Editor Tour

The editor is built around one loop: choose something, edit its Properties, preview the result, then fix any warnings before you test the installed runtime.

You do not need to learn every panel before writing. Start with Explorer, Properties, and Preview. The other panels become useful as your story grows.

Main panels

Explorer

Shows your story structure. Use it to select the story, chapters, scenes, variables, characters, assets, sprite assets, and poses.

Properties

Shows the fields for the selected item. This is where you name things, connect flow, choose assets, and resolve warnings.

Preview

Plays a fast authoring preview of the selected route. It is best for checking pacing, text, choices, and presentation while you write.

Story Map

Shows scene flow visually. Use it when a branch is hard to understand from the Explorer alone.

Output

Shows compile results, warnings, and status messages. Open it when something does not preview or install as expected.

Explorer tabs

Story Graph

Chapters, scenes, and nodes live here. Most writing work starts in this tab.

Variables

Variables live here. Use them for player names, route flags, scores, and other story state.

Characters

Characters live here. Dialog speakers, portrait defaults, and scroll sound defaults come from these entries.

Assets

Story assets and sprite assets live here. This is where you check whether an image or sound is available to nodes.

Menus

Menu	Use it for
File	Install or update the runtime, save the project, open editor settings, load a saved project, or create a new project from a blank template or demo.
Story	Compile the project and import story assets.
Insert	Add chapters, scenes, variables, characters, nodes, sprite assets, and sprite poses.
Preview	Start preview, step backward, step forward, or toggle automatic preview playback.
View	Change theme, preview size, workspace preset, split layout, and panel visibility.

Use menus as a map

If you are not sure where a feature lives, open Insert or View first. Insert lists the things you can create. View lists the surfaces you can show.

Workspace presets

Preset	Best for
Balanced Workspace	Keeping the full editor visible with the default split.
Authoring Workspace	Giving Explorer and Properties more room while you edit graph and field details.
Preview Workspace	Giving Preview more room while keeping the editor nearby.
Minimal Workspace	Focusing on Preview with side panels hidden.

You can always use View > Reset Split Layout if the editor gets cramped.

A normal editing loop

1. Select a chapter, scene, node, variable, character, or asset in Explorer.
2. Edit its fields in Properties.
3. Fix warnings on the path you want to test.
4. Compile the project.
5. Start Preview or use Preview From Here on a node.
6. Open Output if compile or preview reports a problem.

The payoff is speed. Once you know which panel answers which question, most story edits become a short loop instead of a hunt through the whole plugin.