Dialogue System

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The Dialogue System is the runtime engine inside GS_Cinematics that drives all authored narrative experiences. It connects a persistent .dialoguedb asset to a node-graph sequencer, world-space and screen-space UI display, and an extensible set of polymorphic conditions, effects, and performances. Every piece is a standalone component communicating through EBus interfaces, so you can replace or extend any layer without modifying the gem itself.

The system is managed by the GS_DialogueManagerComponent, which participates in the standard Game Manager startup sequence.

Performances

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Performances are asynchronous actions executed from PerformanceNodeData nodes within a dialogue sequence. When the Dialogue Sequencer encounters a performance node, it instantiates the appropriate DialoguePerformance subclass, starts it, and waits for it to signal completion before advancing to the next node.

All performances are polymorphic by extending the class they automatically populate the performances list when adding performances to a node.

For usage guides and setup examples, see The Basics: GS_Cinematics.

DialoguePerformance (Abstract Base)
MoveTo_DialoguePerformance
PathTo_DialoguePerformance
RepositionPerformer_DialoguePerformance
Complete Performance Type Reference
Creating a Custom Performance
See Also

DialoguePerformance (Abstract Base)

The base class for all dialogue performances. Extends AZ::TickBus::Handler so that performances can drive time-based behavior across multiple frames.

Performances on GS_Play Gameplay Framework

Dialogue System

Performances

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DialoguePerformance (Abstract Base)