Dialogue System is a visual dialogue editor for Unreal Engine, built as part of the Chronicle. It allows you to design branching conversations, define dialgoue path availability rules, and trigger gameplay logic - all directly inside the editor.
The Root Node is the entry point of every dialogue. It defines the starting point of the conversation and manages its participants.
Within this node, you can:
- Add participants to the dialogue
- Remove participants from the dialogue
This node ensures that the dialogue has a clear starting context.
The Line Node represents a single spoken line in the conversation.
It stores:
- Dialogue line content
- Speaker
- Listener
By default, the Player is set as the listener, but this can be manually set in node.
The Response Node represents a player dialogue choice.
It stores:
- The response text shown to the player
Unlike Line Nodes, Response Nodes do not define a speaker or listener - the Player is implicitly the speaker when selecting a response.
The Link Node references an existing Line Node to avoid unnecessary graph duplication and visual clutter.
The node displays the referenced node’s:
- Dialogue line content (read-only)
- Speaker (read-only)
- Listener (read-only)
This ensures consistency while preventing accidental modification of the original line.
Line and Response nodes can be configured internally through their dedicated node editor.
Each node supports:
- Availability Requirements – conditions that must be met for the node to be accessible
- Post-Execution Callbacks – logic executed after the node runs
Inside the node editor, requirements and callbacks can be created and connected visually:
From the main dialogue graph, nodes visually indicate whether they contain:
- Requirements (Key)
- Callbacks (Link)
This allows you to quickly inspect dialogue logic without opening each node individually:
- Create folder /Game/Dialogues/{Organization_Directory}
- Right-click inside the folder
- Select Chronicle -> Dialogue Asset
- Name it DIA_{Dialogue_Name}
- Double-click the Dialogue Asset to open the editor
- Add participants in the Root Node
- Add new nodes by left-clicking existing nodes
- Double-click the Node to open the editor
- Right-click Graph to open context menu
- Select rule that you want to add
- Connect rules
- Right-click the Dialogue Asset
- Select Export to runtime UObject
- Right-click the Dialogue Asset
- Select Copy JSON to clipboard
The package is still work in progress. If you were to use it right now, you'd need:
- System that runs dialogues
- Resolver for conditions checks
- Handler for callbacks
All of which will be implemented as soon as possible.
Right now, dialogue data can be used in your runtime systems via:
- UDialogueData instance – the runtime UObject generated from your Dialogue Asset
- JSON export – copy dialogue data to the clipboard for external tools or runtime parsing
This allows you to integrate dialogues directly into gameplay logic, AI systems, or UI.
Conditions and Callbacks are defined through the Rule System. To learn how to create and register them, please refer to the dedicated documentation: Rule System Documentation
Characters are defined through the Character System. To learn how to create and register them, please refer to the dedicated documentation: Character System Documentation