Getting the names right

[StarDragonStudios]

Hello all. I come to you today with a small problem. I'm currently working on a project where you have the option of being four different characters. Each character has a their own back story and a few exclusive scenes but the main quest is the same for all of them. (Kinda like Dragon Age) My issue is: when I get to the scenes and maps that they all share, I want NPCs to speak to them by their own names. I don't want to have to make four maps that look the same and send each one to their own map. Is there something in the text box I can use that calls up the current actor's name? I tried the \N[n] but that just uses whoever is the nth in your list of actors, not the actor you're playing as. Any ideas?

 

[cabfe]

Even with \N[0] ?

 

[Andar]

you can use either conditional branches (lot of work and typing) or one of the advanced messaging scripts (which add more text codes to the game, making this easy) or you can use ruby commands to save names into variables when starting the game (a bit tricky, but doesn't need scripts added).


For most people, the advanced messaging scripts from the master script list would be best, but that depends on how many scripts you want into your game and possible script incompatibilities.

 

[Zalerinian]

Use \P[n] instead, it uses the current party. \N[n] will check the actors in the database, in the order you made them, while \P[n] will check the current party.

Edit: If you hover your mouse over the the textbox that shows up when you click 'Show Text...', you can see all the built-in 'escape' codes you can use. \P[n] is listed right under \N[n]

 

[StarDragonStudios]

Use \P[n] instead, it uses the current party. \N[n] will check the actors in the database, in the order you made them, while \P[n] will check the current party.

Edit: If you hover your mouse over the the textbox that shows up when you click 'Show Text...', you can see all the built-in 'escape' codes you can use. \P[n] is listed right under \N[n]

This is exactly what I needed! I actually did see the list of 'escape codes' but I misunderstood what \P[n] meant. Thanks for clarifying. And thanks to everyone else who answered too

 

[Shaz]

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