Author Topic: Dialogue System (For NPC's) (Read 2790 times)

Emmanuel Goldstein · September 22, 2014, 06:11:09 AM

The ability to initiate "conversations" via events, preferably for use on NPC's. A popup box would appear and you could talk with the npc in a traditional RPG manner.

Using prompt events never leads to particularly interesting conversations with NPC's. It'd be interesting to have a dialogue system so we can implement gameplay features better (such as shops) and get story information.

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Zack · September 22, 2014, 06:25:09 AM

The closest way to replicate this with current events is with bricks and a still NPC.

Like using the bricks to make choices in conversation or something.

But a mod that actively supports direct conversation would be pretty badass and useful in many ways.

Mr.No�ody · September 22, 2014, 06:46:10 AM

Suggested this years ago.
Still needs to be done.

I still want it.

Dannu · September 22, 2014, 08:04:22 AM

Well, VCE has a last client message/team message variables, if you have enough knowledge then you COULD do it with events

Headcrab Zombie · September 22, 2014, 08:45:20 AM

I made something like this a while ago for my RPG. I never backed it up though, and I lost it since.

Basically, the server communicated to the client through a series of clientCmds to dynamically build a dialog box, with whatever title, text, and whatever and however many buttons you wanted, each with whatever option and whatever serverCmd to call on click

Emmanuel Goldstein · September 22, 2014, 05:18:58 PM

Quote from: Headcrab Zombie on September 22, 2014, 08:45:20 AM

I made something like this a while ago for my RPG. I never backed it up though, and I lost it since.

Basically, the server communicated to the client through a series of clientCmds to dynamically build a dialog box, with whatever title, text, and whatever and however many buttons you wanted, each with whatever option and whatever serverCmd to call on click

If someone could reproduce such a thing that would be absolutely lovely. Prompt events are pretty wonky anyways and occasionally break.

newspeed12 · September 22, 2014, 05:25:09 PM

This would be so useful

Ipquarx · September 22, 2014, 05:45:34 PM

Quote from: Emmanuel Goldstein on September 22, 2014, 05:18:58 PM

If someone could reproduce such a thing that would be absolutely lovely. Prompt events are pretty wonky anyways and occasionally break.

Only problem is what he's describing requires a client mod.

Headcrab Zombie · September 22, 2014, 07:18:54 PM

Quote from: Ipquarx on September 22, 2014, 05:45:34 PM

Only problem is what he's describing requires a client mod.

True, but any half-decent RPG that involves more than clicking on bricks is going to have one anyways

Swollow · September 22, 2014, 07:27:40 PM

you can make it so that if the player doesn't have a client mod they can trigger dialog that is displayed with center prints with the 1234567890 brick keybinds

devildogelite · September 22, 2014, 08:22:14 PM

Quote from: Swollow on September 22, 2014, 07:27:40 PM

you can make it so that if the player doesn't have a client mod they can trigger dialog that is displayed with center prints with the 1234567890 brick keybinds

Do you know what that function would be called? I've seen it done a few times but don't know what to look for.

Headcrab Zombie · September 22, 2014, 08:37:10 PM

Quote from: devildogelite on September 22, 2014, 08:22:14 PM

Do you know what that function would be called? I've seen it done a few times but don't know what to look for.

1234568+- are all serverCmdShiftBrick with different argument given (three arguments for x, y, and z)
79 are serverCmdRotateBrick
0 is serverCmdCancelBrick

otto-san · September 22, 2014, 08:39:13 PM

Quote from: devildogelite on September 22, 2014, 08:22:14 PM

Do you know what that function would be called? I've seen it done a few times but don't know what to look for.

more relevant building commands are:

serverCmdRotateBrick [ang]
serverCmdPlantBrick
serverCmdShiftBrick [x] [y] [z]
--serverCmdSuperShiftBrick [x] [y] [z]

devildogelite · September 22, 2014, 08:44:12 PM

Whoops I meant for the keybinds that are with selecting a brick, so not numpad numbers. Would that be something like serverCmdSelectBrick? Also would it be just overwriting the function so if it's in a chat dialogue it chooses a chat option?

Headcrab Zombie · September 22, 2014, 08:50:09 PM

serverCmdUseInventory