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Hey bud! I'm attaching an Animation Level Sequence, to make it pause between choices. This is just a test inkpot document but this is how I wrote the functions: EXTERNAL CreateLevelSequencePlayer() EXTERNAL Pause_Animation() EXTERNAL Resume_Animation() The Tube whirled it's gears as it tried to lift but was stuck. ~ Pause_Animation() * Lift the tube. ~ Resume_Animation() With a push, he stumbled out of the tube and as it shut behind him, he found respite. - Test -> END Does this seem right? When I was adding the functions I was trying to figure out if I make a custom function for CreateLevelSequencePlayer and then make another function but attach the Return Value to Pause and then make another function with the Return Value to Resume play. Thanks for all the help!

That seems correct. Just remember to call the createlevelsequence function at the start of your script? It seems like a good approach to split them up into different functions. (Create/pause/play) I'd probably do it that way.

@@Michaels-CGI when I get back from Christmas break, I'll try it out and tell you how it goes.

@@Michaels-CGI when you say at the start of the script, you mean at the "On Creation" near the event refresh choices?

Well... I was meaning in the inkle script. Since you have "External createsequence..." in inkpot, I thought you may have wanted to call it from inkpot, you may not need to have the external function in inkpot for creating the sequence, if you dont plan on using the inkpot script to create the sequence. I wasn't sure if you had it being called by unreal or not, so i just wanted to make sure you hadn't forgotten about calling it in the inkpot script. But you can call it whenever and wherever you want, im not sure if creating a sequence has it automatically play or not. Just rememer to save stuff when testing calling functions from inkle script, as crashes have happened (for me atleast)

@EmperorRage Does this depend on the choices? - Like only if specific choices were made; Inkpot tells unreal to do something?

@Michaels-CGI Yes, that would be good. For example, at the end of a dialogue you could be asked "Enter Forest or Go to the Lake?" And your decision will dictate which stage loads.

@EmperorRage Ok I'll make a tutorial for Inkpot external functions in unreal within a week or so.

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"Use a sequence to start a timer then when it reaches a value I just implement that code?" I'm slightly confused by what you mean by sequence?, the 'sequence node' doesn't have any delay functionality. The 'sequencer' would likely be way overly complicated... You may want to have a look at "Set Timer By Event" and "Clear and invalidate timer" nodes? (Every time story has continued: Clear & Invalidate timer) (If there is text displayed and if the story 'can continue' then start timer) (When the timer triggers its event: Continue) You could name the event that comes out of the timer something like "Auto continue" Make sure to manage the correct order of invalidating/clearing timers, otherwise you could accidentally clear one that JUST STARTED! "I imagine it would be hard to have the timer get linked to the length of the text?" No, not really? With your story variable: Story --> Get Current Text --> Len 'Len' is a node that converts the number of characters in a string to an integer, i.e. - Its length. You could use this to determine the delay time, although I would personally convert it to a percentage (math) and then use that percent to decide on a dynamic time between a 'short delay' or 'a long delay' (I can explain it more if you want...) or you could just... use a few branch nodes and is more / less than nodes.

@@Michaels-CGI This is definitely gets me off to a much better start than I would be on my own. Thank you for that.

@EmperorRage Would this tutorial be sufficient?: ua-cam.com/video/GlPzFmA_CC8/v-deo.html If not sufficient, then let me know more specifically what you are trying to do? / Issues?

@Michaels-CGI This is useful, but I meant using tags and adding portraits to that. I read your document and I understood some of it but I'm fairly new to this. Do you have s different tutorial you could suggest?

@EmperorRage oh, so you also mean swap out pictures depending on who is speaking? I'll try to make a tutorial for that in a week or so. Do note that I have no experience with tags yet, so I'll have to look into that.

@Michaels-CGI That's awesome bro! Thank you!

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Glad to hear!

I wrote a notion page to try answer your questions. internal-nerve-4af.notion.site/Inkpot-Unreal-Engine-Querry-146b960047ff80a0b544c87ae2c4941c

I created a notion page to answer your questions with some screenshots, but youtube seems to have blocked the notion link lol. Basically; 1. Dialogue Without Choices For a linear dialogue system without choices: - Can remove choice-related code and buttons - Use a simple continue system that checks for empty text to end the story - Story end event will return player to the level 2. Implementing Character Images Two possible approaches: - Using tags in the script editor to mark character changes and update UI accordingly - Using EXTERNAL functions in Inkle to call Unreal Engine functions that handle image switching 3. Best Practices Important considerations: - Don't create new widgets for each dialogue line - update existing widgets instead - When using external functions, ensure all branches return properly to avoid possible inkle script freezing (untested) - Debug (F9) can be used to test if nodes are running correctly

@ thank you so much!! <3

If you have any feedback on the videos or things that you might want explained more in depth, please let me know.

Glad it was helpful!

You're welcome!

Okay.

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