Rope

An extension to Twine which allows users to collaborate on and share stories.

Setup

Pre-requisites

1. Must be using Google Chrome

Dependent libraries that must be installed

1. Install node.js from nodejs.org

Build instructions

1. Clone repository: git clone github.com/jakevollkommer/Rope.git
2. npm install to install dependencies in package.json
3. gulp to build JS
4. node index.js to run the server

Chrome extension installation

1. Navigate to chrome://extensions
2. Click "Developer mode" in the top right corner.
3. Click "Load unpacked" and select the Rope folder.

Using Rope

1. Click on the Rope chrome extension to prompt a sign-in box
2. Register for an account or sign into an existing account
3. The extension should redirect you to Twinery.org where you can access your personal stories and the stories being shared with you via Rope

Sharing a Story

1. Open or create a story in Twine
2. You should notice a new "Share" button along the bottom navigation bar in the story interface
3. Use the "Share" button to enter the email addresses you wish to share your story with and click submit

Contributing to a Story

When a story is shared with you, you can sign into Rope and refresh the page to pull the story and its passages from the cloud.

Troubleshooting

There is a known bug where sometimes if you refresh the page within the story interface, the share button will disappear. If this happens, just go back and re-open the story.

Release Notes

v1.1.2

New Features:

• Added story sharing via the cloud
• Multiple users can share stories

Bug Fixes:

• Stories will now be shared with user's that previously had no stories
• Stories were being overwritten, we now store them using unique ID's

Known Bugs:

• Sometimes when the page is refreshed in the stories interface, the share button disappears