How do I import variable from file?

How do I...?
#1

The use case is

  • I’m making a cut scene with dialogue using a type-on effect. See GDevelop 5
  • Ideally, the cut-scene dialogue would be stored in a file and imported into a variable.
  • Also, each line should be it’s own variable. (Arrays anyone?)

So how can I do this? or is there a better way?

UPDATE: This seems relevant: Javascript Events. Is it possible to run Javascript Events on Android?

UPDATE: Found the filesystem extension. Unfortunately, it is not available in mobile… so :man_shrugging: File system [GDevelop wiki]

#2

If it’s for dialogues, why don’t you use yarn? It is made for that kind of stuff.

Else you can use the filesystem extension with bouh’s arrays extension I guess.

#3

Yarn? What is yarn? Haven’t heard of it in the context of Gdevelop.

Also, @arthuro555 I do not see any filesystem/array extension in the “Search for New Extensions”

#4

Yarn’s a dialogue system intergrated in GDevelop, it’s quite new though so it’s fair you haven’t seen it.
Here’s the wiki page:
http://wiki.compilgames.net/doku.php/gdevelop5/all-features/dialogue-tree

It should be one of the ways to get around not being able to use filesystem extension in mobile.

#5

For yarn see cat’s answer.

For the array extension, search array on the forum to find it. The Filesystem extension is integrated to GDevelop just use the actions provided.

#6

@reina :+1: thanks for the great tip

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