Specifically, I’m trying to write a dialogue script that allows calling functions. I want to write it this way so I can, for example, start a cutscene or display an image after a line of dialogue is displayed. However, because of the way I have written it, I can’t do the usual module.test = function() or module.test() ways of calling a function from module scripts, because if I try those methods, what happens is when I require the module script and send it to the client, before the client even displays the dialogue the game runs any functions inside the dialogue module even if I haven’t even written a way to call it.
I’ve been stuck on this for a little while and I feel like I won’t be able to progress developing my game if I can’t find a workaround. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks.
--DialogueInfo Module Script
local DialogueInfo = {}
local avatar = {
Hod = 6855319380;
Yesod = 6855343573
}
local events = {
CameraOverhead = game.ReplicatedStorage.CameraTopDown,
CameraCutscene = game.ReplicatedStorage.CameraCutscene
}
--Dialogue
DialogueInfo.Dialogue = {
[1] = {
Name = "TemplateR6";
Avatar = {avatar.Hod, avatar.Yesod};
diaText = "testing dialogue",
Trigger = events.CameraCutscene
};
[2] = {
Name = "Name change test";
Avatar = {avatar.Hod, avatar.Yesod};
diaText = "testing dialogue 2",
Trigger = {}
};
[3] = {
Name = "TemplateR6";
Avatar = {avatar.Yesod, avatar.Hod};
diaText = "testing dialogue 3",
Trigger = {}
};
[4] = {
Name = "TemplateR6";
Avatar = {avatar.Hod, avatar.Yesod};
diaText = "Trigger test";
Trigger = {}
}
}
--DialogueServer Server Script
local repstorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local TalkStart = repstorage:WaitForChild("TalkStart")
for i, v in pairs(game.Workspace["World Actors"]:GetChildren()) do
if v:FindFirstChild("ProximityPrompt") then
if v.CanSpeak.Value == true then
v.ProximityPrompt.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
v.CanSpeak.Value = false
v.ProximityPrompt.Enabled = false
local diainfo = require(v.DialogueInfo)
local scene = "placeholder" --get the module for day/scene tracker and send to client
TalkStart:FireClient(player, diainfo, scene, v)
end)
end
end
game.ReplicatedStorage.TalkEnd.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
v.ProximityPrompt.Enabled = true
v.CanSpeak.Value = true
end)
end
--DialogueClient Local Script
--Services--
local uis = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local tweenservice = game:GetService("TweenService")
local repstorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = plr.Character
local TalkEnd = repstorage:WaitForChild("TalkEnd")
--Gui vars--
local main = script.Parent.Main
local dialogueframe = main.DialogueFrame
local nameframe = main.NameFrame
local portrait1 = script.Parent.Portrait1
local portrait2 = script.Parent.Portrait2
local speaking = false --debounce
game.ReplicatedStorage.TalkStart.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(diainfo, scene, v) --Receives the RemoteEvent containing the npc name, dialogue info, and scene
--Functions setup
--TODO: Require the module script for tracking the day and scene and display dialogue accordingly
local function typewriter(text, label)
speaking = true
print("typewrite start")
label.Text = ""
for i = 1, #text do
label.Text = string.sub(text, 1, i)
repstorage.AudioFolder.SFX.Tick:Play()
wait(0.01)
end
speaking = false
end
local function nextDialogue(text, scene)
print("Dialogue start")
local currentdialogue = 1
dialogueframe.TextLabel.Text = ""
nameframe.TextLabel.Text = text.Dialogue[currentdialogue].Name
typewriter(diainfo.Dialogue[currentdialogue].diaText, dialogueframe.TextLabel)
repstorage.AudioFolder.SFX.MenuClick:Play()
uis.InputEnded:Connect(function(key, processed)
if key.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 or key.KeyCode.EnumType == Enum.KeyCode.Space then
if speaking == false then
currentdialogue = currentdialogue + 1
--End dialogue conditions
if text.Dialogue[currentdialogue] == nil then
char.Cutscene.Value = false
script.Parent.Enabled = false
TalkEnd:FireServer()
print("end")
else
nameframe.TextLabel.Text = text.Dialogue[currentdialogue].Name
print(currentdialogue)
--dialogueframe.TextLabel.Text = text.Dialogue[currentdialogue].diaText
typewriter(diainfo.Dialogue[currentdialogue].diaText, dialogueframe.TextLabel)
end
end
end
end)
end
--The actual script start
repstorage.AudioFolder.SFX.MenuDecision:Play()
script.Parent.Enabled = true
dialogueframe.TextLabel.Text = ""
char.Cutscene.Value = true
nextDialogue(diainfo, scene)
end)
