Chronicler is a visual code editor for ChoiceScript. It allows you to design your novel in a flowchart layout, and have the CS code generated for you!
Incorporating all the advice from good forum users such as yourself, I am developing Chronicler into what I hope will become one of the most popular tools for both beginner and veteran novelists. Where you can focus on writing your story rather than scrolling through long sections of code.
Chronicler Online Announced!
All further efforts on Chronicler will be directed at the new program. Official release is slated for early next year.
More detailed information here and here.
DOWNLOADS
This version is no longer maintained, it is recommended that you please wait patiently for the new web version.
Before attempting to import an existing project into Chronicler, be sure to make a backup first!
Mac
Unfortunately, the Mac version does not work on all OSX systems.
I am not certain which systems it does run on, and I donāt own a Mac to test it myself.
I cannot offer any technical support for OSX at this time.
However, simply remain patient for the new web version of Chronicler that I hope to unveil sometime this year.
Linux systems
If necessary: sudo apt-get install qtbase5-dev should provide the needed libs.
Chronicler-Next and Chronicler_Updater must both be marked as executable similar to the screenshot below.
UPDATE 4/4/2018 The best way to contact me is through a post on this thread or a private message. Iāve moved on to a more professional email address and donāt check my benseawalker one as often. However I do get notifications from this forum when I have the tab open. Thanks for your understanding.
Bug reports or Feature requests may be submitted here.
NOTE: name and email fields are optional, and may be left blank. It is highly recommended that you include your email or CoG forum username so I can contact you if needed.
Be sure to include your operating system, version of Chronicler, steps to reproduce the problem, and as much information as possible so I can resolve the situation quickly.
Bad report: āIt crashes.pls helpā
Good report: āWindows build as of August 17 2016: Right clicking the background in āScene Viewā (ie: where thereās no bubbles) while using āselection toolā causes immediate crash with a pop up āChronicler-Next has stopped workingā. Using windows 10 pro.ā
Play Testing
Download the ChoiceScript source from here and extract it.
Please be aware that the above link is an older version of ChoiceScript which is known to work with Chronicler. It is highly recommended that you occasionally test your game manually with the latest version which may be found on GitHub
From within Chronicler go to File->Settings and set the ChoiceScript directory to the extracted folder.
After which, you can use the play button on the toolbar to run your game.
As regards to the choicescript_stats page, in the Project tab simply create a scene named āchoicescript_statsā with a code bubble in it.
Tutorials
Written instructions here
Examples
Source code
This is the Test branch, and is the same as the posted executables. Beta features are pushed to the Dev branch.
Installation instructions in this post
If youād like to help contribute, send me a private message and Iāll get you setup with our team tools.
Chronicler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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