Documentation
A guide to what Lunovele can do — for authors and readers. We keep expanding it as the editor grows.
Getting started
- Click “Create” in the header and pick the project type: a visual novel or a text novel.
- Describe your idea in the setup chat — the assistant turns the brief into a project.
- Build the story skeleton with the assistant: one editable card proposes chapters, episodes, characters and variables.
- The stage strip inside the editor walks you through the steps — structure, writing, art, sound, screens and the first playable build.
AI assistant
The assistant is a co-author available on every stage of the editor.
- Proposes the whole story structure from your brief as an editable card.
- Writes scene drafts for episodes and applies story edits through chat — every change arrives as a reviewable card.
- Keeps a story bible (canon, constraints, decisions) and checks new content against it.
- Prepares art briefs and wires generated assets into scenes automatically.
Editor
The editor is the project’s home: a chapter map with episodes, events and connections.
- Chapters group episodes (scenes); each episode holds a chain of events — dialogue, narration, choices.
- Choices branch the story: routes between episodes and chapters, variables and conditions on them.
- Multiple endings: any episode or chapter can be terminal — the reader’s path decides where they arrive.
- Interactive screens turn a background into an explorable scene with clickable zones bound to events.
- Open the draft in preview at any moment — exactly as the reader will see it.
Art & sound
Visual novels get generated art and audio, seeded by the story itself.
- Character portraits and their visual states (variants) are generated as transparent cut-outs.
- Backgrounds and interactive screens are rendered from scene descriptions.
- Music and sound effects are generated per track.
- Generated assets are placed into scenes automatically — speakers, backgrounds and music link up without manual wiring.
Versions & publishing
Your changes live in a draft. When the project is ready, create a version and publish it — readers always play the active published version.
- The draft is the single source of truth; versions are immutable snapshots.
- Publishing makes a version active; you can keep editing the draft safely.
- Reader progress and completions are validated against the published version.
Languages
The interface ships in English, Spanish and Russian. Your story stays in the language you wrote it in; on the Languages page you can add translations that overlay the published version without touching the frozen snapshot.
For readers
- Stories play right in the browser — nothing to install.
- Progress is saved at episode checkpoints; continue reading from any device where you are signed in.
- Branching stories are replayable — different choices lead to different endings.
- Your reading history and continue-reading list live in your profile.
Assistant credits
AI features run on credits. Check your balance and usage and see what each assistant action costs.
Need help?
Write to support@lunovele.com or visit Support.