2.1.3.1 Node: Message

As Short as possible The base node to hold a message for your Dialogues.

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Description

The Message Node is the main node you will use the most in your Dialogues. It not only contains the name of the speaking participant, but also the message, an optional avatar image and some options to handle timing of the message node itself.

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Pins

Name	Optic	Type	Description
In		Exec	Multiple incoming execution to link this Node.
Out		Exec	Single outgoing execution to link this Node to any other Node. Also serves as Option-cancelled.
Opt		Execs	Multiple outgoing execution to link this Node to specific Options, the player can choose from.

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Details

Setting	Type	Description
Speaker Name	FText	Opt.: A single-lined text for the name of the speaking participant.
Message	FText	The multi-lined message to show for the dialog.
Avatar	Texture2D	Opt.: A texture serving as Avatar of the participant.
Message Sound	Sound Obj	Opt.: A Sound to be played, based on "Play Sound as"
Play Sound as	Enum	Select if the Sound should play at the Start of the Message only, at each word, or at each glyph of the text.
Auto Forward	float	Set a time in seconds, after which this message will continue automatically. Leave -1 to have the player need to input a continue event.
Options	String	Additional set of Options, have to be separated by semicolon(;). Will be returned by the Interface Event as split Array.
Dev Comment	String	A non Blueprint returned String to make identifying the node easier, since NodeID is more cryptic.

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Hotkeys

Hotkey
M + left-click