Add narrative text for intro & outro

[jgbourque]

Why this task matters

This is where your story comes alive. The intro and outro narrative helps your player understand the journey and its emotional stakes.

Steps

1. Create a new Git branch. Type git switch -c intro-outro-narrative in the command line.
2. Open your custom intro scene in Godot. In the FileSystem (bottom left), navigate to: res://scenes/quests/story_quests/stella/stella_intro/. Double-click the .tscn file for your intro scene (e.g., stella_intro.tscn).
3. Edit your dialogue file. In the same folder, find the dialogue file (e.g., stella_intro.dialogue). Double-click to open it. Replace the lines of placeholder text with your custom text. You can copy and paste the narrative text from your GDD.
4. Link your dialogue file. In the Scene tab (top left), click on the Cinematic node. In the Inspector (right), find the Dialogue field. Drag your renamed dialogue file from the FileSystem into this property, or click the dropdown → Quick Load → select your dialogue.
5. Repeat for outro. Repeat the above steps for the outro scene.
6. Save your changes. Preview your changes by playing the scene. Then, use Scene → Save All Scenes.
7. Stage, commit, and push your changes. Replace folder/branch names with your own:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Add custom intro and outro dialogue"
   git push --set-upstream origin intro-outro-narrative

8. Submit a pull request. Go to GitHub, compare your branch to main, and click Create Pull Request.

✅ Done! This ensures your edited dialogue file is actually used when the game plays.

Video

video tutorial coming soon