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First Script

This is one of the main sections of the app. A script is authored content that your game runtime can interpret, and it can be written in different editor modes.

A script can be standalone or linked to dialogue nodes. In modern workflows, standalone scripts are great for reusable logic while dialogue-linked scripts keep branching graphs readable.

Try this in your sample project:

  • Open a script document and add a line like ::Narrator:: Hello from Drafft.
  • Add one command line such as <PlayDialogueByAlias(intro)>
  • Save and preview to validate formatting

The highlighting you see (::Actor::, <Command()>, etc.) comes from Drafft Scripting Syntax.

Also note that this script has an id and an alias shown in the script editor footer.

State-Aware Scripting​

Modern Drafft workflows commonly use script directives that interact with Variables and Scenarios.

Example:

@set variables.player.mood = "curious"
::Narrator:: Player mood is now ${variables.player.mood}.

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