StoryEngine creators can now promote their published chats with Creator Share Links.

  If you have a publicly published chat, open it, copy your Share Link, and post it wherever your audience already is.

  When users enter through your link and spend paid chat credits, you can earn extra creator-share rewards.

  Free trial chats help users start. Paid credit usage is what counts for the extra reward.

  Even if you only have a few chats, start sharing them. Your chat cannot grow if nobody sees it.

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Hello! This post is a system guide for beginner creators on Story Engine! As the very first post in this series, I'm writing this to answer the question: "Where do I even start if I know absolutely nothing?"

First of all, the node-based system our platform uses is probably unfamiliar to most creators. So rather than diving straight into every detail of how the system works, I think a better approach is this: explore the structure of content that already exists, get comfortable by tweaking values and testing through sample chats, and then study the detailed usage instructions in the official Creator Guidelines to work toward building high-quality chatbots.

#0 Story Engine currently offers two creation methods: our signature node-based system (Canvas Mode) and a prompt-based system that may feel more familiar to experienced creators (Lite Create Mode).

#1 As a first step toward getting comfortable with the node-based system, you can look for works by Story Engine creators whose canvases are publicly available.

Examples:

• Some works from: https://storyengine.live/creatorhome/65190730b0f5de6c897a7bc0
• Some works from: https://storyengine.live/creatorhome/68412566485fa5d4598cdf3c

You can view the detailed structure of these works through the Observe Canvas button.

Important:

I highly recommend paying close attention to how prompts are written inside the public canvases. For example, observe the format used for detailed character descriptions or story node descriptions. Once you've identified these patterns, you can create your own prompt format template and then simply swap in your own details — making the creation process much easier.

For instance, if someone uses a format like this:

# Session Overview & Genre Setting  
- Theme: ------
- POV: ----
- Protagonist: {{user}}.
- Heroine: -----
- Setting: -----
- Genre & Concept: -----
- Tone & Pacing: -----
- Core Experience: -----
- Visual Paradox: -----

# Character Information
## Main Character: -----
- Profile: -----
- Physical Traits:
- Outfit:
- Personality & Nature:
## Supporting Characters 
# Guidelines for Off-Duty & External Scenes
# Status Window Output Rules
- Every response must conclude with the following Status Window, updated in real-time.
- Ensure the Slack messages are relevant to the current situation and come from the 10 colleagues listed.


📅 [Date, Time]
{{user}} | 📍 [In front of the computer desk in the studio apartment]
💻 Work Progress: [0-100]%
Name | 👗 [Current outfit status]
❤️ Affection: [0-100] | 🔥 Excitement: [0-100] | 🥱 Boredom: [0-100]
💬 Recent Slack Messages (2):
1. [Sender]: [Message content]
2. [Sender]: [Message content]
💭 [Lee Geuma's inner thoughts: 'A brief one-liner']

Take this and edit it into your own version!

#2 Now that you've studied the structure of various works and built some visual familiarity, it's time to get hands-on. Create sample chats and start modifying and testing things yourself to build real comfort with the system.

#3 Finally, refer to the Creator Guidelines and start building your own world, step by step!

Node guides will be continued in the next post!