Switching Expression Portraits

jamesfootlight

Hi,

So my player has a number of skins, for which I call a trigger to switch ion On Start depending on the scene. I am using Lipsync Portraits with expressions, but is there a way to change the expressions image with a script?

ChrisIceBox

Yes - expressions can be modified by accessing the Char script's expressions List:

public AC.Char myCharacter;
public Texture2D newTexture;

public void UpdateExpressionTexture (int index)
{
    myCharacter.expressions[index].portraitIcon.ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

jamesfootlight

Great! Thanks!

jamesfootlight

Is there a way to switch a cursor set too?

ChrisIceBox

In what context?

jamesfootlight

I have a set of animated cursors for certain scenes (real world) and a set of cursors for cartoon world, abs wish to swap them depending on scene

ChrisIceBox

You can call the CursorIcon class's ReplaceTexture function to replace its texture, e.g:

AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.pointerIcon.ReplaceTexture (newTexture);

To get an API reference to access each of your cursors, right-click each cursor's texture field in the Cursor Manager.

jamesfootlight

Awesome thanks!!

jamesfootlight

Being a bit of a noob, what would wrap this code in the script? Really appreciate your help (specifically for ReplaceTexture

ChrisIceBox

Just place it in a parameterless public function, i.e.:

public Texture2D newTexture;

public void ChangeCursor ()
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.pointerIcon.ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

Then add it to a new GameObject, make it a prefab, remove from the scene, and use the Object: Call event Action to trigger the prefab's ChangeCursor function when you wish to change the cursor's texture.

jamesfootlight

so i get this error

Assets/Sleepytime Village/Scripts/ChangeCursor.cs(9,13): error CS0116: A namespace cannot directly contain members such as fields or methods

using

using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public Texture2D newTexture;

public void ChangeCursor ()
{
AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.pointerIcon.ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

jamesfootlight

i think it might be easier to replace entire cursor manager on scene start - so i could have two cursor managers and choose which one on start of scene, is that possible?

jamesfootlight

otherwise i was trying to write this, but had errors;

Assets/Sleepytime Village/Scripts/CursorUtils.cs(18,70): error CS1061: 'Texture' does not contain a definition for 'ReplaceTexture' and no accessible extension method 'ReplaceTexture' accepting a first argument of type 'Texture' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public class CursorUtils : MonoBehaviour
{
public Texture2D newTexture;
public int textureIndex;

public void SetMainCursor( Texture2D texture )
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.pointerIcon.ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

public void SetTalkCursor( Texture2D texture )
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.GetCursorIconFromID (0).texture.ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

public void SetUseCursor( Texture2D texture )
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.GetCursorIconFromID (1).texture.ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

}

ChrisIceBox

using UnityEngine;

public class CursorUtils : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Texture2D newTexture;
    public int textureIndex;

    public void SetMainCursor( Texture2D texture )
    {
        AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.pointerIcon.ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
    }

    public void SetTalkCursor( Texture2D texture )
    {
        AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.GetCursorIconFromID (0).ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
    }

    public void SetUseCursor( Texture2D texture )
    {
        AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.GetCursorIconFromID (1).ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
    }

}

jamesfootlight

Hi, so I have tried this and it just seems to remove and not replace the cursor (i am using animated cursors (spritesheets)

jamesfootlight

using UnityEngine;

public class CursorUtils : MonoBehaviour
{
public Texture2D newTexture;
public int textureIndex;

public void SetMainCursor( Texture2D texture )
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.pointerIcon.ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

public void SetTalkCursor( Texture2D texture )
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.GetCursorIconFromID (0).ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

public void SetUseCursor( Texture2D texture )
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.GetCursorIconFromID (1).ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

public void SetExamineCursor( Texture2D texture )
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.GetCursorIconFromID (2).ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

public void SetPickUpCursor( Texture2D texture )
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.GetCursorIconFromID (3).ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

public void SetExitCursor( Texture2D texture )
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.GetCursorIconFromID (4).ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

public void SetExitUpCursor( Texture2D texture )
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.GetCursorIconFromID (5).ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

}

ChrisIceBox

Have you assigned the texture in the "New Texture" Inspector field, and does it match the number of animations as your default texture?

jamesfootlight

Yes they are identical in size and frames

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vwcll1sczn8x0ep/AAAFHdXntqVhRUIwf5qMvaXBa?dl=0

I am calling the texture from my project and not scene

ChrisIceBox

Your screenshot of your Object: Call event Action crops out an important message box: event parameters cannot be set in the Action.

You must amend your script to store the texture within it's Inspector, so that the function you call needs no parameter. See my example from earlier:

public Texture2D newTexture;
public void ChangeCursor ()
{
    AC.KickStarter.cursorManager.pointerIcon.ReplaceTexture (newTexture);
}

jamesfootlight

Sorry, so I would put in 'Pointer' (name of .png cursor in project) for example where (newTexture) is in the script? Even though it is dropped in to call event here?

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vwcll1sczn8x0ep/AAAFHdXntqVhRUIwf5qMvaXBa?dl=0

ChrisIceBox

Yes: again, parameters assigned in the call event Action are ignored.