ClearDialogue: branching dialogue editor for video games (JDialogue 2.0)

WIP games, tools & toy projects
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Hello everyone, this is the second half of my drop of the tools I’ve been working on for the past few weeks.

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This is the renamed 2.0 version of JDialogue, my branching dialogue editor. The main difference is that this version of the software is running on my new backend, Clear; hence the new name. This transition removes almost all of the arbitrary technical limits that were imposed by using JavaFX as a backend, meaning that now the sky is the limit for future additions and new features.

Github Repository Link:

Features include:

General

  • Should be compatible with any coding language (however the UI itself is only in English, if you’d like a translated version, please let us know and we’ll see about adding support for it)
  • Supports both normal dialogue and dialogue responses
  • Use the node-based system to connect these and make complex branching dialogue paths
  • Has a game API that can be referenced directly from your Java-based game for even further simplicity of use
  • Lightweight and simple to use
  • Custom backend that’s sturdy and reliable

IO

  • Supports JSON exporting/importing
  • Is heavily documented with instructions on how to add support for your own filetypes (it’s also extremely simple)

Tools

  • Supports quickly merging projects together into single files
  • Has basic replace/find tools that support refactoring within the current project
  • Use grid snapping to keep nodes aligned neatly in the project
  • Move multiple nodes at once, allowing for projects to be quickly edited on a large scale
  • Add/Remove tags to/from multiple nodes at once
  • Change the name of multiple nodes at once (for systematic naming)
  • Supports implementing custom syntax highlighting (I.E. highlighting text commands from your particular engine)

Documentation

  • Includes test applications in the source code showing how to implement ClearDialogue into your games
  • Code-base is highly documented and easy to follow
  • Code-base is highly customizable and easy to modify

Thanks for checking out ClearDialogue, and I hope it’s helpful to some of you with your own projects!!