Dialogue Label

This is a simple RichTextLabel extension for displaying dynamic dialogues.

Status

Dialogue Label is in testing. Bugs may appear, so feel free to open Issues and give feedback.

New tags

[spd 1.5] change text speed to 1.5 symbols/frame

[inst 5] instantly display next 5 symbols

[snd 0] choose first sound bite in sound bite list

[snd -1] turn off sound bite

[wait 60] - delay for 60 frames

these tags should not be closed

you don't have to use spd and snd tags in beginning of each message. These properties are persistent.

Example

[color=gray][inst 13]!!!warning!!![/color]
[spd 1.5][snd 0]fast text with... [wait 60]sound bite 0
[spd 0.1][snd -1]slow text without sound bite

Signals

signal	meaning
dialogue_started	emits when dialogue starts
message_next	emits at the beginning of message rendering
dialogue_ended	emits when dialogue ends
message_finished	emits in the end of message rendering

Variables

variable	meaning
messages	array of strings to display
sound_files	array of sound bite files, used in [snd] tag
text_speed	default speed of text
active	current state of typing
message_id	index of current message

Functions

function	meaning
get_current_message()	returns current message with all tags
stop_dialogue()	stops rendering of dialogue
change_messages(Array)	changes messages. Also resets message_id to 0
start_dialogue()	starts the dialogue
next_message()	renders next message
skip_message()	displays current message instantly

Known issues

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