[Lua] JRPG Dialogue System v1.3

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Update v1.3 (12/30/2022)
- fix implemented for broken FRAMEEVENT_MOUSE_UP introduced in Reforged v1.33.

Update v1.1 (8/9/2021)
- added skip button to end scenes directly (hide/disable with speak.showskip).
- improved the fade transition between characters when fade is enabled.
- now supports newline and hex color formatting within dialogue items.

Launch v1.0 (8/2/2020)


System Overview:

This was a resource request from a Hive member. It seemed useful to share with the community. In short, it emulates common JRPG dialogue systems with social interactions printed on screen over time while displaying actor emotions.

Build out vertical screenplay objects and convert them to scenes, then run them with a command or two.

The demo includes an example screenplay and portraits for actor emotions.

This system is ideal for intermediate users who can combine a basic understanding of scripting while also allowing the use of GUI components to run cinematic sequences.

API Overview:
Lua: 
-- "Speak" JRPG Dialogue System Overview:


    speak:initscene()
--[[
        Run this command to initialize the scene camera and prepare the dialogue box.

        In this function, you may want to add/remove map-wide settings as needed for your use case.

        *Note: if you init scenes instead of playing them immediately, you might want to manually position the camera
        using 'camtargetx' and 'camtargety' (see below).

        Properties:
            .scenecam    = the camera object settings to use (to change before scenes, use 'speak.scenecam = gg_cam_yourCustomCamera')
            .camtargetx  = position the camera here (if unit pan is enabled, it will be automated while items play).
            .camtargety  = ``
--]]


    speak:startscene(chain[, ...])
--[[
        @chain = the chain object containing the sequence of dialogue items, aka the scene, to run.
        You can pass multiple chains as arguments and they will merge in their passed order (e.g. chain01, chain02, chain 03[, ...])

        Run this command to begin the chain of dialogue items.

        You can reference the cached chain with 'speak.currentchain', which is a temporary clone of @chain.

        To retrieve the current position in the chain, one can use 'speak.currentindex'. This could be useful to check for scene progress
        inside of other functions if needed (an idea that comes to mind is cleaning up eye-candy effects or units made in the area).
--]]


    speak:endscene()
--[[
        This command runs automatically when a scene's current chain object is exhausted (i.e. last item is played).

        If desired, you could call this automatically under specified conditions or via hotkeys to cut scenes short.
--]]


    speak:pause()
--[[
        Pause a scene, hiding the dialogue box and preventing continue actions.

        Useful if you want to hide the box, run a cinematic sequence, then resume social interactions.
--]]


    speak:resume()
--[[
        Resume a scene from the stored speech chain point, showing the dialogue box once more.
--]]


    speak.actor:new()
--[[
        @returns table.

        Create a new actor object.

            Properties:
                .unit       = unit; actor's assigned unit (flash indicator and for referencing in functions).
                .portrait   = table; the file paths for displaying character's reaction portrait.
                .name       = string; defaults to assigned unit's name.
--]]


    speak.actor:assign(unit, portrait)
--[[
        @unit = the owner of the speech item.
        @portrait = the portrait object for the actor.

        This function fulfills the requirements of an actor, and will also accept anonymous tables as arguments for @portrait,
        allowing you to quickly build new actors with terse code.

        See the 'screenplay' demo script file for an explicit example.
--]]


    speak.item:new()
--[[
        @returns table.

        Create a new speech item object.

            Properties
                .text       = string; the characters that render in the dialogue box when called.
                .actor      = table; the actor object that owns the speech item.
                .emotion    = string; the emotion string for looking up the actor's matching portrait.
                .anim       = string; string animation to play when called.
                .sound      = sound; the sound to play when called.
                .func       = function; the function to play when called.

        See the 'screenplay' demo script file for an explicit example.
--]]


    speak.chain:new()
--[[
        @returns table.

        Create a new speech item chain object.

        Chains are simple table classes and should be index-value paired, by which they are called in ascending index order when
        injected into 'speak:startscene(chain)'. Chain objects have no config properties other than their indexed item content.
--]]


    speak.chain:add(item, index)
--[[
       @item = speech item object to add.
       @index = [optional] the location to insert (pops into table, pushing other values up if present).

        Add an item to a chain (provide no @index to insert at the top i.e. new index).

        example: my_scene01:add(my_item)
--]]


    speak.chain:remove(item)
--[[
        @item = speech item to remove.

        Remove an item from a chain.

        example: my_scene01:remove(my_item)
--]]


    speak.chain:build(t)
--[[
        @t = a table used as a simple constructor for dialogue items, to allow for vertical reading like you would a real screenplay.
        @returns table.

        Example:
        my_build_table = {
            [1] = { "Some kind of dialogue.", actor1 , emotion1, anim1, sound1, func1 }
            [2] = { "Some kind of dialogue.", actor2 , emotion2, anim2, sound2, func2 }
            [3] = { "Some kind of dialogue.", actor3 , emotion3, anim3, sound3, func3 }
        }
        my_new_scene = speak.chain:build(my_build_table)

        See the 'screenplay' demo script file for an explicit example.
--]]
Example Screenplay Construction:
Lua: 
function buildactors()
    --[[
        there are three methods to building a portrait object:
            1)  simply declare a table and speak.actor:assign
                will handle initializing the portrait object.
            2)  if you want to be more formal, you can declare
                the new object then assign emotions as needed.
            3)  if you're a terse-junky, you can build a new
                portrait object by passing in an anonymous table.
    --]]

    -- example 01) simple table - you just really like tables.
    portrait_grunt = {
        none        = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-orc.blp',
        angry       = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-orc_anger.blp',
        blush       = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-orc_blush.blp',
        happy       = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-orc_happy.blp',
    }
    actor_grunt     = speak.actor:new()
    actor_grunt:assign(udg_grunt, portrait_grunt)

    -- example 02) formal - you may be wanting to modify portrait objects or change an actor's portrait kit.
    portrait_footman = speak.portrait:new()
    portrait_footman.none   = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-hu.blp'
    portrait_footman.angry  = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-hu_anger.blp'
    portrait_footman.blush  = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-hu_blush.blp'
    portrait_footman.happy  = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-hu_happy.blp'
    actor_footman   = speak.actor:new()
    actor_footman:assign(udg_footman, portrait_footman)

    -- example 03) terse-junky - keep the code really tight.
    actor_peon      = speak.actor:new()
    actor_peon:assign(
        udg_peon,
        { none  = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-orc_peon.blp', angry = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-orc_peon.blp',
          blush = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-orc_peon.blp', happy = 'war3mapImported\\portrait-orc_peon.blp', })
    -- (in the future, you could change actor_peon's portrait with 'actor_peon.portrait.angry', etc.)

end

function buildscreenplay()
    --[[

        there are two ways to build chained dialogue items:
            1) simple:

                using a table with index-values, build a dialogue chain
                by inserting the text and actor (auto generating
                each speech item automatically).

                item format:
                { text, actor [, emotion, anim, sound, func] }
                { "My dialogue text.", actor_object [, "angry", "stand victory", sound_var, func_var] }

                example:
                    my_table = {
                        [1] = { "Your character's dialogue", my_actor_object_a, "angry" },
                        [2] = { "Your other character's dialogue", my_actor_object_b },
                    }
                    my_scene = scene.chain:build(my_table)

            2) specified:

                build each speech item separately. this can be useful
                if you are going to add and remove speech items
                yourself i.e. if user actions influence dialogue.

                example:
                    my_dynamic_item       = speak.item:new()
                    my_dynamic_item.actor = my_actor_object_a
                    my_dynamic_item.text  = "This is my dynamic dialogue."

                    scene_01 = speak.chain:new()
                    scene_01:add(some_other_item)
                    scene_01:add(my_dynamic_item)
                    scene_01:add(some_other_item)
                    (...)

                    you decide to remove it later based on a player's action and insert a different item:
                        scene_01:remove(my_dynamic_item)
    --]]

    --[[
        simple build example:
            this method is useful for visually building screenplays,
            allowing you to traverse them vertically as you would
            pages from a normal screenplay in real life.
    --]]

    local spawngrunts = function()
        -- create some grunts for the scene when the grunt calls for his squad:
        local unit
        unit = CreateUnit(Player(0), FourCC('ogru'), 700, 400, 0)
        SetUnitInvulnerable(unit, true)
        IssuePointOrderById(unit, 851986, 230, 75)
        unit = CreateUnit(Player(0), FourCC('ogru'), 700, 380, 0)
        SetUnitInvulnerable(unit, true)
        IssuePointOrderById(unit, 851986, 465, -300)
        unit = CreateUnit(Player(0), FourCC('ogru'), 700, 360, 0)
        SetUnitInvulnerable(unit, true)
        IssuePointOrderById(unit, 851986, 500, 0)
    end

    scene_01 = {
        [1] = {
            "Who goes there!?",
            actor_footman,
        },
        [2] = {
            "...",
            actor_grunt,
            "blush",
            "stand two",
            soundt.grunt01,
        },
        [3] = {
            "What are you doing in Lordaeron, Horde filth?",
            actor_footman,
            "angry"
        },
        [4] = nil, -- left empty to demonstrate :add functionality.
        [5] = {
            "Wait, if there's one of you, then that means...",
            actor_footman,
            "blush",
        },
        [6] = {
            "Form ranks!",
            actor_grunt,
            "angry",
            "spell",
            soundt.grunt02,
            spawngrunts,
        },
        [7] = {
            "Hah! You think you've outwitted the Alliance with sheer numbers? We Alliance are never alone!",
            actor_footman,
            "happy",
        },
        [8] = {
            "...",
            actor_footman,
            "blush",
        },
        [9] = {
            "Garland? Erik? Where are you fools?",
            actor_footman,
            "blush",
        },
        [10] = {
            "It looks like your men have forsaken you, human. Typical Alliance cowardice!",
            actor_grunt,
            "happy",
        },
        [11] = {
            "Fine! I'll take you all on myself!",
            actor_footman,
            "angry",
            "stand defend",
            soundt.footman01,
        },
        [12] = {
            "Others would call you a fool, human. But, you have the courage of a warrior. This is no honorable way to die."
            .." Stand back troops; we meet tomorrow on the battlefield. Lok'tar ogar!",
            actor_grunt,
        },
        [13] = {
            "So be it. Tomorrow we meet on the hills of steel and bone and flesh. And now I've run out of things to say so I'm"
            .." just meandering on and on and on to test this dialogue system. Yea, I'm still going. And going, and going. Wow,"
            .." can you believe this scrolling text frame even works? It probably could use a footprint though. I think you can"
            .." even use your mousewheel to scroll up when it's done spamming you with awesome lore content, just in case you"
            .." missed something important. Really, really important. You might not understand this map without it. If it ever"
            .." finishes, that is. You better not click that continue button. Hey! How DARE you!",
            actor_footman,
        },
    }
    -- we take the table outline above and convert it to a chain of speech items:
    scene_01 = speak.chain:build(scene_01)

    --[[
        specified example where we fill the empty [4] slot:
    --]]

    peon_flee01         = speak.item:new()
    peon_flee01.text    = "Aaaggh!"     -- (required)
    peon_flee01.actor   = actor_peon    -- (required)
    peon_flee01.emotion = "none"        -- (optional)
    peon_flee01.sound   = soundt.peon01 -- (optional)
    peon_flee01.func    = function()    -- (optional)
        -- in this example, we'll also add a function that runs when the dialogue item is played.
        PauseUnit(peon_flee01.actor.unit, false)
        IssuePointOrderById(peon_flee01.actor.unit, 851986, 735, 750)
        UnitApplyTimedLifeBJ( 6.0, FourCC('BTLF'), peon_flee01.actor.unit )
    end
    -- insert into the nil [4] slot in scene_01:
    scene_01:add(peon_flee01, 4)

end
Gathering Multiple Screenplays:
If you want to compartmentalize your scenes, you will need to wrap them in a newly-named build function.

Then, insert them into the 'elapsed init' script as needed.

Example:
Lua: 
--[[
    time elapsed init:
--]]
utils.timed(0.33, function()
    utils.debugfunc(function()
        --[[
            sounds we play in the screenplay example:
        --]]
        soundt = {}
        soundt.grunt01      = gg_snd_PeonWhat2
        soundt.grunt02      = gg_snd_GruntWarcry1
        soundt.peon01       = gg_snd_PeonPissed4
        soundt.footman01    = gg_snd_FootmanYesAttack1
        -- build after map init so we have a cached log with F12:
        buildactors()
        buildscreenplay()
        -- to compartmentalize anything else, be sure insert additional build functions:
        buildactors02() -- if you want to build other actors separately
        buildscreenplay02() -- your other scene
    end, "time elapsed init")
end)
Example Scene Trigger (GUI):
  • scene start
    • Events
      • Unit - A unit comes within 150.00 of Circle of Power (large) 0005 <gen>
    • Conditions
      • (Triggering unit) Equal to footman
      • speakactive Equal to False
    • Actions
      • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
      • Unit - Order (Triggering unit) to Stop.
      • -------- initialize camera: --------
      • Custom script: speak.camtargetx = GetUnitX(udg_footman)
      • Custom script: speak.camtargety = GetUnitY(udg_footman)
      • -------- begin scene: --------
      • Custom script: SetUnitX(udg_footman, 100)
      • Custom script: SetUnitY(udg_footman, -200)
      • Unit - Hide Circle of Power (large) 0005 <gen>
      • -------- Position units: --------
      • Custom script: IssuePointOrderById(udg_footman, 851986, 61, -250)
      • Unit - Make footman face grunt over 0.33 seconds
      • Unit - Make peon face Footman 0000 <gen> over 0.33 seconds
      • Unit - Make grunt face Footman 0000 <gen> over 0.33 seconds
      • -------- begin scene: --------
      • Custom script: utils.debugfunc( function()
      • Custom script: speak:startscene(scene_01)
      • Custom script: end, "dev")
Import Overview:
Code: 
Installation instructions:

    1)  Copy the "import" folder and paste it into your map.

    2)  Export the .fdf and .toc files from the Asset Manager (F12). Their file path names need to remain the same or you
        will need to edit the BlzLoadTOCFile call under the 'speak init' script.

        If you desire the included custom text, also export the 'consolas.ttf' file.

        If you DO NOT want the included custom text, open the .toc file in a text editor and remove/uncomment lines as instructed
        in the file.

    3)  If you desire the demo graphics for testing purposes, export the character portraits from the Asset Manager (F12).

        note: for steps 2 and 3, an "export all" option exists by right clicking a file or by going to File -> Export All Files
        note: reminder that changed file strings for 2) and 3) will break things; make sure they match the demo's path naming.

    4)  Copy the scene camera from the Camera Palette (sceneCam) OR create your own camera in your map and replace the variable
        'self.scenecam' with your new camera object under 'speak:init()', which can be found under the 'speak' script file.

    5)  Reference the function documentation and examples, then start building your scenes. Let me know if you encounter any
        bugs or have any code or feature suggestions: Planetary @hiveworkshop.com

Code Notes:
This bundle was built with OOP-style class objects. Run methods on objects using myobject:mymethod(). The screenplay build has examples of this syntax in use.

This resource was tested to be net-code safe; however, it was designed with campaign/group use in mind (it currently runs for every player).

FDF/TOC Files:
Code: 
TOC:

UI\FrameDef\Glue\BattleNetTemplates.fdf
war3mapImported\CustomFrameFDF.fdf

FDF:

Frame "TEXT" "CustomText" {
    //DecorateFileNames,
    //FrameFont "MasterFont", 0.018, "",
    // to return to the default WC3 text, uncomment these lines above ^;
    // then delete the FrameFont line below:
    FrameFont "war3mapImported\consolas.ttf", 0.018, "",
    FontJustificationH JUSTIFYLEFT,
    FontJustificationV JUSTIFYTOP,
    FontColor 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0,
    FontShadowColor 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9,
    FontShadowOffset 0.001 -0.001,
}
Frame "TEXTAREA" "CustomTextArea" {
    //DecorateFileNames,
    //FrameFont "MasterFont", 0.013, "",
    // to return to the default WC3 text, uncomment these lines above ^;
    // then delete the FrameFont line below:
    FrameFont "war3mapImported\consolas.ttf", 0.013, "",
    TextAreaLineHeight 0.008,
    TextAreaLineGap 0.005,
    TextAreaInset 0.00,
    TextAreaMaxLines 128,
}
Misc:

• Designed for 1.32+.
• Additional credit to Bribe for Global Initialization + Timer Utils, and Tasyen's UI documentation.

Version History:

• 1.0a - no code changes; updated in-game API docs.
• 1.0b - no code changes; included description of custom font vs. default font in fdf import step.
• 1.0c - no code changes; updated API docs with missing camera property descriptions.
• 1.0d - fixed reported issue of 'fade = false' not hiding dialogue box on scene end.
• 1.0e - no code changes; fixed some redundancies.
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[Lua] JRPG Dialogue System 1.3 (Map)

Author
Planetary @hiveworkshop.com
Filename
lua_jrpg_dialogue_1.3.w3m
Suggested players
Any
Players
2
Required game
Warcraft 3: Reforged
Recommended version
1.34
Dimensions
20x20 (32x32)
Size
809.16 KB
Uploaded
Oct 4, 2020
Updated
Dec 30, 2022
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Drake53

Drake53

Drake53

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The description says the system is for 1.31+, but the map can only be opened with 1.32, so you might wanna either update the map so it can be opened in 1.31 (for which you can use Map Adapter) or make the .fdf and .toc files separately downloadable.
 

Planetary

Planetary

Planetary

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Drake53 said:
The description says the system is for 1.31+, but the map can only be opened with 1.32, so you might wanna either update the map so it can be opened in 1.31 (for which you can use Map Adapter) or make the .fdf and .toc files separately downloadable.
Click to expand...
Thanks. I will have to look into the conversion; didn't realize that step was needed. Updated the description for 1.32+ with .fdf and .toc attachments.
 

TADMINSTER

TADMINSTER

TADMINSTER

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Planetary said:
Can you clarify the issue? Is this an issue of font?

Seems like that could be solved by importing a custom font that supports a different language.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the reply.
I entered Korean into your system
In game, Nothing is printed

Since Warcraft officially supports Korean
it could be a font issue.
Please refer to the attached picture
 

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Planetary

Planetary

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TADMINSTER said:
Thanks for the reply.
I entered Korean into your system
In game, Nothing is printed

Since Warcraft officially supports Korean
it could be a font issue.
Please refer to the attached picture
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I think this might be resolved by following step #2 in the import overview and returning to the default WC3 font (if it supports Korean by default).

The FDF would then look like this:
Code: 
Frame "TEXT" "CustomText" {
    DecorateFileNames,
    FrameFont "MasterFont", 0.018, "",
    FontJustificationH JUSTIFYLEFT,
    FontJustificationV JUSTIFYTOP,
    FontColor 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0,
    FontShadowColor 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9,
    FontShadowOffset 0.001 -0.001,
}
Frame "TEXTAREA" "CustomTextArea" {
    DecorateFileNames,
    FrameFont "MasterFont", 0.013, "",
    TextAreaLineHeight 0.008,
    TextAreaLineGap 0.005,
    TextAreaInset 0.00,
    TextAreaMaxLines 128,
}
So, you'd export the FDF, change it to this and save it, delete the old one and import this one (with the same file name).
 
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TADMINSTER

TADMINSTER

TADMINSTER

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Thanks. The explanation is kind and detailed.
After I finish my job today, I'll run the test when I go home.
then I will inform you of the results
 

MyPad

MyPad

MyPad

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System Review:


The bundle is definitely quite unique and has proven itself useful for some users.
There is a minor issue with the dialog frame though; when skipping through the
dialogue too quickly, the portrait frame appears to flicker momentarily before
resolving itself. This can be replicated either by pressing ESC or the continue
button rapidly. Otherwise, the system works like a charm.

There might be some issues when requiring Global Initialization, so I would
recommend making it optional instead.​

Status:


JRPG Dialogue System is Approved
​

Rating:


4.5/5.0 (High Quality)

Rating:
Complexity:0.9/1.0
Operation:1.3/1.5
Functionality:1.5/1.5
Originality:0.8/1.5
[titleid] Criteria: [/titleid]
 

tulee

tulee

tulee

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Thanks for including the "Example Scene: GUI" in your map description. Quite a few great systems on hive don't include something like that, and it makes them somewhat inaccessible to people who only know the basics. I will definitely look forward to playing around with your resource, appreciate you posting it.
 
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