Help:Text modding: Difference between revisions

All text in the game is located inside the <code>content/Pack/Bootup_xxXX.pack</code> files in what are called [[message archives]]. The <code>xxXX</code> is the locale of the message contents. If you want your mod to support multiple locales, you'll need to make your text changes in every locale file you want to support.

</syntaxhighlight>The value of <code>icon</code> is the name of the icon to show. Options include arrows (<code>right_arrow</code>, <code>left_arrow</code>, <code>up_arrow</code>) and controller-related images (<code>gamepad</code>, <code>a</code>, <code>b</code>, <code>x</code>, <code>y</code>, <code>l</code>, <code>r</code>, <code>zl</code>, <code>zr</code>, <code>l_stick_press</code>, <code>l_stick_forward</code>, <code>l_stick_back</code>, <code>r_stick_press</code>, <code>d_pad_down</code>, <code>d_pad_left</code>, <code>d_pad_up</code>, <code>d_pad_right</code>, <code>plus</code>, <code>minus</code>).<ref>https://github.com/polarbunny/msyt-tools/blob/master/docs/notes.txt#L47</ref>

</syntaxhighlight>It has not been tested if this assumes a 30FPS frame rate.

A common use of pauses is to break up sentences auditorily, like one would when speaking in real life. <code>short</code> is typically used after regular sentences while <code>long</code> and <code>longer</code> are used after exclamations, questions, and ponderings. The specific duration depends on the desired emphasis for the preceding sentence.

</syntaxhighlight>The purpose of <code>variable_kind</code> refers to the kind of Game Flag that is referenced (this includes strings, int and float values).

Refer to existing in-game implementations of variables to determine how to use them in your dialogue. Usage of variables requires the associated event to be configured to set them.

</syntaxhighlight>The value of <code>frames</code> is the number of frames to wait before auto-advancing. It has not been tested if this assumes a 30FPS frame rate.

</syntaxhighlight>The text for dialogue choices is not defined directly. It must be defined in keys whose identifiers are four-digit numbers surrounded by double-quotes. (e.g. <code>"0009"</code>, which corresponds with the <code>9</code> under <code>choice_labels</code>)

The value of <code>selected_index</code> is the choice that is selected by default when the choice selector appears, based off of a zero-indexed list (where 0 is first, 1 is second, 2 is third, and 3 is fourth) of the <code>choice_labels</code>. It does '''not''' refer to choices with the same number system as labels. For example, trying to put <code>9</code> as the value of <code>selected_index</code> in the example above would not work because the list is only four items long; in that case, you would want to put <code>0</code>. From a game design standpoint, this should usually refer to the first choice, <code>0</code>.

The value of <code>cancel_index</code> is the choice that is selected when the player presses the B button. It refers to the same zero-indexed list as <code>selected_index</code>. From a game design standpoint, this should usually refer to the last choice.

As implied by its name, the purpose of <code>unknown</code> is not understood. It has been observed that in instances where dialogue choices only include two options, the unknown field is set to <code>6</code>. Similarly for cases where there are 3 or 4 options the values <code>8</code> and <code>10</code> are used respectively.

!Facial Emotion

There is also a <code>sound2</code> control node. It is unknown how this differs from the <code>sound</code> control node.