Character speaking multiple lines creates short flicker in subs between each line.

YBusbach2

Hi,

Firstly, thanks for the amazing tool. I'm very new to AC but it's a joy to work with!

I am currently creating a dialog-heavy game and have noticed a problem when having a character speaking multiple lines.
For the dialog, I am using the usual "Dialogue: Play speech"

However, in-game, between each line of the speech, the game flickers shortly before showing the next line.
I have tried turning off "Transition type" in the Menu settings and while this helped a little, the flicker still happens and can be very noticable at times.

Video example:
https://i.imgur.com/DAFS7in.mp4

I assume that it is due to the Menu setting "Appear type: When Speech plays", and that between each line the game for a split-second does not play speech and thus hides the menu?

For a solution I have tried out turning on the menu manually and then turning it off after each conversation, but this seems cumbersome and I was wondering if there is a better solution?

On another note: I have also tried using a Unity UI Prefab and controlling this through the AC Menu, but the flicker persists here too.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or solutions!

Version:|
Unity 2020.3.22f1
Adventure Creator v1.74.2

ChrisIceBox

Welcome to the community, @YBusbach2.

Try unchecking Duplicate for each line? in the Menu's properties box. When checked, each speech line is displayed in a separate menu - so each line causes a menu to be turned on and off. Unchecked, the menu will be used for all lines, so it may help with this effect.

Have a look through the top of the Speech Manager as well, to check that you don't have an automatic delay set between lines via the Initial post-line delay (s) field.

YBusbach2

Hi Chris,

Thanks for your suggestions!

I have taken a look at the Speech Manager to make sure that Dialog lines do not have an automatic delay.

Afterward, I turned off "Duplicate for each line?".

Unfortunately the problem still persists.

From my testing I have noticed that the flicker does not happen when the Menu is turned on manually before a conversation, and then turned off afterwards. The flicker only happens when the Menu is set to appear "When Speech plays".

I would surmise that it turns off ever so briefly between each line of speech. Would there be an easy way to simply add a delay to the end of the "When speech plays" function, to stop it from turning off instantly?

ChrisIceBox

If you're using Unity UI, try setting the Transition type to Canvas Group Fade, and assign a very low (but non-zero) transition time. If no Canvas Group is actually attached, it should be that it just remains on-screen before turning off.