TLDR Dev · MISCELLANEOUS

NPC DIALOGUE TREE SO COMPLEX, IT'S LIKE NAVIGATING A FOREST

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Atom Team, the studio behind the game Swordhaven, revealed a complex NPC dialogue tree resembling a "forest" of nodes. The developers shared this to show the common struggle of organizing node graphs in visual programming environments like Unreal Engine. Developers advise optimizing nodes early or exploring alternative programming methods to improve workflow and project organization.