Anyone using the RPGDialog resource? Help
by Infinitum3D · in Torque Game Engine · 06/13/2007 (6:45 am) · 5 replies
I have the resource installed and working fine, but I have two issues.
1. The editor is driving me crazy. I've tried using a simple text-editor to change things, which is fine, but that brings me to #2
2. Is the resource using some sort of HTML or JavaScripting derivative? Can anyone tell me the basics of the "question links" and what can be done other than teleport and damage the player. How can I establish a Dialog (a two way conversation) between NPC and player.
Currently, all I can do is tell the NPC to move to another location, and teleport me to various locations (which is really cool, BTW) but there has got to be so much more that can be done.
Any help at all is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Tony
1. The editor is driving me crazy. I've tried using a simple text-editor to change things, which is fine, but that brings me to #2
2. Is the resource using some sort of HTML or JavaScripting derivative? Can anyone tell me the basics of the "question links" and what can be done other than teleport and damage the player. How can I establish a Dialog (a two way conversation) between NPC and player.
Currently, all I can do is tell the NPC to move to another location, and teleport me to various locations (which is really cool, BTW) but there has got to be so much more that can be done.
Any help at all is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Tony
#2
If anyone has solved this issue, please let me know. The code does not seem to follow all of its own rules. Without any changes to code, suddenly sometimes certain questions start replacing the first question, then when you restart the game, it goes back to the old format.
Specifically what's not working for me are the links BACK to the main question. All of the other functions in there work; I can get it to call script commands and make things happen, but that part about getting BACK to question number one just does not seem to work properly.
06/26/2009 (12:15 am)
I would love a better way myself. The RPGDialog editor has created problems in the .dla and/or .dlq scripts that come with RPGDialog and I have resorted to using text editor to fix. But the code, although it looks simple and psuedo based on HTML, is VERY confusing. If anyone has solved this issue, please let me know. The code does not seem to follow all of its own rules. Without any changes to code, suddenly sometimes certain questions start replacing the first question, then when you restart the game, it goes back to the old format.
Specifically what's not working for me are the links BACK to the main question. All of the other functions in there work; I can get it to call script commands and make things happen, but that part about getting BACK to question number one just does not seem to work properly.
#3
IMO a text editor is the best way to format questions. The in game thingy is buggy and was giving me problems in terms of messing up the questions. Maybe it was me causing the error when dealing with the WYSIWYG in game thing but it's easier to just write the code in.
Overall RPGDialog is pretty sweet, though. Adds another layer of functionality in terms of interactions with NPCs.
06/26/2009 (1:08 am)
Ok, I deciphered the code and now I understand it. If anyone needs help with this, and you are not able to contact the author, drop me a line, or simply reply to this thread and I'll get an email. IMO a text editor is the best way to format questions. The in game thingy is buggy and was giving me problems in terms of messing up the questions. Maybe it was me causing the error when dealing with the WYSIWYG in game thing but it's easier to just write the code in.
Overall RPGDialog is pretty sweet, though. Adds another layer of functionality in terms of interactions with NPCs.
#4
06/26/2009 (5:02 am)
could you please link to the RPG dialog resource? 
Torque Owner Infinitum3D
Anyone have a better way?
Tony