Play and export

This guide explains how creators validate and export their own games. Try the editor from Download the demo; the full product will be offered through official stores.

The .exe names below are examples from the current development build. Check the instructions for your build or game for supported environments and launch methods.

Run a game you received

Extract the creator’s entire game ZIP into a folder, then run the game executable, named game.exe in the current build. Do not run directly from inside the ZIP; extract all accompanying files. Players do not need the editor or a compiler. Choose New game or Load on the title to begin.

For an online game, also obtain the server address and player token from the creator. The token is your access credential.

Validate and preview while creating

Apply form changes, Save the project, and check Validate results. Resolve starting-scene, reference, and branching errors, then use Preview to play each choice and ending.

Check backgrounds, portraits, conditional choices, successful and failed checks, and branches after combat. Passing automatic validation does not mean every route has been played through.

Save a game

Each local playthrough has five manual and three automatic save slots, managed from Menu → Save / Load. New game on the title creates a separate playthrough. Preview saves and exported-game saves are separate.

Packages and saves must be compatible with the current runtime. See Troubleshooting for older versions.

Export an offline game

Keep the matching player runtime (player.exe in the current build) beside the editor.
Resolve project errors reported by Validate.
Choose offline play and an output folder in Export.
Give players the complete generated ZIP.
Extract it and verify that the game starts and displays its images and choices.

The current default package is an unsigned development build.

Export an online game

Online export creates separate client and server folders. Give players only the client folder. The server operator runs the server executable (server.exe in the current build). Players connect with the server address and a player token. External connections require an HTTPS proxy.

Packages with the optional operations module include the operator console (operator.exe). Use Project settings → Online & operations → Server operations in the editor or the console with the GM token to manage invitations, revocation, announcements, and restrictions.

The online demo assigns characters to personal invitations and checks control on the server. Unassigned participants join as spectators. Keep server state and credentials outside the project; see Online sessions for startup, restart, assignment, and backup limitations.

Quick start: learn the flow with the sample.
Online sessions: manage servers and access credentials.
Troubleshooting: resolve launch, export, and save problems.

Coming later

The demo includes scene-focused play and Title, New game, and Load. Freeform layouts, character-creation editing, and integrated session endings and campaign recovery remain planned.

See Test and release for planned pre-release checks, and Publishing your game for game identity, credits, and additional export formats.