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Take a look below for the conversation that I created, complete with an old RPG trope: the false choice.
@>Text: -, -, Normal, Bottom
: : Hello there, young one. What brings you to fair
: : Seaside?
@>Text: -, -, Normal, Bottom
: : Eric explains what has happened recently.
@>Show Balloon Icon: This event, Exclamation, Wait
@>Text: -, -, Normal, Bottom
: : Could it be?
@>Text: 'Actor4', 0, Normal, Bottom
: : What is it?
@>Text: -, -, Normal, Bottom
: : Legends speak of a hero that was sealed within a
: : glen in times long past.
@>Text: -, -, Normal, Bottom
: : We have dire need of a hero, lad. This port town is
: : in danger, you see. Monsters have taken up residence
: : at the cave to the northeast and are affecting our
: : livelihood. Farmers live on the far end of this
@>Text: -, -, Normal, Bottom
: : continent and provide for our many food-related
: : needs. Traders have not visited Seaside for nearly
: : a decade. Ships that we send out do not return.
: : Please aid us, hero!
@>Label: Repeat
@>Text: -, -, Normal, Bottom
: : What say you?
@Show Choices: Yes, No
: When [Yes]
@>Text: -, -, Normal, Bottom
: : Thank you very much, lad! Please speak to Noah at
: : Seaside's temple. He has been searching for someone
: : to aid him in defeating the monsters.
@>Control Switches: [0002:PlotAdvance] = ON
@>
: When [No]
@>Text: -, -, Normal, Bottom
: : But thou must!
@>Jump to Label: Repeat
@>
: Branch End
As usual, I took the time to add a few new things for us to look at.
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Show Balloon Icon
is a neat little event command that places a balloon over someone's head.
(You can choose between the player, the current event, or another event on the same map).
In this case, the barkeeper gets an exclamation point, for reasons that make themselves
obvious a few lines of text later. That Wait after Exclamation means that the game will wait
until that event command has resolved to continue event processing. If you don't toggle that
option, the conversation will continue as the balloon appears.
