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 Welcome to the Ghostwood Game Engine Documentation Wiki.
+<wrap hi>Ghostwood is a Storytelling Engine, currently under development.</wrap>
 You might want to view the [[http://vapusstudios.com/ghostwood|Ghostwood Game Engine Blog]].
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 The Ghostwood Engine's goal is to provide...
-  * A way to define a free-roaming world area which can act as a sort of menu of things to do during a game loop, or as a clue-gathering mechanism.
+  * A way to define **free-roaming** world [[Area|areas]] which can act as a sort of menu of things to do during a game loop, or as a clue-gathering mechanism.
-  * Screenplay-like scriptable scenes (such as in Visual Novels,) which can reference separately defined characters, locations, and even camera angles.
+  * **Screenplay**-like scriptable scenes (such as in Visual Novels,) which can reference separately defined **[[Character|characters]]**, **[[Location|locations]]**, and even **[[Camera Angle|camera angles]]**.
-  * A time system where areas have different properties depending on whether it is day or night (for example.)
+  * A **[[Time Tracking|time system]]** where areas have different properties depending on whether it is day or night (for example.)
-  * An optional date system where the calendar progresses, which can be used to advance the plot.
+  * An optional **[[Date Tracking|date system]]** where the calendar progresses, which can be used to advance the plot.
-  * A sophisticated inventory system, which understands stackable (quantity) items, containers (which can be opened, closed, persistent, or ephemeral, and have limits on what they can contain), expendables, key items attached to specific quest, items with internal tagging so that they can be used interchangeably to fulfill plot purposes (i.e., matches, cigarette lighter, and flint and steel all have the "fire" tag.)
+  * A sophisticated **[[Inventory System|inventory]]** system, which understands stackable (quantity) items, containers (which can be opened, closed, persistent, or ephemeral, and have limits on what they can contain), expendables, key items attached to specific quest, items with internal tagging so that they can be used interchangeably to fulfill plot purposes (i.e., matches, cigarette lighter, and flint and steel all have the "fire" tag.)
-  * An achievement and quest tracking system.
+  * An **[[achievement]]** and **[[Quest|quest tracking]]** system.
-  * Support for various methods of deployment—in browser, mobile app, or as a desktop application.
+  * Support for **cross-platform deployment**—in browser, mobile app, or as a desktop application.
-  * Support for various rendering styles—text only (command line, browser-based, or wrapped into a user interface), or fully visual (either tile-based or backdrop and overlay image-based), rendered via Canvas, WebGL, or OpenGL.
+  * Support for **various rendering styles**—text only (command line, browser-based, or wrapped into a user interface), or fully visual (either tile-based or backdrop and overlay image-based), rendered via Canvas, WebGL, or OpenGL.
-  * Support for single-player games where you control one or more in-story characters, and potentially gain NPC companions—characters who adventure alongside you at times.
+  * Support for **single-player** games where you control one or more in-story characters, and potentially gain **NPC companions**—characters who adventure alongside you at times.
-  * Support for socially interactive multiplayer environments, with chat, trade systems, friend lists, groups or adventuring parties.
+  * Support for socially interactive **multiplayer environments**, with **chat**, **trade** systems, friend lists, groups or adventuring **parties**.
-  * Support for various scores, leveling systems, in-game currencies, in-game stores with options to buy or sell items.
+  * Support for various **scores**, **leveling** systems, **in-game currencies**, and in-game **stores** with options to buy or sell items.
   * And more!