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Quick Start
Quickly get started with a simple scene.
Want to use Yarn Spinner in a new scene right away? Follow these steps.
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- 3.Add a Dialogue System to the scene:, by opening the GameObject menu and choosing Yarn Spinner -> Dialogue System.
- 4.Create a new Yarn script, by opening the Assets menu and choosing Create -> Yarn Spinner -> Yarn Script. Name the new file
HelloYarn
. - 5.Open the new Yarn script by double-clicking it.
- 1.Select all of the text in the file, and delete it.
- 2.Copy the text below, and paste it into the file.
title: Start
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Wow!
My first ever Yarn script in Unity!
-> Gosh!
-> Incredible!
-> I'm amazed!
Anyway, time to get writing!
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You can learn about our recommended editor, Visual Studio Code with the official Yarn Spinner Extension at: Editing with VS Code.
- 1.Save the file and return to Unity.
- 2.Create a new Yarn Project that uses this script, by selecting the
HelloYarn
file, and clicking the Create New Yarn Project button in the Inspector. This will create a new Yarn Project calledProject
. Projects are collections of Yarn scripts that get compiled together, and can be used with a Dialogue Runner. - 3.Make the Dialogue Runner use the Project by dragging the Project you just made into the Dialogue Runner's Yarn Project field.
- 4.Play the game by clicking the Play button at the top of the window. Your dialogue will appear!