Creating a database for the dialogues

[will_888]

Hello!
I'm trying to make a specific kind of interaction in the game where the Player talks with an NPC.

Then, the name of the NPCs you talked with is registered inside a Diary (which is made with the Unity UI Canvas). The diary should also register and show a variable (for example: you gave a certain answer to the character/you gave a certain item to the character).

How can I make the Canvas and the Dialogue System communicate? I'm using Playmaker, so I would like to use that to simplify things. However, I can also work with code.

Thank you so much in advance and I hope I was clear about the request!

[Tony Li]

Hi,

If you aren't already using the quest system, I recommend using it for your diary. Make a quest with entries like this:

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It has a quest entry for each NPC. The main quest is active, and the entries are unassigned at start.

In each NPC's conversation, set the corresponding quest entry to success or active:

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The main quest state should be active, but the entries can be active or success. The only difference is how they appear in the quest log window. (Active and successful entries can use different text templates.)

So there's no need to work with code. Just show the quest log window when the player wants to see the diary. You can style the quest log window UI to look however you want.

[will_888]

Thank you so much for the support, I've fixed this problem

[Tony Li]

Great! Happy to help.