Modular Dialogue System for Godot (Used in Evenrift)

A lightweight, modular dialogue system built in Godot- designed as the narrative backbone of my in-progress RPG Evenrift. 

This system lets you:

• Display dialogue from NPCs
• Queue multiple lines of text
• Pull dialogue from a JSON file based on NPC and story stage
• Show and hide a styled textbox scene
• Easily expand later for branching conversations, portraits, etc.

It’s simple, flexible, and easy to build on - perfect for other solo devs or small teams who want to kickstart a dialogue system for their own story-driven games.

(Note the pixel assets in the example screenshots (background, characters, animations, etc) are not mine and are not included in the downloads).

📂 Included Files

• textbox.tscn – The textbox UI scene
• textbox.gd – Handles showing/hiding text and processing dialogue
• Dialogue_Manager.gd – Global manager for loading dialogue from JSON
• sample_dialogue.json – Example structure to get you started
• README.txt – Basic setup instructions and notes
• npc.gd – Script for an interactable NPC
• npc.tscn – A working NPC scene to drop into your level

💡 What You’ll Need

This isn’t a plug-and-play asset - it’s a working system pulled directly from my own game. To use it effectively, you should:

• Be familiar with the basics of Godot (v4.x)
• Know your way around GDScript and scene structures
• Be comfortable adapting code to fit your game
• It’s meant to give you a strong starting point, not a finished framework.

💬 License / Usage

You’re free to modify and use this in your own commercial or non-commercial projects. Attribution is appreciated but not required. Please don’t resell the files as-is.

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