I was wondering, is there any way to exclude a link within the text of an article itself? Something like surrounding it with brackets like <this> or something. If not I feel like that would be something very useful to include. Something else that would be useful is a drop down menu of already existing categories when typing in a new category, so you only have to type in the first few letters and don't have to worry about misspelling it.
When creating or editing an object, if you right click the Category textbox, you may choose from existing categoies.
For the other issue, I suppose we have the "Exclude" and "Scrap pile" options. For objects you do not want to link, you can exclude them by the checkbox, or simply define your arbitrary terms / phrases in settings.
Also, no discord server I'm afraid. Although do not hesitate to come up with suggestions!
My issue with the current exclude option is that sometimes there are cases when you wanna link to a page in certain contexts but not others. Like how Wikipedia will link to a page the first time it's mentioned in another page but not subsequent mentions. Or like a list where you want every item to be a link but don't want to have casual mentions of list items to link to pages.
As for suggestions, some sort of tagging system would be amazing since stuff can often technically fit into more than one category and tags would be a good way to handle that. A way of exporting worlds to html or pdf would also be great.
Also I haven't seen the existing categories pop up when I clock on the category textbox. Might be a glitch?
Edit: Oh shit I didn't see the part about needing to right click never mind.
Hi! Another suggestion if you don't mind! Would it be possible to implement a way to quickly move objects around in categories, such as by drag and dropping an object into a desired category/object?
It's a bit of a hassle to reclassify objects at the moment if you change a category's name.
Great tool, been using it for some time now. Thank you for making it!
A small suggestion, would it be possible to add a feature where you can rightclick a category for example, to automatically make a new object in it? This would make it a bit easier to flesh out categories quickly, so you don't have to enter the category every time you make a new object.
Every now and then I'll try to assign an image to an object and it just wont work. I've tried restarting the app and using a different image but I can't get it to work.
Also I've found that when I got to select an image i have to change it so it searches for all files not just the selected ones because the images don't show up otherwise.
Interesting issue... I suspect it has something to do with WPF not notifying the change to the target control, but just to be sure can you please share a descriptive screenshot (especially of the 2nd issue, I'm having trouble pinpointing the cause)?
Hi! sorry for such a late reply, I thought my comment had gone through but i guess not. heres a video of the issues i talked about. i’ll check out the new version of the app when i get home and see if these issues are in the new version or not.
The image file extension issue should now be resolved. It was an interesting issue (*.png does not work whereas *.PNG does...)
Although, I'm not sure about the image not showing up at all, I added a 50 ms delay for image to be loaded, suspecting it might be due to a failure to load in time. I hope it also is fine now.
I find I still can't see the edit object tab or search bar. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact ctrl + e doesn't seem to work for whatever reason most of the time.
This is quite nice. Easier to use than a tiddlywiki (open source wiki thing), with easier saving and interface. A bit confusing to at first navigate, but I will be making a tutorial for it! I hope that's ok :>
Perfectly OK! I thought it was intuitive but apparently there is some confusion out there. Perhaps I cannot see the forest for the trees as the author... A tutorial would definetely help others too, I could share a link to it!
I have a suggestion for this; locking field visibility with a password. This would allow me to make an entry that says "John Doe is the bartender of The Pub" and a locked category that says "He's working for Bigbad and uses false bounties to send heroes to their deaths". This would allow GMs to distribute the file and not have players come across spoilers.
Sure, they could just export it, but that's a player problem.
This is an interesting idea and sounds easy enough to code. I will consider it, the only problem: the save file is essentially a text file (although a little hard to navigate) and it can be opened in notepad. I could encode the secret fields in some way perhaps...
An absolutely wonderful tool for worldbuilders, and a must have for any writer.
It's a direct window to the large world inside your head, and what's more: one you can show other people! You can add text, images and timelines to organize everything as you please. One of its best features is that you don't need an internet connection to use it or save it so it's very convenient. Also it's a WIP so it will get even better eventually.
The "Mindmap" hierarchical diagrams are nicely laid out.
Can anyone say if you can have more "circular" links shown.
e.g. a node has more than 1 link above it.
e.g. show that Romeo is a soldier and Romeo is a Montague and Romeo is engaged to Juliet and Juliet is a Capulet and Capulet clan is in a feud with Montague clan?
You may create the same name under different categories, however it is rather challenging to have one object under multiple categories with the current logic. I suppose "tags" could be implemented, but I need to think about how it would affect the system overall.
Hi, this looks good from this page. However, I can't run the file because VirusTotal reports that Cynet, Malwarebytes and MaxSecure flag v3.0.exe as malicious and Avast cannot confirm it is Ok.
I honestly do not know what other malware tools recognize as malicious, the code is quite straightforward... I suppose the "exe" extension has a deserving notoriety.
This program is fantastic but I feel like a real idiot right now, I can't seem to create nested object wherein I have a town as the category and then have prominent townsfolk nested under it. I see it's possible in the example world on your patreon but I can't figure it out. Any ideas?
Edit: Yep, I am an idiot. Naming the category the same name as the nest source will place it in a nest. Good work, Soydan. This is an amazing tool. Thanks for posting it on /tg/ btw, I'd never have found it otherwise.
You know, a similar app could be used as a Character Bible (tracking the look and personality and so-forth of characters, noting all the little decisions made about the characters over the course of the novel-or-whatever) and that would be a really good thing for those of us having trouble tracking our characters in a meaningful way. I haven’t tried this yet, so maybe it can do it as-is…
I just thought you might want an idea for a spin-off app…
Interestingly, couple of other users experienced the same problem. I will try to pinpoint the issue but honestly, the code is so simple, I do not really understand why the buttons remain hidden.
I added keyboard shortcuts for New Object (Ctrl + W) and Edit Object (Ctrl + E). Generate (Ctrl + Enter) and Discard (Esc) were already active. Perhaps, these could help with this issue.
I forgot to check itch.io for a time -sorry about that- but yeah it works. You wouldn't believe how happy I am right now. I am better with hotkeys anyways.
I will dedicate my first world to you in honor of your dedication. Yerli ve milli bir world building programımız olması da çok iyi oldu.
During the import, Nebulous is trying to start the Excel app in the background to get the data. Are you sure that the Office application is properly installed?
If you indeed have Excel installed, it might be related to a permissions issue. Please take a look here.
As the last option, I could release an x86 version for you. (stackoverflow implies it could be relevant)
I looked into it and apprently there's a way to import-export xaml bsed info to Libre Office & Open Office and I might indeed try to add the feature later, but don't hold your breath :)
This is a fantastic program! I've been struggling to find a way to organize all of the ideas I have for my original world, and online resources are usually not what I need (ie. Worldanvil) because they have either too much or too little information. This should make it significantly easier to keep everything organized, and I'll be sure to update this comment/leave an additional comment after I've used it a bit!
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I was wondering, is there any way to exclude a link within the text of an article itself? Something like surrounding it with brackets like <this> or something. If not I feel like that would be something very useful to include. Something else that would be useful is a drop down menu of already existing categories when typing in a new category, so you only have to type in the first few letters and don't have to worry about misspelling it.
Also, do you have a Discord server for this program?
Hey bees!
When creating or editing an object, if you right click the Category textbox, you may choose from existing categoies.
For the other issue, I suppose we have the "Exclude" and "Scrap pile" options. For objects you do not want to link, you can exclude them by the checkbox, or simply define your arbitrary terms / phrases in settings.
Also, no discord server I'm afraid. Although do not hesitate to come up with suggestions!
My issue with the current exclude option is that sometimes there are cases when you wanna link to a page in certain contexts but not others. Like how Wikipedia will link to a page the first time it's mentioned in another page but not subsequent mentions. Or like a list where you want every item to be a link but don't want to have casual mentions of list items to link to pages.
As for suggestions, some sort of tagging system would be amazing since stuff can often technically fit into more than one category and tags would be a good way to handle that. A way of exporting worlds to html or pdf would also be great.
Also I haven't seen the existing categories pop up when I clock on the category textbox. Might be a glitch?
Edit: Oh shit I didn't see the part about needing to right click never mind.
Hm, I'll experiment with the tagging aspect, the universe then can be filtered according to the assigned tags.
Also, for now you could perhaps use the text export > convert to pdf.
Hi! Another suggestion if you don't mind! Would it be possible to implement a way to quickly move objects around in categories, such as by drag and dropping an object into a desired category/object?
It's a bit of a hassle to reclassify objects at the moment if you change a category's name.
You can now drag & drop objects into each other! I had to avoid a few cases but otherwise I think it works quite nicely
Although sometimes it may require an F5 to refresh the display for larger libraries
Great stuff once again, thanks! :)
Great tool, been using it for some time now. Thank you for making it!
A small suggestion, would it be possible to add a feature where you can rightclick a category for example, to automatically make a new object in it? This would make it a bit easier to flesh out categories quickly, so you don't have to enter the category every time you make a new object.
Glad you like it!
Directly right clicking might be a problem (as it is a common misclick), but I think Ctrl+Click could work. I'll get right on it!
Done!
Great solution! Thank you so much!
Been using this a bit and its pretty good.
Every now and then I'll try to assign an image to an object and it just wont work. I've tried restarting the app and using a different image but I can't get it to work.
Also I've found that when I got to select an image i have to change it so it searches for all files not just the selected ones because the images don't show up otherwise.
Are these known issues or is it just me?
Hey MrSnowman!
Interesting issue... I suspect it has something to do with WPF not notifying the change to the target control, but just to be sure can you please share a descriptive screenshot (especially of the 2nd issue, I'm having trouble pinpointing the cause)?
Hi! sorry for such a late reply, I thought my comment had gone through but i guess not. heres a video of the issues i talked about. i’ll check out the new version of the app when i get home and see if these issues are in the new version or not.
Thanks for the detailed video!
The image file extension issue should now be resolved. It was an interesting issue (*.png does not work whereas *.PNG does...)
Although, I'm not sure about the image not showing up at all, I added a 50 ms delay for image to be loaded, suspecting it might be due to a failure to load in time. I hope it also is fine now.
Thanks for your input, I always appreciate it!
Oh, I think I solved the images-not-showing-up problem as well. Feel free to let me know if anything comes up!
Will do! Thanks
I find I still can't see the edit object tab or search bar. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact ctrl + e doesn't seem to work for whatever reason most of the time.
This is a bug caused by custom Windows skins that aren't part of the default package.
Oh yeah, I feel like I saw that mentioned once. Hopefully it's something that can be fixed on nebulous' end.
You mean on /tg/? That was me.
This is quite nice. Easier to use than a tiddlywiki (open source wiki thing), with easier saving and interface.
A bit confusing to at first navigate, but I will be making a tutorial for it! I hope that's ok :>
Perfectly OK! I thought it was intuitive but apparently there is some confusion out there. Perhaps I cannot see the forest for the trees as the author... A tutorial would definetely help others too, I could share a link to it!
It's really confusing to move around and i don't really know what i am doing at all. Can there be a more easy to navigate UI?
the last update is awesome, especially the nebulograph!
Would love a Linux port, maybe consider making it open source so someone else can make a port if you cant
Difficult suggestion: adding a music track or audio files for certain entries.
I have a suggestion for this; locking field visibility with a password. This would allow me to make an entry that says "John Doe is the bartender of The Pub" and a locked category that says "He's working for Bigbad and uses false bounties to send heroes to their deaths". This would allow GMs to distribute the file and not have players come across spoilers.
Sure, they could just export it, but that's a player problem.
This is an interesting idea and sounds easy enough to code. I will consider it, the only problem: the save file is essentially a text file (although a little hard to navigate) and it can be opened in notepad. I could encode the secret fields in some way perhaps...
no json?
'{
"DMVisibility" : "visible",
"GeneralVisibility" : "hidden"
}'
An absolutely wonderful tool for worldbuilders, and a must have for any writer.
It's a direct window to the large world inside your head, and what's more: one you can show other people!
You can add text, images and timelines to organize everything as you please. One of its best features is that you don't need an internet connection to use it or save it so it's very convenient. Also it's a WIP so it will get even better eventually.
Thanks for this, I really needed it.
Thank you for the kind review! I am glad it is helpful
Is the timeline a feature? If not, how do you do timelines?
As I can't run this yet:
The "Mindmap" hierarchical diagrams are nicely laid out.
Can anyone say if you can have more "circular" links shown.
e.g. a node has more than 1 link above it.
e.g. show that Romeo is a soldier and Romeo is a Montague and Romeo is engaged to Juliet and Juliet is a Capulet and Capulet clan is in a feud with Montague clan?
You may create the same name under different categories, however it is rather challenging to have one object under multiple categories with the current logic. I suppose "tags" could be implemented, but I need to think about how it would affect the system overall.
Hi, this looks good from this page. However, I can't run the file because VirusTotal reports that Cynet, Malwarebytes and MaxSecure flag v3.0.exe as malicious and Avast cannot confirm it is Ok.
Thanks for your interest!
Avast verifies it for me :)
I honestly do not know what other malware tools recognize as malicious, the code is quite straightforward... I suppose the "exe" extension has a deserving notoriety.
This program is fantastic but I feel like a real idiot right now, I can't seem to create nested object wherein I have a town as the category and then have prominent townsfolk nested under it. I see it's possible in the example world on your patreon but I can't figure it out. Any ideas?
Edit: Yep, I am an idiot. Naming the category the same name as the nest source will place it in a nest. Good work, Soydan. This is an amazing tool. Thanks for posting it on /tg/ btw, I'd never have found it otherwise.
I would just like to comment here that this program is amazing! It has become one of my favorite programs to use for creative endeavors. Great work!
You know, a similar app could be used as a Character Bible (tracking the look and personality and so-forth of characters, noting all the little decisions made about the characters over the course of the novel-or-whatever) and that would be a really good thing for those of us having trouble tracking our characters in a meaningful way. I haven’t tried this yet, so maybe it can do it as-is…
I just thought you might want an idea for a spin-off app…
I can't see the edit object nor the search functions at all. Please fix. I opened an account just to say this. Before I forget thanks for the program.
Alakasız olacak ama Türk müsün?
Interestingly, couple of other users experienced the same problem. I will try to pinpoint the issue but honestly, the code is so simple, I do not really understand why the buttons remain hidden.
Also, yeah I suppose
Hey man,
I added keyboard shortcuts for New Object (Ctrl + W) and Edit Object (Ctrl + E). Generate (Ctrl + Enter) and Discard (Esc) were already active. Perhaps, these could help with this issue.
I forgot to check itch.io for a time -sorry about that- but yeah it works. You wouldn't believe how happy I am right now. I am better with hotkeys anyways.
I will dedicate my first world to you in honor of your dedication. Yerli ve milli bir world building programımız olması da çok iyi oldu.
Hi, thanks for creating and sharing this program! :)
I also want to report a bug. I have tried to import the excel sample, but when I click on that button I get this error:
(I'm using Windows 10 Pro)
Hey JJHaggar,
During the import, Nebulous is trying to start the Excel app in the background to get the data. Are you sure that the Office application is properly installed?
If you indeed have Excel installed, it might be related to a permissions issue. Please take a look here.
As the last option, I could release an x86 version for you. (stackoverflow implies it could be relevant)
Thanks!
Soydan
Better yet,
I already added Nebulous v3.1 (x86).exe, you may try it out! I hope this solves the problem.
Oh, I didn't think that not having Excel installed could be the cause, sorry ^^U
I use LibreOffice, is there any way to use it instead? I tried the new build though, but I got the same error.
Thank you! :)
I looked into it and apprently there's a way to import-export xaml bsed info to Libre Office & Open Office and I might indeed try to add the feature later, but don't hold your breath :)
That would be great :D
This is a fantastic program! I've been struggling to find a way to organize all of the ideas I have for my original world, and online resources are usually not what I need (ie. Worldanvil) because they have either too much or too little information. This should make it significantly easier to keep everything organized, and I'll be sure to update this comment/leave an additional comment after I've used it a bit!