[Regression?] [wait=1] closes balloon & blocks input on Godot 4.5 + Dialogue Manager 3.8.0

[VinciusPrime]

Hi.
After upgrading from Godot 4.4 + Dialogue Manager 3.7.0 to Godot 4.5 + Dialogue Manager 3.8.1, the [wait=1] tag no longer behaves as before in my project (on windows 11).

Expected (4.4 / 3.7.0): Dialogue balloon stays open, waits ~1s, then continues.

Actual (4.5 / 3.8.1): Dialogue balloon closes, input remains blocked, and I don’t see any logs.

Is anyone on Godot 4.5 + DM 3.8.1 seeing [wait=1] work as expected? Or are you getting the same behavior?

I’m trying to decide whether I should keep debugging my project or if this might be a regression/change in 3.8.1.

[Fireye04]

Would you mind providing a MRP that reproduces the bug in a new Godot project?

[VinciusPrime]

I spun up a fresh project with the latest Dialogue Manager and couldn’t reproduce the issue.
Comparing settings, I noticed that my “non-working” project had Project Settings → Dialogue Manager → Runtime → Balloon Path set to a custom balloon.tscn. Clearing that setting (so it uses the plugin’s default balloon) made [wait=N] work again.

My guess: the custom balloon scene was from an older version and didn’t match the 3.8.x balloon API/expectations (signals/props), so the wait tag logic broke. Using the default 3.8.x balloon fixes it.

Lesson learned—I should’ve tried a fresh project first. Thanks for the nudge.

[Fireye04]

Gald you were able to figure it out!