# Event

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This node triggers a specific event and notifies the dialogue manager. The phase waits for the event to complete before continuing to subsequent dialogue phases.
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Features:

* Assign a unique ID to the phase.
* Activated when its point in the dialogue branch is reached.
* After triggering the event, the node blocks progression to the next phase until the event is finished.
* Define conditions for starting the phase:
  * Once – the phase can only start a single time.
  * Known Phase – the phase starts only if the specified phase has already been triggered.
  * Unknown Phase – the phase starts only if the specified phase has not been triggered before.
* Additional Pins:
  * Event– executed each time this node is activated.
  * Post – executed right before the next dialogue phase is launched.
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To complete the event, you must call the `FinishEvent` function in DialogueBranch or `DialogueManager->FinishEvent`  in other places. The next phrase will be called automatically. In this case, you do not need to call RunNextPhase, otherwise you will skip the phase.
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