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• I am building a scenario based CYOA game. Players will encounter a number of "standalone" scenarios as they play the game. I am building each scenario as a conversation in Dialogue System.

• So I have a relatively long "conversation nodes" as they're the text from the "book" of scenarios. I am using the NPC as the narrator.

• I am using the Templated Conversation UI - because I want previous entries in the current scenario to remain visible to the player.

• I am using Typewriter effect. I have slowed this down slightly and have added some pauses.

1. I'm presuming that you append the entries to a separate "text object". If so, is there a way to preserve or add formatting? (e.g. different colours for NPC and player). Based on previous experience you might have already thought of this!
2. Does the single text log persist throughout the entire game? (i.e. across multiple conversations?). I would like it to persist, so that the player can look back at the choices they've made; because earlier choices will impact what happens later on.
3. Is it possible to add in the title of the Conversation into the Text Log? So that when a separate Scenario (conversation) in my game is started, it will add the Title of the Scenario
4. Is it possible to add other things into the log (e.g. via scripting or things you've already included in the settings)? For example, when a player's skill level increases, or when they complete a quest, it would be great to include this message in the log (I don't want to write everything to the log, just key things).
5. I am building a multi-player game. So I need to be able to have up to 4 separate "text logs". Is this possible? Could you help me make this possible?

UKMasters wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:53 amI'm presuming that you append the entries to a separate "text object". If so, is there a way to preserve or add formatting? (e.g. different colours for NPC and player). Based on previous experience you might have already thought of this!

UKMasters wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:53 amDoes the single text log persist throughout the entire game? (i.e. across multiple conversations?). I would like it to persist, so that the player can look back at the choices they've made; because earlier choices will impact what happens later on.

using PixelCrushers.DialogueSystem;
using UnityEngine;

public class RecordAllText : MonoBehaviour // ADD ME TO THE DIALOGUE MANAGER.
{
    public string allText; // This string accumulates all dialogue shown in the game.

    private StandardUISubtitlePanel GetSubtitlePanel()
    {
        var ui = DialogueManager.dialogueUI as StandardDialogueUI;
        return ui.conversationUIElements.defaultNPCSubtitlePanel;
    }

    void OnConversationStart(Transform actor)
    {
        // Add the conversation title to allText:
        allText += DialogueManager.lastConversationStarted + "\n";
        // Show the accumulated allText in the subtitle panel:
        GetSubtitlePanel().accumulatedText = allText;
    }

    void OnConversationLine(Subtitle subtitle)
    {
        // Add each non-blank line to allText:
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(subtitle.formattedText.text))
        {
            allText += subtitle.formattedText.text + "\n";
        }
    }

    // Use this method to add extra text to the conversation log:
    public void AddSpecialText(string text)
    {
        allText += text;
        GetSubtitlePanel().subtitleText.text += text;
        GetSubtitlePanel().accumulatedText += text;
    }
}

UKMasters wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:53 amIs it possible to add in the title of the Conversation into the Text Log? So that when a separate Scenario (conversation) in my game is started, it will add the Title of the Scenario

UKMasters wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:53 amIs it possible to add other things into the log (e.g. via scripting or things you've already included in the settings)? For example, when a player's skill level increases, or when they complete a quest, it would be great to include this message in the log (I don't want to write everything to the log, just key things).

UKMasters wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:53 amI am building a multi-player game. So I need to be able to have up to 4 separate "text logs". Is this possible?