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Hi!

I am trying to get the sequence commands play talking animations but I keep running into the same problem again and again.

So I've made this simple dialog:


All plays well and the engine goes through each node like it is supposed to (10 sub chars per second, min sub of 2 seconds). But when I put this command on the entry node:

AnimatorPlay(Monk_Talking);
Delay(2)

The conversation instantly skips the entry node and plays the second conversation node. I also tried to end with Delay({{end}}) or tried the AnimatorPlayWait command but it keeps resolving in the same issue and it is driving me bonkers. I am just a simple visual artist and game designer without any coding knowledge so I am pretty sure I am doing something wrong but I just can't find what. Could maybe someone here help me? Thanks!

Hi,

There is probably a typo in the Sequence.

Are there any errors in the Console window?

Can you please post a screenshot of the entry's Inspector view so I can see the Sequence field?

Hi Tony!

No errors in the console.

I attached two screenshots. One of the dialog editor, inspector (with node selected) and animator combined, and one screenshot of the non-player actor where I selected the game object that contains the animator and the Dialogue Actor script. Hope you can find something!

Thanks

Weird, the screenshot of the actor object showed up when I posted but now I don't see it any longer, so just to be sure I will post it once more.

Hi,

Sorry about the attachment issue. phpBB (the forum software we use) sometimes has a problem handling more than one image attachment in a post.

This is a puzzler. I don't see anything wrong with that sequence. Would you please try retyping only "Delay(2)" (without quotes) in the Sequence field? In other words, re-enter the sequence, and omit the animator command for the time being.

Please also feel free to send a copy of your project to tony (at) pixelcrushers.com if you like. I'll be happy to take a look at it directly.

It seems to go right with the delay and I also started toying around with camera angles which seems to work properly. I am uploading the project as we speak and will be sending you a download link in a short while.

My big question right now is how the dialog engine would know where to find the correct animator to play. It's not related to the actor script cause I got the animation to play before I attached that script to the character. Is it just searching among all animators within the scene for the one with the correct animation to play?