Talking and Messages

Talking and messages

The system allows for bumping into a person, then pressing enter to talk – they will also say different things depending on the circumstances – e.g. if you have completed a task, they will say something that reflects/responds to that…

Scenarios

The scripts can have multiple ‘scenarios’, based around the story flag system (see Story Flag system)

The list of story flags to check can be as long as you want – e.g. multiple conditions need to be met…

required: ["TALKED_TO_ERIO"],

For testing the game, you can set a bunch to true, so it saves running through too much of the game, you can just get to where you want quickly…

Parameters:

type – required to choose the correct event type
text – what to say – this is what will comfortably fit in a box. More need to be made if there is more to say.
faceHero – npc will face hero when triggered

The data:

from OverworldMap.js

{type: "textMessage", text:"I'm busy...", faceHero: "npcA"}

from Overworld.js

{type: "textMessage", text:"This is the very first message!" }

The code:

in OverWorldEvent.js

textMessage(resolve){
    if(this.event.faceHero) {
        const obj = this.map.gameObjects[this.event.faceHero];
        obj.direction = utils.oppositeDirection(this.map.gameObjects["hero"].direction);
        }
    const message = new TextMessage({
        text: this.event.text,
            onComplete: () => resolve()
    })
    message.init( document.querySelector(".game-container") )
}

Talking and messages – two approaches

See also Talking and messages

Creating Pizzas for the Lineup! Pizza RPG Ep. 14 (5:22)

OPTION 1 – from within OverworldMap.js

The way where there is a lot configured, and lots of flexibility (in the OverWorldMap.js)

This offers the greater level of individuality to characters etc… – I think this is the better solution – then can bring in flavour for each location as well…

talking: [
   {
      events: [
         {type: "textMessage", text:"Bahaha!", faceHero: "npcB"},
         {type: "addStoryFlag", flag: "TALKED_TO_ERIO"}
         //{type: "battle", enemyId:"erio" }
      ]
   }
]

OPTION 2- from within the custom object class file (PizzaStone.js)

Where all instances of the item are the same (like the pizza stone – in PizzaStone.js

This is supposed to be the easier way – but I am not sure where, in my game, I would have EVERY instance have the same message…

this.talking = [
   {
      required: [this.storyFlag],
      events: [
         { type: "textMessage", text: "You have already used this."},
      ]
   },
   {
      events: [
         { type: "textMessage", text: "Approaching the legendary pizza stone..."},
         { type: "addStoryFlag", flag: this.storyFlag}
      ]
   }
]

Talking and Messages

Talking and messages

Talking and messages – two approaches

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