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Episode 26 Project Archive

I did not think I saved this one, but I found this on my google drive as the full project backup on Episode 26!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18eZ0R1aE_PjYc95ZmmcRJlg0gpinpXUc/view?usp=drive_link

Episode 26 Scripts

As was brought to my attention - I had not uploaded the Episode 26 scripts for the visual novel series. Here are the scripts compiled for this episode!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1urSxLxQf_1czE7JmijF35YIKitihypd7/view?usp=drive_link

Episode 28 (CensorManager) Script

Hello all! If you've followed along episode 28 to create a Censor Manager for your game, or just want to evaluate the one I've created as an example, here is the script below!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OOz-LESLrR1PiPgUxfAW0Xu3brE6DjWH/view?usp=drive_link

Expand this to suit your needs and add player input filtering into your gam...

Episode 27 - Project File

Episode 27 takes us to the process of exporting the game to a running application. This is the link to the final state of the project, ready to be exported, minus the unreleasable assets such as Stella, and the paid shaders.

Simply replace with your own assets and everything will work as normal.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/181wg6F4Zcl52-ERX7lnfPJ...

Episode 25 Scripts

In episode 25, we setup the rest of the config menu and get our main menu up and running! At this point we can start a new game or load an existing save directly from the main menu. And we can also configure game settings from the menus now including volumes, text speed, resolution and more. It's all coming together now!

Episode 24 Project Archive

As Episode 24 has been posted, this is the latest project archive available for download.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXIGvZOpI0HBfs-hbnevkKoMmRZu6H5W/view?usp=drive_link

Episode 24 Scripts

As we work with the new menu pages, these are the scripts that have been created or modified in this episode! Here if anyone needs them

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-SN8xBv2H95LrHnmXocN5HyZhhlNSOwf/view?usp=drive_link

Episode 23 Project Archive

Hello all - I have uploaded the latest full project archive that you can find at this link. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cwX_FmgQ5aPO7Px25BfDXYVybCrYSQY5/view?usp=drive_link

Episode 23

Hello all! I have finally had the time to finish episode 23 and it is posted on youtube now. Here are the scripts used for anyone who needs to reference them! Happy Coding!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1etF8-7mqn5YpJQsikqANyd4eEBcTzhzf/view?usp=drive_link

Episode 22 - Scripts

Wow - what a big episode. This one was larger than I anticipated and we went into a lot of different scripts to make sure everything was compatible with the new History States. I've archived the scripts used in this episode and they are available for download below!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1np-UJSoGssh3D_v5lBeB-Sd0S7MMjaqT/view?usp=drive_link 2023-07-26 03:11:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 21 Part 2 Scripts

Due to time and energy, I had to split episode 21 into two parts. The second part has been posted along with the scripts that you can find right here!

This episode gets us to where we can declare and modify variables inside of dialogue files, as well as use those variables for conditions to make our stories more dynamic

https://drive.googl...

Episode 21 Scripts

Episode 21 has been released! This one starts off simple, but the variable store introduced in part two might be a more advanced topic for some users. If you need to compare code or dissect what I have done, you can download the scripts here!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m-Ta56nwaL1cNQb2uw3WJiSb0aSQGzZk/view?usp=drive_link

Episode 20 Bug Fix

As was pointed out to me, there was a bug in the choice system where if you ended your dialogue file at the end of a choice encapsulator with nothing else after the choice, you would get an indexing error.

That has been fixed and the resolution is posted in Episode 20 part 5!

Episode 20 Full Project Download

Hello Everyone! The latest state of the visual novel system in Unity as of episode 20 has been archived and is available for download here if anyone wishes to open it and check it out against your own project.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VFnOMb63evhZhYwoghvCuCAQQCa2bEvP/view?usp=drive_link

Episode 20 Scripts and Resources

Hello everyone! Episode 20 is released. This one takes our visual novel to the next level by improving the conversation manager and implementing choices into the visual novel! I'm quite happy with how this one turned out.

Here are the scripts used in the episode:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qll_CzDUD_0LHPuzRi4Qd7jgUhxQinmi/view?usp=sharing

Episode 20 Releasing Monday

Hello everyone! I just wanted to update you and let you know I will be uploading the next episode of the visual novel series tomorrow after I get off work. I have been involved in a time sensitive project and was unable to complete video editing for this project this week, but I will finish it up tomorrow and post in the evening.

Episode 18 Scripts

Hello, everyone! Here are the scripts used in Episode 18. In this episode we make the Auto Reader that will allow the player to sit back and let the system advance the dialogue for them.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A2lCzNq1FVrc1CKmenPElXaa42okaVQc/view?usp=drive_link

What are your thoughts?

Hello, everyone. I'd like to thank you again for supporting the channel as Patrons.

As this series has been running for some time now, I'd like to know if anyone has anything they are hoping to see added into the tutorial. Perhaps key features or suggestions. 

If you have anything in particular that you hope this series will cover, please leave a comment and I will look into adding it to the finished product.

Episode 17 Scripts

Episode 17 has launched and features some small additions to our system thus far. This includes the addition of a Tag Manager to inject data into dialogue.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BFjmVG65cZAKPHp7C3HQQ-xxDN9rSWGM/view?usp=drive_link

Episode 16 - Resources

Episode 16 has just been released. In this episode we take care of a number of things. 

#1 - Adding a prompt to the end of dialogue to show us when to advance

#2 - Customizing character font sizes and making this configurable for a future settings menu

#3 - Taking control of the dialogue box visibility to hide it if we don't need it

#4 - Controlling the entire dialolgue system visibility

Here is an image that we use as the end of dialogue prompt:<...

Episode 15 Full Project Download

The latest project download is available which includes the audio system integration in episode 15. You can download the project at this link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19p0QEXCLPO3oxjcfkynPKBf1k3qYnKJq/view?usp=drive_link

Episode 15 Scripts

Episode 15 of the visual novel series has just been released. This episode deals with adding audio (sound effects, voices, ambience, and music) into your visual novel.

The scripts from this episode are available for download here.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k-jtX8ILtNEFWct7w0RmB1775HtL6Ley/view?usp=drive_link

And the Audio Resources are availabl...

Episode 14 Final Scripts

This week's episodes have been uploaded finishing up episode 14 with the final two parts. Here we integrate Graphic Panel functions into our dialogue files through a new command database.

The final scripts for this episode are contained here.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pUX50zb0_-2TYlTt4fdDJgOlZsa6Zele/view?usp=share_link

Refined Text Architect System

Good morning, Patrons! Here is an update to the Text Architect System for anyone that would like to use it. This splits up the building logic into different classes that the Text Architect references.

What this does is clean up the code - and make it easier to expand upon the system by creating new building methods.

The attached file contains the code as well as the basic overview on how it works.

2023-05-15 14:14:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 14 Scripts and Assets

Episode 14 of the Visual Novel Series is about to be uploaded. Just waiting on the videos to finish processing on Youtube. Here are the scripts for this episode if anyone needs them!

Also the assets used in this episode are available here as well. This includes the images, videos, and shaders used for the graphic panels.

Assets (Images, Videos, Shaders, Material)

2023-05-15 03:33:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 13 Project File

Hello Patrons! As a thank you for your support, I am including this week's full project backup that you can open for yourself in case you have any issues or interests. 

As usual - the characters and packs that I purchased will not be available. So just keep that in mind.

Here is the link to download the project.

https://drive.google.com/fi...

Episode 13 Launched!

Thank you for your patience everyone. This was a very busy past two weeks but I finished video editing episode 13 this morning and have posted it on YouTube.

In this episode we integrate the character logic directly into our dialogue files.

Here are the scripts for those who wish to download

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11hQeYXZK12HhhHGj0auh...

3D Characters Video Dropping This Weekend

Hello, everyone! I don't know how many this applies to - but you can look forward to seeing 3D Characters being implemented into the Visual Novel System this weekend. We will hook up animations and blendshape controls and setup all the commands to finalize our 3 character types. Hope you enjoy this one!

Live2D Character Note

Hey everyone, as Live2D Characters have been created now, there are a few people that had an issue with them showing up right on their screens. This was due to not having the RectTransform bounds and anchors setup on their Live2D Characters.

To address these issues for everyone who may experience them, I have created a separate 5 minute video just for this.

https://youtu.be/Ksordus0lPc

Episode 10 Project Download

Here is the download to the complete project up to Episode 10 now. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YvgSmPmcXnspJImWLHTUVqP1q2cHMSbs/view?usp=share_link