This section covers Game Engine Details at multiple levels of depth. See the outline on the right to jump ahead.

Storytelling Units

Game Series > Game Title (Release) > Episodes > Scenes > Shots

Lines of Dialogue, Choices, Beats

See: Time Tracking

Casting Decisions

For a Story — Character = Role + Actor (See Actor Index)

For a Scene — Model = Actor + Costume

See: Default Costumes, Costume Tag

Location Decisions

Interactive Locations: Location > Mark

See also: Cut Scene Locations, Game Map

Props, Inventory System, Quest Journal

Quest Journal

Camera Angle

Location Assets

Model Assets

Actor Specifications : Costume > Model > Stance > Pose > Activity > Manpu-Style Overlay

Scene Compositing

Location Specifications

Game Engine Errors

A way to communicate where in the game progress you are, to be included in save files.

Autosaves.