marketplace: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/horizondialogue-plugin

public feed: nuget.org

Note:

master branch may be unstable since it is in development, please switch to tags, for example: editor/4.25.0

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How to Run Demo Project before purchase:(Only for Win64 editor build, no source code)

1. Double click install_game_package_from_nuget_org.cmd, and check if UnrealEditor-*.dll are installed to Binaries\Win64 and Plugins\HorizonDialoguePlugin\Binaries\Win64\
2. Double click HorizonDialogueDemo.uproject

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          HorizonDialoguePlugin
                5.4.0
     http://dorgon.horizon-studio.net
      	[email protected]

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The goal of this plugin is to provide a dialogue framework that can easily integrate story telling in your game using blueprint.

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System Requirements

Supported UnrealEngine version: 4.22-5.4

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Installation Guide

Put HorizonUIPlugin, HorizonTweenPlugin and HorizonDialoguelugin into YOUR_PROJECT/Plugins folder, and then add module to your project YOUR_PROJECT.Build.cs: PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] { "HorizonUI", "HorizonTween", "HorizonFramework", "HorizonDialogue"});

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User Guide

Here is basic process of creating a DialogueScene.

1. Create Dialogue Layout using UserWidget.

2. Set widgets that you want to be accessed by DialogueSystem as Variable.

3. Create Blueprint(TestScene_BP) that extends from HorizonDialogueScene and setup defualt widgets for DialogueScene.
   Note: The widget need set to Variable in step 2 in order to be selectable in drop-down list.

4. Add Dialogue Events in TestScene_BP, like following:

5. Push BP_TestScene using HorizonSceneManger.

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Technical Details

Features:

1. Support many DialogueEvent:

   • WidgetEvents: CreateDialogueMsg, CreateDialogueTalkerNameAndMsg, CreateDialogueMsgWithParam, CreateDialogueMsgWithParamEx, CreateDialogueTextBlock, CreateDialogueImage2D, CreateDialogueUserWidget, CreateDialogueFlipbook, CreateDialogueChoice, CreateDialogueSetWidgetList.

   • ActionEvents: CreateDialogueWaitPendingAction, CreateDialogueWaitDuration, CreateDialogueWaitClick.

   • SceneEvents: CreateDialogueChangeScene, CreateDialoguePopScene, CreateDialoguePushScene.

   • SoundEvents: CreateDialogueSound.

2. Automatically widget visibility control: Target Widget will visible when DialogueEvent start and hide after finished,

3. Every DialogueEvent has following callbacks: OnDialogueEventPreStart, OnDialogueEventStart, OnDialogueEventFinished. You can add any custom actions here.

4. Control speed of Auto process or Skip DialogueEvents.

5. DialogueHistoryManager and DialogueHistoryTileView

Code Modules: HorizonDialogue(Runtime), HorizonDialogueEditor(Editor), HorizonFramework(Runtime), HorizonFrameworkEditor(Editor), HorizonTween(Runtime), HorizonUI(Runtime)

Network Replicated: No

Supported Development Platforms: Win64, Mac, Linux

Supported Target Build Platforms: All Platforms

Tested Platform: Win64, Android

Documentation: https://github.com/dorgonman/HorizonDialogueDemo

Example Project: https://github.com/dorgonman/HorizonDialogueDemo

Important/Additional Notes:

This plugin integrated functions of my other plugins, all features and codes in following plugins are included:
HorizonUI
HorizonTween
HorizonFramework

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What does your plugin do/What is the intent of your plugin

The intent of this plugin is to provide a framework that can integrate story telling feature in games.

DemoVideo
TutorialVideo

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Contact and Support

Email: [email protected]

Discord: https://discord.gg/surfzAz

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Version History

*5.3.1

• [BugFix] Fix FHorizonDialogueEventMsgDataTable can't assign DataTable

• [BugFix] Fix MsgFromDataTable crash

• [Refactor] RawPointer to TObjectPtr

*5.3.0

Update to 5.3.0

Update HorizonUI to 5.3.0

Update HorizonTween to 5.3.0

Update HorizonFramework to 5.3.0

*5.2.1

• [BugFix] Fix FHorizonDialogueEventMsgDataTable can't assign DataTable

• [BugFix] Fix MsgFromDataTable crash

*5.2.0

• [DialogueActionLibrary] Support UHorizonDialogueMsgTextBlock for Tween Widget Color Action

• [Refactor][Break][DialogueEvent] Fix AddTweenEvent param from pTweenEvent to InTweenEvent

• [DialogueHistoryTileView] Refactor and inherited from UHorizonTileView

  Update HorizonUI to 5.2.0

  Update HorizonTween to 5.2.0

  Update HorizonFramework to 5.2.0

*5.1.0

• [DialogueQueueComponent] Expose member to protected so it can be modified by it's child

• AB#2647 [DialogueFunctionLibrary] ShouldStopAutoOrSkipEventOnDialogueSceneRemoved for DialogueQueueComponent

  Update HorizonUI to 5.1.0

  Update HorizonTween to 5.1.0

  Update HorizonFramework to 5.1.0

*5.0.1

• [BugFix][WaitDuration] Fix WaitDuration InitProcess not breaking

• [Refactor] Check nullptr before use for some functions

  Update HorizonUI to 5.0.1

  • [BugFix][HorizonDialogueMsgTextBlock] Fix MemoryLeak when parse segmentStr using FXmlFile
  • [New][DialogueMsgTextBlock] Implement SpaceDecorator and Add Tag param to Segment
  • [New][DialogueMsgTextBlock] Add BuildSegment call for Decorator class and rename BuildDecoration to BuildBlockDecoration

*5.0.0

• [BugFix] Should call NotifyCustomizationModuleChanged when RegisterCustomClassLayout/UnRegisterCustomClassLayout

  Update HorizonUI to 5.0.0

  Update HorizonTween to 5.0.0

  Update HorizonFramework to 5.0.0

*4.27.1

• [BugFix] Fix missing category in HorizonDialogueType

• [BugFix] Fix Sonarqube bug warning

*4.27.0

• [BugFix] potentially uninitialized local pointer variable 'pOutActor' used

• [New][Event] Implement EventName for all DialogueEventParameter Implementation

• [Refactor] Don't Add to DialogueEventImag if WidgetName is none when CreateDialogueTalkerNameAndMsgWithImage

• [New] Use FHorizonDialogueEventImageParameters for TalkWithImage and TalkWithImageSequence

• [BugFix] Crash if we promote input pin to variable for Custom SGraphNodePin

• [Performance] Implement DECLARE_HORIZONDIALOGUE_QUICK_SCOPE_CYCLE_COUNTER for performance measure

• [Submodule] Source\HorizonUI

• [BugFix] Hotfix Explicit PCH compile error

• [Optimization] Add PrivatePCHHeaderFile to .Build.cs to optimizae build speed

• [Refactor][DialogueQueue] Use DialogueScene to check if we need dequeue instead of SceneManager

• [New][HorizonDialogueQueueComponent] Use Default SceneManager

• [New][HorizonDialogueFunctionLibrary] Implement GetDialogueQueue

• [New] Implement HorizonDialogueQueueComponent with DialogueContext Support

  Update HorizonUI to 4.27.0

  Update HorizonTween to 4.27.0

  Update HorizonFramework to 4.27.0

*4.26.0

• [New] Implement HorizonDialogueGraphPanelPinFactory that can show image and text in BP Nodes.

• [New] Implement New DialogueEvents: HorizonDialogueEventDisplayPaper2DActor, HorizonDialogueEventDisplayPaperFlipbookActor, HorizonDialogueEventDisplaySkeletalMeshActor, HorizonDialogueEventDisplayPaperSpriteActor, HorizonDialogueEventSetActorList and HorizonDialogueEventPlayLevelSequence.

• [Refactor] Use RemoveScene instead of PopScene when DialogueEventListFinished

• [BugFix][HorizonDialogueEngine] CreateDialogueMsgWithParam should Check if UserWidget exist

• [Refactor] bAutoEvent, bSkipEvent and Implement FHorizonDialogueDelegates::OnProcessSkipEventNative

• [BugFix][HorizonDialogueEventDisplayChoice] clear ChoiceButtonList before GetWidgetFromName

• [BugFix] FHorizonDialogueDelegates::OnDialogueEventPreStartNative should be called in DialogueEventStart

• [Refactor] Don't need RestartEditor when bEnableHistory now

• [New] Implement GetTargetWidget for Dialogue Events

• [New] Implement FHorizonDialogueDelegates::OnDialogueEventFinished and FHorizonDialogueDelegates::OnChoiceButtonClickedNative

• [Refactor] Remove HorizonDialogueHistoryManager and move functions to HorizonDialogueSystem

• [New] Implement FHorizonDialogueDelegates::OnDialogueEventStartNative for all DialogueEvent

• AB#1675 AB#1109 [New][DialogueEvent] Implement TalkSequence, MsgSequence

• [Refactor][HorizonDialogueFunctionLibrary] SpawnSound should use const FHorizonDialogueEventSoundParameters

• [New] Implement and Refactor SoundSpawnMethod for Dialogue Event

• [New][HorizonDialogueEvent] Implement AddTagUnique, GetTags

• [New][HorizonDialogueEventDisplayChoice] Implement GetChoiceButtonList

• [New][HorizonDialogueEngine] Implement GetCurrentEvent

• [New][HorizonDialogueHistoryI] GetItemObject

• [BugFix][HorizonDialogueEventDisplayChoice] Fix Choice event logic for GoToEventByTag

• [New][HorizonDialogueEngine] Implement GoToEventIndex, GoToEventByTag

• [Refactor][HorizonDialogueHistoryManager] OnDialogueEventPreStart callback implementation adjust

• [Refactor] Coding style

  Update HorizonUI to 4.27.0

  Update HorizonTween to 4.27.0

  Update HorizonFramework to 4.27.0

*4.25.0

Update HorizonUI to 4.25

Update HorizonTween to 4.25

Update HorizonFramework to 4.25

*4.24.0

Update HorizonUI to 4.24

Update HorizonTween to 4.24

Update HorizonFramework to 4.24

*4.23.1

    BugFix: [HorizonDialogueScene] Fix Editor crash  

*4.23.0

    New: Update to 4.23  

    BugFix: Fix using Flipbook in UHorizonDialogueMsgTextBlock  

*4.22.0

    NEW: First Version including core features.