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Dialog (Non-Tag) ​

Dialog lines in NarrativeCraft are standard Ink lines but can trigger in-game speech when written in a specific format.

Syntax ​

<character_name>: <dialog>

Example ​

Mark: Hello!

If no character is specified (e.g., Hello!), the dialog will be displayed in 2D on the screen, not in the 3D world.

Important

The character must be spawned in the world before speaking.
This means they need to be present through an animation, subscene, cutscene, or camera angle where the character is linked.
Otherwise, the story will crash and throw a runtime error.

Text Effects ​

You can apply animated text effects to dialog using inline tags.

Syntax ​

[<effect> (param1=value1, param2=value2)]<text>[/<effect>]

Effects apply only to the enclosed text. All parameters are optional unless stated otherwise.

Available Effects ​

waving ​

Applies a horizontal wave motion to the text.

[waving]Hellooo!![/waving]

shaking ​

Applies a chaotic shaking motion.

Parameters:

  • time (float, optional) , interval between shakes. Lower = faster movement.
  • force (float, optional) , intensity of the shake.

[shaking time=0.02, force=0.2]I'm angry![/shaking]

Example ​

Mark: [shaking force=0.1]What did you just say?[/shaking]