Story Editor - Etherground

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Click "+ New Node" to create your first story node

Node Configuration

○ Story Text

○ Branches / Ending

○ Interactive Words

○ Placeholder Check

▼ 📝 Story Content

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Node Information

Node ID * ? Unique identifier for this story node
Example: 1, 5, 100
Tip: Click "Next Available ID" for auto-suggestion

Location (Open World) ?

Story Text * ? 🔍 Auto-detect words

Supports rich text formatting. Use World Data Browser → to insert characters, locations, and items.

Context Tags ? Optional tags to describe the scene atmosphere
Example: enclosed, dark, ancient

Node Variables (On Visit) ?

▼ 💬 Interactive Words & Variants 0 words

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Word Interactions

Make words in your text interactive. Players can click them to see variants and make choices.

▼ 🔀 Branching & Choices 0 branches

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Default Branch

Where story goes next ?

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Clickable Choices

Add button-based choices for player decisions (appears after story text)

▼ 🔗 Advanced Branching 0 conditions

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Combined Path Conditions

Define paths based on multiple word choices (e.g., farms + soldier → special node)

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Entity Branches (Delayed Branching)

Branch based on accumulated word choices from previous nodes.
💡 Use this for "checkpoint" nodes that react to earlier decisions without immediate branching.

🌍 World Data Browser

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Select an entity to view details

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Visual Node Graph Controls

Click to toggle controls

Double-click to create nodes • Drag to reposition • Hover for text preview • Ctrl+Scroll or +/- to zoom • Lines show story flow

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Scene Filter: Location Filter: 0 nodes

Connection Types: ━ Word Swap ┅ Combined ⋯ Choice ╍ Entity Branch

📥 Import Story Data

Import from JSON File

🗺️ Travel Node Generator

Auto-generate story nodes from your World Builder locations and rooms. Creates entry nodes for navigation without manual setup.

Create: Generates new entry nodes for locations and rooms
Update: Updates existing nodes with location IDs and adds missing room nodes

📤 Export Full Sequence

Export Format

Preview:

// Export nodes to see preview

📚 Word Bank Browser

Browse comprehensive word library with synonyms and antonyms

Search Words

🔢 Variables Manager

Track numeric stats, story state, and conditional values

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Numeric Variables

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String Variables

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Boolean Variables

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Total Variables

Current Variables

No variables yet

Click "+ Add Variable" to create your first variable

💡 Quick Guide

Numeric: Use for stats (gold, health, level) - supports math operations
String: Use for names, text states (e.g., player_name, current_quest)
Boolean: Use for flags (has_sword, quest_complete) - true/false only
Persistence: Variables are saved per game and persist across sessions
Usage: Set initial values here, then use in Event Conditions & Effects

💬 Dialogue Manager

Browse, organize, and insert character dialogue into your story

Character

Search Dialogue

Type

⚙️ Settings

Configure editor preferences and behaviors

🎮 Game Start

Starting Node ID

The node ID where the game starts. Can be any node - a room, location, or story node.

💡 Tip: Look at your node library above and use the ID of any node you want to start from.

💾 Auto-Save

Enable Auto-Save

When enabled, pressing Ctrl+S (or Cmd+S on Mac) will automatically save your content to storage and update all nodes without duplicating data.

When disabled, Ctrl+S will only add the current node to the library.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+S (Cmd+S)

Save and update library/nodes (behavior depends on auto-save setting)

Ctrl+0

Reset zoom in Flow Diagram

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Zoom in/out in Flow Diagram

📊 Storage Information

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