Flip Sprite

[Cristof]

Hello
Is there a easy way to flip/scale sprite in dialogue so it looks like character is turning to speaker?

[Tony Li]

Hi,

You can add a script with an OnConversationStart method to the character.

The implementation may depend on the specifics of your game. For example, say that your characters use a SpriteRenderer with a sprite that by default faces right. To face left, you set the SpriteRenderer's Flip X bool to true. Then your script's OnConversationStart method could look like:

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void OnConversationStart(Transform other)
{
    if (other != null && other != this.transform)
    {
        GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>().flipX = other.transform.position.x < this.transform.position.x;
        
    }    
}

You could do something similar if you make characters change direction by setting transform.localScale.x, or by setting the transform's Y rotation to 0 for right or 180 for left, etc.

If your characters have turn animations, you might want to get fancier and make the character play a turn animation. It's up to you.