Dialogue Plugin allows you to easily create dialogues within UE4 using a node-based editor.
IMPORTANT: There is an engine bug in 4.26.0 that breaks the Rich Text functionality of this plugin. Do not migrate yet if you're using rich text!
Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz8SEBusQtA
Tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGFDMaO4FrM
Dialogue Plugin allows you to easily create dialogues within UE4 using a custom node-based editor.
Used by industry veterans:
• Piranha Games in MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
• Iron Tower Studio in their upcoming Colony Ship RPG
Features:
• Voice-over support
• Conditions and Events
• Variables in text (e.g. %charname%)
• Rich Text support
• Customizable appearance
• Doesn't require third party software
• Source code included
Forum thread: https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?105999-Dialogue-Plugin
Sample project* from the second video: https://gitlab.com/Glabrezu/DemoDialogue
Sample VR project* where the VR part is already set up: https://gitlab.com/Glabrezu/VrDemoDialogue
*(sample projects require you to already own the plugin)
List of Modules:
• DialoguePlugin: (Runtime)
• DialoguePluginEditor: (Editor)
Technical Features:
• A new data asset type "Dialogue"
• A custom editor for that data asset, in form of a node based editor written in Slate
• A demo UMG widget used to display the dialogue in game, that can be duplicated and customized by the user
• Some icons and art for the node editor
Intended Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac
Documentation: Current
• (deprecated) 4.22 - 4.24: here
• (deprecated) 4.18 - 4.21: here
• (deprecated) 4.12 - 4.17: here