Retrieve actor data and store it in a PlayMaker variable

[Esylin]

Hi, I am making a character profile system that displays character name, description and portrait using menu UI.

Since those info is already in my dialogue system database I am wondering if there is a way to retrieve these data and store it in a PlayMaker variable? So I don't have to look for a way to store the data somewhere else.

I found the "Get Actor name" playmaker action but not "Get actor description". I wonder if it is not possible to get actor description from the database at all?

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Since you can add your own custom fields, the PlayMaker integration provides a general-purpose way to get the value of any field. Use the Get Lua Field action. (See Lua / Internal Data Actions.)

[Esylin]

Hi,

Since you can add your own custom fields, the PlayMaker integration provides a general-purpose way to get the value of any field. Use the Get Lua Field action. (See Lua / Internal Data Actions.)

Oh nice, this is awesome! I can even change the description based on story event with lua! Thanks for the tips!

[Tony Li]

Glad to help!

Another tip: You can use [var=variable] and [lua(code)] markup tags in Display Names and quest text (and dialogue text of course). Just in case you want variable content in your characters' names, for example.