Characters
Learn how to define, use, and customize characters in Pixi’VN ink scripts, including dialogue association, name replacement, renaming, and emotions.
Before to read this section, it is recommended to read how to create and use characters in Pixi’VN.
Use
Associate a character with a dialogue
You can associate a character with a dialogue in ink. To do this, you need to use the following syntax:
mc: HelloFor example:
=== start ===
mc: Hello, I'm Liam.
-> DONEUse character name in dialogues text
You can use the character name in dialogues. To do this, you need to use the following syntax:
Hello, [mc].For example:
=== start ===
Hello, [mc].
-> DONEEdit
You can edit a character's information in ink, for example, you can change the character's name. To do this, you need to use the following syntax:
# rename mc LiamFor example:
=== start ===
mc: Hello, I'm [mc].
# request input string
mc: My name is:
# rename mc {_input_value_}
mc: My name is [mc]
-> DONECharacter emotions
You can use the character emotions in ink. To do this you just need to use a special ID composed of the character id, the @ separator, and the emotion:
mc@happy: Hi, I'm Liam. I'm very happy today.For example:
=== start ===
mc@happy: Hi, I'm Liam. I'm very happy today.
-> DONE