Capture Dialogue State

Blueprint display name: Capture Dialogue State
Declaring type: UAdvancedDialogueComponent
Blueprint category: Dialogue|Save
Exposure: BlueprintCallable

What it does

Capture narrative progress and any active conversation into Dialogue State. Does not write a file or stop playback. Store the output in your SaveGame and save it to a slot. Call outside dialogue callbacks, after the current transition finishes. On failure, inspect Failure Reason and do not overwrite your previous save.

C++ declaration

bool CaptureDialogueState(FAdvancedDialogueSaveState& DialogueState, FText& FailureReason) const;

Inputs, outputs and Blueprint pins

Parameter	Declared type	Direction / default	Meaning
DialogueState	FAdvancedDialogueSaveState&	Output (non-const reference)	Dialogue snapshot to restore or an output snapshot to save.
FailureReason	FText&	Output (non-const reference)	Human-readable failure detail when the return value indicates failure.

Return: bool. As a callable function it can be invoked from an appropriate Blueprint instance, using standard execution flow.

Usage context

Capture/restore component state through the game SaveGame flow; this call does not write a save slot. For a larger workflow, see the feature guide.

Validation, prerequisites and limitations

The reflected declaration and tooltip are confirmed in the provided source. Exact pin layout, widget visibility, gameplay success and cooked-build behavior were not observed in a live Unreal Editor in this environment. Validate against your engine version and inspect failure outputs when present.

Source references

• Declaration: Source/AdvancedDialogue/Public/AdvancedDialogueComponent.h
• Out-of-line implementation match: Source/AdvancedDialogue/Private/AdvancedDialogueComponentSave.cpp