Is it possible to give a certain dialogue to a certain player

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#1

I want to know if it is possible to give someone a dialogue option on an NPC if the player holds a certain tool?

Could you also tell me how to do it or you could give me an example.

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#2

You could use debounce and if the tool is equipped. Here is an example:

held = false
local tool = --tool location here

tool.Equiped:Connect(function()
if not held then
held = true
--Dialog Script here
end)

This MIGHT work but I don’t know because I’ve never done this type of thing before.
I don’t know how to make dialog scripts because I’ve personally never used them or needed them, sorry!

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#3

Thank you! Im gonna test it now

#4

For now you might want to use print("Working!") or something to indicate that it’s working and try equipping the tool more then once.

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#5

How would I use this. I want it so that when I pickup and item the dialogue will show up. Where do i put the script in the dialogue?

#6

Just like @uhBlame said, I’ve never done something like this either however, I assume this would be locally in a player and you would call a RemoteEvent.

#7

Do you think it is possible. The feature isn’t necessary so Im not bothered whether its added or not. If you don’t think it is I won’t bother

#8

It is 100% possible, you just have to not give up.

#9

Is your game singleplayer or multiplayer? If it’s multiplayer it might have to be a RemoteEvent but singleplayer a localscript should be fine. You can put it anywhere, but if you’re trying to make a certain text come up then put it in the dialog textlabel and once the tool is welded it’ll run the script and change the text.

held = false
local tool = --tool location here ex: game:GetService("Lighting")["Bat Model"]
local TXT = script.Parent.Text
local dialog = "TEXT HERE"
tool.Equiped:Connect(function()

if not held then
held = true -- Will make the held variable true so this cannot be fired twice.

for i = 1,#TXT do --This will make the typewriter effect
TXT.Text = string.sub(dialog,1,i)

wait()
end

end)

This may or may not work, I haven’t tested it nor made this before, so this is all off of memory.

These might be useful:

#10

Got it. I will definitely try to find a way. It just the 2 ways I have tried have failed.
I tried making it so that the dialogue would be disabled if they weren’t holding the tool.
and I tried making it so that if its in the players backpack then the option would enable itself but it seems
it doesn’t work. I put a print(working) at the end but it just scans through the script and only prints through the script basically ignoring everything else

#11

The dialogue im trying to make is the roblox one.
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That is possibly why it might not be working

#12

Roblox dialouge instances have to added inside the “Head” object in a npc to work, they create guis above the heads that the player can interact with.

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#13

Then you could easily get rid the for i = 1,#TXT do part of the script I sent, and make it so that if held = true then it’ll be activated and you could see it.
I’ll try to replicate this soon to help you out further.

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#14

No, Thats not the point. I have got the dialogue working its just i dont want a certain dialogue to show up unless the player has an item
E.G The player is told about a special key and if it is brought back to them the NPC will explain what it does but this dialogue doesnt show up unless the player has a key.

The player has now found the key and they go back to the NPC with it. The NPC explains what it can do and how to use it.

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#15

Thank you! You have helped loads! :slight_smile:

#16

No problem!
If you need anymore help PM me or just mention/reply to me and I’ll be glad to help!