setting variable as Portrait name

[fkkcloud]

Hi,

How do I set a portrait name with a variable?
[var=PLAYER_NAME] for the portrait name area.

also, is there any place that I can check all the variable's data stored?

Thank you,

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Set the actor's Display Name field. Example in Script field:

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Actor["Player"].Display_Name = "Bob Loblaw";

Example in C#:

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DialogueLua.SetActorField("Player", "Display Name", "Bob Loblaw");

In your Dialogue Text, [var=Actor] will be the Display Name (e.g., "Bob Loblaw").

See also the "Discover Name Example" on the Dialogue System Extras page. It shows how to change the name in the middle of a conversation.

To check the variables' current values, use the Dialogue Editor window's Watches tab (Menu > Add All Runtime Variables) or the Variable Viewer window.

[fkkcloud]

Great.
I am doing

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        DialogueLua.SetVariable("PLAYER_NAME", nameField.text);

        DialogueLua.SetActorField("Player", "Display_Name", DialogueLua.GetVariable("PLAYER_NAME").asString);

It does not set the display name, it still uses the default value.
But "DialogueLua.GetVariable("PLAYER_NAME").asString"'s value is valid.


also, Does this gets saved for the game or temporarily for the session?


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I don't have/see "Watches" tab in Dialogue Editor window. Maybe its in different UI? I have the latest Dialogue System version.

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Change the second line to:

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DialogueLua.SetActorField("Player", "Display Name", DialogueLua.GetVariable("PLAYER_NAME").asString);

All Actor fields (including Display Name) are saved in saved games.

The Dialogue Editor's Watches tab is only visible in play mode.

[fkkcloud]

Still no luck on the Display Name set..

I tried

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Disaply Name

first before

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 Display_Name

.

The variable is valid in console and watches.

Any other thing that I might 've missed?

[Tony Li]

Are you changing the name while a conversation is active? If so, the new name will not appear until you start a new conversation, unless you use the technique shown in the Discover Name example.

[fkkcloud]

Yes, I am changing during the conversation.

Okay I will look into Discover Name example

Edit:
I guess this is the trick

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        if (DialogueDebug.LogInfo) Debug.Log("Dialogue System: Changing " + actorName + "'s Display Name to " + newDisplayName);
        DialogueLua.SetActorField(actorName, "Display Name", newDisplayName);
        if (DialogueManager.IsConversationActive)
        {
            var actor = DialogueManager.MasterDatabase.GetActor(actorName);
            if (actor != null)
            {
                var info = DialogueManager.ConversationModel.GetCharacterInfo(actor.id);
                if (info != null) info.Name = newDisplayName;
            }
        }

[Tony Li]

Yes, that's correct.