Programmatic dynamic portrait and text
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 7:12 am
Hello!
I'm trying to get the dialogue system to work with item pick ups. Below is how I'd like it to work.
The 3 main parts that I'm iffy on the implentation of is
Format strings for each of the Dialogue entries - how is this done?
Item Portrait - I've currently got the Response Menu Panel's Potrait Image centered on the screen with a RenderTexture - but this is terrible, since I'd prefer conversation actors to be in their conversational positions, not in the middle of the screen. I can have the item as an actor in the conversation, which would give it a persistent position in the conversation, but again, I'd prefer not to move the actor potrait locations.
Item Portrait persistence - With the above implementation, the Potrait Image only appears during a response phase - ideally it should be visible for select dialogue entries, i.e. Panel 1 and 2 for observation, then pickup confirmation, then vanishing on being picked up.
An alternative implementation would be enabling/disabling a gameObject with a render texture like so, and listening to disable, but I'd prefer something that's more tightly tied to the conversation.
I'm trying to get the dialogue system to work with item pick ups. Below is how I'd like it to work.
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Format strings for each of the Dialogue entries - how is this done?
Item Portrait - I've currently got the Response Menu Panel's Potrait Image centered on the screen with a RenderTexture - but this is terrible, since I'd prefer conversation actors to be in their conversational positions, not in the middle of the screen. I can have the item as an actor in the conversation, which would give it a persistent position in the conversation, but again, I'd prefer not to move the actor potrait locations.
Item Portrait persistence - With the above implementation, the Potrait Image only appears during a response phase - ideally it should be visible for select dialogue entries, i.e. Panel 1 and 2 for observation, then pickup confirmation, then vanishing on being picked up.
An alternative implementation would be enabling/disabling a gameObject with a render texture like so, and listening to disable, but I'd prefer something that's more tightly tied to the conversation.
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public void Interact()
{
Debug.Log($"Interacted with {_item.name}");
itemPrefab = Instantiate(item.prefab, new Vector3(1000, 1000, 1000), Quaternion.identity);
UIManager.ToggleItemPreviewQuad();
DialogueManager.StartConversation("ItemPickup");
}