[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":173},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-\u002Fnews\u002Fdialogue-player-drawer":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"date":163,"description":164,"draft":165,"extension":166,"image":127,"meta":167,"navigation":31,"path":168,"seo":169,"seoTitle":6,"stem":170,"tag":171,"__hash__":172},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fdialogue-player-drawer.md","Play your dialogue without leaving the canvas",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":156},"minimark",[10,14,24,33,41,46,121,128,132],[11,12,5],"h1",{"id":13},"play-your-dialogue-without-leaving-the-canvas",[15,16,17,18,23],"p",{},"Testing a branch used to mean leaving the ",[19,20,22],"a",{"href":21},"\u002Fdialogue-builder","Dialogue Builder"," for a separate player page, then finding your place on the canvas again. Now the player opens right under the canvas, so you can play a dialogue and see where you are in it at the same time.",[15,25,26],{},[27,28],"video",{"src":29,"width":30,"autoPlay":31,"muted":31,"loop":31,"playsInline":31,"ariaLabel":32},"\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fdialogue-player-drawer\u002Fplay-in-the-builder.mp4",800,true,"Show player opens a drawer under the canvas, the playing node turns green, a hidden option unlocks once has_key is true",[15,34,35,36,40],{},"In this short scene, \"I have the keeper's key.\" only shows up in the game once ",[37,38,39],"code",{},"has_key"," is true. The player shows it dashed with its condition, you ask Addler who else is up there, he hands you the key, and the option unlocks on your way back to Silvia.",[42,43,45],"h2",{"id":44},"whats-new","What's new",[47,48,49,77,83,93,99,105,115],"ul",{},[50,51,52,56,57,60,61,64,65,68,69,72,73,76],"li",{},[53,54,55],"strong",{},"Show player."," Click ",[53,58,59],{},"Show player"," next to ",[53,62,63],{},"+ Node"," and a drawer slides up under the canvas. Click ",[53,66,67],{},"Hide player",", or the close button in the drawer, to put it away. The top bar now has just ",[53,70,71],{},"Build"," and ",[53,74,75],{},"Export",".",[50,78,79,82],{},[53,80,81],{},"The current node lights up."," The node being played gets a green border, and its id changes to \"playing\", so you always know which card you're on.",[50,84,85,88,89,92],{},[53,86,87],{},"Follow on canvas."," With ",[53,90,91],{},"Follow on canvas"," ticked, the canvas glides to each new node and the inspector opens it, so you can fix a typo the moment you spot it. Untick it to look around while you play.",[50,94,95,98],{},[53,96,97],{},"Edits show up while you play."," The player reads the dialogue you're editing, so a changed line or a new link is there on the next step. No export, no reload.",[50,100,101,104],{},[53,102,103],{},"See every choice."," Each option is a numbered button. An option whose condition isn't met is still there, drawn dashed with the condition next to it, so you can test that branch too. The player in your game shows only the options whose conditions are met.",[50,106,107,110,111,114],{},[53,108,109],{},"Test with variables."," The ",[53,112,113],{},"Variables"," column shows each variable's current value. Click one to flip it and see how the branches change. This only changes the test run, not your dialogue.",[50,116,117,120],{},[53,118,119],{},"Step back and restart."," Go back one node, start again from the beginning, or select a node on the canvas and play from there.",[15,122,123],{},[124,125],"img",{"alt":126,"src":127},"The playing node has a green border, the drawer under the canvas shows Silvia's line, a hidden option with its has_key condition and the variables","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fdialogue-player-drawer\u002Fplaying-node.jpg",[42,129,131],{"id":130},"try-it","Try it",[15,133,134,135,141,142,144,145,150,151,76],{},"Open any dialogue in ",[19,136,140],{"href":137,"rel":138},"https:\u002F\u002Florehub.app",[139],"nofollow","LoreHub"," and click ",[53,143,59],{},". If something feels off, tell us on ",[19,146,149],{"href":147,"rel":148},"https:\u002F\u002Fdiscord.com\u002Fchannels\u002F663035283419168808\u002F976393281615306772\u002F976393527468634143",[139],"Discord"," or ",[19,152,155],{"href":153,"rel":154},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reddit.com\u002Fr\u002Florehub",[139],"Reddit",{"title":157,"searchDepth":158,"depth":158,"links":159},"",3,[160,162],{"id":44,"depth":161,"text":45},2,{"id":130,"depth":161,"text":131},"2026-10-22","The Dialogue Builder player now opens in a drawer under the canvas. The node being played lights up green, the view follows it, and edits show up as you play.",false,"md",{},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdialogue-player-drawer",{"title":5,"description":164},"news\u002Fdialogue-player-drawer","Feature","nCPLIL0JQ8l5GYsouwd_95lhQp8MxJlUcYSOCaWTViE",1792708503486]