Limits and checks

This page is not meant to be read through, it is meant to be looked up. It gathers what Moiki caps, and the full list of what Validation checks in your story.

For how Validation is used, see Validation.

The limits

Very little is capped. The number of sequences, sub-graphs, events, variables, themes, achievements, choices per sequence, actions or redirects is not limited: write as big as you like.

What is capped comes down to file sizes and a few settings.

What is capped	The cap
Image size	2 MB
Sound size	5 MB
Video size	10 MB
Icon size	300 KB
Size of a document attached to a workshop	15 MB
Media in one story, free plan	15 MB
Media in one story, paid plan	50 MB
Sequence timer duration	2 to 30 seconds
Options on one item	3
Fragments in a collaborative template	2 to 8, 6 by default

The media allowance of a story follows your plan. It is 15 MB on a free plan and 50 MB as soon as a paid plan is active. Resources attached to a workshop follow the same rule. See Plans and billing.

Images are resized on import

An imported image is resized to 1200 × 900 px at most and recompressed in its original format, which saves the story’s storage. An image that is already light is kept as it is. See Images.

The checks

Validation sorts what it finds into three levels. Critical means the story is broken and cannot be played from end to end. Warning points at a visible flaw that still plays. Hint suggests a way to lighten the story, with no effect on reading.

The same problem can show up several times, once per sequence concerned. The list below counts the checks, not the reports.

Critical (48)

Check	What it reports
Achievements without condition	These achievements have no unlock condition. They will never be earned.
Chapter outside main graph	A chapter can only be called from the main graph, not from inside a sub-graph.
Chapter used multiple times	A chapter can only be called once in the story.
Character not found	The referenced character does not exist.
Characters without a portrait	These characters have no main portrait. It is what the reader sees on a line with no chosen emotion: add one on the character sheet.
Conditions on a deleted target	These conditions reference a variable or sequence that no longer exists. Pick an existing target or remove the condition.
Conditions without a target	These conditions have no target selected. Open the host and pick a variable or a sequence.
Counters out of range	The default value of these counters is outside their min/max limits.
Dialogue not configured	The dialogue sequence is not linked to a sub-graph.
Dialogue sub-graph not found	The sub-graph referenced by the dialogue does not exist.
Dialogue without an exit	The reader would stay in the dialogue: add at least one exit sequence to it.
Duplicate codes	These puzzle sequences contain identical codes.
Duplicate objects	The same object is configured multiple times.
Events without actions	These events have no actions defined. They won’t do anything even if triggered.
Events without condition	These events have no trigger condition. They will never fire.
Exit not marked	This sequence should be marked as a sub-graph exit.
Exit outside sub-graph	This exit sequence is not inside a sub-graph.
Form with no linked variable	These form sequences have lost their linked variable. Re-create the sequence or manually relink it to a variable.
Fragments with no exit	A fragment with no exit traps the reader: once inside, there is no way out. Declare at least one exit.
Infinite loop risk	A recurring event triggers an interlude without scope restriction, which will cause a loop. Set a scope on the event.
Invalid auto-advance delay	The auto-advance delay is invalid.
Invalid code format	These codes don’t match the selected keyboard type.
Invalid form max length	The max length is outside the range allowed by the selected display mode.
Invalid form min length	The min length is outside the range allowed by the selected display mode.
Invalid sub-graph bindings	The bound variable no longer exists, does not belong to the called sub-graph, or the two sides have different types. Redo the binding in the sequence panel.
Item option: missing sub-graph	An item option references a sub-graph that does not exist.
Item option: wrong mode	An item option references a sub-graph that is not in interlude mode.
Min greater than max	The min length cannot exceed the max length.
Missing choices	These choice sequences have no choices defined.
Missing codes	These puzzle sequences have no codes defined.
Missing form variable	The linked variable was deleted. Re-create the sequence to regenerate it.
Missing interlude target	An interlude action references a sub-graph that does not exist.
Missing links	These sequences have connections without a destination.
Missing starting sequence	Your story points to a starting sequence that no longer exists. Until this is fixed, it cannot be played. Open a sequence and set it as the starting point.
No objects configured	The object selection has no specific objects.
No pattern selected	These sequences announce a pattern without naming one. Pick a pattern, or change the sequence type.
No sub-graph selected	The sub-graph call has no sub-graph selected.
Object not found	The referenced object no longer exists.
Orphan input variables	These variables were owned by a form sequence that no longer exists. Delete them or relink them to a sequence.
Orphan sequences	An orphan sequence is a sequence - or a chain of sequences - that is not connected to the rest. Link or delete the following sequences, your story doesn’t allow access to them.
Redirects without a condition	These connection redirects fire unconditionally and short-circuit the default destination. Reconfigure or remove the redirect.
Sub-graph not found	The referenced sub-graph no longer exists.
Sub-graphs without exit	These sub-graphs have no exit sequence. The reader won’t be able to continue after entering them.
Unconnected sub-graph exits	Connect the exits of these sub-graphs to a sequence, otherwise the player won’t be able to continue after the sub-graph.
Unreachable fragment exits	These exits can never be reached from the fragment entry. Students writing inside won’t be able to lead there: connect them to the rest of the fragment, or remove them.
Wrong code length	These codes don’t have the right number of characters.
Wrong interlude target mode	An interlude action references a sub-graph that is not in interlude mode.
Wrong sub-graph type	The linked sub-graph is not marked as a dialogue.

Warning (13)

Check	What it reports
Achievements without icon	These achievements have no icon. Add one so they are visible in the game.
Choices without label	Some choices in these sequences have no text.
Fragments with too many exits	Beyond four exits, a fragment gets hard to wire and to read. Merge a few if you can.
Incomplete text variables	These text variables have fewer than 2 possible values. Add values to make them useful.
Item excluded by the filter	This item is listed in the sequence, but its tags do not pass the filter: it will never be offered.
Links invisible in the editor	These links show in the graph but no panel can display them: they cannot be edited or removed, and the reader never follows them.
Local variables in a chapter or a dialogue	A chapter and a dialogue have no variables of their own: whatever is set there is wiped when they end. These variables must belong to the story.
Missing cover	Your story has no chosen cover image: the automatic image doesn’t count. Pick one in Settings, Cover image, before publishing.
Missing sequence text	The following sequences have no text. Complete them or delete them.
No happy ending	Your story must have at least one happy ending sequence!
Silent characters without a portrait	These characters have no main portrait and speak in no line: reading isn’t affected. Add one before making them speak, or delete them if they serve no purpose.
Sub-graphs without an entry sequence	The entry sequence of these sub-graphs no longer exists. The reader skips the call without entering them.
Unknown tag in a filter	An objects sequence filters on a tag no item carries: the filter does nothing.

Hint (10)

Check	What it reports
Unused counters	If you don’t plan to use these variables, delete them to reduce the size of your story.
Unused flags	If you don’t plan to use these variables, delete them to reduce the size of your story.
Unused icons	If you don’t plan to use these media, delete them to reduce the loading time of your story.
Unused images	If you don’t plan to use these media, delete them to reduce the loading time of your story.
Unused items	If you don’t plan to use these variables, delete them to reduce the size of your story.
Unused sounds	If you don’t plan to use these media, delete them to reduce the loading time of your story.
Unused sub-graphs	If you don’t plan to use these sub-graphs, delete them to reduce the loading time of your story.
Unused text variables	If you don’t plan to use these variables, delete them to reduce the size of your story.
Unused themes	If you don’t plan to use these themes, delete them to reduce the size of your story.
Unused videos	If you don’t plan to use these media, delete them to reduce the loading time of your story.

Publishing means clearing the criticals

A workshop will not launch while a critical check is still open on its story. The catalog asks for more: it also turns down a story that carries warnings, a missing cover or an empty text for instance. Hints block nothing.

The starting story of a writing workshop is exempt from both rules: it is meant to be finished by the students.