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BattleJuice Alchemist

6 months ago

Hey there!

While waiting for Act 2 translations, let’s talk about how we actually craft those dialogs: it’s a collaborative effort with some Arcweave magic to bring the story to life in our "monolog-style dialogs." Check out the devlog below:


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Hey folks!

The release of Act 2 for BattleJuice Alchemist is slightly delayed, but in the meantime, I wanted to share some insights on a related topic: the art of dialog writing.

Team Collaboration

Our dialog writing sessions are like cozy gatherings around a virtual campfire. With the whole team we brainstorm the questlines for each story location. While we have a rough roadmap for such a location, it's the collective brainstorming that adds depth and flavor to our storytelling.

Arcweave - Our Storytelling Toolkit

Fellow MegaGrant recipient "Arcweave" is our trusty companion in this storytelling adventure. Think of it as a digital canvas where our narrative takes shape. With its nodes representing plot lines, dialogs, NPCs, quests, events, or basically anything you choose, Arcweave helps us visualize the story less like a novel and more like a hypertext or wiki. This is what the outline for the full story looks like:

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It is very concise, just one screen from which you can always dive deeper.

Dialogs are written only by myself, not the whole team, but also in Arcweave. Dialogs for a location are organized like this:

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The blue nodes are individual NPCs and their dialogs branch from each one with quests (the yellow nodes) and other events (orange nodes).

Dialog Crafting

Here's the twist: Instead of traditional dialogs, we opt for monologues where NPCs do the talking. The player just chooses one-word replies of our protagonist Juice. This way of writing is a challenge, sure, but it adds a unique flavor to our storytelling and reduces text length. We aim to convey Juice's thoughts and intentions through the responses of the NPCs.

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And there you have it! Writing dialogs for BattleJuice Alchemist is a collaborative journey filled with creativity and imagination. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to shape our story. Until next time, happy adventuring and please don't forget to grab a copy / wishlist, or even leave a review, which really helps us out.

Alain



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