Customize Quest Log Window

[Arctichorse9]

Hi. For some reason, I'm having trouble customizing the Quest Log Window. All I can get is this. I've tried so many different things. Any help is appreciated.

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[Tony Li]

Hi,

I suggest these steps:

1. Identify an existing quest log window prefab that's roughly similar to what you want -- for example the Basic Standard UI Quest Log Window. Duplicate it and move the duplicate to your own folder.

2. Inspect your Dialogue Manager prefab/GameObject's Instantiate Prefabs component. Assign your quest log window prefab in place of the Basic Standard UI Quest Log Window entry in the Prefabs list.

3. Customize the appearance of your prefab. Make sure to assign all of the fields in the StandardUIQuestLogWindow component.

[Arctichorse9]

Yes. You gave me this advice in a different thread here and I tried to follow it but I couldn't open the log at all or froze. Somehow I'm missing something.

Where does the background image come from and where do the text colors come from? The log itself? Can I use that prefab above and change the background and text colors? That's what I've been trying to do and failing.

If I make the Quest Log prefab a child of the Dialogue Manager, do I delete the 3rd entry for Instantiate Prefabs (which caused me to freeze) or just leave it blank?

I should have posted this in that other thread. Sorry. Thanks so much.

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Where does the background image come from and where do the text colors come from? The log itself? Can I use that prefab above and change the background and text colors? That's what I've been trying to do and failing.

The main background image is in the Main Panel GameObject's Image component.

The main content panel's image is in the Main Content Panel GameObject's Image component.

The main content panel has two subpanels: Quest Selection Panel and Quest Details Panel. The quest log window's StandardUIQuestLogWindow component points to several "template" GameObjects that are children of the Quest Selection Panel and Quest Details Panel. When the quest log window repaints itself, it instantiates copies of these templates into the subpanels as needed.

If I make the Quest Log prefab a child of the Dialogue Manager, do I delete the 3rd entry for Instantiate Prefabs (which caused me to freeze) or just leave it blank?

Delete it. Technically, if it's blank it will do nothing, but in that case you might as well delete it to keep the Prefabs list tidy without any unassigned elements.

[Arctichorse9]

Thank you so much for the detailed reply.

[Tony Li]

Glad to help!

[Arctichorse9]

My Quest Log Window is conquered, however, when its open, the player can still walk.

Using on screen arrow buttons on Android.

Any advice, is much appreciated. Thanks so much.

[Tony Li]

Hi,


Here are two way you can handle it:

1. Tick the quest log window's Pause On Open checkbox. This will pause the game while the quest log window is open.

2. Or add a script to the quest log window that uses its onOpen and onClose UnityEvents, such as:

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public class PausePlayerDuringQuestLogWindow : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Start()
    {
        var questLogWindow = GetComponent<StandardUIQuestLogWindow>();
        questLogWindow.onOpen.AddListener(PausePlayer);
        questLogWindow.onClose.AddListener(UnpausePlayer);
    }
    void PausePlayer()
    {
        // Your code here to pause the player.
    }
    void UnpausePlayer()
    {
        // Your code here to unpause the player.
    }
}