Quick start
Quick start with Plotmio
Bring an existing Ren’Py project onto one canvas, make a focused change, and review the normalized export.
1. Choose a project
Make a backup first. In a Chromium browser, choose the Ren’Py project root that contains the game directory. Plotmio scans the .rpy files and shows the asset names it can use for local previews.
2. Explore the canvas
File frames contain labels. Label frames contain a visible start node and scenario nodes. Search and Problems help you focus a particular label or unresolved reference. jump and call relations point to the destination label start node.
3. Edit and collaborate
Select a scenario node to open its editor. Open the same project in another authenticated browser session to collaborate. Wait for the saved and connected indicator before closing the last tab.
4. Review and export
Export produces normalized .rpy files. Blocking diagnostics stop unsafe export; warnings remain visible. Editor layout and collaboration metadata are never written into the scripts.
What Plotmio uploads
Saved projects contain .rpy text and a text catalog of asset names and paths. Images, audio, video and fonts remain on your computer. Writing files back into game is an explicit action; Plotmio does not delete local files automatically.
Current beta limits
- Local directory access requires Chromium and explicit directory permission.
- Exact original whitespace and formatting are not preserved; export is normalized.
- Dynamic label references and arbitrary Python cannot always be resolved statically.
- Plotmio maps project structure; it does not replace running and testing the game in Ren’Py.