Change Actor Portrait from script

[makovetksyi]

Hi guys,

I want to change Actor portrait from script:

string actorName = "Hero";
Sprite newPortrait = AvaStandard;
Actor actor = DialogueManager.MasterDatabase.GetActor(actorName);
if (actor != null)
{
//actor.Name = _saveLoadService.CurrentSave.HeroStats.Character.Name;
DialogueLua.SetActorField(actorName, "Display Name", name);
actor.AssignPortraitSprite(newPortrait);
}

And get this error:
Assets/24/Global/Scripts/Hero/HeroController.cs(70,40): error CS1503: Argument 1: cannot convert from 'UnityEngine.Sprite' to 'PixelCrushers.DialogueSystem.Actor.AssignSpriteDelegate'


Any advice?

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Actor.AssignPortraitSprite() has a different purpose.

Just assign Actor.spritePortrait:

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actor.spritePortrait= newPortrait;

Note: If the Dialogue Manager's Other Settings > Instantiate Database is UNticked, this will change your dialogue database asset when in play mode. If Instantiate Database is unticked, instead add a Dialogue Actor component to the actor's GameObject. Set the actor and spritePortrait. Example:

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dialogueActor.actor = actor.Name;
dialogueActor.spritePortrait = newPortrait;

[makovetksyi]

error CS0103: The name 'dialogueActor' does not exist in the current context

What should I use additionally to using PixelCrushers.DialogueSystem;?

[Tony Li]

Hi,

That code assumes that you've added a Dialogue Actor component to the GameObject, and that 'dialogueActor' is a reference to that component, such as: var dialogueActor = yourGameObject.GetComponent<DialogueActor>();

What about just using actor.spritePortrait = newPortrait? This doesn't require a Dialogue Actor component. Can you do that, or did you untick the Dialogue Manager's Instantiate Database checkbox?

[makovetksyi]

Hi,

That code assumes that you've added a Dialogue Actor component to the GameObject, and that 'dialogueActor' is a reference to that component, such as: var dialogueActor = yourGameObject.GetComponent<DialogueActor>();

What about just using actor.spritePortrait = newPortrait? This doesn't require a Dialogue Actor component. Can you do that, or did you untick the Dialogue Manager's Instantiate Database checkbox?

Thanks - it helped!

[Tony Li]

Glad to help!