Getting Started
Create a blank project and learn what Studio prepares on first open.
This guide creates a blank project from the launcher. Studio then opens the project workspace and prepares a Main Page in the UI editor.
Create a project
Open the project wizard
On the launcher's Projects page, choose New Project.
The wizard has four steps: Template, Details, Settings, and Review. Start with the Blank template.
Enter project details
At minimum, provide:
- Project Name, used by Studio and as the default product name.
- App ID, using only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Avoid changing it after project creation.
- Stage Size, the reference size for Game UI and the runtime view.
Author, license, and description can be completed later.
Choose a project location
Choose an empty directory or enter a path that does not exist yet. Studio will not create a project in a non-empty directory.
Enable version control here if the project will use Git. Version control records project file changes; it does not replace a separate backup of source assets.
Review and create
On the Review step, check the project name, App ID, stage size, and location. Then choose Create Project.
Studio opens the workspace when creation completes.
First open
A blank project is not completely empty. The UI editor creates and opens Main Page, the project's default main page. Edit it as the title screen or create additional pages.
The main tools are on the left activity bar:
- Project for metadata, icons, dependencies, and project settings.
- Story for stories, chapters, and scenes.
- UI for pages, Game UI, and the component library.
- Characters for character forms and variants.
- Assets for project assets and groups.
- Localization for languages, translation, and review.
Open an existing project
Choose Open Project or Open Folder in the launcher, then select a project directory containing a .nlproj file. For a .nlspkg project package, choose Import Project and unpack it into an empty directory.