The cover

Before reading begins, the reader sees a title screen: it is the first impression your story makes.

The title screen: the title, the author, and the button to begin.

What it shows

• The title of the story and the name of the author.
• The cover image, behind the title screen.
• The number of achievements to unlock, when the story is played in a context that carries them, such as the preview or a class session. See Achievements.
• The Play button, which becomes Resume when a game is in progress.

Where to set it

Everything is set in the story’s Settings, General tab:

• The cover image is picked in its own section: Change to replace it, Remove to take it away. Options opens the cover editor, where you crop it to 16:9, apply a Filter (Sepia, Black & white, Dream, Vintage, Nightmare) and can Reset to original at any time.
• The title and the description are typed in just above.

Note

The cover image is in 16:9 format. Without an image, the title screen shows on a plain dark background. You pick it from the story’s library, like any image. See Images.

No cover, no catalog

Validation reports a missing cover as an alert, with a button that takes you straight to the right setting. Your story can still be shared and played without one, but it cannot be published to the catalog.