Dialogue

Network Dialogue Module (GC2 Dialogue)

This module adds server-authoritative networking for Game Creator 2 Dialogue (Dialogue, Story, choices).

Compile symbol: GC2_DIALOGUE

Authority Modes

• Coop and most production flows: interception mode is usually enough, no source patch required.

• Strict competitive-grade authority: apply the optional Dialogue patcher so direct Play/Stop/Continue/Choose calls are validated before local execution.

Patch menu:

• Game Creator > Networking Layer > Patches > Dialogue > Patch (Server Authority)

Components

• NetworkDialogueManager

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• NetworkDialogueController (one per networked dialogue endpoint)

NetworkDialogueController needs:

• a Dialogue reference

• an owning NetworkCharacter reference (used for NetworkId ownership/security)

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These can be on different GameObjects. If they are not on the same object, assign both references in the controller inspector. Multiple Dialogue components in scene are supported by adding one controller per dialogue you want networked.

Transport Wiring

Wire the manager delegates to your transport layer:

• OnSendDialogueRequest

• OnSendDialogueResponse

• OnBroadcastDialogueChange

• OnBroadcastFullSnapshot

• OnSendSnapshotToClient

Then route inbound packets to:

• ReceiveDialogueRequest(request, rawSenderClientId) on server

• ReceiveDialogueResponse(response, targetNetworkId) on clients

• ReceiveDialogueChangeBroadcast(broadcast) on clients

• ReceiveFullSnapshot(snapshot) on clients

Supported Authoritative Actions

• Play

• Stop

• Continue

• Choose

Interception Fallback

NetworkDialogueController listens to local Dialogue events on owner clients and forwards them as network requests. This lets existing GC2 Dialogue instructions/UI continue to work without immediate graph rewrites.

For strictest competitive behavior, combine Request* APIs with the Dialogue patcher.

Initialization

1. Set manager server role:

   • NetworkDialogueManager.Instance.IsServer = isServerSession;

2. Initialize each controller role:

   • controller.Initialize(isServer, isLocalClient);

The controller auto-registers itself with NetworkDialogueManager when it has a valid owner NetworkCharacter.NetworkId.

Security

Server request processing uses:

• SecurityIntegration.ValidateModuleRequest(...)

• SecurityIntegration.ValidateTargetEntityOwnership(...)

with strict ownership + protocol correlation checks.