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Master_v2
  • Introduction
  • Introduction
    • Introduction
      • Design
      • Game Design
    • Unity - Download
    • Visual Studio - IDE
    • Hero's Journey
  • Unity Basics
    • Unity Editor Windows
    • MonoBehavior - Base-Class
    • Unity Engine - Event Functions
  • Getting Started
    • UI-Elements
    • Animator Controller
      • Animation Steps
    • PlayerController Flow Chart
    • PlayerController Code
      • PlayerController - V1 - S20
      • PlayerController V2 S20
      • PlayerController V3 S20
  • Project 1 - Simple Game
    • Overview
    • Project 1 - Get Started
      • UML Class Diagram
    • Player GameObject
      • PlayerController.cs V2
      • PlayerController.cs V3
    • Create 2D Sprite Prefab: Rock
    • Sorting Layers
  • Project1 Code
    • PickUp PreFabs
    • Player GameObject
    • PlayerController - jump
    • GameData Version1
    • PlayerStats Version1
    • MiniGameManager
      • Logic Diagram
    • Simple Spawner
    • Utility Class
  • Project1 Enhancements
    • PickUp - SelfDestruct
    • Spawn from List of Prefabs
  • Project 2 - StateManager
    • Project 2 - Learning Objectives
    • Project 2 - Starter Assets
    • Project 2
      • State Machine Framework
        • Singleton Pattern
      • StateManager - Singleton Design Pattern
      • IStateBase, BeginState
      • Project 2 -Steps: Create new Scene and State
      • Project 2 - List of Steps
        • Project 2 - Starter Code
  • Project 2 -Dialog
    • Hide_Show_Panel Script
    • Configure TitlePanel, DecisionPanel
    • Simple Dialog Prefab
    • Conversation Scriptable Objects
    • DialogManager_ConvList
    • Image Transitions for Buttons
  • UI Components
    • Finding Game Objects
    • Game Objects: UI vs. 2D Sprite
    • UI Elements
      • Canvas: Screen-Space Render-Mode
      • UI-Buttons To Change Scene
      • Text Input
  • Project2 Resources
    • Visual Novel in Unity-Links
    • Scriptable Object Factory
      • ScriptableObjects
    • Dialog Prefab Packages
  • Project 3 - Overview
    • Branching Story Structures
    • Dictionary Data-Structure
      • Unity PlayerPrefs Dictionary
    • Dictionary: User-Choice Data
      • User-Choices - Example
        • Dictionary Value to Disable Options
    • Simplified Mini-Game
      • PlayerController_v2 Mods
        • PlayerController_v2_final
      • MiniGameManager_v2
  • Proj3: Inventory System
    • Inventory-System
      • Install and Configure
      • Diagrams, Resources
        • Item, Gem, Potion Classes
        • Inventory Class
      • InventoryDisplay, Slot UI
        • InventoryDisplay Class
        • Slot Class
        • Hazard Class
        • Layout Groups
      • Customization Steps
        • Configure Animation
        • AddItem Button
        • Concrete Class: Food
        • MiniGame Mods
          • PlayerController Mods
      • Code: InventorySystem
        • GameData, PickUp Mods
      • Resources: Data Structures
  • Proj3: Custom UnityEvents
    • Event Publishing Patterns
    • Custom Event Messaging
  • Proj3: Mini-Game
    • MiniGame-Overview-Proj3
    • LevelManager
      • LevelManager Logic Diagram
      • LevelManager FSM
      • LoadLevel, StartLevel Logic
      • Code Framework
    • Timer
  • Project 3 - Code Mods
    • Project 3 - Steps
    • Project 3 - Code
      • Code: Final Versions
        • PlayerController Mods
          • PlayerController_v2 Mods
        • GameData - Final
        • LevelManager
        • PlayerStats - Final
        • PickUp, Hazard, ScorePickUp
        • Spawner - Final
        • CameraFollow
        • ScreenFader
        • MiniGameState
        • Example: EndState
      • MiniGameWin Logic
  • Optional, Supplemental Content
    • Optional Content
      • Adding Audio
      • Screen Fading and Reloading
      • ScriptableObjects
      • Disable Debug Logging
      • Events and Actions
      • Saving Data - Serialization
      • Parallax Scrolling
      • Change Sprites
  • C# Language
    • C# Language
      • Variables
      • Enum
      • Encapsulation
        • C# Properties
        • Access Modifiers
      • Inheritance
      • Polymorphism
      • Interface
      • Switch-Case
      • List< T >
      • Queue< T >
      • Dictionary
      • Foreach
      • Static
      • Ternary Operator: ?
      • this
      • Delegates
    • Diagrams
      • State Machine Framework
      • UML Class Diagrams
      • Level Manager Logic Diagram
      • Flow-Chart: NumberGame
      • FSM: NumberGame
    • Glossary
    • References and Resources
    • Random Thoughts
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  1. Project 3 - Overview
  2. Dictionary: User-Choice Data
  3. User-Choices - Example

Dictionary Value to Disable Options

Scene Button Disabled based on Dictionary Value

In the code below, located in a State file associated with a Scene, there's logic that checks the GameData Dictionary to see if the key-value pair: "choice1": "heart" exists in the dictionary. If it exists, then ButtonOption1 is disabled. This logic is executed as soon as the Corresponding scene is loaded, so the button is disabled before the Scene is displayed. This is a toy example, but this is a reasonable place for this logic to be located. It illustrates the general idea of checking dictionary values to determine options available as a scene is loaded. A Dictionary< string, string > provides flexibility to include any user choices that can be used to constrain the user's options.

Scene2State.cs Logic to Disable Button depending on Dictionary values

 public void InitializeObjectRefs()
    {
        optionBtn1 = GameObject.Find("ButtonOption1").GetComponent<Button>();
        optionBtn1.onClick.AddListener(LoadScene3);

        string choiceValue = GameData.instanceRef.GetChoice("choice1");
        if(choiceValue == "heart")
        {
            GameObject btn1 = optionBtn1.gameObject;
            btn1.SetActive(false);
        }
        optionBtn2 = GameObject.Find("ButtonOption2").GetComponent<Button>();
        optionBtn2.onClick.AddListener(LoadMiniGame);

        Debug.Log("Initialize Refs - Scene2State");
    }

The video below shows that selecting the heart option eliminates the option to return to the BeginScene from Scene 2. Logic could be added to disable the Choice panel once the heart button has been selected, otherwise, the dictionary updates the "choice1" value each time the player selects a button.

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