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Variables and Scenarios

This page gives you the practical state model you need for authoring and testing.

Variables​

Variables define your authored defaults (baseline state).

  • Store values like player mood, progression flags, or counters
  • Use them in scripts and interpolation
  • Keep them stable as your source of truth

Scenarios​

Scenarios let you save and reload state overrides for testing.

  • Scenarios are diffs, not full snapshots
  • Load a scenario to set a known test state
  • Use scenarios to reproduce branches quickly

Practical Flow​

  1. Author defaults in Variables
  2. Load a Scenario (or start from defaults)
  3. Run scripts/dialogues to modify live state
  4. Save a new Scenario if you want to preserve that setup

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