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• Snebjorn

  March 2017 edited March 2017

  I have something like this running in one of my projects (it automatically fades the inventory menu in and out when an inventory item is added).

  
  

  Would be happy to share the code here if you're interested - not at my development computer right now.
• knownasA

  March 2017

  Hey @Snebjorn that would be really cool. Maybe based on your code I can develop my own idea.
• Snebjorn

  March 2017 edited March 2017

  I think it's almost done after I tweaked it a bit.

  
  

  Step 1: Create this C# script called InventoryNotification.cs:

  
  

  using UnityEngine;

  using AC;

  
  

  public class InventoryNotification : MonoBehaviour {

  
  

      public ActionListAsset ActionListAssetWhenAdding;

  
  

      void ShowInventoryNotification(InvItem item, int value)

      {

          KickStarter.runtimeVariables.SetCustomToken(0, item.label);

          ActionListAssetWhenAdding.Interact();

      }

  
  

      void OnEnable()

      {

          EventManager.OnInventoryAdd += ShowInventoryNotification;

      }

  
  

      void OnDisable()

      {

          EventManager.OnInventoryAdd -= ShowInventoryNotification;

      }

  }

  
  

  Step 2: Create this action list asset called ShowInventoryNotification:

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Step 3: Add an empty GameObject to your scene, in this case called InventoryNotifier, and add the script component to it:

  
  

  
  

  
  

  ... and you should be having narrator dialogue telling the player what has been added to the inventory.

  
  

  As mentioned, in my original version it's handled through a dedicated menu, but this version is probably simpler.
• knownasA

  March 2017

  @Snebjorn that's amazing man! Works like a charm. And it's very versatile, since we can tweak it around and make it look totally different from the actual dialogues. Thank you so much!
• Snebjorn

  March 2017 edited March 2017

  Any time - this was actually a good reminder for me of how versatile and well-designed AC is!
• ChrisIceBox

  March 2017

  Good trick!  Another method would be to make use of parameters, and place your Inventory: Add or remove Action in a separate ActionList asset, and then run this asset - with parameters set to whatever you like - instead of running a separate instance of this Action each time you pick something up.
  
  More about ActionList parameters can be learned in the Manual's section 5.13, and by following this tutorial.
  
• enchained

  August 2017

  @Snebjorn could you please update screenshots? the links are broken now and I feel like some info is missing.
  
• Snebjorn

  August 2017 edited August 2017

  Here you go:

  
  

  https://www.dropbox.com/s/fpl276y5q5pn1e3/InventoryNotifier.png?dl=0
  
• enchained

  August 2017

  @Snebjorn thanks, and what about Step 2 screenshot?
• Snebjorn

  August 2017

  Oh, sorry - wasn't quite awake when I replied to this:

  
  

  https://www.dropbox.com/s/uxwx86ykpf9nikf/ShowInventoryNotification.png?dl=0