A Dialog Editor for BoA?

Author	Topic: A Dialog Editor for BoA?
Silent Motion BoE Posse Member # 15	written Wednesday, December 10 2003 05:09 Profile Homepage #0 Thinking about the complex dialogs that are possible in BoA, I was wondering if we could come up with a simple way to structure a Word Processed Doc, a DB, etc. so authors could write their dialog beforehand, expressing all the branches that could take place depending on user choice. It seems to me such a tool would be quite valuable. -------------------- All that we see, or seem, is but a dream within a dream. Visit the Louvre, the BoA Graphics Database at http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/boa/louvre/ Visit Alexandria, the BoE Scenario Database at http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/boe/alexandriajs/ Posts: 653 | Registered: Thursday, September 27 2001 07:00
wz. As Infiltrator Member # 3040	written Wednesday, December 10 2003 14:41 Profile #1 The dialogs will probably be in the same format as Geneforge 1 & 2, seeing as the scripting language is the same. The system for GF, with dialog nodes for each conversation point and checking dialog options against SDFs, stats, items, etc. seemed like a very efficient method. Given that, I'm sure either Jeff or some other community-loyal programmer will create some tool to facilitate making dialogs. If what you're saying is that you want this tool available beforehand, you'd have to ask people with programming skills to create something with a good interface that would offer ways to create the scripted dialog file from its component parts. -------------------- 5.0.1.0.0.0.0.1.0... Posts: 508 | Registered: Thursday, May 29 2003 07:00
Silent Motion BoE Posse Member # 15	written Thursday, December 11 2003 07:27 Profile Homepage #2 A tool from scratch would be nice but improbable. What I'm thinking of is a way to structure a word processed doc so dialog could be written then easily transfered into the scenario. -------------------- All that we see, or seem, is but a dream within a dream. Visit the Louvre, the BoA Graphics Database at http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/boa/louvre/ Visit Alexandria, the BoE Scenario Database at http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/boe/alexandriajs/ Posts: 653 | Registered: Thursday, September 27 2001 07:00
Chivlan Lifecrafter Member # 3608	written Thursday, December 11 2003 11:46 Profile Homepage #3 Soundies goodies. -------------------- The Great Mister kommari@gmail.com[/url] Posts: 972 | Registered: Tuesday, October 28 2003 08:00
Drakefyre Triad Mage Member # 7	written Thursday, December 11 2003 12:35 Profile Homepage #4 Look at GF2 dialogue scripts. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00
caovhc1 Warrior Member # 3452	written Friday, December 12 2003 16:13 Profile #5 even if simple dialog comes out i still will be lost in all these nodes stuff. just looking at it reminds me of when i first started to learn imaginary numbers in math :eek: EDIT: how do you do the signature thing [ Friday, December 12, 2003 16:13: Message edited by: caovhc1 ] -------------------- Look!!! I have a signature!!! Drakefyre is the coolest!!! Posts: 75 | Registered: Wednesday, September 10 2003 07:00
Drakefyre Triad Mage Member # 7	written Friday, December 12 2003 17:36 Profile Homepage #6 Signatures are options in your profile, which can be accessed in the upper right corner menu. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00