Changing Dialogue UI on runtime

[addym55]

Hi

Is it possible to switch between 2 different Dialogue UIs on run-time during a on-going conversation?
I tried using

DialogueManager.DisplaySettings.dialogueUI = UI2;

and

DialogueManager.UseDialogueUI(UI2);

via sendMessage() in sequence but it didn't work. Please let me know if it is possible.

Thanks for the support

[Tony Li]

Hi,

It's not easy to switch between 2 different dialogue UIs during an active conversation, but it can be done.

What is the effect you want to achieve? I'll try to suggest the best way to do it.

[addym55]

Hi

I actually want to combine the Button template feature with fixed Buttons in Player Response panel.
I want all regular dialogues to be as Button template, but fixed buttons for multiple choice questions.
Also I want to change Timer which is a slider to my custom timer which is just a animated Sprite.
Please let me know if these can be achieved.

Thank again for your time.

Cheers

[Tony Li]

Hi,

It'll be easiest to do it all in one UI. Briefly, you'll need to do this:

• If a response is a multiple choice question, add it to the fixed Buttons list. Otherwise add it using the Button Template.
• Change the timer to show an animated sprite instead of controlling a slider.

How will you distinguish between multiple choice questions and regular dialogues? (A custom field may be helpful. Let me know if you want some advice on this.) Can a response menu have multiple choice questions and regular dialogues at the same time?

[GreenishFlow]

Hello.
I have a same problem, I need to switch UI. I have 2 types of the dialogue: regular and chat-mode (i found the extension for chat log style UI) and I need to switch it in runtime according some variable. is it possible?
Thanks

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Hello.
I have a same problem, I need to switch UI. I have 2 types of the dialogue: regular and chat-mode (i found the extension for chat log style UI) and I need to switch it in runtime according some variable. is it possible?
Thanks

It sounds like in this case you can just add an Override Dialogue UI component to the conversant (e.g., the NPC). To see an example, open the Feature Demo scene and inspect the "Terminal active" GameObject. It has an Override Dialogue UI component to use a computer-themed UI instead of the regular sci-fi UI.

[GreenishFlow]

Hi,

Hello.
I have a same problem, I need to switch UI. I have 2 types of the dialogue: regular and chat-mode (i found the extension for chat log style UI) and I need to switch it in runtime according some variable. is it possible?
Thanks

It sounds like in this case you can just add an Override Dialogue UI component to the conversant (e.g., the NPC). To see an example, open the Feature Demo scene and inspect the "Terminal active" GameObject. It has an Override Dialogue UI component to use a computer-themed UI instead of the regular sci-fi UI.

Thanks! May be it's possible somehow in code?

[Tony Li]

Thanks! May be it's possible somehow in code?

Sure, in code just call DialogueManager.UseDialogueUI(gameObject) before starting the conversation.

[GreenishFlow]

Thanks! May be it's possible somehow in code?

Sure, in code just call DialogueManager.UseDialogueUI(gameObject) before starting the conversation.

Hmm, but what if my conversations are linked? so i can't handle the place "before starting", i can handle only OnLinkedConversationStart, but UseDialogueUI doesn't work in this way.

[Tony Li]

Since the Dialogue System is modular, your UI options are really wide open. You're not confined to the way that the UnityUIDialogueUI class does it. You could write your own UI script that implements the IDialogueUI interface. It's only a handful of methods like ShowSubtitle and ShowResponses.

If you want to use the Unity UI scripts that come with the Dialogue System, here are a few ideas:

- In OnLinkedConversationStart, record the current conversation (DialogueManager.CurrentConversationState) and then stop it (DialogueManager.StopConversation). Then call UseDialogueUI to change the dialogue UI. Finally, call the version of DialogueManager.StartConversation that lets you start a conversation at a specific dialogue entry ID.

- Or, use a single UnityUIDialogueUI script. When you want to switch UIs, just swap out all the UI element assignments (e.g., NPC Subtitle Panel, NPC Subtitle Line, etc.). If you're using the Conversation Log Dialogue UI from the Extras page, this idea may require a little adjustment.