features.md

Base system design

System features

• High quality dialogue tree UI
• Localization
• Toggle-able, conversation-specific progress saving
• Automatic editor saving

Node types

• Choice (player input)
• Response (NPC output)
• Start & End

Base node components

• Conversation variables (from scripts)
• Conversation variables (internal & temporary)
• Unity Event calls
• Voice line triggers
• Debug log

Conversation variables

• Player stat
• NPC stat
• Player & NPC relationship
• World state

Optional features

• Toggle-able dialogue tree minimap
• Dialogue tree comments

Enhancement design

Enhanced node components

• Timers (Choice nodes)
• NPC status reveal (Response nodes)
• Interruptions
• Unchoice option
• Randomness

Conversation components

• Player’s known “topics”
• NPC’s maximum conversation time
• Player & NPC cultures
• Player & NPC conversation purposes
• World events