dialog WIP paths consolidation and rendering

2026-03-28 10:34:19 +01:00
parent 4c3ebca96e
commit 11b31169b1
70 changed files with 2658 additions and 485 deletions
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ exr = "1.72"
 kurbo = "0.11"
 nalgebra = { version = "0.34.1", features = ["convert-glam030"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
+bladeink = "1.2"
 wesl = "0.2"

 [build-dependencies]
--- a/assets/dialogs/test_char.ink
+++ b/assets/dialogs/test_char.ink
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+-> encounter
+
+=== encounter ===
+So. You came after all. # timer: 3.0 # parry: J
+ [hit] -> outcome_hit
+ [evaded] -> outcome_evaded
+ [wrong_parry] -> outcome_wrong
+ [parried_i] -> outcome_wrong
+ [parried_j] -> outcome_correct
+ [parried_l] -> outcome_wrong
+
+=== outcome_correct ===
+Exactly right. # timer: 2.5
+-> END
+
+=== outcome_hit ===
+You hesitate. Interesting. # timer: 2.5 # parry: I
+ [hit] -> end_beaten
+ [evaded] -> end_fled
+ [wrong_parry] -> end_beaten
+ [parried_i] -> end_strong
+ [parried_j] -> end_beaten
+ [parried_l] -> end_beaten
+
+=== outcome_evaded ===
+Running already? # timer: 2.5
+-> END
+
+=== outcome_wrong ===
+That wasn't the answer I expected. # timer: 2.5 # parry: L
+ [hit] -> end_beaten
+ [evaded] -> end_fled
+ [wrong_parry] -> end_beaten
+ [parried_i] -> end_beaten
+ [parried_j] -> end_beaten
+ [parried_l] -> end_strong
+
+=== end_beaten ===
+I see. You are not ready. # timer: 2.5
+-> END
+
+=== end_fled ===
+So be it. # timer: 2.0
+-> END
+
+=== end_strong ===
+Good. Perhaps you are worthy after all. # timer: 3.0
+-> END
--- a/assets/dialogs/test_char.ink.json
+++ b/assets/dialogs/test_char.ink.json
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+			"bufferView":3,
+			"componentType":5123,
+			"count":372,
+			"type":"SCALAR"
+		},
+		{
+			"bufferView":4,
+			"componentType":5126,
+			"count":480,
+			"max":[
+				1,
+				1,
+				1
+			],
+			"min":[
+				-0.9999999403953552,
+				-1,
+				-1
+			],
+			"type":"VEC3"
+		},
+		{
+			"bufferView":5,
+			"componentType":5126,
+			"count":480,
+			"type":"VEC3"
+		},
+		{
+			"bufferView":6,
+			"componentType":5126,
+			"count":480,
+			"type":"VEC2"
+		},
+		{
+			"bufferView":7,
+			"componentType":5123,
+			"count":672,
+			"type":"SCALAR"
+		}
+	],
+	"bufferViews":[
+		{
+			"buffer":0,
+			"byteLength":2304,
+			"byteOffset":0,
+			"target":34962
+		},
+		{
+			"buffer":0,
+			"byteLength":2304,
+			"byteOffset":2304,
+			"target":34962
+		},
+		{
+			"buffer":0,
+			"byteLength":1536,
+			"byteOffset":4608,
+			"target":34962
+		},
+		{
+			"buffer":0,
+			"byteLength":744,
+			"byteOffset":6144,
+			"target":34963
+		},
+		{
+			"buffer":0,
+			"byteLength":5760,
+			"byteOffset":6888,
+			"target":34962
+		},
+		{
+			"buffer":0,
+			"byteLength":5760,
+			"byteOffset":12648,
+			"target":34962
+		},
+		{
+			"buffer":0,
+			"byteLength":3840,
+			"byteOffset":18408,
+			"target":34962
+		},
+		{
+			"buffer":0,
+			"byteLength":1344,
+			"byteOffset":22248,
+			"target":34963
+		}
+	],
+	"buffers":[
+		{
+			"byteLength":23592,
+			"uri":"test_char.bin"
+		}
+	]
+}
--- a/assets/textures/blue_noise.png
+++ b/assets/textures/blue_noise.png
--- a/assets/textures/dither/octave_0.png
+++ b/assets/textures/dither/octave_0.png
--- a/assets/textures/dither/octave_1.png
+++ b/assets/textures/dither/octave_1.png
--- a/assets/textures/dither/octave_2.png
+++ b/assets/textures/dither/octave_2.png
--- a/assets/textures/dither/octave_3.png
+++ b/assets/textures/dither/octave_3.png
--- a/assets/textures/height_map_x0_y0.exr
+++ b/assets/textures/height_map_x0_y0.exr
--- a/assets/textures/path_direction_debug.png
+++ b/assets/textures/path_direction_debug.png
--- a/assets/textures/path_distance_debug.png
+++ b/assets/textures/path_distance_debug.png
--- a/assets/textures/path_hotspot_debug.exr
+++ b/assets/textures/path_hotspot_debug.exr
--- a/assets/textures/path_hotspot_heatmap.png
+++ b/assets/textures/path_hotspot_heatmap.png
--- a/assets/textures/path_segment_debug.png
+++ b/assets/textures/path_segment_debug.png
--- a/assets/textures/scripts/README.md
+++ b/assets/textures/scripts/README.md
--- a/assets/textures/scripts/generate_blue_noise.py
+++ b/assets/textures/scripts/generate_blue_noise.py
--- a/assets/textures/snow_depth.exr
+++ b/assets/textures/snow_depth.exr
--- a/assets/textures/terrain.exr
+++ b/assets/textures/terrain.exr
--- a/assets/textures/terrain_flowmap.exr
+++ b/assets/textures/terrain_flowmap.exr
--- a/assets/textures/terrain_flowmap.png
+++ b/assets/textures/terrain_flowmap.png
--- a/assets/textures/terrain_heightmap.exr
+++ b/assets/textures/terrain_heightmap.exr
--- a/assets/textures/terrain_normals.png
+++ b/assets/textures/terrain_normals.png
--- a/blender/terrain.blend
+++ b/blender/terrain.blend
--- a/blender/terrain.blend1
+++ b/blender/terrain.blend1
--- a/blender/test_char.blend
+++ b/blender/test_char.blend
--- a/blender/test_char.blend1
+++ b/blender/test_char.blend1
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,88 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::process::Command;
+
 fn main()
 {
+    compile_ink_stories();
+
    let wesl = wesl::Wesl::new("src/shaders");
    wesl.build_artifact(&"package::main".parse().unwrap(), "main");
    wesl.build_artifact(&"package::shadow".parse().unwrap(), "shadow");
 }
+
+fn compile_ink_stories()
+{
+    let dialogs_dir = Path::new("assets/dialogs");
+
+    if !dialogs_dir.exists()
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let inklecate = Path::new("tools/inklecate.dll");
+
+    if !inklecate.exists()
+    {
+        eprintln!("cargo:warning=tools/inklecate.dll not found — ink stories will not be compiled");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let entries = match std::fs::read_dir(dialogs_dir)
+    {
+        Ok(e) => e,
+        Err(_) => return,
+    };
+
+    for entry in entries.flatten()
+    {
+        let path = entry.path();
+
+        if path.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) != Some("ink")
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let ink_path = path.to_str().unwrap();
+        let json_path = format!("{}.json", ink_path);
+
+        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={ink_path}");
+
+        let ink_modified = std::fs::metadata(ink_path).and_then(|m| m.modified()).ok();
+        let json_modified = std::fs::metadata(&json_path)
+            .and_then(|m| m.modified())
+            .ok();
+
+        let needs_compile = match (ink_modified, json_modified)
+        {
+            (Some(ink_time), Some(json_time)) => ink_time > json_time,
+            _ => true,
+        };
+
+        if !needs_compile
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        println!("cargo:warning=Compiling {ink_path}");
+
+        let status = Command::new("dotnet")
+            .args([inklecate.to_str().unwrap(), "-o", &json_path, ink_path])
+            .status();
+
+        match status
+        {
+            Ok(s) if s.success() =>
+            {
+                println!("cargo:warning=Compiled {ink_path} → {json_path}");
+            }
+            Ok(s) =>
+            {
+                println!("cargo:warning=inklecate exited with {s} for {ink_path}");
+            }
+            Err(e) =>
+            {
+                println!("cargo:warning=Failed to run dotnet inklecate: {e}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/bundles/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bundles/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pub mod camera;
 pub mod player;
 pub mod spotlight;
 pub mod terrain;
+pub mod test_char;

 use crate::entity::EntityHandle;
 use crate::world::World;
--- a/src/bundles/player.rs
+++ b/src/bundles/player.rs
@@ -7,17 +7,19 @@ use rapier3d::prelude::{ColliderBuilder, RigidBodyBuilder};

 use crate::bundles::Bundle;
 use crate::components::lights::spot::SpotlightComponent;
+use crate::components::player_states::{
+    FallingState, IdleState, JumpingState, LeapingState, RollingState, WalkingState,
+};
 use crate::components::{
    InputComponent, JumpComponent, MeshComponent, MovementComponent, PhysicsComponent,
 };
 use crate::entity::EntityHandle;
 use crate::loaders::mesh::Mesh;
+use crate::paths;
 use crate::physics::PhysicsManager;
 use crate::render::Pipeline;
 use crate::state::StateMachine;
-use crate::systems::player_states::{
-    PlayerFallingState, PlayerIdleState, PlayerJumpingState, PlayerWalkingState,
-};
+use crate::systems::player_states::{LEAP_DURATION, ROLL_DURATION};
 use crate::world::{Transform, World};

 pub struct PlayerBundle
@@ -47,28 +49,20 @@ impl Bundle for PlayerBundle
        let rigidbody_handle = PhysicsManager::add_rigidbody(rigidbody);
        let collider_handle = PhysicsManager::add_collider(collider, Some(rigidbody_handle));

-        let mesh = Mesh::load_mesh("meshes/player_mesh.glb")
+        let mesh = Mesh::load_mesh(&paths::meshes::player())
            .map_err(|e| format!("missing player mesh: {}", e))?;

-        let falling_state = PlayerFallingState { entity };
-        let idle_state = PlayerIdleState { entity };
-        let walking_state = PlayerWalkingState {
-            entity,
-            enter_time_stamp: 0.0,
-        };
-        let jumping_state = PlayerJumpingState {
-            entity,
-            enter_time_stamp: 0.0,
-        };
-
-        let mut state_machine = StateMachine::new(Box::new(falling_state));
-        state_machine.add_state(walking_state);
-        state_machine.add_state(idle_state);
-        state_machine.add_state(jumping_state);
+        let mut state_machine = StateMachine::new::<FallingState>();
+        state_machine.register_state(|w: &mut World| &mut w.falling_states);
+        state_machine.register_state(|w: &mut World| &mut w.idle_states);
+        state_machine.register_state(|w: &mut World| &mut w.walking_states);
+        state_machine.register_state(|w: &mut World| &mut w.jumping_states);
+        state_machine.register_state(|w: &mut World| &mut w.leaping_states);
+        state_machine.register_state(|w: &mut World| &mut w.rolling_states);

        let entity_id = entity;

-        state_machine.add_transition::<PlayerFallingState, PlayerIdleState>(move |world| {
+        state_machine.add_transition::<FallingState, IdleState>(move |world| {
            let is_grounded = world
                .movements
                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
@@ -80,7 +74,7 @@ impl Bundle for PlayerBundle
            is_grounded && !has_input
        });

-        state_machine.add_transition::<PlayerFallingState, PlayerWalkingState>(move |world| {
+        state_machine.add_transition::<FallingState, WalkingState>(move |world| {
            let is_grounded = world
                .movements
                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
@@ -92,7 +86,7 @@ impl Bundle for PlayerBundle
            is_grounded && has_input
        });

-        state_machine.add_transition::<PlayerIdleState, PlayerWalkingState>(move |world| {
+        state_machine.add_transition::<IdleState, WalkingState>(move |world| {
            let is_grounded = world
                .movements
                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
@@ -104,7 +98,7 @@ impl Bundle for PlayerBundle
            is_grounded && has_input
        });

-        state_machine.add_transition::<PlayerWalkingState, PlayerIdleState>(move |world| {
+        state_machine.add_transition::<WalkingState, IdleState>(move |world| {
            let is_grounded = world
                .movements
                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
@@ -116,23 +110,21 @@ impl Bundle for PlayerBundle
            is_grounded && !has_input
        });

-        state_machine.add_transition::<PlayerIdleState, PlayerFallingState>(move |world| {
-            let is_grounded = world
+        state_machine.add_transition::<IdleState, FallingState>(move |world| {
+            !world
                .movements
                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
-                .unwrap_or(false);
-            !is_grounded
+                .unwrap_or(false)
        });

-        state_machine.add_transition::<PlayerWalkingState, PlayerFallingState>(move |world| {
-            let is_grounded = world
+        state_machine.add_transition::<WalkingState, FallingState>(move |world| {
+            !world
                .movements
                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
-                .unwrap_or(false);
-            !is_grounded
+                .unwrap_or(false)
        });

-        state_machine.add_transition::<PlayerIdleState, PlayerJumpingState>(move |world| {
+        state_machine.add_transition::<IdleState, JumpingState>(move |world| {
            let is_grounded = world
                .movements
                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
@@ -144,7 +136,7 @@ impl Bundle for PlayerBundle
            is_grounded && jump_pressed
        });

-        state_machine.add_transition::<PlayerWalkingState, PlayerJumpingState>(move |world| {
+        state_machine.add_transition::<WalkingState, JumpingState>(move |world| {
            let is_grounded = world
                .movements
                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
@@ -156,15 +148,76 @@ impl Bundle for PlayerBundle
            is_grounded && jump_pressed
        });

-        state_machine.add_transition::<PlayerJumpingState, PlayerFallingState>(move |world| {
+        state_machine.add_transition::<JumpingState, FallingState>(move |world| {
+            let time = world
+                .jumping_states
+                .with(entity_id, |s| s.time_in_state)
+                .unwrap_or(0.0);
            world
                .jumps
-                .with(entity_id, |jump| {
-                    jump.jump_context.duration >= jump.jump_duration
-                })
+                .with(entity_id, |j| time >= j.jump_duration)
                .unwrap_or(true)
        });

+        state_machine.add_transition::<IdleState, LeapingState>(move |world| {
+            world
+                .inputs
+                .with(entity_id, |i| i.roll_just_pressed)
+                .unwrap_or(false)
+        });
+
+        state_machine.add_transition::<WalkingState, LeapingState>(move |world| {
+            world
+                .inputs
+                .with(entity_id, |i| i.roll_just_pressed)
+                .unwrap_or(false)
+        });
+
+        state_machine.add_transition::<LeapingState, RollingState>(move |world| {
+            world
+                .leaping_states
+                .with(entity_id, |s| s.time_in_state >= LEAP_DURATION)
+                .unwrap_or(false)
+        });
+
+        state_machine.add_transition::<LeapingState, FallingState>(move |world| {
+            let leap_done = world
+                .leaping_states
+                .with(entity_id, |s| s.time_in_state >= LEAP_DURATION)
+                .unwrap_or(false);
+            let not_grounded = !world
+                .movements
+                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
+                .unwrap_or(true);
+            leap_done && not_grounded
+        });
+
+        state_machine.add_transition::<RollingState, IdleState>(move |world| {
+            let done = world
+                .rolling_states
+                .with(entity_id, |s| s.time_in_state >= ROLL_DURATION)
+                .unwrap_or(false);
+            let grounded = world
+                .movements
+                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
+                .unwrap_or(false);
+            done && grounded
+        });
+
+        state_machine.add_transition::<RollingState, FallingState>(move |world| {
+            let done = world
+                .rolling_states
+                .with(entity_id, |s| s.time_in_state >= ROLL_DURATION)
+                .unwrap_or(false);
+            let grounded = world
+                .movements
+                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
+                .unwrap_or(false);
+            done && !grounded
+        });
+
+        world.falling_states.insert(entity, FallingState::default());
+
        world.transforms.insert(entity, spawn_transform);
        world.movements.insert(entity, MovementComponent::new());
        world.jumps.insert(entity, JumpComponent::default());
--- a/src/bundles/terrain.rs
+++ b/src/bundles/terrain.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use crate::components::{MeshComponent, PhysicsComponent, TreeInstancesComponent}
 use crate::entity::EntityHandle;
 use crate::loaders::mesh::{InstanceData, InstanceRaw, Mesh};
 use crate::loaders::terrain::load_heightfield_from_exr;
+use crate::paths;
 use crate::physics::PhysicsManager;
 use crate::render;
 use crate::world::{Transform, World};
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ impl TerrainConfig
    pub fn default() -> Self
    {
        Self {
-            gltf_path: "meshes/terrain.gltf".to_string(),
-            heightmap_path: "textures/terrain_heightmap.exr".to_string(),
+            gltf_path: paths::meshes::terrain(),
+            heightmap_path: paths::textures::terrain_heightmap(),
            size: Vec2::new(1000.0, 1000.0),
        }
    }
--- a/src/bundles/test_char.rs
+++ b/src/bundles/test_char.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+use glam::Vec3;
+use rapier3d::control::{CharacterAutostep, KinematicCharacterController};
+use rapier3d::prelude::{ColliderBuilder, RigidBodyBuilder};
+
+use crate::bundles::Bundle;
+use crate::components::dialog::DialogSourceComponent;
+use crate::components::player_states::{FallingState, IdleState, WalkingState};
+use crate::components::trigger::{TriggerComponent, TriggerFilter, TriggerShape, TriggerState};
+use crate::components::{MeshComponent, MovementComponent, PhysicsComponent};
+use crate::entity::EntityHandle;
+use crate::loaders::mesh::Mesh;
+use crate::paths;
+use crate::physics::PhysicsManager;
+use crate::render::Pipeline;
+use crate::state::StateMachine;
+use crate::world::{Transform, World};
+
+pub struct TestCharBundle
+{
+    pub position: Vec3,
+}
+
+impl Bundle for TestCharBundle
+{
+    fn spawn(self, world: &mut World) -> Result<EntityHandle, String>
+    {
+        let entity = world.spawn();
+
+        let spawn_transform = Transform::from_position(self.position);
+
+        let rigidbody = RigidBodyBuilder::kinematic_position_based()
+            .translation(spawn_transform.position.into())
+            .build();
+        let collider = ColliderBuilder::capsule_y(0.5, 0.5).build();
+        let _controller = KinematicCharacterController {
+            slide: true,
+            autostep: Some(CharacterAutostep::default()),
+            max_slope_climb_angle: 45.0,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        let rigidbody_handle = PhysicsManager::add_rigidbody(rigidbody);
+        let collider_handle = PhysicsManager::add_collider(collider, Some(rigidbody_handle));
+
+        let mesh = Mesh::load_mesh(&paths::meshes::test_char())
+            .map_err(|e| format!("missing test_char mesh: {}", e))?;
+
+        let mut state_machine = StateMachine::new::<FallingState>();
+        state_machine.register_state(|w: &mut World| &mut w.falling_states);
+        state_machine.register_state(|w: &mut World| &mut w.idle_states);
+        state_machine.register_state(|w: &mut World| &mut w.walking_states);
+
+        let entity_id = entity;
+
+        state_machine.add_transition::<FallingState, IdleState>(move |world| {
+            world
+                .movements
+                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
+                .unwrap_or(false)
+        });
+
+        state_machine.add_transition::<IdleState, FallingState>(move |world| {
+            !world
+                .movements
+                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
+                .unwrap_or(false)
+        });
+
+        state_machine.add_transition::<WalkingState, FallingState>(move |world| {
+            !world
+                .movements
+                .with(entity_id, |m| m.movement_context.is_floored)
+                .unwrap_or(false)
+        });
+
+        world.falling_states.insert(entity, FallingState::default());
+
+        world.transforms.insert(entity, spawn_transform);
+        world.movements.insert(entity, MovementComponent::new());
+        world.physics.insert(
+            entity,
+            PhysicsComponent {
+                rigidbody: rigidbody_handle,
+                collider: Some(collider_handle),
+            },
+        );
+        world.meshes.insert(
+            entity,
+            MeshComponent {
+                mesh: Rc::new(mesh),
+                pipeline: Pipeline::Standard,
+                instance_buffer: None,
+                num_instances: 1,
+                tile_scale: 4.0,
+                enable_dissolve: false,
+                enable_snow_light: false,
+            },
+        );
+        world.state_machines.insert(entity, state_machine);
+        world.names.insert(entity, "TestChar".to_string());
+        world.triggers.insert(
+            entity,
+            TriggerComponent {
+                shape: TriggerShape::Sphere { radius: 20.0 },
+                filter: TriggerFilter::Player,
+                state: TriggerState::Idle,
+            },
+        );
+
+        let ink_json = std::fs::read_to_string(&paths::dialogs::test_char()).unwrap_or_default();
+        world
+            .dialog_sources
+            .insert(entity, DialogSourceComponent { ink_json });
+
+        Ok(entity)
+    }
+}
--- a/src/components/dialog.rs
+++ b/src/components/dialog.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+use bladeink::story::Story;
+
+use crate::entity::EntityHandle;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub enum ParryButton
+{
+    I,
+    J,
+    L,
+}
+
+impl ParryButton
+{
+    pub fn from_tag(tag: &str) -> Option<Self>
+    {
+        match tag.trim().to_lowercase().as_str()
+        {
+            "i" => Some(ParryButton::I),
+            "j" => Some(ParryButton::J),
+            "l" => Some(ParryButton::L),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum DialogPhase
+{
+    Displaying
+    {
+        timer: f32
+    },
+    ProjectileInFlight
+    {
+        projectile_entity: EntityHandle
+    },
+}
+
+pub struct DialogBubbleComponent
+{
+    pub story: Story,
+    pub character_entity: EntityHandle,
+    pub current_text: String,
+    pub phase: DialogPhase,
+    pub correct_parry: Option<ParryButton>,
+    pub display_time: f32,
+}
+
+pub struct DialogSourceComponent
+{
+    pub ink_json: String,
+}
+
+pub struct DialogProjectileComponent
+{
+    pub bubble_entity: EntityHandle,
+    pub correct_parry: ParryButton,
+    pub parry_window_open: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub enum DialogOutcome
+{
+    Hit,
+    Evaded,
+    WrongParry,
+    ParriedI,
+    ParriedJ,
+    ParriedL,
+}
+
+impl DialogOutcome
+{
+    pub fn to_choice_tag(&self) -> &'static str
+    {
+        match self
+        {
+            DialogOutcome::Hit => "hit",
+            DialogOutcome::Evaded => "evaded",
+            DialogOutcome::WrongParry => "wrong_parry",
+            DialogOutcome::ParriedI => "parried_i",
+            DialogOutcome::ParriedJ => "parried_j",
+            DialogOutcome::ParriedL => "parried_l",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct DialogOutcomeEvent
+{
+    pub bubble_entity: EntityHandle,
+    pub outcome: DialogOutcome,
+}
--- a/src/components/input.rs
+++ b/src/components/input.rs
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ pub struct InputComponent
    pub move_direction: Vec3,
    pub jump_pressed: bool,
    pub jump_just_pressed: bool,
+    pub roll_just_pressed: bool,
+    pub parry_i_just_pressed: bool,
+    pub parry_j_just_pressed: bool,
+    pub parry_l_just_pressed: bool,
 }
--- a/src/components/mod.rs
+++ b/src/components/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod camera;
+pub mod dialog;
 pub mod dissolve;
 pub mod follow;
 pub mod input;
@@ -8,11 +9,16 @@ pub mod mesh;
 pub mod movement;
 pub mod noclip;
 pub mod physics;
+pub mod player_states;
 pub mod rotate;
 pub mod tree_instances;
 pub mod trigger;

 pub use camera::CameraComponent;
+pub use dialog::{
+    DialogBubbleComponent, DialogOutcome, DialogOutcomeEvent, DialogPhase,
+    DialogProjectileComponent, DialogSourceComponent, ParryButton,
+};
 pub use dissolve::DissolveComponent;
 pub use follow::FollowComponent;
 pub use input::InputComponent;
@@ -22,4 +28,6 @@ pub use movement::MovementComponent;
 pub use physics::PhysicsComponent;
 pub use rotate::RotateComponent;
 pub use tree_instances::TreeInstancesComponent;
-pub use trigger::{TriggerComponent, TriggerEvent, TriggerEventKind, TriggerFilter, TriggerShape, TriggerState};
+pub use trigger::{
+    TriggerComponent, TriggerEvent, TriggerEventKind, TriggerFilter, TriggerShape, TriggerState,
+};
--- a/src/components/player_states.rs
+++ b/src/components/player_states.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+use glam::Vec3;
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct IdleState
+{
+    pub time_in_state: f32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct WalkingState
+{
+    pub time_in_state: f32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct JumpingState
+{
+    pub time_in_state: f32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct FallingState
+{
+    pub time_in_state: f32,
+}
+
+pub struct LeapingState
+{
+    pub time_in_state: f32,
+    pub leap_direction: Vec3,
+}
+
+impl Default for LeapingState
+{
+    fn default() -> Self
+    {
+        Self {
+            time_in_state: 0.0,
+            leap_direction: Vec3::Z,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct RollingState
+{
+    pub time_in_state: f32,
+    pub roll_direction: Vec3,
+}
+
+impl Default for RollingState
+{
+    fn default() -> Self
+    {
+        Self {
+            time_in_state: 0.0,
+            roll_direction: Vec3::Z,
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/components/trigger.rs
+++ b/src/components/trigger.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ use crate::entity::EntityHandle;

 pub enum TriggerShape
 {
-    Sphere { radius: f32 },
+    Sphere
+    {
+        radius: f32
+    },
 }

 pub enum TriggerFilter
@@ -23,12 +26,14 @@ pub struct TriggerComponent
    pub state: TriggerState,
 }

+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum TriggerEventKind
 {
    Entered,
    Exited,
 }

+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct TriggerEvent
 {
    pub trigger_entity: EntityHandle,
--- a/src/loaders/scene.rs
+++ b/src/loaders/scene.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub struct Space
    pub mesh_data: Vec<(Mesh, Vec<InstanceData>)>,
    pub spotlights: Vec<LightData>,
    pub player_spawn: Vec3,
+    pub test_char_spawn: Vec3,
 }

 impl Space
@@ -27,18 +28,20 @@ impl Space

        let spotlights = lights.into_spotlights();

-        let player_spawn = Self::get_player_spawn(gltf_path)?;
+        let player_spawn = Self::get_spawn(gltf_path, "PlayerSpawn")?;
+        let test_char_spawn = Self::get_spawn(gltf_path, "TestCharSpawn")?;

        Ok(Space {
            mesh_data,
            spotlights,
            player_spawn,
+            test_char_spawn,
        })
    }

-    fn get_player_spawn(gltf_path: &str) -> Result<Vec3>
+    fn get_spawn(gltf_path: &str, name: &str) -> Result<Vec3>
    {
-        let empty = Empties::get_empty_by_name(gltf_path, "PlayerSpawn")?;
+        let empty = Empties::get_empty_by_name(gltf_path, name)?;

        if let Some(empty_node) = empty
        {
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ impl Space
        }
        else
        {
-            println!("Warning: PlayerSpawn empty not found, using default position");
+            println!("Warning: {} empty not found, using default position", name);
            Ok(Vec3::new(0.0, 5.0, 0.0))
        }
    }
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod debug;
 mod editor;
 mod entity;
 mod loaders;
+mod paths;
 mod physics;
 mod picking;
 mod postprocess;
@@ -33,18 +34,21 @@ use crate::bundles::camera::CameraBundle;
 use crate::bundles::player::PlayerBundle;
 use crate::bundles::spotlight::spawn_spotlights;
 use crate::bundles::terrain::{TerrainBundle, TerrainConfig};
+use crate::bundles::test_char::TestCharBundle;
 use crate::bundles::Bundle;
 use crate::loaders::scene::Space;
 use crate::physics::PhysicsManager;
 use crate::snow::{SnowConfig, SnowLayer};
+
+use crate::systems::camera::stop_camera_following;
 use crate::systems::{
-    camera_follow_system, camera_input_system, camera_view_matrix, physics_sync_system,
+    camera_follow_system, camera_input_system, camera_view_matrix, dialog_bubble_render_system,
+    dialog_camera_system, dialog_projectile_system, dialog_system, physics_sync_system,
    player_input_system, render_system, rotate_system, snow_system, spotlight_sync_system,
    start_camera_following, state_machine_physics_system, state_machine_system,
    tree_dissolve_update_system, tree_instance_buffer_update_system, tree_occlusion_system,
    trigger_system,
 };
-use crate::systems::camera::stop_camera_following;
 use crate::utility::time::Time;

 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
    });
    editor.init_platform(&window);

-    let space = Space::load_space("meshes/terrain.gltf")?;
+    let space = Space::load_space(&crate::paths::meshes::terrain())?;
    let terrain_config = TerrainConfig::default();

    let player_spawn = space.player_spawn;
@@ -87,6 +91,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
    }
    .spawn(&mut world)
    .unwrap();
+
+    let _test_char_entity = TestCharBundle {
+        position: space.test_char_spawn,
+    }
+    .spawn(&mut world)
+    .unwrap();
+
    let _terrain_entity = TerrainBundle::spawn(&mut world, space.mesh_data, &terrain_config)?;
    spawn_spotlights(&mut world, space.spotlights);

@@ -160,7 +171,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
                }

                Event::KeyDown {
-                    keycode: Some(Keycode::I),
+                    keycode: Some(Keycode::Tab),
                    repeat: false,
                    ..
                } =>
@@ -262,6 +273,11 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
            println!("Debug mode: {:?}", debug_mode);
        }

+        if input_state.f2_just_pressed
+        {
+            editor.show_player_state = !editor.show_player_state;
+        }
+
        camera_input_system(&mut world, &input_state);

        if editor.active
@@ -270,8 +286,20 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
        }
        else
        {
-            camera_follow_system(&mut world);
+            let dialog_active = !world.bubble_tags.all().is_empty();
+            if dialog_active
+            {
+                dialog_camera_system(&mut world, delta);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                camera_follow_system(&mut world);
+            }
            player_input_system(&mut world, &input_state);
+            if editor.show_player_state
+            {
+                editor.build_hud(&world);
+            }
        }

        let physics_start = Instant::now();
@@ -286,6 +314,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>

            physics_sync_system(&mut world);
            trigger_system(&mut world);
+            dialog_system(&mut world, FIXED_TIMESTEP);
+            dialog_projectile_system(&mut world, &input_state);

            physics_accumulator -= FIXED_TIMESTEP;
        }
@@ -322,6 +352,10 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
                if let Some(view) = camera_view_matrix(&world)
                {
                    let projection = camera_component.projection_matrix();
+                    let view_proj = projection * view;
+
+                    let billboard_calls =
+                        dialog_bubble_render_system(&world, camera_transform.position, view_proj);

                    stats.draw_call_count = draw_calls.len();
                    stats.fps = 1.0 / delta;
@@ -333,12 +367,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
                        camera_transform.position,
                        player_pos,
                        &draw_calls,
+                        &billboard_calls,
                        time,
                        delta,
                        debug_mode,
                    );

-                    if editor.active
+                    if editor.active || editor.show_player_state
                    {
                        let screen_view = frame
                            .texture
--- a/src/paths.rs
+++ b/src/paths.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+pub const TEXTURES_DIR: &str = "assets/textures";
+pub const MESHES_DIR: &str = "assets/meshes";
+pub const SHADERS_DIR: &str = "src/shaders";
+pub const ASSETS_DIR: &str = "assets";
+
+pub mod textures
+{
+    use crate::paths::TEXTURES_DIR;
+
+    pub fn snow_depth() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/snow_depth.exr", TEXTURES_DIR)
+    }
+
+    pub fn terrain_heightmap() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/terrain_heightmap.exr", TEXTURES_DIR)
+    }
+
+    pub fn terrain_flowmap() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/terrain_flowmap.exr", TEXTURES_DIR)
+    }
+
+    pub fn blue_noise() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/blue_noise.png", TEXTURES_DIR)
+    }
+
+    pub fn dither_octave(octave: u32) -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/dither/octave_{}.png", TEXTURES_DIR, octave)
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod meshes
+{
+    use crate::paths::MESHES_DIR;
+
+    pub fn terrain() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/terrain.gltf", MESHES_DIR)
+    }
+
+    pub fn test_char() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/test_char.gltf", MESHES_DIR)
+    }
+
+    pub fn player() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/player_mesh.glb", MESHES_DIR)
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod dialogs
+{
+    use crate::paths::ASSETS_DIR;
+
+    pub fn test_char() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/dialogs/test_char.ink.json", ASSETS_DIR)
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod shaders
+{
+    use crate::paths::SHADERS_DIR;
+
+    pub fn blit() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/blit.wgsl", SHADERS_DIR)
+    }
+
+    pub fn bubble() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/bubble.wgsl", SHADERS_DIR)
+    }
+
+    pub fn debug_overlay() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/debug_overlay.wgsl", SHADERS_DIR)
+    }
+
+    pub fn snow_deform() -> String
+    {
+        format!("{}/snow_deform.wgsl", SHADERS_DIR)
+    }
+
+    pub const SHADOW_PACKAGE: &str = "package::shadow";
+    pub const MAIN_PACKAGE: &str = "package::main";
+    pub const SNOW_LIGHT_ACCUMULATION_PACKAGE: &str = "package::snow_light_accumulation";
+}
--- a/src/postprocess.rs
+++ b/src/postprocess.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::paths;
 use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};

 #[repr(C)]
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ pub fn create_blit_pipeline(
 ) -> wgpu::RenderPipeline
 {
    let shader_source =
-        std::fs::read_to_string("src/shaders/blit.wgsl").expect("Failed to read blit shader");
+        std::fs::read_to_string(&paths::shaders::blit()).expect("Failed to read blit shader");

    let shader = device.create_shader_module(wgpu::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
        label: Some("Blit Shader"),
--- a/src/render/billboard.rs
+++ b/src/render/billboard.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+use crate::paths;
+use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
+use wgpu::util::DeviceExt;
+
+const MAX_BUBBLES: usize = 8;
+const UNIFORM_STRIDE: usize = 256;
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Pod, Zeroable)]
+pub struct BillboardVertex
+{
+    pub position: [f32; 3],
+    pub uv: [f32; 2],
+}
+
+impl BillboardVertex
+{
+    pub fn desc() -> wgpu::VertexBufferLayout<'static>
+    {
+        wgpu::VertexBufferLayout {
+            array_stride: std::mem::size_of::<BillboardVertex>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
+            step_mode: wgpu::VertexStepMode::Vertex,
+            attributes: &[
+                wgpu::VertexAttribute {
+                    offset: 0,
+                    shader_location: 0,
+                    format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32x3,
+                },
+                wgpu::VertexAttribute {
+                    offset: std::mem::size_of::<[f32; 3]>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
+                    shader_location: 1,
+                    format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32x2,
+                },
+            ],
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Uniform block layout must match `bubble.wgsl` exactly (including implicit WGSL padding).
+///
+/// WGSL layout (offsets in bytes):
+///   view_proj    : mat4x4<f32>  → offset   0, size  64
+///   size         : vec2<f32>    → offset  64, size   8
+///   body_frac    : f32          → offset  72, size   4
+///   corner_r     : f32          → offset  76, size   4
+///   border_w     : f32          → offset  80, size   4
+///   [12 bytes WGSL padding to align vec4]
+///   fill_color   : vec4<f32>    → offset  96, size  16
+///   border_color : vec4<f32>    → offset 112, size  16
+///   total WGSL struct: 128 bytes
+///
+/// Rust struct is padded to 256 bytes for the dynamic-offset alignment requirement.
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Pod, Zeroable)]
+pub struct BubbleUniforms
+{
+    pub view_proj: [[f32; 4]; 4],
+    pub size: [f32; 2],
+    pub body_frac: f32,
+    pub corner_r: f32,
+    pub border_w: f32,
+    pub _pad1: [f32; 3],
+    pub fill_color: [f32; 4],
+    pub border_color: [f32; 4],
+    pub _pad2: [f32; 32],
+}
+
+const _: () = assert!(std::mem::size_of::<BubbleUniforms>() == UNIFORM_STRIDE);
+
+pub struct BillboardDrawCall
+{
+    /// Four corners in world space: top-left, top-right, bottom-right, bottom-left.
+    pub vertices: [BillboardVertex; 4],
+    pub uniforms: BubbleUniforms,
+}
+
+pub struct BillboardPipeline
+{
+    pipeline: wgpu::RenderPipeline,
+    vertex_buffer: wgpu::Buffer,
+    index_buffer: wgpu::Buffer,
+    uniform_buffer: wgpu::Buffer,
+    bind_group: wgpu::BindGroup,
+}
+
+impl BillboardPipeline
+{
+    pub fn new(device: &wgpu::Device, format: wgpu::TextureFormat) -> Self
+    {
+        let shader_source =
+            std::fs::read_to_string(&paths::shaders::bubble()).expect("Failed to read bubble.wgsl");
+
+        let shader = device.create_shader_module(wgpu::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
+            label: Some("Bubble Shader"),
+            source: wgpu::ShaderSource::Wgsl(shader_source.into()),
+        });
+
+        let bind_group_layout = device.create_bind_group_layout(&wgpu::BindGroupLayoutDescriptor {
+            label: Some("Billboard Bind Group Layout"),
+            entries: &[wgpu::BindGroupLayoutEntry {
+                binding: 0,
+                visibility: wgpu::ShaderStages::VERTEX | wgpu::ShaderStages::FRAGMENT,
+                ty: wgpu::BindingType::Buffer {
+                    ty: wgpu::BufferBindingType::Uniform,
+                    has_dynamic_offset: true,
+                    min_binding_size: std::num::NonZeroU64::new(
+                        std::mem::size_of::<BubbleUniforms>() as u64,
+                    ),
+                },
+                count: None,
+            }],
+        });
+
+        let uniform_buffer = device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+            label: Some("Billboard Uniform Buffer"),
+            size: (MAX_BUBBLES * UNIFORM_STRIDE) as wgpu::BufferAddress,
+            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::UNIFORM | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
+            mapped_at_creation: false,
+        });
+
+        let bind_group = device.create_bind_group(&wgpu::BindGroupDescriptor {
+            label: Some("Billboard Bind Group"),
+            layout: &bind_group_layout,
+            entries: &[wgpu::BindGroupEntry {
+                binding: 0,
+                resource: wgpu::BindingResource::Buffer(wgpu::BufferBinding {
+                    buffer: &uniform_buffer,
+                    offset: 0,
+                    size: std::num::NonZeroU64::new(std::mem::size_of::<BubbleUniforms>() as u64),
+                }),
+            }],
+        });
+
+        let vertex_buffer = device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+            label: Some("Billboard Vertex Buffer"),
+            size: (MAX_BUBBLES * 4 * std::mem::size_of::<BillboardVertex>()) as wgpu::BufferAddress,
+            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::VERTEX | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
+            mapped_at_creation: false,
+        });
+
+        let indices: [u16; 6] = [0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 0];
+        let index_buffer = device.create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
+            label: Some("Billboard Index Buffer"),
+            contents: bytemuck::cast_slice(&indices),
+            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::INDEX,
+        });
+
+        let pipeline_layout = device.create_pipeline_layout(&wgpu::PipelineLayoutDescriptor {
+            label: Some("Billboard Pipeline Layout"),
+            bind_group_layouts: &[&bind_group_layout],
+            immediate_size: 0,
+        });
+
+        let pipeline = device.create_render_pipeline(&wgpu::RenderPipelineDescriptor {
+            label: Some("Billboard Pipeline"),
+            layout: Some(&pipeline_layout),
+            vertex: wgpu::VertexState {
+                module: &shader,
+                entry_point: Some("vs_main"),
+                buffers: &[BillboardVertex::desc()],
+                compilation_options: Default::default(),
+            },
+            fragment: Some(wgpu::FragmentState {
+                module: &shader,
+                entry_point: Some("fs_main"),
+                targets: &[Some(wgpu::ColorTargetState {
+                    format,
+                    blend: Some(wgpu::BlendState::ALPHA_BLENDING),
+                    write_mask: wgpu::ColorWrites::ALL,
+                })],
+                compilation_options: Default::default(),
+            }),
+            primitive: wgpu::PrimitiveState {
+                topology: wgpu::PrimitiveTopology::TriangleList,
+                strip_index_format: None,
+                front_face: wgpu::FrontFace::Ccw,
+                cull_mode: None,
+                polygon_mode: wgpu::PolygonMode::Fill,
+                unclipped_depth: false,
+                conservative: false,
+            },
+            depth_stencil: Some(wgpu::DepthStencilState {
+                format: wgpu::TextureFormat::Depth32Float,
+                depth_write_enabled: false,
+                depth_compare: wgpu::CompareFunction::LessEqual,
+                stencil: wgpu::StencilState::default(),
+                bias: wgpu::DepthBiasState::default(),
+            }),
+            multisample: wgpu::MultisampleState {
+                count: 1,
+                mask: !0,
+                alpha_to_coverage_enabled: false,
+            },
+            multiview_mask: None,
+            cache: None,
+        });
+
+        Self {
+            pipeline,
+            vertex_buffer,
+            index_buffer,
+            uniform_buffer,
+            bind_group,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn render(
+        &self,
+        encoder: &mut wgpu::CommandEncoder,
+        queue: &wgpu::Queue,
+        color_view: &wgpu::TextureView,
+        depth_view: &wgpu::TextureView,
+        calls: &[BillboardDrawCall],
+    )
+    {
+        if calls.is_empty()
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let n = calls.len().min(MAX_BUBBLES);
+
+        let mut all_vertices: Vec<BillboardVertex> = Vec::with_capacity(n * 4);
+        for call in calls.iter().take(n)
+        {
+            all_vertices.extend_from_slice(&call.vertices);
+        }
+        queue.write_buffer(&self.vertex_buffer, 0, bytemuck::cast_slice(&all_vertices));
+
+        for (i, call) in calls.iter().take(n).enumerate()
+        {
+            queue.write_buffer(
+                &self.uniform_buffer,
+                (i * UNIFORM_STRIDE) as u64,
+                bytemuck::cast_slice(&[call.uniforms]),
+            );
+        }
+
+        {
+            let mut pass = encoder.begin_render_pass(&wgpu::RenderPassDescriptor {
+                label: Some("Billboard Pass"),
+                color_attachments: &[Some(wgpu::RenderPassColorAttachment {
+                    view: color_view,
+                    resolve_target: None,
+                    ops: wgpu::Operations {
+                        load: wgpu::LoadOp::Load,
+                        store: wgpu::StoreOp::Store,
+                    },
+                    depth_slice: None,
+                })],
+                depth_stencil_attachment: Some(wgpu::RenderPassDepthStencilAttachment {
+                    view: depth_view,
+                    depth_ops: Some(wgpu::Operations {
+                        load: wgpu::LoadOp::Load,
+                        store: wgpu::StoreOp::Store,
+                    }),
+                    stencil_ops: None,
+                }),
+                timestamp_writes: None,
+                occlusion_query_set: None,
+                multiview_mask: None,
+            });
+
+            pass.set_pipeline(&self.pipeline);
+            pass.set_vertex_buffer(0, self.vertex_buffer.slice(..));
+            pass.set_index_buffer(self.index_buffer.slice(..), wgpu::IndexFormat::Uint16);
+
+            for i in 0..n
+            {
+                let dynamic_offset = (i * UNIFORM_STRIDE) as u32;
+                pass.set_bind_group(0, &self.bind_group, &[dynamic_offset]);
+                pass.draw_indexed(0..6, (i * 4) as i32, 0..1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/render/debug_overlay.rs
+++ b/src/render/debug_overlay.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::paths;
 use crate::postprocess::ScreenVertex;

 pub struct DebugOverlay
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ impl DebugOverlay
 {
    pub fn new(device: &wgpu::Device, format: wgpu::TextureFormat) -> Self
    {
-        let shader_source = std::fs::read_to_string("src/shaders/debug_overlay.wgsl")
+        let shader_source = std::fs::read_to_string(&paths::shaders::debug_overlay())
            .expect("Failed to read debug_overlay.wgsl");

        let shader = device.create_shader_module(wgpu::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
--- a/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
+pub mod billboard;
 mod bind_group;
 mod debug_overlay;
 mod pipeline;
 mod shadow;
 mod types;

+pub use billboard::{BillboardDrawCall, BillboardPipeline};
 pub use types::{DrawCall, Pipeline, Spotlight, SpotlightRaw, Uniforms, MAX_SPOTLIGHTS};

 use crate::entity::EntityHandle;

 use crate::debug::DebugMode;
+use crate::paths;
 use crate::postprocess::{create_blit_pipeline, create_fullscreen_quad, LowResFramebuffer};
 use crate::texture::{DitherTextures, FlowmapTexture};
 use pipeline::{
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ pub struct Renderer
    wireframe_pipeline: Option<wgpu::RenderPipeline>,
    debug_lines_pipeline: Option<wgpu::RenderPipeline>,
    debug_overlay: Option<debug_overlay::DebugOverlay>,
+    billboard_pipeline: BillboardPipeline,
    wireframe_supported: bool,

    uniform_buffer: wgpu::Buffer,
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ impl Renderer
        };

        let flowmap_texture =
-            match FlowmapTexture::load(&device, &queue, "textures/terrain_flowmap.exr")
+            match FlowmapTexture::load(&device, &queue, &paths::textures::terrain_flowmap())
            {
                Ok(texture) =>
                {
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ impl Renderer
                }
            };

-        let blue_noise_data = image::open("textures/blue_noise.png")
+        let blue_noise_data = image::open(&paths::textures::blue_noise())
            .expect("Failed to load blue noise texture")
            .to_luma8();
        let blue_noise_size = blue_noise_data.dimensions();
@@ -490,6 +494,8 @@ impl Renderer
            &bind_group_layout,
        ));

+        let billboard_pipeline = BillboardPipeline::new(&device, config.format);
+
        let debug_overlay = Some(debug_overlay::DebugOverlay::new(&device, config.format));

        let shadow_bind_group_layout =
@@ -518,6 +524,7 @@ impl Renderer
            wireframe_pipeline,
            debug_lines_pipeline,
            debug_overlay,
+            billboard_pipeline,
            wireframe_supported,
            uniform_buffer,
            bind_group_layout,
@@ -561,6 +568,7 @@ impl Renderer
        camera_position: glam::Vec3,
        player_position: glam::Vec3,
        draw_calls: &[DrawCall],
+        billboard_calls: &[BillboardDrawCall],
        time: f32,
        delta_time: f32,
        debug_mode: DebugMode,
@@ -939,6 +947,14 @@ impl Renderer
            }
        }

+        self.billboard_pipeline.render(
+            &mut encoder,
+            &self.queue,
+            &self.framebuffer.view,
+            &self.framebuffer.depth_view,
+            billboard_calls,
+        );
+
        self.queue.submit(std::iter::once(encoder.finish()));

        let frame = match self.surface.get_current_texture()
@@ -1049,7 +1065,7 @@ impl Renderer
            match crate::texture::HeightmapTexture::load(
                &self.device,
                &self.queue,
-                "textures/terrain_heightmap.exr",
+                &paths::textures::terrain_heightmap(),
            )
            {
                Ok(heightmap) =>
@@ -1151,6 +1167,7 @@ pub fn render(
    camera_position: glam::Vec3,
    player_position: glam::Vec3,
    draw_calls: &[DrawCall],
+    billboard_calls: &[BillboardDrawCall],
    time: f32,
    delta_time: f32,
    debug_mode: DebugMode,
@@ -1165,6 +1182,7 @@ pub fn render(
            camera_position,
            player_position,
            draw_calls,
+            billboard_calls,
            time,
            delta_time,
            debug_mode,
--- a/src/render/pipeline.rs
+++ b/src/render/pipeline.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::paths;
 use wesl::Wesl;

 pub fn create_shadow_pipeline(
@@ -5,9 +6,9 @@ pub fn create_shadow_pipeline(
    bind_group_layout: &wgpu::BindGroupLayout,
 ) -> wgpu::RenderPipeline
 {
-    let compiler = Wesl::new("src/shaders");
+    let compiler = Wesl::new(&paths::SHADERS_DIR);
    let shader_source = compiler
-        .compile(&"package::shadow".parse().unwrap())
+        .compile(&paths::shaders::SHADOW_PACKAGE.parse().unwrap())
        .inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("WESL error: {e}"))
        .unwrap()
        .to_string();
@@ -70,9 +71,9 @@ pub fn create_main_pipeline(
    label: &str,
 ) -> wgpu::RenderPipeline
 {
-    let compiler = Wesl::new("src/shaders");
+    let compiler = Wesl::new(&paths::SHADERS_DIR);
    let shader_source = compiler
-        .compile(&"package::main".parse().unwrap())
+        .compile(&paths::shaders::MAIN_PACKAGE.parse().unwrap())
        .inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("WESL error: {e}"))
        .unwrap()
        .to_string();
@@ -142,9 +143,9 @@ pub fn create_wireframe_pipeline(
    bind_group_layout: &wgpu::BindGroupLayout,
 ) -> wgpu::RenderPipeline
 {
-    let compiler = Wesl::new("src/shaders");
+    let compiler = Wesl::new(&paths::SHADERS_DIR);
    let shader_source = compiler
-        .compile(&"package::main".parse().unwrap())
+        .compile(&paths::shaders::MAIN_PACKAGE.parse().unwrap())
        .inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("WESL error: {e}"))
        .unwrap()
        .to_string();
@@ -214,9 +215,9 @@ pub fn create_debug_lines_pipeline(
    bind_group_layout: &wgpu::BindGroupLayout,
 ) -> wgpu::RenderPipeline
 {
-    let compiler = Wesl::new("src/shaders");
+    let compiler = Wesl::new(&paths::SHADERS_DIR);
    let shader_source = compiler
-        .compile(&"package::main".parse().unwrap())
+        .compile(&paths::shaders::MAIN_PACKAGE.parse().unwrap())
        .inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("WESL error: {e}"))
        .unwrap()
        .to_string();
@@ -286,9 +287,9 @@ pub fn create_snow_clipmap_pipeline(
    main_bind_group_layout: &wgpu::BindGroupLayout,
 ) -> wgpu::RenderPipeline
 {
-    let compiler = Wesl::new("src/shaders");
+    let compiler = Wesl::new(&paths::SHADERS_DIR);
    let shader_source = compiler
-        .compile(&"package::main".parse().unwrap())
+        .compile(&paths::shaders::MAIN_PACKAGE.parse().unwrap())
        .inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("WESL error: {e}"))
        .unwrap()
        .to_string();
--- a/src/shaders/bubble.wgsl
+++ b/src/shaders/bubble.wgsl
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+struct Uniforms
+{
+    view_proj:    mat4x4<f32>,
+    size:         vec2<f32>,
+    body_frac:    f32,
+    corner_r:     f32,
+    border_w:     f32,
+    fill_color:   vec4<f32>,
+    border_color: vec4<f32>,
+}
+
+@group(0) @binding(0)
+var<uniform> u: Uniforms;
+
+struct VertexIn
+{
+    @location(0) position: vec3<f32>,
+    @location(1) uv:       vec2<f32>,
+}
+
+struct VertexOut
+{
+    @builtin(position) clip_pos: vec4<f32>,
+    @location(0)       uv:       vec2<f32>,
+}
+
+@vertex
+fn vs_main(in: VertexIn) -> VertexOut
+{
+    var out: VertexOut;
+    out.clip_pos = u.view_proj * vec4<f32>(in.position, 1.0);
+    out.uv       = in.uv;
+    return out;
+}
+
+fn sdf_rounded_box(p: vec2<f32>, b: vec2<f32>, r: f32) -> f32
+{
+    let q = abs(p) - b + r;
+    return length(max(q, vec2<f32>(0.0))) + min(max(q.x, q.y), 0.0) - r;
+}
+
+fn sdf_triangle(p: vec2<f32>, a: vec2<f32>, b: vec2<f32>, c: vec2<f32>) -> f32
+{
+    let e0  = b - a;
+    let e1  = c - b;
+    let e2  = a - c;
+    let v0  = p - a;
+    let v1  = p - b;
+    let v2  = p - c;
+    let pq0 = v0 - e0 * clamp(dot(v0, e0) / dot(e0, e0), 0.0, 1.0);
+    let pq1 = v1 - e1 * clamp(dot(v1, e1) / dot(e1, e1), 0.0, 1.0);
+    let pq2 = v2 - e2 * clamp(dot(v2, e2) / dot(e2, e2), 0.0, 1.0);
+    let s   = sign(e0.x * e2.y - e0.y * e2.x);
+    let d   = min(
+        min(
+            vec2<f32>(dot(pq0, pq0), s * (v0.x * e0.y - v0.y * e0.x)),
+            vec2<f32>(dot(pq1, pq1), s * (v1.x * e1.y - v1.y * e1.x)),
+        ),
+        vec2<f32>(dot(pq2, pq2), s * (v2.x * e2.y - v2.y * e2.x)),
+    );
+    return -sqrt(d.x) * sign(d.y);
+}
+
+var<private> bayer: array<f32, 16> = array<f32, 16>(
+     0.0,  8.0,  2.0, 10.0,
+    12.0,  4.0, 14.0,  6.0,
+     3.0, 11.0,  1.0,  9.0,
+    15.0,  7.0, 13.0,  5.0,
+);
+
+@fragment
+fn fs_main(in: VertexOut) -> @location(0) vec4<f32>
+{
+    let body_half_w = u.size.x * 0.5;
+    let body_half_h = u.size.y * u.body_frac * 0.5;
+
+    // World-unit coords centred at body centre (y+ = up in billboard local space).
+    let p = vec2<f32>(
+        (in.uv.x - 0.5) * u.size.x,
+        (u.body_frac * 0.5 - in.uv.y) * u.size.y,
+    );
+
+    // Body rounded rect.
+    let body_half = vec2<f32>(body_half_w, body_half_h);
+    let corner_r  = u.corner_r * min(body_half_w, body_half_h);
+    let d_body    = sdf_rounded_box(p, body_half, corner_r);
+
+    // Tail triangle pointing downward (toward character).
+    let tail_height    = u.size.y * (1.0 - u.body_frac);
+    let tail_base_half = body_half_w * 0.15;
+    let ta             = vec2<f32>(-tail_base_half, -body_half_h);
+    let tb             = vec2<f32>( tail_base_half, -body_half_h);
+    let tc             = vec2<f32>(0.0, -(body_half_h + tail_height));
+    let d_tail         = sdf_triangle(p, ta, tb, tc);
+
+    let d_shape = min(d_body, d_tail);
+
+    // Alpha with a tiny anti-alias band, then Bayer threshold.
+    let aa     = 0.01 * min(body_half_w, body_half_h);
+    let alpha  = 1.0 - smoothstep(-aa, aa, d_shape);
+    let fx     = u32(in.clip_pos.x) % 4u;
+    let fy     = u32(in.clip_pos.y) % 4u;
+    let thresh = bayer[fy * 4u + fx] / 16.0;
+    if alpha <= thresh
+    {
+        discard;
+    }
+
+    // Border ring on body only.
+    let border_w = u.border_w * min(body_half_w, body_half_h);
+    let inner_r  = max(corner_r - border_w, 0.0);
+    let d_inner  = sdf_rounded_box(p, body_half - border_w, inner_r);
+    if d_body <= 0.0 && d_inner > 0.0
+    {
+        return u.border_color;
+    }
+    return u.fill_color;
+}
--- a/src/snow.rs
+++ b/src/snow.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use wgpu::util::DeviceExt;

 use crate::{
    loaders::mesh::{InstanceRaw, Mesh, Vertex},
+    paths,
    render::{self, DrawCall, Pipeline},
    texture::HeightmapTexture,
 };
@@ -23,8 +24,8 @@ impl SnowConfig
    pub fn default() -> Self
    {
        Self {
-            depth_map_path: "textures/snow_depth.exr".to_string(),
-            heightmap_path: "textures/terrain_heightmap.exr".to_string(),
+            depth_map_path: paths::textures::snow_depth(),
+            heightmap_path: paths::textures::terrain_heightmap(),
            terrain_size: Vec2::new(1000.0, 1000.0),
            resolution: (1000, 1000),
        }
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ impl SnowLayer
    ) -> (wgpu::ComputePipeline, wgpu::BindGroup, wgpu::Buffer)
    {
        render::with_device(|device| {
-            let shader_source = std::fs::read_to_string("src/shaders/snow_deform.wgsl")
+            let shader_source = std::fs::read_to_string(&paths::shaders::snow_deform())
                .expect("Failed to load snow deform shader");

            let shader = device.create_shader_module(wgpu::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
--- a/src/snow_light.rs
+++ b/src/snow_light.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::paths;
 use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
 use glam::Vec2;
 use wgpu::util::DeviceExt;
@@ -170,9 +171,13 @@ impl SnowLightAccumulation
            ],
        });

-        let compiler = wesl::Wesl::new("src/shaders");
+        let compiler = wesl::Wesl::new(&paths::SHADERS_DIR);
        let shader_source = compiler
-            .compile(&"package::snow_light_accumulation".parse().unwrap())
+            .compile(
+                &paths::shaders::SNOW_LIGHT_ACCUMULATION_PACKAGE
+                    .parse()
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
            .inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("WESL error: {e}"))
            .unwrap()
            .to_string();
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -1,28 +1,30 @@
-use std::any::{Any, TypeId};
+use std::any::TypeId;
 use std::collections::HashMap;

-use crate::world::World;
+use crate::entity::EntityHandle;
+use crate::world::{Storage, World};

-pub trait StateAgent {}
-
-pub trait State: Any
+pub trait PlayerState
 {
-    fn get_state_name(&self) -> &'static str;
-    fn on_state_enter(&mut self, world: &mut World) {}
-    fn on_state_exit(&mut self, world: &mut World) {}
-    fn on_state_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, delta: f32) {}
-    fn on_state_physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, delta: f32) {}
+    fn tick_time(&mut self, _delta: f32) {}
+    fn on_enter(&mut self, _world: &mut World, _entity: EntityHandle) {}
+    fn on_exit(&mut self, _world: &mut World, _entity: EntityHandle) {}
+    fn on_update(&mut self, _world: &mut World, _entity: EntityHandle, _delta: f32) {}
+    fn on_physics_update(&mut self, _world: &mut World, _entity: EntityHandle, _delta: f32) {}
 }

-impl dyn State
+struct StateOps
 {
-    fn dyn_type_id(&self) -> std::any::TypeId
-    {
-        Any::type_id(self)
-    }
+    name: &'static str,
+    remove: Box<dyn Fn(&mut World, EntityHandle)>,
+    insert_default: Box<dyn Fn(&mut World, EntityHandle)>,
+    on_enter: Box<dyn Fn(&mut World, EntityHandle)>,
+    on_exit: Box<dyn Fn(&mut World, EntityHandle)>,
+    tick: Box<dyn Fn(&mut World, EntityHandle, f32)>,
+    physics_tick: Box<dyn Fn(&mut World, EntityHandle, f32)>,
 }

-pub struct StateTransition
+struct StateTransition
 {
    to_state_id: TypeId,
    condition: Box<dyn Fn(&World) -> bool>,
@@ -30,42 +32,93 @@ pub struct StateTransition

 pub struct StateMachine
 {
+    state_ops: HashMap<TypeId, StateOps>,
    state_transitions: HashMap<TypeId, Vec<StateTransition>>,
    current_state_id: TypeId,
-    states: HashMap<TypeId, Box<dyn State>>,
-    pub time_in_state: f32,
+}
+
+fn short_type_name<T: 'static>() -> &'static str
+{
+    let full = std::any::type_name::<T>();
+    full.rsplit("::").next().unwrap_or(full)
 }

 impl StateMachine
 {
-    pub fn new(enter_state: Box<dyn State>) -> Self
+    pub fn new<S: 'static>() -> Self
    {
-        let state_id = enter_state.dyn_type_id();
-        let mut states = HashMap::new();
-        states.insert(state_id, enter_state);
-
        Self {
+            state_ops: HashMap::new(),
            state_transitions: HashMap::new(),
-            current_state_id: state_id,
-            states,
-            time_in_state: 0.0,
+            current_state_id: TypeId::of::<S>(),
        }
    }

-    pub fn update(&mut self, world: &mut World, delta: f32)
+    pub fn register_state<S: PlayerState + Default + 'static>(
+        &mut self,
+        storage: fn(&mut World) -> &mut Storage<S>,
+    )
+    {
+        let ops = StateOps {
+            name: short_type_name::<S>(),
+            remove: Box::new(move |world, entity| {
+                storage(world).components.remove(&entity);
+            }),
+            insert_default: Box::new(move |world, entity| {
+                storage(world).insert(entity, S::default());
+            }),
+            on_enter: Box::new(move |world, entity| {
+                if let Some(mut state) = storage(world).components.remove(&entity)
+                {
+                    state.on_enter(world, entity);
+                    storage(world).insert(entity, state);
+                }
+            }),
+            on_exit: Box::new(move |world, entity| {
+                if let Some(mut state) = storage(world).components.remove(&entity)
+                {
+                    state.on_exit(world, entity);
+                    storage(world).insert(entity, state);
+                }
+            }),
+            tick: Box::new(move |world, entity, delta| {
+                if let Some(mut state) = storage(world).components.remove(&entity)
+                {
+                    state.tick_time(delta);
+                    state.on_update(world, entity, delta);
+                    storage(world).insert(entity, state);
+                }
+            }),
+            physics_tick: Box::new(move |world, entity, delta| {
+                if let Some(mut state) = storage(world).components.remove(&entity)
+                {
+                    state.on_physics_update(world, entity, delta);
+                    storage(world).insert(entity, state);
+                }
+            }),
+        };
+        self.state_ops.insert(TypeId::of::<S>(), ops);
+    }
+
+    pub fn update(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle, delta: f32)
    {
        if let Some(next_state_id) = self.get_transition_state_id(world)
        {
-            self.time_in_state = 0.0;
-            self.transition_to(world, next_state_id);
+            self.apply_transition(world, entity, next_state_id);
        }

-        if let Some(current_state) = self.states.get_mut(&self.current_state_id)
+        if let Some(ops) = self.state_ops.get(&self.current_state_id)
        {
-            current_state.on_state_update(world, delta);
+            (ops.tick)(world, entity, delta);
        }
+    }

-        self.time_in_state += delta;
+    pub fn physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle, delta: f32)
+    {
+        if let Some(ops) = self.state_ops.get(&self.current_state_id)
+        {
+            (ops.physics_tick)(world, entity, delta);
+        }
    }

    fn get_transition_state_id(&self, world: &World) -> Option<TypeId>
@@ -83,47 +136,30 @@ impl StateMachine
        None
    }

-    fn transition_to(&mut self, world: &mut World, new_state_id: TypeId)
+    fn apply_transition(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle, next_id: TypeId)
    {
-        if let Some(current_state) = self.states.get_mut(&self.current_state_id)
+        if let Some(ops) = self.state_ops.get(&self.current_state_id)
        {
-            current_state.on_state_exit(world);
+            (ops.on_exit)(world, entity);
+            (ops.remove)(world, entity);
        }

-        self.current_state_id = new_state_id;
+        self.current_state_id = next_id;

-        if let Some(new_state) = self.states.get_mut(&self.current_state_id)
+        if let Some(ops) = self.state_ops.get(&next_id)
        {
-            new_state.on_state_enter(world);
+            (ops.insert_default)(world, entity);
+            (ops.on_enter)(world, entity);
        }
    }

-    pub fn get_current_state(&self) -> Option<&dyn State>
-    {
-        self.states.get(&self.current_state_id).map(|b| b.as_ref())
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_current_state_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut dyn State>
-    {
-        self.states
-            .get_mut(&self.current_state_id)
-            .map(|b| b.as_mut())
-    }
-
-    pub fn add_state<T: State + 'static>(&mut self, state: T)
-    {
-        let state_id = TypeId::of::<T>();
-        self.states.insert(state_id, Box::new(state));
-    }
-
-    pub fn add_transition<TFrom: State + 'static, TTo: State + 'static>(
+    pub fn add_transition<TFrom: 'static, TTo: 'static>(
        &mut self,
        condition: impl Fn(&World) -> bool + 'static,
    )
    {
        let from_id = TypeId::of::<TFrom>();
        let to_id = TypeId::of::<TTo>();
-
        let transitions = self.state_transitions.entry(from_id).or_default();
        transitions.push(StateTransition {
            to_state_id: to_id,
@@ -131,11 +167,11 @@ impl StateMachine
        });
    }

-    pub fn get_available_transitions_count(&self) -> usize
+    pub fn get_current_state_name(&self) -> &'static str
    {
-        self.state_transitions
+        self.state_ops
            .get(&self.current_state_id)
-            .map(|transitions| transitions.len())
-            .unwrap_or(0)
+            .map(|ops| ops.name)
+            .unwrap_or("Unknown")
    }
 }
--- a/src/systems/dialog.rs
+++ b/src/systems/dialog.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+use bladeink::story::Story;
+use glam::Vec3;
+
+use crate::components::dialog::{
+    DialogBubbleComponent, DialogPhase, DialogProjectileComponent, ParryButton,
+};
+use crate::components::trigger::TriggerEventKind;
+use crate::entity::EntityHandle;
+use crate::world::{Transform, World};
+
+const DEFAULT_DISPLAY_TIME: f32 = 3.0;
+const PARRY_TAG_PREFIX: &str = "parry:";
+const TIMER_TAG_PREFIX: &str = "timer:";
+
+pub fn dialog_system(world: &mut World, delta: f32)
+{
+    process_trigger_events(world);
+    tick_displaying_bubbles(world, delta);
+    process_outcomes(world);
+}
+
+fn process_trigger_events(world: &mut World)
+{
+    let events: Vec<_> = world.trigger_events.iter().cloned().collect();
+
+    for event in events
+    {
+        let has_source = world.dialog_sources.get(event.trigger_entity).is_some();
+        if !has_source
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        match event.kind
+        {
+            TriggerEventKind::Entered =>
+            {
+                let already_active = world.bubble_tags.all().iter().any(|&b| {
+                    world
+                        .dialog_bubbles
+                        .with(b, |db| db.character_entity == event.trigger_entity)
+                        .unwrap_or(false)
+                });
+
+                if already_active
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                spawn_bubble(world, event.trigger_entity);
+            }
+
+            TriggerEventKind::Exited =>
+            {
+                despawn_bubbles_for_character(world, event.trigger_entity);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn spawn_bubble(world: &mut World, character_entity: EntityHandle)
+{
+    let ink_json = match world
+        .dialog_sources
+        .with(character_entity, |s| s.ink_json.clone())
+    {
+        Some(json) => json,
+        None => return,
+    };
+
+    let mut story = match Story::new(&ink_json)
+    {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(e) =>
+        {
+            eprintln!("Failed to load ink story: {e}");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    let (text, parry, display_time) = advance_story(&mut story);
+
+    let character_pos = world
+        .transforms
+        .with(character_entity, |t| t.position)
+        .unwrap_or(Vec3::ZERO);
+
+    let bubble_entity = world.spawn();
+    world.transforms.insert(
+        bubble_entity,
+        Transform::from_position(character_pos + Vec3::new(0.0, 2.5, 0.0)),
+    );
+    world
+        .names
+        .insert(bubble_entity, "DialogBubble".to_string());
+    world.bubble_tags.insert(bubble_entity, ());
+    world.dialog_bubbles.insert(
+        bubble_entity,
+        DialogBubbleComponent {
+            story,
+            character_entity,
+            current_text: text,
+            phase: DialogPhase::Displaying {
+                timer: display_time,
+            },
+            correct_parry: parry,
+            display_time,
+        },
+    );
+
+    println!("Dialog bubble spawned for character {character_entity}");
+}
+
+fn despawn_bubbles_for_character(world: &mut World, character_entity: EntityHandle)
+{
+    let bubbles: Vec<EntityHandle> = world.bubble_tags.all();
+
+    for bubble_entity in bubbles
+    {
+        let matches = world
+            .dialog_bubbles
+            .with(bubble_entity, |b| b.character_entity == character_entity)
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+
+        if !matches
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(bubble) = world.dialog_bubbles.get(bubble_entity)
+        {
+            if let DialogPhase::ProjectileInFlight { projectile_entity } = bubble.phase
+            {
+                world.despawn(projectile_entity);
+            }
+        }
+
+        world.despawn(bubble_entity);
+        println!("Dialog bubble despawned for character {character_entity}");
+    }
+}
+
+fn tick_displaying_bubbles(world: &mut World, delta: f32)
+{
+    let bubbles: Vec<EntityHandle> = world.bubble_tags.all();
+
+    for bubble_entity in bubbles
+    {
+        let character_entity = match world.dialog_bubbles.with(bubble_entity, |b| {
+            if matches!(b.phase, DialogPhase::Displaying { .. })
+            {
+                Some(b.character_entity)
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                None
+            }
+        })
+        {
+            Some(Some(e)) => e,
+            _ => continue,
+        };
+
+        let expired = world
+            .dialog_bubbles
+            .with_mut(bubble_entity, |b| {
+                if let DialogPhase::Displaying { ref mut timer } = b.phase
+                {
+                    *timer -= delta;
+                    *timer <= 0.0
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    false
+                }
+            })
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+
+        if expired
+        {
+            let correct_parry = match world
+                .dialog_bubbles
+                .with(bubble_entity, |b| b.correct_parry)
+            {
+                Some(Some(p)) => p,
+                _ =>
+                {
+                    world.despawn(bubble_entity);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+
+            let character_pos = world
+                .transforms
+                .with(character_entity, |t| t.position)
+                .unwrap_or(Vec3::ZERO);
+
+            let projectile_entity = world.spawn();
+            world.transforms.insert(
+                projectile_entity,
+                Transform::from_position(character_pos + Vec3::new(0.0, 1.5, 0.0)),
+            );
+            world
+                .names
+                .insert(projectile_entity, "DialogProjectile".to_string());
+            world.projectile_tags.insert(projectile_entity, ());
+            world.dialog_projectiles.insert(
+                projectile_entity,
+                DialogProjectileComponent {
+                    bubble_entity,
+                    correct_parry,
+                    parry_window_open: false,
+                },
+            );
+
+            world.dialog_bubbles.with_mut(bubble_entity, |b| {
+                b.phase = DialogPhase::ProjectileInFlight { projectile_entity };
+            });
+
+            println!(
+                "Dialog projectile spawned, correct parry: {:?}",
+                correct_parry
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn process_outcomes(world: &mut World)
+{
+    let outcomes: Vec<_> = world.dialog_outcomes.drain(..).collect();
+
+    for event in outcomes
+    {
+        let bubble_entity = event.bubble_entity;
+
+        if world.dialog_bubbles.get(bubble_entity).is_none()
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let choice_tag = event.outcome.to_choice_tag();
+
+        let next = world.dialog_bubbles.with_mut(bubble_entity, |b| {
+            let choices = b.story.get_current_choices();
+            let idx = choices
+                .iter()
+                .position(|c| c.tags.iter().any(|t| t.trim() == choice_tag));
+
+            if let Some(idx) = idx
+            {
+                let _ = b.story.choose_choice_index(idx);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                println!("No choice found for outcome tag '{choice_tag}', using first available");
+                if !choices.is_empty()
+                {
+                    let _ = b.story.choose_choice_index(0);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if b.story.can_continue()
+            {
+                let (text, parry, display_time) = advance_story(&mut b.story);
+                Some((text, parry, display_time))
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                None
+            }
+        });
+
+        match next
+        {
+            Some(Some((text, parry, display_time))) =>
+            {
+                world.dialog_bubbles.with_mut(bubble_entity, |b| {
+                    b.current_text = text;
+                    b.correct_parry = parry;
+                    b.display_time = display_time;
+                    b.phase = DialogPhase::Displaying {
+                        timer: display_time,
+                    };
+                });
+                println!(
+                    "Dialog advanced: '{}'",
+                    world
+                        .dialog_bubbles
+                        .with(bubble_entity, |b| b.current_text.clone())
+                        .unwrap_or_default()
+                );
+            }
+
+            Some(None) =>
+            {
+                world.despawn(bubble_entity);
+                println!("Dialog story finished");
+            }
+
+            None =>
+            {}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn advance_story(story: &mut Story) -> (String, Option<ParryButton>, f32)
+{
+    let mut full_text = String::new();
+    let mut parry: Option<ParryButton> = None;
+    let mut display_time = DEFAULT_DISPLAY_TIME;
+
+    while story.can_continue()
+    {
+        match story.cont()
+        {
+            Ok(line) => full_text.push_str(&line),
+            Err(e) =>
+            {
+                eprintln!("Story error: {e}");
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(tags) = story.get_current_tags()
+        {
+            for tag in tags
+            {
+                let tag = tag.trim().to_string();
+                let tag = tag.as_str();
+                if let Some(val) = tag.strip_prefix(PARRY_TAG_PREFIX)
+                {
+                    parry = ParryButton::from_tag(val.trim());
+                }
+                else if let Some(val) = tag.strip_prefix(TIMER_TAG_PREFIX)
+                {
+                    if let Ok(t) = val.trim().parse::<f32>()
+                    {
+                        display_time = t;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    (full_text.trim().to_string(), parry, display_time)
+}
--- a/src/systems/dialog_camera.rs
+++ b/src/systems/dialog_camera.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+use glam::Vec3;
+
+use crate::world::World;
+
+const CAMERA_LAG: f32 = 4.0;
+const VERTICAL_BIAS: f32 = 0.4;
+const MIN_DISTANCE: f32 = 8.0;
+const MAX_DISTANCE: f32 = 24.0;
+
+pub fn dialog_camera_system(world: &mut World, delta: f32)
+{
+    let Some((camera_entity, _)) = world.active_camera()
+    else
+    {
+        return;
+    };
+
+    let player_pos = world.player_position();
+
+    let character_positions: Vec<Vec3> = world
+        .bubble_tags
+        .all()
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|&bubble| {
+            let char_entity = world.dialog_bubbles.with(bubble, |b| b.character_entity)?;
+            world.transforms.with(char_entity, |t| t.position)
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    if character_positions.is_empty()
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let all_positions: Vec<Vec3> = std::iter::once(player_pos)
+        .chain(character_positions.iter().copied())
+        .collect();
+
+    let centroid =
+        all_positions.iter().copied().fold(Vec3::ZERO, |a, b| a + b) / all_positions.len() as f32;
+
+    let max_spread = all_positions
+        .iter()
+        .map(|p| (*p - centroid).length())
+        .fold(0.0f32, f32::max);
+
+    let camera_distance = (max_spread * 1.8 + MIN_DISTANCE).min(MAX_DISTANCE);
+
+    let to_player = (player_pos - centroid).normalize_or(Vec3::Z);
+    let camera_back_dir = Vec3::new(to_player.x, 0.0, to_player.z).normalize_or(Vec3::Z);
+
+    let target_camera_pos =
+        centroid + camera_back_dir * camera_distance + Vec3::Y * camera_distance * VERTICAL_BIAS;
+
+    let current_camera_pos = world
+        .transforms
+        .with(camera_entity, |t| t.position)
+        .unwrap_or(target_camera_pos);
+
+    let smoothed = current_camera_pos.lerp(target_camera_pos, (CAMERA_LAG * delta).min(1.0));
+
+    world.transforms.with_mut(camera_entity, |t| {
+        t.position = smoothed;
+    });
+
+    let look_target = centroid + Vec3::Y * 1.0;
+
+    if let Some(camera) = world.cameras.get_mut(camera_entity)
+    {
+        let look_dir = (look_target - smoothed).normalize_or(-Vec3::Z);
+        camera.yaw = look_dir.z.atan2(look_dir.x);
+        camera.pitch = look_dir.y.asin();
+    }
+}
--- a/src/systems/dialog_projectile.rs
+++ b/src/systems/dialog_projectile.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+use glam::Vec3;
+
+use crate::components::dialog::{DialogOutcome, DialogOutcomeEvent, ParryButton};
+use crate::entity::EntityHandle;
+
+use crate::utility::input::InputState;
+use crate::world::World;
+
+const PROJECTILE_SPEED: f32 = 6.0;
+const PARRY_WINDOW_RADIUS: f32 = 3.5;
+const HIT_RADIUS: f32 = 1.2;
+
+pub fn dialog_projectile_system(world: &mut World, input_state: &InputState)
+{
+    let player_entity = world.player_tags.all().into_iter().next();
+    let Some(player_entity) = player_entity
+    else
+    {
+        return;
+    };
+
+    let player_pos = world
+        .transforms
+        .with(player_entity, |t| t.position)
+        .unwrap_or(Vec3::ZERO);
+
+    let player_is_evading = is_player_evading(world, player_entity);
+
+    let projectiles: Vec<EntityHandle> = world.projectile_tags.all();
+    let mut outcomes: Vec<DialogOutcomeEvent> = Vec::new();
+    let mut to_despawn: Vec<EntityHandle> = Vec::new();
+
+    for proj_entity in projectiles
+    {
+        let proj_pos = match world.transforms.with(proj_entity, |t| t.position)
+        {
+            Some(p) => p,
+            None => continue,
+        };
+
+        let to_player = player_pos - proj_pos;
+        let distance = to_player.length();
+
+        let window_open = world
+            .dialog_projectiles
+            .with(proj_entity, |p| p.parry_window_open)
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+
+        if window_open
+        {
+            if let Some(outcome) = resolve_parry(world, proj_entity, input_state, player_is_evading)
+            {
+                let bubble_entity = world
+                    .dialog_projectiles
+                    .with(proj_entity, |p| p.bubble_entity)
+                    .unwrap();
+                outcomes.push(DialogOutcomeEvent {
+                    bubble_entity,
+                    outcome,
+                });
+                to_despawn.push(proj_entity);
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if distance < HIT_RADIUS
+        {
+            let bubble_entity = world
+                .dialog_projectiles
+                .with(proj_entity, |p| p.bubble_entity)
+                .unwrap();
+            let outcome = if player_is_evading
+            {
+                DialogOutcome::Evaded
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                DialogOutcome::Hit
+            };
+            outcomes.push(DialogOutcomeEvent {
+                bubble_entity,
+                outcome,
+            });
+            to_despawn.push(proj_entity);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if distance < PARRY_WINDOW_RADIUS
+        {
+            world.dialog_projectiles.with_mut(proj_entity, |p| {
+                p.parry_window_open = true;
+            });
+        }
+
+        let direction = if distance > 0.001
+        {
+            to_player / distance
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Vec3::ZERO
+        };
+
+        world.transforms.with_mut(proj_entity, |t| {
+            t.position += direction * PROJECTILE_SPEED * (1.0 / 60.0);
+        });
+    }
+
+    for entity in to_despawn
+    {
+        world.despawn(entity);
+    }
+
+    world.dialog_outcomes.extend(outcomes);
+}
+
+fn resolve_parry(
+    world: &World,
+    proj_entity: EntityHandle,
+    input_state: &InputState,
+    player_is_evading: bool,
+) -> Option<DialogOutcome>
+{
+    if player_is_evading
+    {
+        return Some(DialogOutcome::Evaded);
+    }
+
+    let correct_parry = world
+        .dialog_projectiles
+        .with(proj_entity, |p| p.correct_parry)?;
+
+    if input_state.i_just_pressed
+    {
+        return Some(
+            if correct_parry == ParryButton::I
+            {
+                DialogOutcome::ParriedI
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                DialogOutcome::WrongParry
+            },
+        );
+    }
+
+    if input_state.j_just_pressed
+    {
+        return Some(
+            if correct_parry == ParryButton::J
+            {
+                DialogOutcome::ParriedJ
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                DialogOutcome::WrongParry
+            },
+        );
+    }
+
+    if input_state.l_just_pressed
+    {
+        return Some(
+            if correct_parry == ParryButton::L
+            {
+                DialogOutcome::ParriedL
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                DialogOutcome::WrongParry
+            },
+        );
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+fn is_player_evading(world: &World, player_entity: EntityHandle) -> bool
+{
+    world.leaping_states.get(player_entity).is_some()
+        || world.rolling_states.get(player_entity).is_some()
+}
--- a/src/systems/dialog_render.rs
+++ b/src/systems/dialog_render.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+use glam::{Mat4, Vec3};
+
+use crate::render::billboard::{BillboardDrawCall, BillboardVertex, BubbleUniforms};
+use crate::world::World;
+
+const BUBBLE_WIDTH: f32 = 2.2;
+const BUBBLE_HEIGHT: f32 = 1.1;
+const BODY_FRAC: f32 = 0.78;
+const CORNER_R: f32 = 0.18;
+const BORDER_W: f32 = 0.06;
+const HEIGHT_OFFSET: f32 = 8.2;
+
+const FILL_COLOR: [f32; 4] = [0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 1.0];
+const BORDER_COLOR: [f32; 4] = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0];
+
+pub fn dialog_bubble_render_system(
+    world: &World,
+    camera_pos: Vec3,
+    view_proj: Mat4,
+) -> Vec<BillboardDrawCall>
+{
+    let mut calls = Vec::new();
+
+    for bubble_entity in world.bubble_tags.all()
+    {
+        let character_entity = match world
+            .dialog_bubbles
+            .with(bubble_entity, |b| b.character_entity)
+        {
+            Some(e) => e,
+            None => continue,
+        };
+
+        let character_pos = match world.transforms.with(character_entity, |t| t.position)
+        {
+            Some(p) => p,
+            None => continue,
+        };
+
+        let body_half_h = BUBBLE_HEIGHT * BODY_FRAC * 0.5;
+        let tail_height = BUBBLE_HEIGHT * (1.0 - BODY_FRAC);
+        let anchor = character_pos + Vec3::Y * (HEIGHT_OFFSET + body_half_h);
+
+        let to_camera = camera_pos - anchor;
+        let forward = if to_camera.length_squared() > 1e-6
+        {
+            to_camera.normalize()
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Vec3::Z
+        };
+
+        let up_ref = Vec3::Y;
+        let right = if forward.abs().dot(up_ref) > 0.99
+        {
+            Vec3::X
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            up_ref.cross(forward).normalize()
+        };
+        let up = forward.cross(right).normalize();
+
+        let half_w = BUBBLE_WIDTH * 0.5;
+        let total_down = body_half_h + tail_height;
+
+        // Corners: tl → tr → br → bl (CCW in clip space when billboard faces camera).
+        let tl = anchor - right * half_w + up * body_half_h;
+        let tr = anchor + right * half_w + up * body_half_h;
+        let br = anchor + right * half_w - up * total_down;
+        let bl = anchor - right * half_w - up * total_down;
+
+        let vertices = [
+            BillboardVertex {
+                position: tl.to_array(),
+                uv: [0.0, 0.0],
+            },
+            BillboardVertex {
+                position: tr.to_array(),
+                uv: [1.0, 0.0],
+            },
+            BillboardVertex {
+                position: br.to_array(),
+                uv: [1.0, 1.0],
+            },
+            BillboardVertex {
+                position: bl.to_array(),
+                uv: [0.0, 1.0],
+            },
+        ];
+
+        let uniforms = BubbleUniforms {
+            view_proj: view_proj.to_cols_array_2d(),
+            size: [BUBBLE_WIDTH, BUBBLE_HEIGHT],
+            body_frac: BODY_FRAC,
+            corner_r: CORNER_R,
+            border_w: BORDER_W,
+            _pad1: [0.0; 3],
+            fill_color: FILL_COLOR,
+            border_color: BORDER_COLOR,
+            _pad2: [0.0; 32],
+        };
+
+        calls.push(BillboardDrawCall { vertices, uniforms });
+    }
+
+    calls
+}
--- a/src/systems/input.rs
+++ b/src/systems/input.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ pub fn player_input_system(world: &mut World, input_state: &InputState)
            input_component.move_direction = move_direction;
            input_component.jump_pressed = input_state.space;
            input_component.jump_just_pressed = input_state.space_just_pressed;
+            input_component.roll_just_pressed = input_state.roll_just_pressed;
+            input_component.parry_i_just_pressed = input_state.i_just_pressed;
+            input_component.parry_j_just_pressed = input_state.j_just_pressed;
+            input_component.parry_l_just_pressed = input_state.l_just_pressed;
        });
    }
 }
--- a/src/systems/mod.rs
+++ b/src/systems/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 pub mod camera;
+pub mod dialog;
+pub mod dialog_camera;
+pub mod dialog_projectile;
+pub mod dialog_render;
 pub mod follow;
 pub mod input;
 pub mod physics_sync;
@@ -15,6 +19,10 @@ pub use camera::{
    camera_follow_system, camera_input_system, camera_noclip_system, camera_view_matrix,
    start_camera_following,
 };
+pub use dialog::dialog_system;
+pub use dialog_camera::dialog_camera_system;
+pub use dialog_projectile::dialog_projectile_system;
+pub use dialog_render::dialog_bubble_render_system;
 pub use input::player_input_system;
 pub use physics_sync::physics_sync_system;
 pub use render::render_system;
--- a/src/systems/player_states.rs
+++ b/src/systems/player_states.rs
@@ -2,121 +2,34 @@ use glam::Vec3;
 use kurbo::ParamCurve;
 use rapier3d::math::Vector;

+use crate::components::player_states::{
+    FallingState, IdleState, JumpingState, LeapingState, RollingState, WalkingState,
+};
 use crate::entity::EntityHandle;
 use crate::physics::PhysicsManager;
-use crate::state::State;
-use crate::utility::time::Time;
+use crate::state::PlayerState;
 use crate::world::World;

-pub struct PlayerFallingState
-{
-    pub entity: EntityHandle,
-}
+pub const LEAP_DURATION: f32 = 0.18;
+pub const ROLL_DURATION: f32 = 0.42;
+const LEAP_SPEED: f32 = 18.0;
+const ROLL_SPEED: f32 = 14.0;

-impl State for PlayerFallingState
+impl PlayerState for IdleState
 {
-    fn get_state_name(&self) -> &'static str
+    fn tick_time(&mut self, delta: f32)
    {
-        "PlayerFallingState"
+        self.time_in_state += delta;
    }

-    fn on_state_enter(&mut self, _world: &mut World)
+    fn on_enter(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle)
    {
-        println!("entered falling");
-    }
-
-    fn on_state_exit(&mut self, _world: &mut World) {}
-
-    fn on_state_update(&mut self, _world: &mut World, _delta: f32) {}
-
-    fn on_state_physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, delta: f32)
-    {
-        const GRAVITY: f32 = -9.81 * 5.0;
-        const GROUND_CHECK_DISTANCE: f32 = 0.6;
-
-        let (current_pos, velocity) = world
-            .physics
-            .with(self.entity, |physics| {
-                PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
-                    let mut vel = *rigidbody.linvel();
-                    vel.y += GRAVITY * delta;
-                    (*rigidbody.translation(), vel)
-                })
-            })
-            .flatten()
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let next_pos = current_pos + velocity;
-        let terrain_height = PhysicsManager::get_terrain_height_at(next_pos.x, next_pos.z);
-
-        let is_grounded = if let Some(height) = terrain_height
-        {
-            let target_y = height + 1.0;
-            let distance_to_ground = current_pos.y - target_y;
-
-            if distance_to_ground < GROUND_CHECK_DISTANCE && velocity.y <= 0.01
-            {
-                world.physics.with(self.entity, |physics| {
-                    PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
-                        let next_pos = Vector::new(current_pos.x, target_y, current_pos.z);
-                        rigidbody.set_next_kinematic_translation(next_pos);
-                        rigidbody.set_linvel(Vector::new(velocity.x, 0.0, velocity.z), true);
-                    });
-                });
-                true
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                world.physics.with(self.entity, |physics| {
-                    PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
-                        let next_pos = current_pos + velocity * delta;
-                        rigidbody.set_next_kinematic_translation(next_pos);
-                        rigidbody.set_linvel(velocity, true);
-                    });
-                });
-                false
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            world.physics.with(self.entity, |physics| {
-                PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
-                    let next_pos = current_pos + velocity * delta;
-                    rigidbody.set_next_kinematic_translation(next_pos);
-                    rigidbody.set_linvel(velocity, true);
-                });
-            });
-            false
-        };
-
-        world.movements.with_mut(self.entity, |movement| {
-            movement.movement_context.is_floored = is_grounded;
-        });
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct PlayerIdleState
-{
-    pub entity: EntityHandle,
-}
-
-impl State for PlayerIdleState
-{
-    fn get_state_name(&self) -> &'static str
-    {
-        "PlayerIdleState"
-    }
-
-    fn on_state_enter(&mut self, world: &mut World)
-    {
-        println!("entered idle");
-
-        world.physics.with(self.entity, |physics| {
+        world.physics.with(entity, |physics| {
            PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
                let current_velocity = *rigidbody.linvel();
                let idle_damping = world
                    .movements
-                    .with(self.entity, |m| m.idle_damping)
+                    .with(entity, |m| m.idle_damping)
                    .unwrap_or(0.1);

                let horizontal_velocity = Vec3::new(current_velocity.x, 0.0, current_velocity.z);
@@ -134,17 +47,13 @@ impl State for PlayerIdleState
        });
    }

-    fn on_state_exit(&mut self, _world: &mut World) {}
-
-    fn on_state_update(&mut self, _world: &mut World, _delta: f32) {}
-
-    fn on_state_physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, _delta: f32)
+    fn on_physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle, _delta: f32)
    {
        const GROUND_CHECK_DISTANCE: f32 = 0.6;

        let current_translation = world
            .physics
-            .with(self.entity, |physics| {
+            .with(entity, |physics| {
                PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
                    *rigidbody.translation()
                })
@@ -162,7 +71,7 @@ impl State for PlayerIdleState

            if distance_to_ground.abs() < GROUND_CHECK_DISTANCE
            {
-                world.physics.with(self.entity, |physics| {
+                world.physics.with(entity, |physics| {
                    PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
                        let next_translation =
                            Vector::new(current_translation.x, target_y, current_translation.z);
@@ -170,7 +79,7 @@ impl State for PlayerIdleState
                    });
                });

-                world.movements.with_mut(self.entity, |movement| {
+                world.movements.with_mut(entity, |movement| {
                    movement.movement_context.is_floored = true;
                });
            }
@@ -178,51 +87,32 @@ impl State for PlayerIdleState
    }
 }

-pub struct PlayerWalkingState
+impl PlayerState for WalkingState
 {
-    pub entity: EntityHandle,
-    pub enter_time_stamp: f32,
-}
-
-impl State for PlayerWalkingState
-{
-    fn get_state_name(&self) -> &'static str
+    fn tick_time(&mut self, delta: f32)
    {
-        "PlayerWalkingState"
+        self.time_in_state += delta;
    }

-    fn on_state_enter(&mut self, _world: &mut World)
-    {
-        self.enter_time_stamp = Time::get_time_elapsed();
-        println!("entered walking");
-    }
-
-    fn on_state_exit(&mut self, _world: &mut World) {}
-
-    fn on_state_update(&mut self, _world: &mut World, _delta: f32) {}
-
-    fn on_state_physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, delta: f32)
+    fn on_physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle, delta: f32)
    {
        let (movement_input, walking_config) = world
            .movements
-            .with(self.entity, |movement| {
+            .with(entity, |movement| {
                let input = world
                    .inputs
-                    .with(self.entity, |input| input.move_direction)
+                    .with(entity, |input| input.move_direction)
                    .unwrap_or(Vec3::ZERO);
                (input, movement.clone())
            })
            .unwrap();

-        let current_time = Time::get_time_elapsed();
-        let elapsed_time = current_time - self.enter_time_stamp;
-
-        let t = (elapsed_time / walking_config.walking_acceleration_duration).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+        let t = (self.time_in_state / walking_config.walking_acceleration_duration).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
        let acceleration_amount = walking_config.walking_acceleration_curve.eval(t as f64).y as f32;

        let current_translation = world
            .physics
-            .with(self.entity, |physics| {
+            .with(entity, |physics| {
                PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
                    *rigidbody.translation()
                })
@@ -271,7 +161,7 @@ impl State for PlayerWalkingState
            }
        };

-        world.physics.with(self.entity, |physics| {
+        world.physics.with(entity, |physics| {
            PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
                let current_velocity = *rigidbody.linvel();

@@ -300,13 +190,13 @@ impl State for PlayerWalkingState
            });
        });

-        world.movements.with_mut(self.entity, |movement| {
+        world.movements.with_mut(entity, |movement| {
            movement.movement_context.is_floored = terrain_height.is_some();
        });

        if movement_input.length_squared() > 0.1
        {
-            world.transforms.with_mut(self.entity, |transform| {
+            world.transforms.with_mut(entity, |transform| {
                let target_rotation = f32::atan2(movement_input.x, movement_input.z);
                transform.rotation.y = target_rotation;
            });
@@ -314,64 +204,44 @@ impl State for PlayerWalkingState
    }
 }

-pub struct PlayerJumpingState
+impl PlayerState for JumpingState
 {
-    pub entity: EntityHandle,
-    pub enter_time_stamp: f32,
-}
-
-impl State for PlayerJumpingState
-{
-    fn get_state_name(&self) -> &'static str
+    fn tick_time(&mut self, delta: f32)
    {
-        "PlayerJumpingState"
+        self.time_in_state += delta;
    }

-    fn on_state_enter(&mut self, world: &mut World)
+    fn on_enter(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle)
    {
-        self.enter_time_stamp = Time::get_time_elapsed();
+        self.time_in_state = 0.0;

-        let current_position = world.transforms.get(self.entity).unwrap().position;
+        let current_position = world.transforms.get(entity).unwrap().position;

-        world.jumps.with_mut(self.entity, |jump| {
+        world.jumps.with_mut(entity, |jump| {
            jump.jump_context.in_progress = true;
-            jump.jump_context.execution_time = self.enter_time_stamp;
            jump.jump_context.origin_height = current_position.y;
            jump.jump_context.duration = 0.0;
            jump.jump_context.normal = Vec3::Y;
        });
-
-        println!("entered jumping");
    }

-    fn on_state_exit(&mut self, world: &mut World)
+    fn on_exit(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle)
    {
-        world.jumps.with_mut(self.entity, |jump| {
+        world.jumps.with_mut(entity, |jump| {
            jump.jump_context.in_progress = false;
            jump.jump_context.duration = 0.0;
        });
-
-        println!("exited jumping");
    }

-    fn on_state_update(&mut self, _world: &mut World, _delta: f32) {}
-
-    fn on_state_physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, delta: f32)
+    fn on_physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle, delta: f32)
    {
-        let current_time = Time::get_time_elapsed();
-
-        world.jumps.with_mut(self.entity, |jump| {
-            jump.jump_context.duration =
-                current_time - jump.jump_context.execution_time;
+        world.jumps.with_mut(entity, |jump| {
+            jump.jump_context.duration = self.time_in_state;
        });

-        let jump = world
-            .jumps
-            .with(self.entity, |jump| jump.clone())
-            .unwrap();
+        let jump = world.jumps.with(entity, |jump| jump.clone()).unwrap();

-        let elapsed_time = jump.jump_context.duration;
-        let normalized_time = (elapsed_time / jump.jump_duration).min(1.0);
+        let normalized_time = (self.time_in_state / jump.jump_duration).min(1.0);
        let height_progress = jump.jump_curve.eval(normalized_time as f64).y as f32;

        let origin_height = jump.jump_context.origin_height;
@@ -379,7 +249,7 @@ impl State for PlayerJumpingState

        let current_translation = world
            .physics
-            .with(self.entity, |physics| {
+            .with(entity, |physics| {
                PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
                    *rigidbody.translation()
                })
@@ -387,11 +257,10 @@ impl State for PlayerJumpingState
            .flatten()
            .unwrap();

-        let current_y = current_translation.y;
-        let height_diff = target_height - current_y;
+        let height_diff = target_height - current_translation.y;
        let required_velocity = height_diff / delta;

-        world.physics.with(self.entity, |physics| {
+        world.physics.with(entity, |physics| {
            PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
                let current_velocity = *rigidbody.linvel();
                let next_translation = Vector::new(
@@ -408,8 +277,220 @@ impl State for PlayerJumpingState
            });
        });

-        world.movements.with_mut(self.entity, |movement| {
+        world.movements.with_mut(entity, |movement| {
            movement.movement_context.is_floored = false;
        });
    }
 }
+
+impl PlayerState for FallingState
+{
+    fn tick_time(&mut self, delta: f32)
+    {
+        self.time_in_state += delta;
+    }
+
+    fn on_physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle, delta: f32)
+    {
+        const GRAVITY: f32 = -9.81 * 5.0;
+        const GROUND_CHECK_DISTANCE: f32 = 0.6;
+
+        let (current_pos, velocity) = world
+            .physics
+            .with(entity, |physics| {
+                PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
+                    let mut vel = *rigidbody.linvel();
+                    vel.y += GRAVITY * delta;
+                    (*rigidbody.translation(), vel)
+                })
+            })
+            .flatten()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let next_pos = current_pos + velocity;
+        let terrain_height = PhysicsManager::get_terrain_height_at(next_pos.x, next_pos.z);
+
+        let is_grounded = if let Some(height) = terrain_height
+        {
+            let target_y = height + 1.0;
+            let distance_to_ground = current_pos.y - target_y;
+
+            if distance_to_ground < GROUND_CHECK_DISTANCE && velocity.y <= 0.01
+            {
+                world.physics.with(entity, |physics| {
+                    PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
+                        let next_pos = Vector::new(current_pos.x, target_y, current_pos.z);
+                        rigidbody.set_next_kinematic_translation(next_pos);
+                        rigidbody.set_linvel(Vector::new(velocity.x, 0.0, velocity.z), true);
+                    });
+                });
+                true
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                world.physics.with(entity, |physics| {
+                    PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
+                        let next_pos = current_pos + velocity * delta;
+                        rigidbody.set_next_kinematic_translation(next_pos);
+                        rigidbody.set_linvel(velocity, true);
+                    });
+                });
+                false
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            world.physics.with(entity, |physics| {
+                PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rigidbody| {
+                    let next_pos = current_pos + velocity * delta;
+                    rigidbody.set_next_kinematic_translation(next_pos);
+                    rigidbody.set_linvel(velocity, true);
+                });
+            });
+            false
+        };
+
+        world.movements.with_mut(entity, |movement| {
+            movement.movement_context.is_floored = is_grounded;
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+impl PlayerState for LeapingState
+{
+    fn tick_time(&mut self, delta: f32)
+    {
+        self.time_in_state += delta;
+    }
+
+    fn on_enter(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle)
+    {
+        self.time_in_state = 0.0;
+
+        let facing = world
+            .transforms
+            .with(entity, |t| {
+                let yaw = t.rotation.y;
+                Vec3::new(yaw.sin(), 0.0, yaw.cos())
+            })
+            .unwrap_or(Vec3::Z);
+
+        let move_dir = world
+            .inputs
+            .with(entity, |i| i.move_direction)
+            .unwrap_or(Vec3::ZERO);
+
+        self.leap_direction = if move_dir.length_squared() > 0.01
+        {
+            move_dir
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            facing
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn on_physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle, delta: f32)
+    {
+        let current_translation = world
+            .physics
+            .with(entity, |physics| {
+                PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rb| *rb.translation())
+            })
+            .flatten()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let terrain_height =
+            PhysicsManager::get_terrain_height_at(current_translation.x, current_translation.z);
+        let target_y = terrain_height
+            .map(|h| h + 1.0)
+            .unwrap_or(current_translation.y);
+
+        let velocity = self.leap_direction * LEAP_SPEED;
+
+        world.physics.with(entity, |physics| {
+            PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rb| {
+                let next = Vector::new(
+                    current_translation.x + velocity.x * delta,
+                    target_y,
+                    current_translation.z + velocity.z * delta,
+                );
+                rb.set_linvel(Vector::new(velocity.x, 0.0, velocity.z), true);
+                rb.set_next_kinematic_translation(next);
+            });
+        });
+
+        world.movements.with_mut(entity, |m| {
+            m.movement_context.is_floored = terrain_height.is_some();
+        });
+
+        world.transforms.with_mut(entity, |t| {
+            t.rotation.y = f32::atan2(self.leap_direction.x, self.leap_direction.z);
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+impl PlayerState for RollingState
+{
+    fn tick_time(&mut self, delta: f32)
+    {
+        self.time_in_state += delta;
+    }
+
+    fn on_enter(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle)
+    {
+        self.time_in_state = 0.0;
+
+        self.roll_direction = world
+            .inputs
+            .with(entity, |i| i.move_direction)
+            .filter(|d| d.length_squared() > 0.01)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                world
+                    .transforms
+                    .with(entity, |t| {
+                        let yaw = t.rotation.y;
+                        Vec3::new(yaw.sin(), 0.0, yaw.cos())
+                    })
+                    .unwrap_or(Vec3::Z)
+            });
+    }
+
+    fn on_physics_update(&mut self, world: &mut World, entity: EntityHandle, delta: f32)
+    {
+        let t = (self.time_in_state / ROLL_DURATION).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+        let speed = ROLL_SPEED * (1.0 - t * 0.6);
+
+        let current_translation = world
+            .physics
+            .with(entity, |physics| {
+                PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rb| *rb.translation())
+            })
+            .flatten()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let terrain_height =
+            PhysicsManager::get_terrain_height_at(current_translation.x, current_translation.z);
+        let target_y = terrain_height
+            .map(|h| h + 1.0)
+            .unwrap_or(current_translation.y);
+
+        let velocity = self.roll_direction * speed;
+
+        world.physics.with(entity, |physics| {
+            PhysicsManager::with_rigidbody_mut(physics.rigidbody, |rb| {
+                let next = Vector::new(
+                    current_translation.x + velocity.x * delta,
+                    target_y,
+                    current_translation.z + velocity.z * delta,
+                );
+                rb.set_linvel(Vector::new(velocity.x, 0.0, velocity.z), true);
+                rb.set_next_kinematic_translation(next);
+            });
+        });
+
+        world.movements.with_mut(entity, |m| {
+            m.movement_context.is_floored = terrain_height.is_some();
+        });
+    }
+}
--- a/src/systems/state_machine.rs
+++ b/src/systems/state_machine.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ use crate::world::World;

 pub fn state_machine_system(world: &mut World, delta: f32)
 {
-    let entities: Vec<_> = world.state_machines.all();
-
-    for entity in entities
+    for entity in world.state_machines.all()
    {
        if let Some(mut state_machine) = world.state_machines.components.remove(&entity)
        {
-            state_machine.update(world, delta);
+            state_machine.update(world, entity, delta);
            world
                .state_machines
                .components
@@ -19,16 +17,11 @@ pub fn state_machine_system(world: &mut World, delta: f32)

 pub fn state_machine_physics_system(world: &mut World, delta: f32)
 {
-    let entities: Vec<_> = world.state_machines.all();
-
-    for entity in entities
+    for entity in world.state_machines.all()
    {
        if let Some(mut state_machine) = world.state_machines.components.remove(&entity)
        {
-            if let Some(current_state) = state_machine.get_current_state_mut()
-            {
-                current_state.on_state_physics_update(world, delta);
-            }
+            state_machine.physics_update(world, entity, delta);
            world
                .state_machines
                .components
--- a/src/systems/trigger.rs
+++ b/src/systems/trigger.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use glam::Vec3;

-use crate::components::trigger::{TriggerEvent, TriggerEventKind, TriggerFilter, TriggerShape, TriggerState};
+use crate::components::trigger::{
+    TriggerEvent, TriggerEventKind, TriggerFilter, TriggerShape, TriggerState,
+};
 use crate::entity::EntityHandle;
 use crate::world::World;

@@ -35,10 +37,12 @@ pub fn trigger_system(world: &mut World)

        let overlapping = match world.triggers.get(trigger_entity)
        {
-            Some(trigger) => activator_positions.iter().any(|(_, pos)| match &trigger.shape
-            {
-                TriggerShape::Sphere { radius } => (trigger_pos - *pos).length() < *radius,
-            }),
+            Some(trigger) => activator_positions
+                .iter()
+                .any(|(_, pos)| match &trigger.shape
+                {
+                    TriggerShape::Sphere { radius } => (trigger_pos - *pos).length() < *radius,
+                }),
            None => continue,
        };

--- a/src/texture.rs
+++ b/src/texture.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::paths;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use exr::prelude::{ReadChannels, ReadLayers};

@@ -27,10 +28,10 @@ impl DitherTextures
    pub fn load_octaves(device: &wgpu::Device, queue: &wgpu::Queue) -> Result<Self>
    {
        let octave_paths = [
-            "textures/dither/octave_0.png",
-            "textures/dither/octave_1.png",
-            "textures/dither/octave_2.png",
-            "textures/dither/octave_3.png",
+            paths::textures::dither_octave(0),
+            paths::textures::dither_octave(1),
+            paths::textures::dither_octave(2),
+            paths::textures::dither_octave(3),
        ];

        let mut images = Vec::new();
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ impl DitherTextures

        for path in &octave_paths
        {
-            let img = image::open(path)?.to_luma8();
+            let img = image::open(&path)?.to_luma8();
            let (width, height) = img.dimensions();

            if texture_size == 0
--- a/src/utility/input.rs
+++ b/src/utility/input.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@ pub struct InputState
    pub d: bool,
    pub space: bool,
    pub shift: bool,
+    pub lctrl: bool,

    pub space_just_pressed: bool,
    pub debug_cycle_just_pressed: bool,
+    pub i_just_pressed: bool,
+    pub j_just_pressed: bool,
+    pub l_just_pressed: bool,
+    pub roll_just_pressed: bool,
+    pub f2_just_pressed: bool,

    pub mouse_delta: (f32, f32),
    pub mouse_captured: bool,
@@ -29,8 +35,14 @@ impl InputState
            d: false,
            space: false,
            shift: false,
+            lctrl: false,
            space_just_pressed: false,
            debug_cycle_just_pressed: false,
+            i_just_pressed: false,
+            j_just_pressed: false,
+            l_just_pressed: false,
+            roll_just_pressed: false,
+            f2_just_pressed: false,
            mouse_delta: (0.0, 0.0),
            mouse_captured: true,
            quit_requested: false,
@@ -101,7 +113,19 @@ impl InputState
                self.space = true;
            }
            Keycode::LShift | Keycode::RShift => self.shift = true,
+            Keycode::LCtrl =>
+            {
+                if !self.lctrl
+                {
+                    self.roll_just_pressed = true;
+                }
+                self.lctrl = true;
+            }
+            Keycode::I => self.i_just_pressed = true,
+            Keycode::J => self.j_just_pressed = true,
+            Keycode::L => self.l_just_pressed = true,
            Keycode::F1 => self.debug_cycle_just_pressed = true,
+            Keycode::F2 => self.f2_just_pressed = true,
            _ =>
            {}
        }
@@ -117,6 +141,7 @@ impl InputState
            Keycode::D => self.d = false,
            Keycode::Space => self.space = false,
            Keycode::LShift | Keycode::RShift => self.shift = false,
+            Keycode::LCtrl => self.lctrl = false,
            _ =>
            {}
        }
@@ -134,6 +159,11 @@ impl InputState
    {
        self.space_just_pressed = false;
        self.debug_cycle_just_pressed = false;
+        self.i_just_pressed = false;
+        self.j_just_pressed = false;
+        self.l_just_pressed = false;
+        self.roll_just_pressed = false;
+        self.f2_just_pressed = false;
        self.mouse_delta = (0.0, 0.0);
    }

--- a/src/world.rs
+++ b/src/world.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;

+use crate::components::dialog::{
+    DialogBubbleComponent, DialogOutcomeEvent, DialogProjectileComponent, DialogSourceComponent,
+};
 use crate::components::dissolve::DissolveComponent;
 use crate::components::follow::FollowComponent;
 use crate::components::lights::spot::SpotlightComponent;
+use crate::components::player_states::{
+    FallingState, IdleState, JumpingState, LeapingState, RollingState, WalkingState,
+};
 use crate::components::tree_instances::TreeInstancesComponent;
 use crate::components::trigger::{TriggerComponent, TriggerEvent};
 use crate::components::{
@@ -79,6 +85,12 @@ pub struct World
    pub inputs: Storage<InputComponent>,
    pub player_tags: Storage<()>,
    pub state_machines: Storage<StateMachine>,
+    pub idle_states: Storage<IdleState>,
+    pub walking_states: Storage<WalkingState>,
+    pub jumping_states: Storage<JumpingState>,
+    pub falling_states: Storage<FallingState>,
+    pub leaping_states: Storage<LeapingState>,
+    pub rolling_states: Storage<RollingState>,
    pub cameras: Storage<CameraComponent>,
    pub spotlights: Storage<SpotlightComponent>,
    pub tree_tags: Storage<()>,
@@ -89,6 +101,12 @@ pub struct World
    pub names: Storage<String>,
    pub triggers: Storage<TriggerComponent>,
    pub trigger_events: Vec<TriggerEvent>,
+    pub dialog_sources: Storage<DialogSourceComponent>,
+    pub dialog_bubbles: Storage<DialogBubbleComponent>,
+    pub dialog_projectiles: Storage<DialogProjectileComponent>,
+    pub bubble_tags: Storage<()>,
+    pub projectile_tags: Storage<()>,
+    pub dialog_outcomes: Vec<DialogOutcomeEvent>,
 }

 impl World
@@ -105,6 +123,12 @@ impl World
            inputs: Storage::new(),
            player_tags: Storage::new(),
            state_machines: Storage::new(),
+            idle_states: Storage::new(),
+            walking_states: Storage::new(),
+            jumping_states: Storage::new(),
+            falling_states: Storage::new(),
+            leaping_states: Storage::new(),
+            rolling_states: Storage::new(),
            cameras: Storage::new(),
            spotlights: Storage::new(),
            tree_tags: Storage::new(),
@@ -115,6 +139,12 @@ impl World
            names: Storage::new(),
            triggers: Storage::new(),
            trigger_events: Vec::new(),
+            dialog_sources: Storage::new(),
+            dialog_bubbles: Storage::new(),
+            dialog_projectiles: Storage::new(),
+            bubble_tags: Storage::new(),
+            projectile_tags: Storage::new(),
+            dialog_outcomes: Vec::new(),
        }
    }

@@ -133,6 +163,12 @@ impl World
        self.inputs.remove(entity);
        self.player_tags.remove(entity);
        self.state_machines.remove(entity);
+        self.idle_states.remove(entity);
+        self.walking_states.remove(entity);
+        self.jumping_states.remove(entity);
+        self.falling_states.remove(entity);
+        self.leaping_states.remove(entity);
+        self.rolling_states.remove(entity);
        self.cameras.remove(entity);
        self.spotlights.remove(entity);
        self.tree_tags.remove(entity);
@@ -142,6 +178,11 @@ impl World
        self.tree_instances.remove(entity);
        self.names.remove(entity);
        self.triggers.remove(entity);
+        self.dialog_sources.remove(entity);
+        self.dialog_bubbles.remove(entity);
+        self.dialog_projectiles.remove(entity);
+        self.bubble_tags.remove(entity);
+        self.projectile_tags.remove(entity);
        self.entities.despawn(entity);
    }

--- a/tools/ink-engine-runtime.dll
+++ b/tools/ink-engine-runtime.dll
--- a/tools/ink_compiler.dll
+++ b/tools/ink_compiler.dll
--- a/tools/inklecate
+++ b/tools/inklecate
--- a/tools/inklecate.dll
+++ b/tools/inklecate.dll
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