Basic dialog system working

ArrowGirl/ArrowGirl.gd

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 class_name ArrowGirl extends Area2D
 
 @onready var _sprite = $AnimatedSprite2D
-var dialog_text = preload("res://DialogDebug_1.tres")
-var dialog_counter: int = 0
+var dialog_text: DialogText = preload("res://DialogDebug_1.tres")
 
 #boilerplate
 func _ready():
@@ -17,9 +16,4 @@ func _on_animation_finished() -> void:
 
 func _on_body_entered(body) -> void:
 	if body is BoxBoy:
-		%DialogController.set_dialog(dialog_text.get_line_raw(dialog_counter), 0.2)
-		dialog_counter += 1
-
-func _on_body_exited(body) -> void:
-	if body is BoxBoy:
-		%DialogController.set_dialog("")
+		%DialogController.set_dialog_text(dialog_text, 0.2)

ArrowGirl/ArrowGirl.tscn

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ animations = [{
 }]
 
 [sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_53v1e"]
-size = Vector2(32, 32)
+size = Vector2(32, 96)
 
 [node name="ArrowGirl" type="Area2D" unique_id=869288979]
 script = ExtResource("1_53v1e")
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ animation = &"idle_glance"
 metadata/_edit_lock_ = true
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="." unique_id=1190138841]
-visible = false
+position = Vector2(0, -32)
 shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_53v1e")
 metadata/_edit_lock_ = true
 
 [connection signal="body_entered" from="." to="." method="_on_body_entered"]
-[connection signal="body_exited" from="." to="." method="_on_body_exited"]
 [connection signal="animation_finished" from="AnimatedSprite2D" to="." method="_on_animation_finished"]

BoxBoy/BoxBoy.gd

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func _physics_process(_delta) -> void:
 		buffer_grounded -= 1
 	
 	#jump buffering
-	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("input_jump"):
+	if %GameplayController.input_enabled and Input.is_action_just_pressed("input_jump"):
 		buffer_jumping = 6
 	else:
 		buffer_jumping -= 1
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func _physics_process(_delta) -> void:
 		buffer_jumping = 0
 	
 	#normally, fall faster than you rise
-	elif velocity.y < 0 and (Input.is_action_pressed("input_jump") or just_bounced):
+	elif ((%GameplayController.input_enabled and Input.is_action_pressed("input_jump")) or just_bounced) and velocity.y < 0:
 		velocity.y += GRAVITY_RISING
 	else:
 		velocity.y += GRAVITY_FALLING
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func _physics_process(_delta) -> void:
 	#sideways movement
 	var move_dir = Input.get_axis("input_left", "input_right")
 	
-	if move_dir:
+	if %GameplayController.input_enabled and move_dir:
 		_sprite.flip_h = move_dir < 0 #fancy HD 4K graphics
 		velocity.x += MOVE_FORCE * move_dir
 	

Controllers/DialogController.gd

@@ -3,16 +3,37 @@ extends Node
 @export var dialogContainer: MarginContainer
 @export var dialogTextLabel: RichTextLabel
 
-func set_dialog(text: String, seconds: float = 1) -> void:
+var _current_dialog_counter: int = 0
+var _current_dialog_text: DialogText = null
+var _current_dialog_seconds: float = 1
+
+func set_dialog_text(dialog_text: DialogText, seconds: float = 1) -> void:
+	_current_dialog_counter = -1
+	_current_dialog_text = dialog_text
+	_current_dialog_seconds = seconds
+	_next_dialog_line()
+
+func _next_dialog_line() -> void:
+	_current_dialog_counter += 1
+	set_dialog_line(_current_dialog_text.get_line_raw(_current_dialog_counter), _current_dialog_seconds)
+
+func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
+	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_accept") and _current_dialog_text:
+		_next_dialog_line()
+
+func set_dialog_line(text: String, seconds: float = 1) -> void:
 	dialogTextLabel.text = text
 	dialogTextLabel.visible_ratio = 0
 	var ratio: float = 0
 	
 	if text.length() == 0:
 		dialogContainer.visible = false
-		return
+		%GameplayController.input_enabled = true
+		_current_dialog_text = null
+		return #a hacky way to clear the dialog box
 	else:
 		dialogContainer.visible = true
+		%GameplayController.input_enabled = false
 	
 	var increment: float = (1 / seconds)/ 60.0
 	

Controllers/GameplayController.gd

@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ const LOREM_IPSUM = [
 	"",
 ]
 
+static var input_enabled: bool = true:
+	get():
+		return input_enabled
+	set(value):
+		input_enabled = value
+
 static var godmode: bool = false:
-	get:
+	get():
 		return godmode
 
 func _process(_delta: float) -> void:

DialogText.gd

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class_name DialogText extends Resource
 
-#contains the raw text info, allows you to iterate through it line-by-line
-#only parse text once
+##Contains raw text for dialog boxes, and allows you to iterate through it line-by-line.
 
 @export_multiline() var text: String
 var _content: Array = []

project.godot

@@ -29,29 +29,29 @@ window/subwindows/embed_subwindows=false
 
 input_right={
 "deadzone": 0.2,
-"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194321,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
-, Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":68,"key_label":0,"unicode":100,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":4194321,"physical_keycode":0,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+, Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":68,"physical_keycode":0,"key_label":0,"unicode":100,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
 input_left={
 "deadzone": 0.2,
-"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194319,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
-, Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":65,"key_label":0,"unicode":97,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":4194319,"physical_keycode":0,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+, Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":65,"physical_keycode":0,"key_label":0,"unicode":97,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
 input_jump={
 "deadzone": 0.2,
-"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":32,"key_label":0,"unicode":32,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":32,"physical_keycode":0,"key_label":0,"unicode":32,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
 controller_godmode={
 "deadzone": 0.2,
-"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":0,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":true,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":71,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":0,"window_id":0,"command_or_control_autoremap":true,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":71,"physical_keycode":0,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
 controller_dialog={
 "deadzone": 0.2,
-"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":true,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":68,"key_label":0,"unicode":100,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"command_or_control_autoremap":true,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":68,"physical_keycode":0,"key_label":0,"unicode":100,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }