Unity Dialogue & Quests: Intermediate C# Game Coding

Implement a Dialogue Editor and Quest System and integrate it into an RPG project.

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Using Unity 2020.1, we’ll show you how to include two essential game mechanics, dialogue and quests, in your games.

This highly acclaimed series was over 200% funded on Kickstarter, and is designed for intermediate users of Unity. We recommend you take at least the first half of our Complete Unity Developer 2D or 3D, or equivalent, as a prerequisite.

You can use the dialogue and quest systems together or independently in any game or project you build. We’ll be using an RPG as an example. You don't need to have completed the previous parts of the RPG Series (the RPG Core Combat and Inventory Systems courses) but it will give you an advantage if you already have.

We’ll provide the RPG project created so far in the series so that you can practice integrating to an existing complex project. Every element of the project we touch will be fully explained and no knowledge of the project will be required.

In the course we will be building the following from scratch:

A node based dialogue editor window
A ScriptableObject based dialogue asset
An in game dialogue UI
Dialogue triggers and condition to integrate with the gameplay
A quest list with multi-step objectives
Quest rewards given via the inventory system

In the process of the course we will cover advanced topics such as: IEnumerators, Saving Systems, C# Events, Interfaces and Unity UI.

You will get full lifetime access for a single one-off fee. The creators are qualified and experienced coders and avid gamers, so are able to explain complex concepts clearly, as well as entertain along the way.

You will have access to a course forum where you can discuss topics on a course-wide basis, or down to the individual video. Get plugged into our communities of amazing developers on Facebook (nearly 20k), in our own TA-curated Community (17k views/day), and our student chat group (10k live at any one time).

Dialogues and quests are core to many game genres. So why not join us and get started improving your game development right now?

What you'll learn in this course:

How to create custom editors in Unity.
How to build UI using Unity AutoLayout.
How to create a flexible Dialogue System for any game.
How to create a modular Quest System for any game.
How to provide Undo functionality in a Unity Editor.
How to create a node based editor in Unity.
How to implement enemy agro for a groups.
How to integrate a Quest system with Dialogue.
How to provide Quest rewards through an Inventory system.
How to make Dialogue conditional on gameplay events.

Your Instructor

Sam Pattuzzi

Sam wrote his first game at 14, hacking together little games in Macromedia Flash during his summer holidays. Not long after, he taught himself C++ followed by Python and web programming. He was hooked.

In 2010 he went to study Computer Science at the University of Cambridge and he's been in Cambridge ever since. That is where he caught the entrepreneurial bug and realised he wouldn't want a traditional job for long. So after a few years working in various jobs to get experience, he quit and started burning through his savings looking for his calling.

At the end of 2015, he was coaching some friends to improve their programming skills. Realising how much he loved it, he started creating online courses and reached out to Ben for help. Fast forward and he's part of the GameDev.tv gang and gets to hang out with our awesome community!

Course Curriculum (12+ hours)

Intro & Setup (0 hours 12 minutes)

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Introduction: Battle Plan (2:37)

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Architectural Overview: Recap (6:52)

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Project Setup (3:10)

Dialogue Editor (5 hours 2 minutes)

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Scriptable Object Primer (12:43)

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Dialogue Scriptable Objects (12:45)

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Showing A Custom Editor (13:17)

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Opening An Asset Callback (10:20)

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Drawing OnGUI (12:36)

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Callback Mechanisms (14:17)

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Adding A Default Node (10:41)

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Editing Dynamic Data (10:48)

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Implementing Undo (7:09)

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Styling Nodes (13:46)

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Dragging Nodes Part 1 (10:02)

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Dragging Nodes Part 2 (12:38)

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IEnumerables Primer (9:11)

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Dictionaries For Lookups (19:37)

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Drawing Bezier Curves (13:39)

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Adding Nodes (14:07)

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Deleting Nodes (6:52)

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Linking Nodes (8:24)

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Scroll Views (12:18)

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Drag To Scroll (6:25)

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Canvas Background (8:59)

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Dialogue Node Scriptable Objects (13:35)

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Asset Database (12:11)

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Setters, Getters and Undo (22:17)

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Sub Asset SetDirty Bug (3:36)

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Alternating Speakers (10:21)

Unity UI Primer (1 hours 1 minutes)

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Unity UI Basics (16:12)

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Autolayout Groups (11:32)

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Flexible and Minimum Height (10:47)

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Nesting Layout Groups (15:38)

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Layout Controllers (7:02)

Dialogue Gameplay (3 hours 8 minutes)

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Atomic Design (10:40)

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Mockup To Auto Layout (14:55)

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Styling UI (8:50)

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Dialogue Architecture (13:31)

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Nested ScriptableObject Rename Bug (15:33)

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Choosing A Random Response (17:49)

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Choice UI (8:29)

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Building A Choice List (8:35)

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Choosing State (12:29)

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Choosing A Node (8:05)

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Starting A Dialogue (14:18)

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Quitting A Dialogue (4:50)

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IRaycastable Dialogue (12:06)

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Triggering Dialogue Actions (12:12)

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Dialogue Trigger Components (11:44)

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Enemy Aggro Groups (8:48)

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Conversant Names (5:19)

Quests (3 hours 8 minutes)

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Quest List UI Outline (14:40)

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Quest Tooltip Outline (7:54)

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Tooltip Spawning & Show Hide (7:20)

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Quest Scriptable Object (13:25)

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Tooltip Quest Objectives (9:51)

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Displaying Quest Progress (13:53)

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Giving A Quest (12:15)

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Quest Completion (12:48)

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Saveable Quest Progress (15:27)

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Rewards & Objective Descriptions (9:38)

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Reward Giving & UI (17:57)

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Gameplay Conditions In Dialogue (18:52)

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Bug Fix & More Predicates (11:34)

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Complex Conditions (17:17)

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Wrap Up & Challenges (5:42)

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Reviews

Justin Schmidt

"Another amazing course from the GameDev.TV team! Sam does an amazing job of guiding you through a complete and efficient Dialogue/Quest system. Lectures are put together very well in terms of length/complexity/and relevance. The challenges are very good and align with what you have learned so far. It is also nice that Sam takes some time here and there to discuss the logic/theory behind what you are about to code/implement instead of just doing it."

Nic B

"I've completed all the RPG series now and I am very grateful for these courses in my life. Engaging. Inspiring. Relevant. Thank you GameDevTV!"

Bill Henry

"An essential purchase. Jam packed with info and an excellent addition to the series. Best to budget 2 or 3 viewings to fully absorb the content."

Taryn M

"This course was challenging for a beginner but it did a great job explaining how the Dialogue/Quest system works. I love Gamedev.tv courses-- they always over-deliver and make me feel much more confident as a developer."

Vittorio

"Great course! I definetely preferred this course to the inventory one, since the method is again writing code with the instructor instead than commenting pre-made code, which I think is more enjoyable, and let you learn more if you are not super-experienced (and I am not). Moreover, it provides a solid dialogue and quest system, and in particular you learn how to expand it. I already made progresses on it, using the means provided by this course. This is what I expect from an intermidiate course, not a complete setup, but the means to expand what is given to you during the class. Excellent!"