[Open Assets] Dialog system

[Lactozilla]

While questions are not needed to start a dialog, they can be written to execute a function (that can even be another dialog...)

Spoiler: lua things

Functions
P_InitiateDialog(player_t player, mobj npc, table lines)
Initiate a new dialog.

P_ResetDialogboxPositions(player_t player)
Reset dialog box positions to their initial position before drawing text.

P_NextDialogParagraph(player_t player)
Go to the next paragraph.

dialog.drawcount explanation
-1: sliding up
-2: sliding down
-3: end dialog

 

[FuriousFox]

Welcome to Releases!

 

[GreenKnight9000]

it would be cool to add your own dialog so that when people go up to you, your own little dialog would come up

 

[Boo]

Wow, pretty nice it seems simple, Welcome to Miscellaneous Releases.

 

[ManimiFire]

https://gfycat.com/ThatBabyishArthropods I'm actually enjoying messing with this system... Nice job MPC!

 

[Messias the Werehog]

Now Die! X_X

 

[GreenKnight9000]

tutorial on how to use?

 

[Smoke-le-Bloke]

Hm.


What is the wad/lua/exe (whatever it is) that this originated from?

 

[Spectra]

Help

Is there a way to do this with objects other than skins?

 

[Lactozilla]

Change the spawnstate of your mobjinfo.

 

[ImmenseShoutmon]

Could we get some help on using this? The functions don't help much.