I just want to do what I do in dreams and attach a "hello world" dialog to the npc object. And then just have it like...work?

But I guess that wouldn't sell very well without being intergrated into professional workflows.

Hmm, possible overkill in my exact use case is the Malbers Quest System add on. I already use the animal controller characters as my player and npcs.

This still seems kind of silly that I can't seem to find just a dialog pop up with camera angles/size/world positioning issues already solved, already built and self contained in a neat prefab. This is such a common game interaction. I guess everyone is uses the dialog system, since they are more professional team or have a writing staff, etc.

@nprofile1q... And that is all before even touching all the indie game or writing stuff I've started or drafted over like...many years, let's just say. I hope there is cookies and gryphons around here, cause I think I am just stuck forever.

@nprofile1q... I own T.O.M.E., Vampire Survivors, Titan Quest, morrowind, oblivion, skyrim with community mods, and a lot of rhythm games with community track support. So I guess I will see you in a few hundred more universe cycles...?

Oh...and Trackmania(several editions). So... Do we at least have good cookies here?

@nprofile1q... I guess the disconnect I am seeing here is this tool seem useful to keeping a budget afloat. But most actual indie devs I know of are doing quite the opposite. They are making a game, instead of performing the whole "viability market can we afford this feature/upkeep" thing that AAA does.

I am not sure in practice if very many indies would use this tooling here. Which, in fairness, seems more an external us problem then this tools issue.

@nprofile1q... It seems like a good start.

Though I am curious how I would simulate word of mouth spreading for individual purchases, such as for steam community boosts. In general, it seems for launching sites and subscriptions, games as a service, or ad driven games. This might be a lack of usable data more than method, however.

I'm not sure how relevant this would be to indies making passion projects. But from what I glanced over this seems a better approach than random spreadsheet!

@nprofile1q... Our favorite part was giving the party members lines/voice choices, and hearing them throughout the game making battle/situational comments. So much character told with so little, they are not even on screen aside from a little portrait, and yet!

In modern games we have become afraid to change the main player characters and consider stuff like choose your adventure a or b book writing character design. Much shame.

It really was/is amazing. Battle system presentation rocked too!

@nprofile1q... I like to imagine there is some poor construction worker group constantly making nervous faces whenever they send you to take care of a threat. And a budget team groaning each time, regretting you are the only option.

But yes. A room isn't explored until every pane of glass needs replacing.😹

@nprofile1q... Oh yes, this one is excellent! I played a little of the demo and now am waiting to buy the full one so me and my bro can co-op solve it together. Saw how it started working and immediately was like "this is our next blue prince". Happy to reshare, more should play it!