Dialogue Tracking & Collaboration

Level and Narrative Design Collaboration

Technical Guidelines

Use plain text from the English alphabet

• No quotation marks, back slashes, emojis, or special characters

Can use rich text formatting

• HTML commands for <color=yellow>color</color>, <b>bold</b>, and <i>italic</i> text

Character limits

• Speaker Components 300 character limit NPCs making statements to players

• Asker Behaviours 260 character limit NPCs with two-way dialog with players

• Tip: Use Len() function in spreadsheets to count characters

Rich text formatting counts toward character limits.

Format and Terms

Format

• It’s easiest to write, track, measure, and share dialogue across teams with spreadsheets

• Keep your spreadsheet updated

• Use our dialogue template for helpful guidelines and examples

Terms

• Speakers - Make statements

  • Barks: Initial dialog before quest initiated

  • Static NPCs: Mini-scenes, moments

• Askers - Independent conversation with players

• Quest Dialogue - Asker + Player Response(s)