Use conversations (dialogues) with Bark UI

[ZeroElementGames]

Hi there!

I'm currently trying to use barks as UI display with conversations. Like, I have two NPCs, when I trigger a condition, a NPC shows a bark text, and after X time the other NPC shows a bark text. All the dialogues are in a conversation.

I have this set up:

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This is the conversation:

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I previously had the BarkOnIdle.cs on "BarkScared Soldier Strawman" gameObject, where the collider for triggering the conversation is.

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But I don't get how this can work.
(Talking about BarkOnIdle.cs) as far as I know, Barker sends messages of OnBarkStart and OnBarkEnd, and Target too. So my guess is that with only one BarkOnIdle.cs and a DialogueActor.cs per NPC should make all work, but it doesn't.


Thanks in advance!

[Tony Li]

When you need to play two or more dialogue entry nodes, I recommend playing a conversation instead of barks. Use a Dialogue System Trigger component instead of Bark On Idle, and select Add Action > Start Conversation.

You can set up an overhead bubble subtitle panel like here: How To: Show Overhead Conversation Bubble Text. Side note: The Dialogue System Extras page has some nicer bubble subtitle panels that use TextMesh Pro (direct download). They're basically the same ones you can see in the Dialogue System + Text Animator + Feel bundle demo.

Or, to use bark UIs, you can add these two components to one of the guards:

• Bark Dialogue UI
• Override Dialogue UI -- and assign the Bark Dialogue UI component to it.

[ZeroElementGames]

Hello Tony,

Thanks for the fast answer!

As always, it was super useful . We've successfully added conversations as barks/bubbles!

[Tony Li]

Glad to help!