How to Publish a Visual Novel | Basics Documentation

Note: If your visual novel contains any explicit content (Hentai, Eroge, Yaoi, etc), please select mature. Failure to do so may result in deletion of your visual novel and a banned account.

This is NOT where you add characters for your game, this is for submitting free to use character art for other game creators to share their artwork with the community in the public resources gallery.

To add characters to your game project, go to your Dashboard, choose a project and click "Open Project," click on the library tab, and add characters there.

I own this asset and allow others to use it

I don't own this asset and I will give proper credits to the original owner

This is NOT where you add backgrounds for your game, this is for submitting free to use background art for other game creators to share their artwork with the community in the public resources gallery.

To add backgrounds to your game project, go to your Dashboard, choose a project and click "Open Project," click on the library tab, and add images there.

I own this asset and allow others to use it

I don't own this asset and I will give proper credits to the original owner

This is NOT where you add GUI for your game, this is for submitting free to use GUI for other game creators to share their artwork with the community in the public resources gallery.

To add GUI to your game project, go to your Dashboard, choose a project and click "Open Project," click on the library tab, and add GUI there.

I own this asset and allow others to use it

I don't own this asset and I will give proper credits to the original owner

This is NOT where you add objects/item images for your game, this is for submitting free to use art for other game creators to share their artwork with the community in the public resources gallery.

To add objects/images to your game project, go to your Dashboard, choose a project and click "Open Project," click on the library tab, and add images there.

I own this asset and allow others to use it

I don't own this asset and I will give proper credits to the original owner

This is NOT where you add music/soundtracks for your game, this is for submitting free to use music/soundtracks for other game creators to share their music with the community in the public resources gallery.

To add music to your game project, go to your Dashboard, choose a project and click "Open Project," click on the library tab, and add sounds there.

I own this asset and allow others to use it

I don't own this asset and I will give proper credits to the original owner

This is NOT where you add sound effects for your game, this is for submitting free to use sound effects for other game creators to share their sounds with the community in the public resources gallery.

To add sounds to your game project, go to your Dashboard, choose a project and click "Open Project," click on the library tab, and add sounds there.

I own this asset and allow others to use it

I don't own this asset and I will give proper credits to the original owner

Note: If your dress up game contains any explicit content (Hentai, Eroge, Yaoi, etc), please select mature. Failure to do so may result in deletion of your visual novel and a banned account.

Features	Free	Premium
Scene map for organizing scenes and connecting your story
Flags or Point System: Keep track of simple statistics like love points, flagged triggers, etc.
Creating screens such as CG gallery or extra screens
Add collaborators to your visual novel project so multiple people can work on it at once
Cloud Storage: Directly upload files from your computer into your project	-
Video Files	-
Flag Folders: Organizing your flags into folders	-
Customizable Save Slots	-
Character Popularity Poll	-
Password Protection Feature	-

Features	Free	Premium
Pieces system for creating your character or avatar model
Creating screens such as character closet/wardrobe or other screen systems
Add collaborators to your dress-up game project so multiple people can work on it at once
Cloud Storage: Directly upload files from your computer into your project	-
Masking to hide certain shapes or "cutouts" of pieces or other assets	-
Special effects such as blurring or coloring filters	-
Sharing your saved images with online web community	-
Password Protection Feature	-

Getting Started Creating Your First Visual Novel Knowing Your Workspace How to Upload Assets How to Create A Scene Adding Dialogues Adding Character Asset into a Scene Managing Background Images Working with Sounds Adding Choices How to Publish a Visual Novel

How to Download Your Game

You have finished creating your visual and now you are ready to publish them on CloudNovel online platform.

First of all, go to Settings. You need to make sure you are truly ready to publish the game.

Here are several checklists you need to beware of before publishing your visual novel to the world.

Check your visual novel name properly. It should not contain words such as test in the context the visual novel is a test project, or else it might be disapproved.
Have you added a description? A good description attracts people to play it.
Give credits where it due! Google Images or Youtube is not a proper attribution. Be thankful to those who have given you resources to make this possible.
Make sure you have uploaded a Cover Image and several screenshots of your game to interest people.
Add related genres to your visual novel. This will ease the player to search for your visual novel.
Is your game have the main character pursuing somebody? If so, you can tick one or more or all related types!
Tags are optional but fun!
Select the Maturity of your visual novel. Please rate it properly because it is important.
Is your visual novel still ongoing or completed? Select the appropriate status.
Last but not least, the State of your visual novel.

If you want it to be published publicly, choose Public. Remember, your visual novel will need to go through and get approved by CloudNovel if you wish to publish it publicly.

If you only want to share your works among your close friends, choose Unlisted. Your visual novel will not be listed anywhere of the site but you can share the link with your friends. Also, there is no need for your visual novel to go through the screening process.

If you only want to publish it for yourself, choose Private. Your visual novel can only be accessed by you and the link is not shareable.
After you have confirmed everything, click the CloudNovel logo to go to the dashboard.
Finally, click Publish!
Now your project is published!

After publishing, you can still edit your work. The changes you made will be published unless you click the Publish button again. However, if you change or delete the assets from the Library, it will be automatically updated because your asset source is in the library.