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--- display_message [2020/04/22 17:16] – justin
+++ display_message [2021/06/29 19:37] (current) – justin
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-Displays a [[dialogue]] box with the specified message text. Interaction with the scene will be disabled until the player clicks the left mouse button or presses SPACE to dismiss it.
+Displays a [[dialogue]] box with the specified message text. Interaction with the scene will be disabled until the player clicks the left mouse button or presses SPACE to dismiss it. The optional "speaker" parameter, along with the [[Display Choices]] function, can be used to create simple, on the fly conversations without the need for a standalone [[dialogue]] file.
 ====Signature:====
 <code python>
-display_message(message_text)
+display_message(message_text, speaker)
 </code>
 ^Argument^Description^Type^Required^
 |message_text|Message text to display in the [[dialogue]] box.|[[String]]|Yes|
+|speaker|[[character|Character]] who will speak the message.|[[Entity]]|No|
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 ====Example:====
 <code bauxite>
-display_message("Justin and Sarah's House")
+display_message("Justin and Sarah's House");
 </code>
 //Results:// A [[dialogue]] box is displayed containing the text "Justin and Sarah's House".
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 ====Visual Demo:====
 {{:wiki:display_message_demo.gif?nolink|}}
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