Talk:GetDialogueTarget - Actor
Obtains the actor the player is currently in dialogue with.
Syntax
Actor Function GetPlayerDialogueTarget() non-native
Source:
Actor Function GetPlayerDialogueTarget()
Actor kPlayerDialogueTarget
Actor kPlayerRef = Game.GetPlayer()
Int iLoopCount = 10
While iLoopCount > 0
iLoopCount -= 1
kPlayerDialogueTarget = Game.FindRandomActorFromRef(kPlayerRef , 200.0)
If kPlayerDialogueTarget != kPlayerRef && kPlayerDialogueTarget.IsInDialogueWithPlayer()
Return kPlayerDialogueTarget
EndIf
EndWhile
Return None
EndFunctionParameters
None.
Return Value
The actor the player is currently in dialogue with (if any).
Examples
;This is a custom function so you have to include it in your script.
Actor Function GetPlayerDialogueTarget()
Actor kPlayerDialogueTarget
Actor kPlayerRef = Game.GetPlayer()
Int iLoopCount = 10
While iLoopCount > 0
iLoopCount -= 1
kPlayerDialogueTarget = Game.FindRandomActorFromRef(kPlayerRef , 200.0)
If kPlayerDialogueTarget != kPlayerRef && kPlayerDialogueTarget.IsInDialogueWithPlayer()
Return kPlayerDialogueTarget
EndIf
EndWhile
Return None
EndFunction
Event SomeEvent()
; Print a message if the player is in dialogue with Bob.
if (GetPlayerDialogueTarget() == Bob)
Debug.Trace("The player is in dialogue with Bob!")
endIf
EndEventNotes
This usually finds the actor the player is in dialogue with but more testing is required. It works very well for me, so far... I tend to modify this by passing in the player's reference and lowering iLoopCount but the version I posted is safe and convenient.
EDIT: jbezorg's alternate method is flawless in interior cells, I would recommend it but it is worth noting that the method may fail in exterior cells if the player is speaking to an NPC that is in another cell (this could happen if the player is standing very close to a cell border). For exterior cells it may be safer to use my method but increase both the loop count and the radius of the find random actor function. ~Zartar
Alternative Method
Same usage, slower, but in theory the examples above could miss the Dialogue target by testing the same NPC several times. Unlikely with a 200 unit radius but it also cannot test outside the 200 unit radius and I've had arresting city guards enter dialogue with the player at a much greater distance. ~jbezorg
;Requires SKSE.
Actor Function GetPlayerDialogueTarget() global
Actor kPlayerRef = Game.GetPlayer()
Actor kTargetRef = None
Actor kNthRef = None
Cell kCell = kPlayerRef.GetParentCell()
Int iType = 43 ; kNPC = 43
Int iIndex = kCell.GetNumRefs( iType )
While iIndex && !kTargetRef
iIndex -= 1
kNthRef = kCell.GetNthRef( iIndex, iType ) as Actor
If kNthRef != kPlayerRef && kNthRef.IsInDialogueWithPlayer()
kTargetRef = kNthRef
EndIf
EndWhile
Return kTargetRef
EndFunction