a simple dialog trigger help

I've made a very simple trigger to practise using dialog.

However, it doesn't work at all, nothing happened.


dialog creation
Events
Map initialization
Conditions
Actions
Visibility - Disable fog of war
Visibility - Disable black mask
Game - Set the time of day to 15.00
Dialog - Create a dialog button for Dialogmain labelled X
Set Choose[1] = (Last created dialog Button)
Dialog - Create a dialog button for dialogMainn labelled Y
Set Choose[2] = (Last created dialog Button)
Dialog - Create a dialog button for dialogMain labelled Z
Set Choose[3] = (Last created dialog Button)
Dialog - Change the title of dialogMain to Testing.....
Dialog - Show DialogMain for Player 1 (Red)

dialog function
Events
Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for DialogMain
Conditions
(Clicked dialog button) Equal to Choose[1]
Actions
Unit - Create 1 Footman for Player 1 (Red) at (Player 1 (Red) start location) facing 270.00 degrees

What's my problem in writting this trigger ?

Try "Elapsed Time - .10 seconds" for your Event. Dialogs cannot be displayed at Map Initilization.

Now I changed it to:


dialog creation
.....
Dialog - Change the title of dialogMain to Testing.....


dialog appears
Events
Time - Elapsed game time is 2.00 seconds
Conditions
Actions
Dialog - Show ChooseHeroMain for Player 1 (Red)


dialog function
.....
.....

But when I run the map, 2 seconds into the game the screen only dims; the dialog doesn't show up. any tips ?

You mean show DialogMain, right? That's the one you added the buttons to.

Try this for your map...

Integers needed are;

Main_Menu - Dialog - New Dialog (Default)
Main_Menu_Btn - Dialog Button Array - None
Menu_Window1 - Dialog - New Dialog (Default)
Menu_Window1_Btn - Dialog Button Array - None
Menu_Window2 - Dialog - New Dialog (Default)
Menu_Window2_Btn - Dialog Button Array - None
Menu_Window3 - Dialog - New Dialog (Default)
Menu_Window3_Btn - Dialog Button Array - None

Now for your Triggers.....

¤ Start ¤

Event, Map Initilization
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Main_Menu labled (whatever you want the first button to say)
Action, Set Menu_Main_Btn[0] = (Last created dialog Button)
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Main_Menu labled (whatever you want the second button to say)
Action, Set Menu_Main_Btn[1] = (Last created dialog Button)
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Main_Menu labled (whatever you want the third button to say)
Action, Set Menu_Main_Btn[2] = (Last created dialog Button)
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Menu_Window1 Labled Button 1 of Window 1
Action, Set Menu_Window1_Btn[0] = (Last created dialog Button)
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Menu_Window1 Labled Button 2 of Window 1
Action, Set Menu_Window1_Btn[1] = (Last created dialog Button)
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Menu_Window1 Labled Button 3 of Window 1
Action, Set Menu_Window1_Btn[2] = (Last created dialog Button)
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Menu_Window2 Labled Button 1 of Window 2
Action, Set Menu_Window2_Btn[0] = (Last created dialog Button)
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Menu_Window2 Labled Button 2 of Window 2
Action, Set Menu_Window2_Btn[1] = (Last created dialog Button)
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Menu_Window2 Labled Button 3 of Window 2
Action, Set Menu_Window2_Btn[2] = (Last created dialog Button)
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Menu_Window3 Labled Button 1 of Window 3
Action, Set Menu_Window3_Btn[0] = (Last created dialog Button)
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Menu_Window3 Labled Button 2 of Window 3
Action, Set Menu_Window3_Btn[1] = (Last created dialog Button)
Action, Dialog - Create a dialog button for Menu_Window3 Labled Button 3 of Window 3
Action, Set Menu_Window3_Btn[2] = (Last created dialog Button)

¤ Dialog Button Clicked ¤

Event, Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for Main_Menu
Action, If ((Clicked dialog button) Equal to Menu_Main_Btn[0] then do (Trigger - Turn on (your setup trigger for that <gen>) else do Nothing
Action, If ((Clicked dialog button) Equal to Menu_Main_Btn[1] then do (Trigger - Turn on (your setup trigger for that <gen>) else do Nothing
Action, If ((Clicked dialog button) Equal to Menu_Main_Btn[2] then do (Trigger - Turn on (your setup trigger for that <gen>) else do Nothing

¤ Dialog Show ¤

Event, Time - Elapsed game time is 2.00 seconds
Action, Dialog - Change the title of Main_Menu to (Whatever you want the title to be)
Action, Dialog - Show Main_Menu for Player 1 (Red)
Action, Game - Pause the Game


with this array of triggers, it will create a menu for player 1 (red) to pick from 3 buttons... now in your setup triggers that you will have for each option, make sure you unpause the game...

good luck with your map.

Dark_Baron_Prot

I had the smae problem a while back, I played around for hours and found one simple problem.

First of all have your varible settings and the way you open your dialog in seperate trigger. This is not a must, but makes things way easier.

Do all the triggering the same, but in the new trigger do this.

Event - Time Elaspes 2 seconds

Condtions - None

Actions - Change Title of "Dialog" to "Title"
- Show "Dialog"

If you take out the - Change Title of "Dialog" to "Title" action your screen will just dim, even if you set it in a different trigger. Personal I do not know why this happens, but it does.

Please remember that you can't use Map Initialization on dialog triggers.