Dialogue Tooling
I extended an open-source node-based dialogue editor with custom node types and workflows that let the team author branching conversations with speaker, listener, side, choice, and state data.
Custom dialogue tooling and production delivery case study
Carolina's Café Colombiane
A one-month team jam visual novel and cafe management game where I joined in week 2 and delivered most of the final codebase.
Lead technical implementer / game developer
One-month jam · 8-person team · joined week 2
Unity · C# · Custom editor tools · Node-based dialogue tooling · UI systems
Carolina's Café Colombiane Gameplay Reel
Overview
Carolina's Café Colombiane combines visual novel structure with relationship tracking and cafe minigames. The project is a strong production reliability example because I joined after the jam had already started and helped move the team from reduced developer capacity to a finished release.
My Role
I delivered the majority of the final codebase, including dialogue tooling, state tracking, game progression, UI navigation, encounter sequencing, randomized character appearances, and two restaurant minigames.
Key Systems
Narrative State
I built the dialogue framework for player-choice persistence, NPC relations, speaker/listener state, and branching paths so relationship and story state could carry across encounters.
Game Progression
I implemented day transitions, encounter sequencing, randomized character appearances, and the supporting menu/navigation flow needed to connect narrative and cafe play.
Restaurant Minigames
I built the ingredient-catching physics minigame and coffee-pouring minigame, using events to keep minigame components decoupled from broader game state.
Outcome
Carolina's Café Colombiane shows team support under pressure: custom tools, state-heavy gameplay, UI flow, and production execution after joining midstream.