Yarn Spinner for Rust ( github.com )
I am delighted to finally release a project that has been cooking for quite a while: Yarn Spinner for Rust 🎉 .
Some of you might remember this under the name Yarn Slinger, but the kind folks at Secret Lab have allowed me to use their trademark! Yay!
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What is Yarn Spinner?
It's a friendly tool that helps you write dialog! See for yourself at the live demo.
You can also check out this or this GDC talk about the original C# implementation.
What I have released today is the Rust port for the project, with first-class support for Bevy!
Quickstart
Writing a dialog with Yarn Spinner is as easy as whipping up a simple screenplay:
// assets/dialogue/hello_world.yarn
title: Start
---
Ancient Reptilian Brain: There is nothing. Only warm, primordial blackness. Your conscience ferments in it -- no larger than a single grain of malt. You don't have to do anything anymore.
Ancient Reptilian Brain: Ever.
Ancient Reptilian Brain: Never ever.
-> Never ever ever?
Ancient Reptilian Brain: Never ever ever ever, baby!
-> (Simply keep on non-existing.)
Ancient Reptilian Brain: An inordinate amount of time passes. It is utterly void of struggle. No ex-wives are contained within it.
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Pretty simple file format, right? Check out the general Yarn Spinner documentation for more or look into the Bevy examples.
