Blabber

Are you a modpack maker who wants their players to talk to more than a quest book?
Are you a modded server owner who wants to sprinkle some ✨immersion✨ in their world?
Are you perhaps a modder who is looking for an easy-to-use dialogue library with expansive tooling?

Blabber is a mod and library for displaying interactive dialogues to your players. Just write your dialogue description files, then start them on demand!

How it looks

Like that:

Or like that:

You get to choose per-dialogue.

And here's a little video showcase too:

How it works

Commands

Blabber adds the /blabber command, allowing server operators and mapmakers to interact with the mod through commands.

• /blabber dialogue
  • /blabber dialogue start <dialogue> [<targets>] [<interlocutor>] : Starts a dialogue for one or more players.
    • <dialogue> : the unique identifier for the dialogue
    • [<targets>] (optional) : If specified, must be either a player's username or a target selector. If unspecified, defaults to the player using the command. When used in a command block, [<targets>] is not optional.
    • [<interlocutor>] (optional) : If specified, must be a target selector for a single entity. If unspecified, defaults to no interlocutor.

Format

Blabber will automatically load all JSON files in the data/[namespace]/blabber/dialogues directory. Those can be provided either by mods, or by datapacks.

Each file describes the various states a dialogue can be in. You can find the full description on the website: https://ladysnake.org/wiki/blabber#format

Online Dialogue Maker

If you are allergic to code, try this online tool: blabber dialogue editor

Using Blabber (for developers)

You can find the instructions to add Blabber to your development environment on our website: https://ladysnake.org/wiki/blabber/#using-blabber-for-developers

Mod Compatibility

Heracles

The Heracles quest mod can be used with the Heracles for Blabber add-on to incorporate dialogues into your modpack's or server's quests.

Text Animator

The Text Animator mod can be used to add special effects to your dialogues' texts.

Taterzens

The Taterzens mod can be used to create NPCs that can trigger Blabber dialogues when interacted with.  

FAQ

Q: (Neo)Forge?

A: I do not wish to spend development time supporting Forge. However, on 1.20.1, you can use the Sinytra Connector mod to make Blabber run regardless. If you are a mod developer who wishes to provide support for another loader, you can get in touch with us on our Discord server.