How to add an enum type to possible actor's field variables?

[etsapekis]

I would like to add a field to actors to denote their emotional state and I would prefer this to be a code defined enum instead of a text field to be safe. How can I make my enum an option in the field type (ie: among Actor, Boolean, Files, Item, etc...)

[etsapekis]

While it would still be good to know, I think I'll just work around the issue and use the "Items" definitions

[etsapekis]

Hmm that is still a problem because in the Dialogue Entry's Script area, setting the actor's item field that I called "Emotion" can only be done via string, so that puts me back to square one

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Define a custom field type to store the value as a string in the back-end but use an enum on the front-end so the designer can only set it to valid enum values.

[etsapekis]

I did it and the enum dropdown works in the "All Fields" section, but not in the "Script section. This appears to be a Lua wizard problem

[Tony Li]

That would be a handy feature. I'll add that in the next release.

[etsapekis]

To confirm, there's no way at the moment for a designer in a dialogue entry to select an enum value from a dropdown that I can read in code?

[Tony Li]

No, you can do that. Add the field in the All Fields section:

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Alternatively, add the field to the dialogue entry's template on the Templates page, and tick the Main checkbox. It will appear in the dialogue entry's main inspector section so you don't have to expand All Fields.

The only thing you can't do right now is use a custom dropdown drawer in the Lua wizards.

[etsapekis]

I know how to access actor fields via code, but not how to access the entry's "all fields" section. I seem unable to get the current entry, even. How can I get the fields for the current dialogue entry via code?

[Tony Li]

Hi,

The current dialogue entry is DialogueManager.currentConversationState.subtitle.dialogueEntry.

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if (DialogueManager.isConversationActive)
{
    DialogueEntry entry = DialogueManager.currentConversationState.subtitle.dialogueEntry;
    string someValue = Field.LookupValue(entry.fields, "Some Field");
}

If you're inside an OnConversationLine method, you have direct access to the Subtitle:

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void OnConversationLine(Subtitle subtitle)
{
    DialogueEntry entry = subtitle.dialogueEntry;
    string someValue = Field.LookupValue(entry.fields, "Some Field");
}