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Dialogue constants

To simplify dialogues, you can define up to 2 auxiliary variables or constants. Values corresponding to the current C_Info instance will be dynamically written there.

DIA_CurrentInstance

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var int DIA_CurrentInstance
Contains the ID of the current C_Info instance. Can greatly simplify code or make it more reusable. Should be defined in scripts.
Example usage
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Info_ClearChoices(DIA_CurrentInstance);
Info_AddChoice(DIA_CurrentInstance, /*text*/, /*func*/);
Npc_KnowsInfo(hero, DIA_CurrentInstance); // In this case DIA_CurrentInstance contains the last C_Info instance??
Create a wrapper function based on this variable
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func int C_HeroKnowsCurrentInfo()
{
    return Npc_KnowsInfo(hero, DIA_CurrentInstance);
};

DIA_CurrentName

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var string DIA_CurrentName;
Contains the name of the current instance of C_Info. Can be useful for debugging purposes. Should be defined in scripts. Usage scenarios: 
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Hlp_PrintConsole(DIA_CurrentName);
Hlp_PrintConsole(Str_Format("%s[%s]", DIA_CurrentName, self.name);
Hlp_StrCmp(DIA_CurrentName, "DIA_DiegoOw_Teach");