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Sandbox vs themepark

Raph Koster

It was like resetting a little stage-play; the NPC actors hit their marks and reappeared at their start location. So… DikuMUDs started to add scripting systems , which were generally much more limited than the ones on LPMuds, but fit better with the whole “fill out some rows in a form to add content” development model. It’s generic.

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Darner's Digest, vol. 3: on the Yarn Spinner v2.0 release + a YS primer

Radiator Blog

The Future WHAT IS YARN SPINNER IN 2022 The Yarn Spinner project is made of two main parts, which can be confusing: Yarn Spinner "Core" , generic dialogue engine processor thing ("virtual machine") + script compiler written in C#. None of it is Unity specific. HOW TO USE YARN SPINNER A lot has changed since Yarn Spinner v1.0.

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A day in the life of a narrative designer

Game Global

When you imagine doing this job, is it mostly about crafting amazing cutscenes? They’re related, but the difference is this: A game writer’s primary responsibility is to promote the story that the game tells through the scripts they write. What is Narrative Design? If so, you probably want to be a game writer.

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Deathloop deconstruction / design thoughts

Radiator Blog

NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e. During this time, mission selection is restricted and progression is heavily scripted / controlled. Very streamlined, much faster, low stakes, and often just setting up the inevitable ensuing gunfight.

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Tryhard dev log - Cutscene and Game Scripting with Yarn Spinner v3.0 beta

Radiator Blog

In our upcoming game Tryhard , we have cutscenes and dialogue and level scripting like many other RPGs. beta 2 as our main scripting and story plugin. Now in YS3, Yarn scripts themselves have a new detour command which lets you jump to a different node and then return back after the node completes.

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