Narrative Design Keys

This guide shows how to dynamically pass variables to the Narrative Design section and triggers.

We will create a simple scenario where the character welcomes the player and asks them about their evening or morning based on the player's time of day.

Step 1

Activate the Narrative Design for your character in the Playground. Then, create a new Section.

Step 2

In the Objective section of the new Section, add the following text:

The time of day currently is {TimeOfDay}. Welcome the player and ask him how his {TimeOfDay} is going.

Notice that any string placed between curly brackets becomes a variable. In this case, we are adding the time of day as a variable. From Unity, we can pass either the word "Morning" or "Evening," and the character will respond accordingly.

Step 3

Now, let’s back to Unity and make the necessary adjustments. Click on your NPC.

Click the Add Component button and add the Narrative Design Key Controller Component.

Step 4

In the Name field, enter TimeOfDay. In the Value field, specify the corresponding value for that variable, which could be Morning, Evening, or anything else you choose.

That’s it! Now let’s test it out. 🎉😎