Making a tree dialogue

[Davox]

Hey guys, I've been trying to improve my project's dialogues and i thought about a dialogue tree,
but I've been struggling a bit, mostly, because i have no idea on how to make one lmao , so i was wondering if there's a plugin that can make things easy, then again, i totally depend on you to keep going on my project development. thanks in advance. I use RMMV

~Davox


P.S: here's an example of how does one look like,

 

[caethyril]

Well, the basic dialogue setup in RPG Maker involves Show Text and Show Choices commands. Unless you want a different sort of layout then I don't think you'd need a plugin for this.

In terms of organising choices/responses in a "tree", here are two ideas based on your example:

1. Use Label and Jump to Label commands. Quick and easy, though maybe not very readable with longer dialogues.
   
   Spoiler: Event example - labels

   ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
   ：    ：You don't look like you're from around here.
   ◆Show Choices：I've lived here all my life!, I came here from Newton. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
   ：When I've lived here all my life! 
     ◆Label：Mr Bowler
     ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
     ：    ：Oh really? Then you must know Mr. Bowler.
     ◆Show Choices：Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine!, Who? (Window, Right, #1, #2)
     ：When Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine! 
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：You liar! There ain't no Mr. Bowler, I made him up!
       ◆
     ：When Who? 
       ◆Label：Never mind
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Don't you worry about it. Say, do you have something
       ：    ：to eat? I'm starving.
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆
   ：When I came here from Newton. 
     ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
     ：    ：Newton, eh? I heard there's trouble brewing down there.
     ◆Show Choices：I haven't heard about any trouble., Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
     ：When I haven't heard about any trouble. 
       ◆Jump to Label：Never mind
       ◆
     ：When Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville. 
       ◆Jump to Label：Mr Bowler
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆
   ：End

2. Give each "box" on the tree a number and use a variable to keep track of where you are. Use Control Variables to set a variable's value, and Conditional Branch to check that value. Then you can have it all inside a Loop, with Break Loop to end the dialogue when appropriate. It's more involved, but I think it's a neater solution overall!
   
   Spoiler: Event example - variable

   ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 1
   ◆Loop
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 0
       ◆Comment：End dialogue.
       ◆Break Loop
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 1
       ◆Comment：Intro
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：You don't look like you're from around here.
       ◆Show Choices：I've lived here all my life!, I came here from Newton. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
       ：When I've lived here all my life! 
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 2
         ◆
       ：When I came here from Newton. 
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 3
         ◆
       ：End
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 2
       ◆Comment：Mr Bowler
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Oh really? Then you must know Mr. Bowler.
       ◆Show Choices：Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine!, Who? (Window, Right, #1, #2)
       ：When Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine! 
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 4
         ◆
       ：When Who? 
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 5
         ◆
       ：End
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 3
       ◆Comment：Newton news
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Newton, eh? I heard there's trouble brewing down there.
       ◆Show Choices：I haven't heard about any trouble., Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
       ：When I haven't heard about any trouble. 
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 5
         ◆
       ：When Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville. 
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 2
         ◆
       ：End
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 4
       ◆Comment：Liar!
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：You liar! There ain't no Mr. Bowler, I made him up!
       ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 0
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 5
       ◆Comment：Huh?
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Don't you worry about it. Say, do you have something
       ：    ：to eat? I'm starving.
       ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 0
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆
   ：Repeat Above

 

[Sword_of_Dusk]

I'll go ahead and add that you should probably avoid putting in a dialogue tree unless it has a real reason for being there. You can improve dialogue without it, but it's useful if you have an affinity system set up, or you're doing something Fallout-style.

 

[Davox]

I'll go ahead and add that you should probably avoid putting in a dialogue tree unless it has a real reason for being there. You can improve dialogue without it, but it's useful if you have an affinity system set up, or you're doing something Fallout-style.

Well, the basic dialogue setup in RPG Maker involves Show Text and Show Choices commands. Unless you want a different sort of layout then I don't think you'd need a plugin for this.

In terms of organising choices/responses in a "tree", here are two ideas based on your example:

1. Use Label and Jump to Label commands. Quick and easy, though maybe not very readable with longer dialogues.
   
   Spoiler: Event example - labels

   ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
   ：    ：You don't look like you're from around here.
   ◆Show Choices：I've lived here all my life!, I came here from Newton. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
   ：When I've lived here all my life!
     ◆Label：Mr Bowler
     ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
     ：    ：Oh really? Then you must know Mr. Bowler.
     ◆Show Choices：Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine!, Who? (Window, Right, #1, #2)
     ：When Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine!
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：You liar! There ain't no Mr. Bowler, I made him up!
       ◆
     ：When Who?
       ◆Label：Never mind
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Don't you worry about it. Say, do you have something
       ：    ：to eat? I'm starving.
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆
   ：When I came here from Newton.
     ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
     ：    ：Newton, eh? I heard there's trouble brewing down there.
     ◆Show Choices：I haven't heard about any trouble., Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
     ：When I haven't heard about any trouble.
       ◆Jump to Label：Never mind
       ◆
     ：When Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville.
       ◆Jump to Label：Mr Bowler
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆
   ：End

2. Give each "box" on the tree a number and use a variable to keep track of where you are. Use Control Variables to set a variable's value, and Conditional Branch to check that value. Then you can have it all inside a Loop, with Break Loop to end the dialogue when appropriate. It's more involved, but I think it's a neater solution overall!
   
   Spoiler: Event example - variable

   ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 1
   ◆Loop
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 0
       ◆Comment：End dialogue.
       ◆Break Loop
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 1
       ◆Comment：Intro
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：You don't look like you're from around here.
       ◆Show Choices：I've lived here all my life!, I came here from Newton. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
       ：When I've lived here all my life!
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 2
         ◆
       ：When I came here from Newton.
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 3
         ◆
       ：End
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 2
       ◆Comment：Mr Bowler
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Oh really? Then you must know Mr. Bowler.
       ◆Show Choices：Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine!, Who? (Window, Right, #1, #2)
       ：When Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine!
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 4
         ◆
       ：When Who?
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 5
         ◆
       ：End
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 3
       ◆Comment：Newton news
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Newton, eh? I heard there's trouble brewing down there.
       ◆Show Choices：I haven't heard about any trouble., Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
       ：When I haven't heard about any trouble.
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 5
         ◆
       ：When Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville.
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 2
         ◆
       ：End
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 4
       ◆Comment：Liar!
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：You liar! There ain't no Mr. Bowler, I made him up!
       ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 0
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 5
       ◆Comment：Huh?
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Don't you worry about it. Say, do you have something
       ：    ：to eat? I'm starving.
       ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 0
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆
   ：Repeat Above

Well, the basic dialogue setup in RPG Maker involves Show Text and Show Choices commands. Unless you want a different sort of layout then I don't think you'd need a plugin for this.

In terms of organising choices/responses in a "tree", here are two ideas based on your example:

1. Use Label and Jump to Label commands. Quick and easy, though maybe not very readable with longer dialogues.
   
   Spoiler: Event example - labels

   ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
   ：    ：You don't look like you're from around here.
   ◆Show Choices：I've lived here all my life!, I came here from Newton. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
   ：When I've lived here all my life!
     ◆Label：Mr Bowler
     ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
     ：    ：Oh really? Then you must know Mr. Bowler.
     ◆Show Choices：Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine!, Who? (Window, Right, #1, #2)
     ：When Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine!
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：You liar! There ain't no Mr. Bowler, I made him up!
       ◆
     ：When Who?
       ◆Label：Never mind
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Don't you worry about it. Say, do you have something
       ：    ：to eat? I'm starving.
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆
   ：When I came here from Newton.
     ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
     ：    ：Newton, eh? I heard there's trouble brewing down there.
     ◆Show Choices：I haven't heard about any trouble., Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
     ：When I haven't heard about any trouble.
       ◆Jump to Label：Never mind
       ◆
     ：When Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville.
       ◆Jump to Label：Mr Bowler
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆
   ：End

2. Give each "box" on the tree a number and use a variable to keep track of where you are. Use Control Variables to set a variable's value, and Conditional Branch to check that value. Then you can have it all inside a Loop, with Break Loop to end the dialogue when appropriate. It's more involved, but I think it's a neater solution overall!
   
   Spoiler: Event example - variable

   ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 1
   ◆Loop
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 0
       ◆Comment：End dialogue.
       ◆Break Loop
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 1
       ◆Comment：Intro
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：You don't look like you're from around here.
       ◆Show Choices：I've lived here all my life!, I came here from Newton. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
       ：When I've lived here all my life!
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 2
         ◆
       ：When I came here from Newton.
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 3
         ◆
       ：End
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 2
       ◆Comment：Mr Bowler
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Oh really? Then you must know Mr. Bowler.
       ◆Show Choices：Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine!, Who? (Window, Right, #1, #2)
       ：When Mr. Bowler is a good friend of mine!
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 4
         ◆
       ：When Who?
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 5
         ◆
       ：End
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 3
       ◆Comment：Newton news
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Newton, eh? I heard there's trouble brewing down there.
       ◆Show Choices：I haven't heard about any trouble., Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville. (Window, Right, #1, #2)
       ：When I haven't heard about any trouble.
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 5
         ◆
       ：When Did I say Newton? I'm actually from Springville.
         ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 2
         ◆
       ：End
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 4
       ◆Comment：Liar!
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：You liar! There ain't no Mr. Bowler, I made him up!
       ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 0
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆If：DialogueStage = 5
       ◆Comment：Huh?
       ◆Text：None, Window, Bottom
       ：    ：Don't you worry about it. Say, do you have something
       ：    ：to eat? I'm starving.
       ◆Control Variables：#0018 DialogueStage = 0
       ◆
     ：End
     ◆
   ：Repeat Above

Yeah, i was trying to do something more complex, so the basic in MV won't help me much, but i'll stay away from the dialogue tree, since i think now there's just a waste of time, i should focus more on whathever i know it actually works in my project. But thank you so much