Hello all

I had a search of the forums and a flick through the manual but could not find an answer to my query so apologies if the answer is very obvious.

Basically I had a peek at one of the RPG dialog system examples (apologies I forget which one) and I noticed that the text for each dialog box was stored as an Instance Variable within the NPC sprite.

Now until I find out how to use external XML lists for my dialog this seems like a fantastic way to store dialog for my project, however I was wondering what the maximum string size for these variables is.

So far I have found they can store a good sentence or two but I am curious as to what the real maximum limit is.

Thank you

Oops I forgot to make one of these intros.

Hello all, I am quite new to game development but I am having a blast so far. I have no expectations of becomming a professional at this, mostly because i'm pretty awful, but I am enjoying the ride.

I also have a strong interest in Music, especially Guitar.

I got picked on at school for this but the first console game I owned, and the first game I loved, was Croc: Legend of the Gobbos.

The music, atmosphere and gameplay were just incredible. Even now I can probably play that game from the start and enjoy every second.

As for first PC game it would probably be Simon the Sorcerer and the Discworld games. Ah the days when we would have to phone the "Hint Hotline" written at the back of the manual for clues on how to complete the game .

This is quite hard to answer. Games like Bioshock Infinite I really don't mind the character being male because the story was so very good, plus it was necessary for the storyline.

However if a game like Skyrim did not allow gender choice than it would annoy me to no end.

I think maybe there is a difference between immersing yourself in the character (Skyrim) and immersing yourself in the Story (Bioshock).