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| − | WIP Article: Dialogue Systems for Writers
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| − | = Dialogue Branches =
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| − | A large portion of dialogue that NPCs have in Skyrim occurs during conversation with the Player and is largely accessed through the dialogue menu. This is known as ''Player Dialogue'', and dialogue of this kind is structured in '''Branches'''.
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| − | By default, when the Player initiates dialogue with an NPC, the subsequent dialogue menu will be a collection of separate Dialogue Branches that were written for this NPC, each option being its own Branch. In order for a Branch to appear in this way, it must be of a specific type, namely a '''Top-Level Branch'''.
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| − | A characteristic of Top-Level Branches is that they begin with a dialogue option by the Player, and not a line from the NPC. This allows many Branches from many different sources to be available side-by-side, rather than the NPC pushing the conversation in a specific direction with their opening line.
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| − | = Greetings and Goodbyes =
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| − | Their random nature. Some NPCs have only greetings. Example from Nazeem.
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| − | = Blocking Branches and Forcegreets =
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| − | Examples from Idolaf Battle-Born and Maul
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| − | = Walkaways =
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| − | Example from Maul
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| − | = Scenes =
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| − | Random conversations vs major establishers
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| − | = Notes on generic dialogue =
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| − | = Gameplay dialogue =
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| − | Barter, rent room, trainers, rumors and why not to be too creative with them
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 14 December 2024
