redleaf on 9/2/2016 at 10:32

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Hi - I'm trying to learn about creating Conversations by tutorials, but so much of the information, at least the beginning of these tuts, doesn't seem to apply to my NewDark DromEd.

The latest problem:
I'm supposed to create a marker and edit its properties. Supposedly when I go into AI>Conversations>Conversation, some HUGE box will appear, and then I press OK or hit Enter twice. Instead of all that bit, I get this:

[IMG](http://s251.photobucket.com/user/redleafpix/media/Screenshot%202016-02-09%2017.23.25_zpsoicjqhea.png.html) http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg309/redleafpix/Screenshot%202016-02-09%2017.23.25_zpsoicjqhea.png[/IMG]

What am I supposed to do with this? :erg:

nicked on 9/2/2016 at 12:59

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Conversations are fairly easy to understand, it's getting complex ones working with motions and timing that can be tricky. Essentially it's just a big list of instructions in order of when they will happen.


Use AIConversationActor links to link the conversation to one or more AI actors, who are numbered in the link.

Give the conversation the TrapConverse script.

Add AI>Conversations>Conversation which will add the box from your screenie. From here, you can load each option and add the conversation steps.

Each step needs an actor to do it, then you can choose the type of action they should do, for example Play a sound with an accompanying motion, go to a location, frob an object or wait for a set amount of time.

All these actions are labelled like so: "Action (First field, second field, third field)" and are mostly relatively self explanatory.

Start with step 00 and work down the list, use step 01 etc. if you run out of steps.

Link a trigger of some kind to the conversation - you can test it quickly by just linking a button to it.

Yandros on 10/2/2016 at 13:00

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Well yeah, you have like 11 of the big boxes for longer conversations. Also, you shouldn't necessarily fill up every slot in each big box; the actions within a step will be done in sequence without any breaks, but they will all finish before things advance to the next step. So use that knowledge accordingly to do what you want done in the conversation.

redleaf on 17/2/2016 at 09:31

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I plan on that - just wanted to slog my way one time through the long-hand version. Was hoping to get a better understanding of what goes on in the conversations that way. Or is that pointless effort on my part?