Digital Novel Studio provides a friendly user interface that simplifies the process of creating scripts for Ren'Py (renpy.org), a visual novel engine. It is designed to be used within the Unity editor where you can add dialogs, pictures, music, sounds, menus, and more to create interactive visual novel experiences. Digital Novel Studio is particularly useful for those who prefer a visual approach to script creation and may not have extensive programming knowledge.
The free version of Digital Novel Studio is available on GitHub here.
To purchase the full version of Digital Novel Studio please subscribe to our Patreon page.
This will give you access to the Sponsor and Developer channels on Discord where you can download the program.
You are welcome to join us on Discord to learn more about the program, or for help using the program and to talk about the future plans.
Many new features have been added such as the ability to export projects directly to Ren'Py and integration with tools like Daz3D and Unity scene creator . It aims to streamline the script creation process and provide a convenient workflow for visual novel developers.
Introducing Digital Novel Studio
The Benefits of Using a Visual Editor for Ren'PY
How to Purchase Digital Novel Studio
Getting Started with Digital Novel Studio
Creating a New Project in Digital Novel Studio
Multiple Graphs and Menus in Digital Novel Studio
A Deeper Look at Digital Novel Studio
The full version of Digital Novel Studio Includes:
Custom Colors
Image Maps
Dice Nodes
Movie Nodes
Personality & Storage Nodes
Ren'Py & Python Nodes
Transfer & Conditional Nodes
3D Scene Nodes
Personality & Inventory
Dynamic Creation of Traits & Items
Integrated with Better EMR Phone Framework
Variables (Done)
Personality system (Done)
Novel overview (3D representation of node graph)
Node grouping
Custom colors (Done)
Inventory system (Done)
Imagemaps (Done)
Hidden objects/collectibles
Full preferences
Event history
Time and Event system
Dice nodes (Done)
Movie nodes (Done)
Animations (Done)
Statistics
Auto layout
Advanced error/logic checking
Dynamic help/tooltips
Multi nodes combining Scene, Show and Dialog
Language selection
Export all to Ren'Py project option (Done)
Image library for inventory (Drag & Drop)
Daz3D and Unity scene creator (WIP)
Full GUI customization (WIP)
Library of routines for common transitions and effects
Multi Dialogue Nodes with multiple dialog responses based on relationship
Convert Ren'Py script to a Digital Novel Studio graph
AI characters (Done)
Digital Novel Studio was created by Alan Baylis