There are multiple instances of this error message:

  1. "Unexpected CHARACTER"
    • This error means the line of code before your character dialogue has an error. Check the line of code immediately before the line with your character name for any typos:
      • Did you add an unnecessary underscore to a label? (label_title instead of label title)
      • Did you misspell label as lable?
      • Did you forget a curly bracket { } when wrapping your choices?
      • Did you accidentally add an extra punctuation mark after a } curly bracket?
  2. "Unexpected CHARACTER or Scene change" 
    • This usually means you have a typo in the animation title that is directly after the character name on the same line, typically it is a missing underscore. For example:
      • Incorrect: JOHN (talk startled)
      • Correct:  JOHN (talk_startled)