Dialogue System: NPC and PC Subtitle Panels Not Displaying - Showing Red X Instead

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planarians
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Dialogue System: NPC and PC Subtitle Panels Not Displaying - Showing Red X Instead

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I'm using the Dialogue System plugin in Unity. My NPC Subtitle Panel and PC Subtitle Panel keep failing to display, showing only red X marks in the lower-left corner of the screen during gameplay.

I initiate conversations using Dialogue System Triggers set to "On Enable". To prevent the Response Menu Panel from appearing, I've attached Dialogue Actor components to both my player and NPC characters, configuring custom Subtitle Panels through these components - expecting the player's lines to appear in the PC Subtitle Panel and NPC lines in the NPC Subtitle Panel.

While this setup works initially, the subtitle panels intermittently stop functioning and revert to displaying the red X indicators. What could be causing this inconsistent behavior? Additionally, are there alternative methods to ensure player responses only appear in the PC Subtitle Panel without using the default Response Menu Panel?
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Tony Li
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Re: Dialogue System: NPC and PC Subtitle Panels Not Displaying - Showing Red X Instead

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Hi,

Could you please show a screenshot?
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Re: Dialogue System: NPC and PC Subtitle Panels Not Displaying - Showing Red X Instead

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Re: Dialogue System: NPC and PC Subtitle Panels Not Displaying - Showing Red X Instead

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Hi,

Thanks for the screenshots. Please try this:

1. Set both Dialogue Actor components' Subtitle Panel Number back to Default.

2. To bypass the response menu and show the player's lines in its subtitle panel, use these settings: How To: Bypass Response Menu When Player Has One Choice
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Re: Dialogue System: NPC and PC Subtitle Panels Not Displaying - Showing Red X Instead

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Thank you very much! I used the method from your link and it seems to have fixed the problem.
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Re: Dialogue System: NPC and PC Subtitle Panels Not Displaying - Showing Red X Instead

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Glad to help!
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