Charas-Project
Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: ZedOv3rKill on August 18, 2012, 01:20:02 PM
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I was wondering if anyone knew any good game script writing templates or like guides. I have the story but I am having problems laying it out in an organized way.
Thanks
Tasha
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Alrighty thanky thanky
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Which maker are you using? I have a few RMXP text docs laying around somewhere. (Unless I'm somehow misunderstanding the question, which I feel like I am.) :\
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I'm a little bewildered by what you mean too. Since you're talking about story, I'm assuming that you're talking about writing a script with dialogue, actions, etc. rather than "scripting" as it refers to coding. I don't really know if that's something you can make a template for since stories differ as do the structures of their scripts.
I can't really give much advice since I don't know what kind of story you're creating, but I'd recommend doing what I often do- write them out of order. Don't start at the beginning and work your way through to the end. Write scripts for major events first and then fill in the holes later.
I'd write more, but my phone hates Charas and it's beginning to overheat.
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I'd write more, but my phone hates Charas and it's beginning to overheat.
Off topic. You too? Is it loading all white first and then the blue comes in block by block?
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Yeah. Gets annoying when I can't read a post without flipping my phone a couple times
=p
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I must be doing something wrong because I don't see any difference.
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c216/cerebus_x01/flippingthephone.png)
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Off topic. You too? Is it loading all white first and then the blue comes in block by block?
Yes, and it's getting worse after I updated to CM9.
Like, it's getting hard to read.
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Templates for scripts? Nah. I remember DB posting one some time ago but it was pretty ironic and following the lines of:
1. Main character does trivial things
2. Home town burns down / parents are killed
3. Meet up with experienced person
4. Fight badguys
And then there were typical fantasy things here such as meeting one of few female characters, jus like star wars only had leah.
€Point of no return A, character is directly involved in stopping evil powers
€Point of no return B, stuck with no way out, only progress is killing bad guy.
€Aftermatch
€Optional cliffhanger for sequel.
Just make the start exciting, introduce characters when the player get tired of the ones they have. Introduce areas/dungeons of varying styles to make them more exotic(unlike dragon age where every dungeon look the same). Throw in a plot twist, throw in a plot twist on the plot twist. Final battle. The end.
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My best advice is to find some friends and story board with them. Tell them what you have, and they will find the flaws, and you will correct the flaws.
If they ask you a question that you don't know the answer to, then find the answer.
etc.
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It's formulaic, but you can do a lot with this skeleton.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=monomyth&go=Go (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=monomyth&go=Go)
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I actually have a lot of big text files full of Control's script. I don't know if you mean the actual events, or just the general story, but my general rule of thumb is this: simplicity.
-If your story branches, make it easier on yourself and make a txt for each branch and note which text is what branch.
-Don't put too much detail into it. Really don't, when you come back and read what you wrote, you don't want to picture exactly what you did before. Maybe when you re-imagine it, you can think of something to make it more interesting.
-Don't stress over dialog. Most of my file consists of "King apologizes to Stan." Until you get down how the character acts, then you can go back with their more defined personality and change it to "I'm sorry that Lydia is such a coward."
But really, just DO it. Fretting about organization only wastes time. As long as you can find what you need by some means, it's okay.