0.3.0 (Alpha M2) Release Notes

Features

• Initial support for Tab View Toolbar context e.g. when selecting a node(s) in Scene View, a new 'Center Selection' option is available
  
• Contextual menu added to Scene View
  • Right-click on the open grid to quickly add Passages and Jumps at the click location
  • ...Passage node headers to quickly edit and remove
  • ...Jump node headers to quickly remove
• Support for undo/redo (CMD-Z/Y) in Passage View

Enhancements, fixes, etc.

• Refactored selections in Game Outline to improve editor experience
  • Selecting passage items will open/focus the parent scene and select the passage node
• To speed up the editor experience, Passage Views are now embedded within Scene Views
  • Double-click or right-click Passage node headers to edit content
  • When Passage View is visible, click 'Close' in the Tab View Toolbar or press escape to return
• Passage View content no longer overflows container
  
• Added sticky title header to Passage View
• Passage View will now focus cursor at end of content when opened
• Passage node hides 'Add Choice' button when not selected
• Jump node 'Remove Jump' button has been removed

Roadmap

• 0.4.0 — September 8th
  • Passage template support for variable identifiers i.e.

    Hello, {playerName}.

  • Choices that support text input from players
• 0.5.0 — September 22nd
  • Cut/copy and paste passages, jumps and routes in Scene View
  • Duplicate folders, scenes and passages in Game Outline
• 0.6.0 — October
  • Export playable games as web apps
    
  • Transition from alpha to early access
• 0.7.0 — November
  • Tag support and search by tag

Feedback

This is an alpha release and there are bugs. Please report issues you encounter to our subreddit, r/ElmStoryGames.

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