Adding Backgrounds & Changing Scenes
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Click on the "Art Catelog" tab at the top of the screen. You will see all available Episode backgrounds.
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To add a background to your story, all you need to do is copy and paste the background name into your script.
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Every time you add a background name to the script, it creates a new scene.
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Any characters or overlays you want in the scene must be added after the background name.
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Switching & Showing Different Zones
Each background consists of 1 - 3 zones. (Some backgrounds have 4-6)
When you add a background to your script, it defaults to the first zone.
If you want to start your scene off in a different zone, you will need to use the "cut" command.
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@cut to zone #
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Change "#" to the zone number. This command will immediately go to that zone.
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If you want the "camera" to move to another zone, you will need to use the "pan" command.
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@pan to zone #
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Change "#" to the zone number. This command will make the "camera" move to that zone.
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If you want the pan to be slower or faster, add timing to the command.
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@pan to zone # in T
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Here are some example codes:
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@cut to zone 2
@pan to zone 3 in 4
@pan to zone 1 in 0.5
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Adding & Placing Characters
You can place your characters in the scene by using the "stands" command.
There are screen positions that characters can stand at.
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screen center
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screen left
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screen right
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upscreen left
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upscreen right
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back left
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back right
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back far left
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back far right
The "stands" command is:
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@CHARACTER stands position
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Here is an example code:
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@DARA stands screen center
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Characters Entering & Exiting the Scene
Characters can enter or exit the scene from either the left or right side of the screen, which is the direction.
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The command to enter the scene is:
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@CHARACTER enters from direction to position
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Here is an example code:
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@DARA enters from right to upscreen left
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The command to exit the scene is:
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@CHARACTER exits direction
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Here is an example code:
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@DARA exits left
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Change Direction of Characters
To have your character face left or right, use this command:
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@CHARACTER faces direction
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Here is an example code:
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@DARA faces right
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Make Characters Talk
To add dialogue and make characters say something, this is how it should look in your script:
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CHARACTER
Dialogue here.
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If you want your character to do an animation while talking:
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CHARACTER (animation)
Dialogue here.
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Here is an example:
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DARA (talk_excited_happy)
Hello, it's nice to meet you!
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Make Characters Do Animations
If you want a character to do an animation without making them talk, the command is:​
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@CHARACTER is animation
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Here is an example code:
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@DARA is react_pumpfist_happy
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Make Characters Walk
If you want a character to walk to a different positin on the screen, the command is:
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@CHARACTER walks to position
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Here is an example code:
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@DARA walks to screen right
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You can make your character walk to a different zone and have the camera follow the character with the "follows" command:
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@follow CHARACTER to position in zone #
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Here is an example code:
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@follow DARA to back right in zone 3
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