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• ChrisIceBox

  October 16

  I could not use the Object: Call event, it won't allow me to add AC_FlowRunner to the object field.

  You can't use the Object: Call event Action to reference an in-scene object from an ActionList asset. Object: Send message can be used in this way - the disk icon just indicates the link.

  This is the line that gives the error

  The error suggests there's no associated speaker with the "IObjectWithSpeaker" class. I've updated the integration to cater for this.
• kahuna

  October 16

  Thanks for the fix.
  Couple more questions
  1. After the send message to Interact, I want to move the character, but the move to to point starts during the conversation, is there a way to wait till the end of the articy convo to end the move the character?

  2. What's the best way to start different conversation? Attach the flow Flow to the NPC and assign it the AC_Flowrunner to initiate the dialogue?

  Thanks
• ChrisIceBox

  October 17

  After the send message to Interact, I want to move the character, but the move to to point starts during the conversation, is there a way to wait till the end of the articy convo to end the move the character?

  I have updated the package once more with a slight tweak that should allow for a custom Action to play flows, with a "Wait until finish?" option.

  Once you've imported the updated package, you can use the script below as a custom Action:

  using UnityEngine;
  using System.Collections.Generic;
  
  #if UNITY_EDITOR
  using UnityEditor;
  #endif
  
  namespace AC.Downloads.ArticyDraft
  {
  
      public class ActionArticy : Action
      {
  
          public int constantID = 0;
          public int parameterID = -1;
          public ArticyFlowRunner runner;
  
  
          public override ActionCategory Category { get { return ActionCategory.ThirdParty; }}
          public override string Title { get { return "Articy"; }}
  
  
          public override void AssignValues (List<ActionParameter> parameters)
          {
              runner = AssignFile <ArticyFlowRunner> (parameters, parameterID, constantID, runner);
          }
  
  
          public override float Run ()
          {
              if (!isRunning)
              {
                  if (runner)
                  {
                      runner.Interact();
                  }
                  if (willWait)
                  {
                      isRunning = true;
                      return defaultPauseTime;
                  }
                  return 0f;
              }
  
              if (ArticyFlowPlayer.Instance.IsRunning)
              {
                  return defaultPauseTime;
              }
              isRunning = false;
              return 0f;
          }
  
  
          #if UNITY_EDITOR
  
          public override void ShowGUI (List<ActionParameter> parameters)
          {
              ComponentField("Flow runger:", ref runner, ref constantID, parameters, ref parameterID);
              willWait = EditorGUILayout.Toggle("Wait until finish?", willWait);
          }
  
          #endif
  
      }
  
  }
  

  What's the best way to start different conversation? Attach the flow Flow to the NPC and assign it the AC_Flowrunner to initiate the dialogue?

  The location of the flow / runner components shouldn't matter too much, but you'll need a separate AC_FlowRunner component for each Flow you wish to run.
• kahuna

  October 17 edited October 17

  Thanks for the code.
  It's half working.
  If a conversation is linear, the custom action ActionArticy will wait till it finishes.

  But if a conversation has a branch with options, the dialogue will stop at the branching, the dialog option UI will not show.

  I traced it till the following code in ArticyFlowPlayer

  if (conversation.options.Count > 1)
  {
  conversation.Interact ();
  KickStarter.stateHandler.EnforceCutsceneMode = false;
  }
• kahuna

  12:23AM

  Found where it's not allowing the conversation branch options UI to show

  In PlayerMenu
  With the Articy custom Action added after AC_FlowRunner send message block, with "Wait till finish" chcked, the KickStarter.stateHandler.gameState is in cutscene not DialogOptions

  therefore it fails the following check and the ConversaionUI is not displaying
  if (KickStarter.playerInput.IsInConversation () && KickStarter.stateHandler.gameState == GameState.DialogOptions)
  {

                      menu.TurnOn (true);
                  }
  

  In GameState
  The custom Action seems to have IsGameplayBlocked() return true
  if (KickStarter.actionListManager.IsGameplayBlocked())
  {
  return GameState.Cutscene;
  }

              if (KickStarter.playerInput && KickStarter.playerInput.IsInConversation(true))
              {
                  return GameState.DialogOptions;
              }
  

  If I switch the order of the code, the conversation branch option dialogue works

  if (KickStarter.playerInput && KickStarter.playerInput.IsInConversation(true))
  {
  return GameState.DialogOptions;
  }

              if (KickStarter.actionListManager.IsGameplayBlocked())
              {
                  return GameState.Cutscene;
              }
  

  The question is will the reordering the code effect the rest of the engine,
  or is there a better solution.

  Thanks