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Linking to and from a convo
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 5:37 pm
by chud575
Howdy howdy,
okay so this is kind of a quirky question - I noticed you can link from one node to a different convo entirely (and anywhere inside that convo to boot, very cool), but is there a way to set some kind of flag so that when you exit that convo you come back and resume Convo1 from where you left off?
Re: Linking to and from a convo
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 7:00 pm
by Tony Li
Hi,
There's nothing built-in that does exactly what you describe.
At the end of the linked conversation (Convo2), can you define a link back to the original conversation (Convo1)? This is the easiest way to do it without scripting. It also gives you a better visual picture of the logic.
Alternatively, you can write a small script that implements some of the
conversation scripting messages.
For example, in:
- OnConversationStart: Record the original conversation ID.
- OnConversationLine: Record the line (conversation ID & dialogue entry ID) as mostRecentLine. If you're still in the original conversation, also record the line as the returnPoint.
- OnLinkedConversationStart: I don't know if you need this, but it's called when the conversation follows a link to another conversation. Thought I'd mention it at least.
- OnConversationEnd: If the mostRecentLine wasn't in the original conversation, start a new conversation at the returnPoint.
Re: Linking to and from a convo
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 6:46 am
by chud575
ok cool, ill fiddle with that thanks Tony
Re: Linking to and from a convo
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 8:43 am
by Tony Li
Sounds good! If any questions come up, please let me know.
Re: Linking to and from a convo
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 9:41 am
by chud575
uhhh, yeah! How do you start a convo with an Id? Seems like you can only start a convo with a title
Re: Linking to and from a convo
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 9:54 am
by Tony Li
You can grab the title from an ID. For example:
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var conversationTitle = DialogueManager.MasterDatabase.GetConversation(id).Title;
DialogueManager.StartConversation(conversationTitle, actor, conversant, dialogueEntryID);
Re: Linking to and from a convo
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 12:03 pm
by chud575
Got it working, thanks dude
Re: Linking to and from a convo
Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 12:52 pm
by Tony Li
Happy to help!