Version 2.2.61:

[Core]

- Improved: Dialogue Actor component can now specify custom camera angles.

- Fixed: Portrait images display properly when loading saved game that specifies alternate actors for conversation with localized names.

- Fixed: DialogueActor now waits to register until end of frame in case its parent GameObject destroys itself in Awake.

- Fixed: Display now refreshes immediately when selecting another database while Dialogue Editor is in Outline mode.

- Added: DialogueManager.updateActiveConversationTextWhenLanguageChanges property (default true).

- Save System: Added Order field to saver components.

[Third Party Support]

- Localization Package: Can now specify additional fields to localize.

Version 2.2.60:

[Core]

- Changed: (Internal change) ConversationController.Initialize() no longer automatically goes to first state; DialogueSystemController.StartConversation() goes to first state after Initialize() to improve order of conversation messages and ensure supplemental properties are ready before OnConversationStart.

- Added: Dialogue Editor - Menu > Split Pipes Into Nodes > Alternate Actors At Pipes option.

- Fixed: Localization Export/Import > Sort Entries > Breadth First could show duplicate entries in exported spreadsheet.

- Fixed: Input device check no longer reports (harmless) error if you move Dialogue System out of Plugins.

- Fixed: Deleting dialogue entry node while examining OnExecute() event should no longer log error message.

- Updated link to forum in welcome window & README.txt.

[Third Party Support]

- Adventure Creator: Bridge no longer reports variable types that it can't sync to Lua since these types are generally intentional.

- RPG Builder: Fixed issue that allowed rpgTeleport() sequencer command to only work once per play session.

- Spine: Updated integration for small API change in StandardDialogueUI.

Version 2.2.59:

[Core]

- Improved: Updated to handle Unity 6.3 API changes.

- Changed: OnConversationStart is called before first OnConversationLine now.

- Fixed: When playing simultaneous conversations and only one conversation remains active, Actor/Conversant Lua variables are now set properly.

- Fixed: Conversations that start at scene start with override dialogue UI and panel visibility set to Always From Start now show first line correctly.

- Fixed: Dialogue Editor not saving subsequent changes to dialogue entry non-scene OnExecute() events when entering play mode.

- Fixed: Sequencer commands marked required and set to same time as Continue() command now don't double execute.

[Third Party Support]

- Opsive Ultimate Character Controller: Updated for UCC 3.3+.

Version 2.2.58:

[Core]

- Improved: Added 'immediate' option to HidePanel() sequencer command.

- Improved: Can now edit custom Variable fields in Dialogue Editor.

- Improved: Made DialogueEditorWindow.SetCurrentEntry(), CenterOnCurrentEntry(), LinkToNewEntry(), CreateLink() public to support editor customization.

- Improved: Added InputDeviceManager.IsKeyUp, IsKeyPressed, IsButtonPressed.

- Fixed: StandardUIContinueButtonFastForward component now finds correct subtitle panel in certain edge cases involving panels not inside dialogue UI.

- Fixed: Localization Export/Import sets localized field type to Localization when reimporting.

[Third Party Support]

- articy:draft: Now auto-arranges nodes.

- Corgi Engine: Updated API calls for Unity 6.2.

- Emerald AI 2024: Fixed EmeraldAISaver to now correctly save current/max health.

- i2 Localization: Fixed issue with parameters not being replaced when using DialogueSystemUseI2Language’s Use i2 Language At Runtime.

- Inventory Engine: Updated API calls for Unity 6.2.

- Rewired: Updated to support InputDeviceManager.IsKeyUp, IsKeyPressed, IsButtonPressed.

- Text Animator: Improved TextAnimatorContinueButtonFastForward component to find correct subtitle panel in edge cases.

- Wwise: Added optional 'nostop' parameter.

Version 2.2.57:

[Core]

- Added: OnBarkStartSpeaker(speaker)/OnBarkEndSpeaker(speaker) special script methods.

- Improved: Dialogue entry's SimStatus is now changed to "WasDisplayed" after Script/OnExecute() runs, not before.

- Improved: Added Stop Skip All On Unread Subtitle checkbox to ConversationControl component.

- Fixed: SetPortrait() after loading a game with ConversationStateSaver where actor's Display Name has changed at runtime.

- Fixed: Welcome Window is now resizable.

- Fixed: Tools.WebColor() now also converts alpha (aa of #rrggbbaa). Impacts articy:draft importer.

- Fixed: Lua.ResetEnvironment() resets internal static variables.

- Fixed: Bark {{end}} keyword now observes Dialogue Manager's Bark Settings > Chars/Second if non-zero.

[Third Party Support]

- articy:draft: Added support for additional special articy markup tags; handles unused journey variable values in XML; can import portrait images as sprites or textures.

- Playmaker: Jump To Entry action can now specify entry by Title.

- uSurvival: Updated for uSurvival 1.91.

Version 2.2.56:

[Core]

- Improved: When using Input System and switching to an unrecognized device type, InputDeviceManager only reports unknown device type once per run.

- Improved: Added Lua.ResetLuaEnvironment() to entirely clear and reset Lua environment.

- Fixed: OnBarkStart/End() and OnSequenceStart/End() now pass the other participant (speaker/listener).

- Fixed: If Pixel Crushers Common folder was moved, no longer logs error message when checking input definitions.

- Fixed: SetContinueMode(false) at beginning of dialogue entry's sequence was ignored in some situations.

- Fixed: Current language setting now carries over when Dialogue Manager's Don't Destroy On Load is unticked.

[Third Party Support]

- Adventure Creator: Updated example scene for AC 1.84.0.

- articy:draft: Handles [size] markup, "unseen" and "fallback()" keywords in input pins.

- Compass Navigator Pro: Updated for version 3.

- Text Animator: Added TextAnimatorResponseButton subclass for response buttons that use Text Animator.

Version 2.2.55:

[Core]

- CHANGED: TriggerEvent & CollisionEvent only invoke events if enabled.

- Improved: ConversationControl now has AutoPlay continue button mode dropdowns.

- Improved: SelectorUseStandardUIElements methods are now virtual to allow subclassing.

- Improved: Dialogue Editor > Database > Check For Issues now reports duplicate conversation titles.

- Improved: When using Input System, InputDeviceManager now checks InputSystem.onEvent for device changes instead of polling in Update.

- Fixed: Calling DialogueManager.StopAllConversations() now stops coroutines in open, pending subtitle panels.

- Fixed: Deleting localized field from entry's All Fields section removes it from internal language list cache so it isn't automatically re-added.

- Fixed: SMSDialogueUI.ResumeConversation() when resumeConversationOnApplyPersistentData was ticked.

- Fixed: Conversation <START> entry's isRoot property will now be set true.

- Fixed: Dialogue Editor > Watches tab now recognizes ReturnToNPC quest state.

[Third Party Support]

- articy:draft: Updated markup conversion for articy X markup tag formats.

- Ink: Added RemoveStory() method.

- TopDown Engine: Dialogue pause stops footstep sfx.

- Twine: Fixed bug in import of (if:), (else-if:), and (else:) macros.

Version 2.2.54:

[Core]

- Added: Dialogue Manager Display Settings > Subtitle Settings > Convert Pipes To Line Breaks checkbox.

- Added: DialogueSystemEvents OnConversationLineEarly event.

- Improved: ChangeActorName now also updates Variable["Actor"]/Variable["Conversant"] if applicable.

- Improved: Added Resume Conversation On Apply Persistent Data checkbox to SMSDialogueUI.

- Improved: Updated Dialogue Manager wizard.

- Improved: Installation now automatically adds TMP_PRESENT symbol in Unity 6.0+, not just 6.1+.

- Improved: Disambiguates use of UnityEditor.Editor to work around bug in Unity AI Toolkit prerelease.

- Fixed: Issue with continue button shared across multiple subtitle panels not appearing when conversation starts.

- Fixed: UIToolkit typo that caused NPC subtitle panel to be used for PC.

- Fixed: Harmless editor warning when adding a duplicate field name to template.

[Third Party Support]

- FMOD: FMODWait() now accepts optional parameter and value.

- Opsive Ultimate Inventory System: Updated integration.

- RPG Builder: Added rpgRankUpBonus() function.

- Spine: Added fallback handling to SpineAnimation() sequencer command (per user bmringo's suggestion).

- uMMORPG: Updated for uMMORPG 2.43.

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