RPG — My two Cents (Blog) — Byron Donaldson

The Quest for a Functional Dialogue System

For about a month, I've been trying to figure out how to make a dialogue system for my game. Back when I was making the game with RPG Maker, it was as simple as pressing the right buttons to put together the functions I needed. But sadly, Unreal isn't as simple. The reason why it's been taking me so long to figure out how to put this system together is because there are 5 main functions/mechanics I want it to have:

Video Games, Storytelling, WriterByron DonaldsonDecember 18, 2021Wayfinders, unreal engine 4, ue4, RPG, Adventure, video games, ui, solo dev, indie game development, dialogue systemComment

Facial Expressions and Store UI Stuff

Video GamesByron DonaldsonNovember 15, 2021Wayfinders, RPG, unreal engine 4, ue4, indie game development, solo dev, dev log, dev diary, adventure fantasyComment

Finished Pilot Episodes and Major Changes for Wayfarers

So yeah, first big change is renaming Wayfarers to Wayfinders. I'm not sure if anyone cares to here the detailed explanation of why so I'll just say the story will get to a certain point where "Wayfarers" wouldn't fit. This being an RPG about adventure, discovery, and other adjectives about exploration, "Wayfinders" seemed like a better fit for the story as a whole. If this name change has left you lightheaded, then you may want to take a seat for the next part.

Wayfarers - Branching Path Polishing, Overworld building, and Shop Plugins

Video GamesByron DonaldsonJune 28, 2020rpg maker mv, wayfarers, indie game development, devlog, solo dev, dev diary, video games, narrative design, RPG, JRPGComment

Words not Swords

I enjoy all of Mark Brown’s Game Maker’s Toolkit videos but I found this one particularly interesting. He makes a lot of interesting observations and even has given me a few ideas I may want to try out on my next Interactive Fiction project.