Un-cluttering the topics list

Hi guys.

I'm working on something to make the topic list cleaner and shorter.

When all the work on dialogue is done, the list of topics of a NPC will basically include:

- Quest topics

- NPC specific dialogue

- lore/generic dialogue

- (various others)

Lore and Generic topics are very numerous and basically clutter the topic list, making it difficult to find quest and NPC-specific topics.

I propose to have a topic called "What do you know about..." (text is can be changed) on all NPC. This one would be the entry point for all the generic/lore topics.

A NPC topic list would look like

- MonsterXYZ

- QuestABCD target

- What do you know about... > Argonians | Morrowind | Shortswords | ...

- Background

...

Pros:

- Reduces greatly the list of topics in the topic list

- All generic/lore topics are grouped and easy to access

Cons:

- You have to do one more click to talk about a generic/lore topics.

Please give feedback !

Last edited by grumpycat on 14 Mar 2014 - 20:58.

I'd also prefer it if some

I'd also prefer it if some NPCs just didn't want to blab to you about whatever. It makes no sense with outlander hate that they all want to talk about EVERYTHING.

Lots of the npcs in original

Lots of the npcs in original morrowind wouldn't talk to you unless your disposition was way up

In skywind, the disposition

In skywind, the disposition system is basically mapped with the relationship rank http://www.creationkit.com/Relationship

Your actions/quests will modify your relationship with the NPCs and thus impact your dialogue. Your friends will tell a great lot, while your foes will just ask you to f*ck off.

That's not as precise as the disposition in morrowind but it seems a good compromise.

Admittedly, Morrowind was a

Admittedly, Morrowind was a bit broken in that respect anyway. You could easily just throw money at any social interaction. I like digitalparanoid's solution.

To be honest the whole site

To be honest the whole site should be remade because it doesn't look that good.

Twisted Logic

Twisted Logic
Admittedly, Morrowind was a bit broken in that respect anyway. You could easily just throw money at any social interaction. I like digitalparanoid's solution.

I don't think you quite understand what he was saying. lol

Probably. I was only

Probably. I was only half-thinking/paying attention when I wrote that. :P

it's annoying how the current site has skywind active topics but lots of the time the feed is completely over run with skyblivion things. since so many people want to work on it i think it needs it's own category of feed.

it's annoying how the current

it's annoying how the current site has skywind active topics but lots of the time the feed is completely over run with skyblivion things. since so many people want to work on it i think it needs it's own category of feed.

Lol...this is a Skywind topic about quest development and you've put in a post about forum thread management...do you see the irony in this? rofl

Simply nobody has time to organize this site, it just relies on people not filling the forums with crap...little hope in that, oh well.

Un-cluttering the topics list

I'd also prefer it if some

Lots of the npcs in original

In skywind, the disposition

Admittedly, Morrowind was a

To be honest the whole site

^ lol

Twisted Logic

Probably. I was only

it's annoying how the current

it's annoying how the current

OK. considering the poll

or even a new dialog UI could

WOOOOOOAAAAH

ok this is mostly completed.

any screens?

I'll post something tonight

Thanks digitqal,the dialogue

ya it would be cool if you

Even as a Dunmer you're an