scene transition fixes

Assets/Scripts/Dialogue/DialogueManager.cs

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ public class DialogueManager : MonoBehaviour
     public TextMeshProUGUI nameText;
     public TextMeshProUGUI dialogueText;
 
-    public TextMeshProUGUI itemText;
-    public GameObject pickupHint;
+    public TextMeshProUGUI itemText; // displays name of nearby item
+    public TextMeshProUGUI pickupHint; // tells the player to press 'E' to pickup
 
     public Animator animator;
 
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ void Start()
         sentences = new Queue<string>();
     }
 
+    public void ReloadReferences()
+    {
+        nameText = GameObject.FindWithTag("DialogNameText").GetComponent<TextMeshProUGUI>();
+        dialogueText = GameObject.FindWithTag("DialogMessageText").GetComponent<TextMeshProUGUI>();
+        itemText = GameObject.FindWithTag("DialogItemText").GetComponent<TextMeshProUGUI>();
+        pickupHint = GameObject.FindWithTag("ItemPickupText").GetComponent<TextMeshProUGUI>();
+        animator = GameObject.FindWithTag("DialogContainer").GetComponent<Animator>();
+    }
+
     public void StartDialogue(Dialogue dialogue)
     {
         animator.SetBool("IsOpen", true);
@@ -75,12 +84,12 @@ IEnumerator TypeSentence(string sentence)
     public void ShowItemText(string itemName)
     {
         itemText.text = itemName;
-        pickupHint.SetActive(true);
+        pickupHint.text = "Press \"E\" to pick up";
     }
 
     public void HideItemText()
     {
         itemText.text = "";
-        pickupHint.SetActive(false);
+        pickupHint.text = "";
     }
 }