Looking for dialog tips (regarding NPC with name that can change)

[deadbot]

I've got a companion that will have, depending on whether the player has WW or not, name A or B.  I'm wondering if there's something I can do that's kind of like %PCName where, instead of putting the actual name of the ref in the dialog, I can put a reference to a string variable or something that will put the right name in the dialog.

 

I know I CAN just copy all the dialog that refers to him by name  and set a condition to check the name so the correct one gets used.  That's more work than I'd like to do and it also seems like this is something that could/should exist.

 

So anyone found anything like this?

[Guest]

Hello. If you are talking about Skyrim (you did not specify this), you can use the text replacement features of the dialogues.

 

You can place in a dialogue something like <alias=AliasName> to get the name of the alias of the quest that is using the dialogues.

But beware because this sometimes does not work.

 

Follow this page of the CK guide: http://www.creationkit.com/Text_Replacement

[deadbot]

Sorry, should have specified. Actually refering to FNV.  Is this function specific to that version of the Creation Kit or does the GECK allow for it as well?

[Guest]

Sorry, should have specified. Actually refering to FNV.  Is this function specific to that version of the Creation Kit or does the GECK allow for it as well?

 

Sorry. No idea.

 

Never used GECK in my life.