Zewp Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Hi guys and girls, Zewp here. I have for a while now entertained the idea of doing a complete overhaul of the Skyrim dialog system, but I'm a bit stuck on the main aspect of my idea. I'm going to come right out and say it, I don't have an idea how the Construction Set works. Absolutely none at all. But I am more than willing to learn. So, basically what I need to know is would it be possible to rip out Skyrim's dialog system entirely and replace it in its entirety with a text-based dialog system like the one Morrowind uses? This is basically the main 'platform' for my mod idea. If this is not possible, my mod idea is not possible. To brief you on what my mod idea is; I want to do an almost complete overhaul of Skyrim with the dialog being the main driving force behind it. No quests or lore will be changed and all the current dialog will still be in the overhaul, but it will all be text-based. Together with the current content, I want to flesh out the amount of dialog options and content in the game such as we had in Morrowind, where you could often have conversations with a single NPC spanning pages of written text. This will be the first stage of my mod. After this has been done, I want to start adding things to the game world itself; new quests, map markers, landmarks etc. This new content will be implemented in such a way that the only way to complete the quests, find the locations/artifacts will be through talking to NPCs and getting clues about the whereabouts of interesting characters, objectives, items etc. In other words, the content is aimed at people who enjoy not being led around by the nose and who prefer finding things themselves. As you can imagine, the idea for this mod is a pretty huge undertaking and if it is possible to do, it will likely take me months or maybe even years of work. I do not really think I will ever stop entirely. I might just decide to continue adding content until people either stop playing the mod or stop playing Skyrim. But unfortunately, unless a text-based dialog system can be implemented, this mod is not possible. At least, not with the scope I have in mind. So that's where I need the help of more knowledgeable modders who might be able to tell me whether what I have in mind is possible, or perhaps even team up with someone and work together on creating the dialog system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleork Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I guess you could do it through message boxes in the creation kit but that would be a very long process, or it could work like skyrim but silent files instead of voiced dialogues, you would need to change a lot of things however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigersong Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 replace it in its entirety with a text-based dialog system like the one Morrowind uses? That's one of my favorite things about Morrowind. I don't know how it can be done in Skyrim. However, if you're looking to learn how to use the Creation Kit I'd suggest you check out the Enclave at http://tesalliance.org Tell 'em Tiger sent you. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zewp Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) I guess you could do it through message boxes in the creation kit but that would be a very long process, or it could work like skyrim but silent files instead of voiced dialogues, you would need to change a lot of things however. Yeah, but that would defy the point a bit. I want a dialog system in which you can scroll back up through the conversation like we had in Morrowind. http://i45.tinypic.com/15i3rd4.jpg replace it in its entirety with a text-based dialog system like the one Morrowind uses? That's one of my favorite things about Morrowind. I don't know how it can be done in Skyrim. However, if you're looking to learn how to use the Creation Kit I'd suggest you check out the Enclave at http://tesalliance.org Tell 'em Tiger sent you. :smile: Thanks, I'll go have a look around there. Edited March 22, 2013 by Zewp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rennn Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I'm not sure if it would be possible... It's beyond my skill. I agree though, I really miss that from Morrowind. It was just so perfect for writing new dialogue and quests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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