Writing Conversations

[Legacy_Entreri MoonBlade]

               I have a question which as I lay in bed last night I realized I have never asked and was curious as to the answer. When writing a conversation why do you have to write it backwards? Is it paramount to do so or can you just write one "normally". By normally I mean just like this conversation is in a "normal" format. Not backwards lol. (I hope I didn't just insult anyone's intelligence!) So yeah, what gives? Thanks '>
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_ehye_khandee]

               *scratches head* have to write them backwards? I'm not following you, example please?

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Lightfoot8]

               I assume you are asking why the conversation nodes often have to be placed in reverse order to the way you want them displayed.
It has to do with the way the scripts check the node to be displayed. the conversation checks the nodes in order and displays the first one that the starting condition evaluates to true on. This means it is simpler to have the nodes in reverse order with the last node always evaluating out to true and always displayed if nothing has happened. You can write it in order It just makes the scripts for what to display having to be written a little different and at times more complex.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Entreri MoonBlade]

               Go to the old bw forums and read the module creation tutorial. In the conversation example it explains what I am talking about. Instead of just being like hi I am so and so blah blah blah you have to add nodes say I think it was all the way down in node 9 instead of say node 2 or 3...I am by no means very familiar with how the convo editor works, thus my op. And by the tutorial it's a bit confusing to say the least.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Entreri MoonBlade]

               

Lightfoot8 wrote...


I assume you are asking why the conversation nodes often have to be placed in reverse order to the way you want them displayed.
It has to do with the way the scripts check the node to be displayed. the conversation checks the nodes in order and displays the first one that the starting condition evaluates to true on. This means it is simpler to have the nodes in reverse order with the last node always evaluating out to true and always displayed if nothing has happened. You can write it in order It just makes the scripts for what to display having to be written a little different and at times more complex.

Bingo! Thank you. Lol..your post was two minutes after my previous reply to this one. I understand the reasoning now. I was just curious as to how and why it worked that way.