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Scenario Creation Guide

In Dreamio, scenarios are called Templates. A template is a starting point for an adventure, containing an introductory text, a starting image, and a set of rules for the AI Narrator. This guide will walk you through creating your own custom templates.

Creating a New Template

To create a new template, follow these steps:

  1. From the main menu, navigate to Play → Start New Adventure → Custom Template screen.
  2. Enter a Title for your scenario. This is important as the Narrator sees it and it helps set the theme of the adventure, so choose something descriptive.
  3. Write the Intro Text for your story. This is the first thing the player will see when they start a new game using your template. For the best experience, write this text from a second-person perspective (e.g., "You find yourself in a dark forest..."), as it represents the Narrator's opening lines to you, the player.
  4. Click "Generate Illustration" to create a starting image for your scenario.
  5. Once you're happy with the intro and image, click the "Save" button. This will open the Template Options Menu , where you can fine-tune the settings for your scenario.

Template Options Editor

The Template Options Editor allows you to customize various aspects of your scenario.

Narrator Instructions

This is a text box where you can provide instructions to the AI Narrator. These instructions will define the narrator's personality, the rules of the world, and how it should react to the player's actions. You can write your own instructions or use one of the provided presets.

Status Variables

  • Enable Status: Toggles whether the AI should keep track of status variables.
  • Status Variables: A text field where you can define what variables the AI should track (e.g., "current location, player's health, inventory").

Illustration Prompts

These settings control how the descriptive text for generating images is created.

  • Illustration Prompt: A text field that tells the AI what to describe for the image generation (e.g., "Complete visual description of the current location"). You can choose from presets like "Object", "Location", or "Characters".
  • Illustration Style: You can customize the prompt prefix and postfix to guide the artistic style of the generated image (e.g., Prefix: "A cinematic still of", Postfix: "35mm film").

Vector Database (Long-term Memory)

  • Use Vector DB: Toggles the use of a vector database for long-term memory. When enabled, the AI will try to store and recall important lore and worldbuilding information from your story. You can also edit the contents of the vector database directly from this menu.
  • Edit database content: Opens the Database Editor.

Saving Your Template

Once you have configured all the settings, click the "Save" button to save your template. Your new scenario will now be available to select from the main menu. You can also publish your templates to the Steam Workshop to share them with other players.