
Hub and Spoke Structure

:: UserScript[script]
window.story.state.done = window.story.state.done || {};

:: Start
You board the ship as its new commander.

[[Go to the bridge->Hub]]

:: Hub
**The bridge.** Choose where to go next. You return here after each visit, in whatever order you like.

Tasks complete: <%= _.size(s.done) %> / 3

<% if (!s.done.engine) { %>[[Visit the Engine Room->Engine]]<% } else { %>Engine Room — done<% } %>

<% if (!s.done.medbay) { %>[[Visit the Med Bay->MedBay]]<% } else { %>Med Bay — done<% } %>

<% if (!s.done.deck) { %>[[Visit the Gun Deck->Deck]]<% } else { %>Gun Deck — done<% } %>

<% if (_.size(s.done) >= 3) { %>
[[Set course for the finale->Finale]]
<% } %>

:: Engine
<% s.done.engine = true; %>
The engineer needs a coolant line rerouted. You handle it together.

[[Return to the bridge->Hub]]

:: MedBay
<% s.done.medbay = true; %>
The doctor is stumped by a stubborn diagnosis. Your fresh eyes help.

[[Return to the bridge->Hub]]

:: Deck
<% s.done.deck = true; %>
The gunner wants the targeting array recalibrated. Done.

[[Return to the bridge->Hub]]

:: Finale
With the crew's trust earned — in whatever order you chose — the ship is ready for what comes next.

**The End**

[[Play again->Restart]]

:: Restart
<% s.done = {}; %>
[[Board the ship->Hub]]

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