Dialogue Variables

Script events that allow displaying text, such as Show Text also allow you to display the value of variables.

Typing $ followed by a variable's name will allow you to search through variables to display in your text. Once a variable has been added you can click it to open a menu allowing you to change the variable.

Formatting Variables

It is possible to add prefixes to dialogue variables allowing them to be used differently within your text.

• Fixed Length: Adding %D followed by a number between 1 and 9 before a variable causes it to be displayed as a fixed length value with leading zeros. e.g. %D5$Variable would display as 00042.
• Character Code: Adding %c before a variable causes it to be displayed as an ASCII character code. e.g. %c$Variable when the variable is 65 will display as A.
• Text Speed: Adding %t before a variable causes it to be used to set the text speed from that point onwards in the dialogue.
• Font: Adding %f before a variable changes the font to the index stored in that variable. To find the index of each font, export project data using Game > Advanced > Export Project Data, then inspect the FN_... definitions in src/game/<project>_texts.h. Their indices match the font table in <project>_texts.c.

Text Commands

Typing ! followed by one of the commands below allows you to alter how the dialogue is displayed from that point onwards, allowing you to use multiple fonts and speeds in a single dialogue event.

• !Font Allows you to choose a font to switch to mid dialogue, this option only works with advanced text render mode.
• !Speed Allows you to choose from the different text speeds.
• !Instant Allows you to set the text to appear instantly.
• !Cursor Allows you to move the text cursor to a new position. Click the P(0,0) or M(+1,+1) token to open a popup allowing you to change the position to move to.