How to get your actor's portrait in code
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 3:52 pm
Just wondering how do I obtain the actor's portrait within the code and also understand how to utilize the files[] type.
If you want to get any actor's portrait, use DialogueManager.masterDatabase.GetActor(x), where x is the actor's Name or ID. This returns an Actor object. Then call its GetPortraitTexture(#) function, where # is the portrait index, starting from 1. If you need it as a Sprite, call UITools.CreateSprite(). Example:
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Actor actor = DialogueManager.masterDatabase.GetActor("Player");
Texture2D primaryPortraitTexture = actor.GetPortraitTexture(1);
Sprite primaryPortraitSprite = UITools.CreateSprite(primaryPortraitTexture);If a conversation is active and you want to get the current portraits of the current speaker and listener, it's simpler. Check DialogueManager.currentConversationState.subtitle.speakerInfo or listenerInfo. These are CharacterInfo objects, and they have a portrait field that points to the current portrait. Example:
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Texture2D currentSpeakerPortrait = DialogueManager.currentConversationState.subtitle.speakerInfo.portrait;The files[] type is just a string of the format [filename, filename, ...]. It's not used for anything special in the Dialogue System. It only exists because the Dialogue System uses the same data structure as Chat Mapper, which defines this type.
