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Hi,

I have three questions.

The first one: Is there a way that the player character could execute a simple bark system but with multiple conversation nodes inside one Dialogue->Conversation?

The second one: Is there a way that inside one conversation node I could swap the Character or the NPC UI animation state? For example, in a conversation node where the NPC/Character is telling something happy/sad/etc, the animation state would change to idle to happy/sad/etc.

The last one: Continuing from the first question... Inside the bark system, I have the idea to change the UI image. The typical comic dialogue image where the Character is talking and the other where the Character is Thinking (the one that is a cloud). Is there a way I could swap them depending on the conversation node inside one Dialogue->Conversation?

Thank you very much!

Hi,

Japtor wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:14 amI have three questions.

The first one: Is there a way that the player character could execute a simple bark system but with multiple conversation nodes inside one Dialogue->Conversation?

Are you asking about multiple barks, one after the other? If so, this is a conversation. If you want the player always to show conversation lines as a bark, add a Dialogue Actor component. Change Dialogue UI Settings > Subtitle Panel Number to Bark, and assign a bark UI to Bark UI Settings.

If you only want the player to bark a specific conversation, put that conversation's Dialogue System Trigger on a separate GameObject. Add two more components: Override Dialogue UI and Bark Dialogue UI. Assign the Bark Dialogue UI component to the Override Dialogue UI.

Japtor wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:14 amThe second one: Is there a way that inside one conversation node I could swap the Character or the NPC UI animation state? For example, in a conversation node where the NPC/Character is telling something happy/sad/etc, the animation state would change to idle to happy/sad/etc.

Yes, use the Sequence field. (See Cutscene Sequences.) For example:

• Dialogue Text: "Yay! I'm so happy!"
• Sequence:

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  {{default}}; 
  AnimatorPlay(Happy)

The "{{default}}" keyword includes the Dialogue Manager's Default Sequence.

Another example:

• Dialogue Text: "Watch me dance!"
• Sequence:

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  AnimatorPlayWait(Dance)->Message(Done);
  AnimatorPlay(Idle)@Message(Done)

This example doesn't need the Dialogue Manager's Default Sequence. It just plays the Dance animation until it's done, then returns to Idle.

Japtor wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:14 amThe last one: Continuing from the first question... Inside the bark system, I have the idea to change the UI image. The typical comic dialogue image where the Character is talking and the other where the Character is Thinking (the one that is a cloud). Is there a way I could swap them depending on the conversation node inside one Dialogue->Conversation?

There are a couple ways you could do this. With scripting, you could swap the image in an OnConversationLineO() method on the player.

Without scripting, in your dialogue database you could create a second player actor named "PlayerThinking". Assign all thinking lines to the PlayerThinking actor.

Then add an empty child GameObject to the player. Name it PlayerThinking. Add a Dialogue Actor component, and assign your thinking cloud bark UI to it.

Hi,

Thanks for your answers!

About the first question... Yeah! I am trying to only recreate some specific conversations with the bark system. The conversation only involves the character. However, I have tried your method and it didn't continue the conversation. Maybe I missed something?

Inside my player character I have put the Dialogue Actor as you can see:



Then I have attached to the NPC (which will be transformed to a chest very soon) the Dialogue System Trigger with their components, the override Dialogue UI and the Bark Dialogue UI.



Any idea?
Thanks!

Is your Dialogue Manager's Subtitle Settings > Continue Button dropdown set to a value that requires a continue button click?

If so, edit the conversation. Click on empty canvas space to inspect the conversation's properties. Tick Override Display Settings > Subtitle Settings. Then change the conversation's Continue Button dropdown to Never.

Hi,

Well, it is true that I use Dialogue Manager's Subtitle Settings > Continue Button > always form my normal conversations.

I have changed the conversation that I want to show in the bark system with what you said before.



However, the problem continues. Are you sure that in one of my post 'answers' where I have uploaded the two photos of the NPC and the Character has everything correct inside (Dialogue Actor, The Dialogue System Trigger, etc)? Maybe I left something important. Or maybe its another issue. I don't know.

Any idea?
Sorry for asking for your help so many times.

Thanks.

Hi,

It seems I found the error. I thought you had to put inside the Dialogue System Trigger -> Actions -> Bark -> Etc the conversation. I changed to Dialogue System Trigger -> Actions -> Start Conversation -> Etc and it works.

Another question. Can I use/set up the continue button for the barks too?

Thank you very much for your Help!

Hi,

I'm glad you found the issue!

Yes, you can use continue buttons for barks. Here's an example: TestBarkConversation_2018-08-21.unitypackage

It's a very simple example. I added the bark UI to the player so I could customize it. I made these customizations:

1. Removed the Canvas Group and Animator. It was simpler to get working this way.

2. Added a continue button whose OnClick() event does two things:

• Uses a Dialogue System Trigger to run this sequencer command:

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  Continue()

  This continues the conversation.
• Calls the bark UI's Hide method.

Then I set these overrides in the conversation's properties:

• Override Display Settings > Subtitle Settings: Show PC Subtitles, Continue Button Always.
• Input Settings: UNticked Always Force Response Menu.

Hi,

Thank you for your example!

I have tested it in your new scene. I have modified the Standard Bark UI (Script) -> And tick Wait for Continue Button. So the Bark UI doesn't disappear after 'x' seconds when I don't click the button. After changing that, when I click on the continue button, the entire dialogue UI disappears. I think it has to deal with "the continue button whose OnClick() event -> Calls the bark UI's Hide method", so I have switched it off. Now, when I start the conversation, the dialogue appears normal (by clicking the continue button to change the conversation node), but when I reached to the final dialogue conversation node and click continue, the UI stills there and doesn't disappear. I guess it is because there is no the animation. Is this approximation fine?

Another thing... I have moved this example to my scene. When I start that bark conversation with the NPC, the Dialogue UI -> Dialogue Panel -> Text Panel appears and it shouldn't.

Any idea?
Thanks

Hi,

I didn't realize exactly how you wanted to set this up. I think it's going to be easier to run it as a regular conversation using a custom subtitle panel. It's not much different than what you're doing now, except it's simpler.

Please import this: BarkConversationExample_2018-08-22.unitypackage

And play "Bubble Subtitle Example 2". (The original Bubble Subtitle Example was made for a different forum question.)

In this scene, the player has a custom subtitle panel that appears as a speech bubble, like a bark.

If you only want to use the custom subtitle panel for specific conversations or dialogue entries, move it to a child GameObject named something like "PlayerBark". Then create an actor in your database named "PlayerBark", and assign dialogue entries to this actor.

Hi,

Thanks for the answer.

Yeah, it's a very nice approximation.

One question... When I include this in my scene and make it play, the bubble appears fine with its text, but it also shows the normal Dialogue UI panel -> Dialogue Panel -> Subtitle Panel 1 (PC) and Text Panel. Is there a way to avoid showing them and only show the bubble for this specific moments?

Thanks!