Main menu

This guide covers the features of the 'Main menu', viewable from the 'Current game page'.

All guides here start from clicking the 'Menu' button, in the top right of the page.

The 'Main menu' contains several options

1. Start new adventure - This will take you back to the 'World browser'.

2. Create your own adventure - Opens the dialogue box that will allow you to create your own world.

3. Save game - Allows you to save the game.

4. Load game - Allows you to Load a saved game.

5. Restart adventure - Restarts the current adventure.

6. Storyteller mode on/off - This enables and disables storyteller mode, allows you to manipulate the story and edit turns.

7. AI Model: (Choice) - Opens the menu that allows you to select a different storyteller AI.

8. Image model: (Choice) - Opens the menu that allows you to change the image model without leaving the game.

9. Illustration options - Opens the menu that allows you to edit the illustration options.

10. Download story as PDF - Opens the menu that lets you save the whole story as a PDF.

11. Reset user age - Allows you to change your age.

12. Cog next to email - Allows you to view your account details, and delete your account.

13. Log out - Logs you out from Infinite worlds.

14. Cancel - Closes this menu.

Menu Guides

Below is a simple explanation of each feature.

Start new adventure / Edit adventure

Clicking on this option will take you to the 'World browser'. The world browser is the place where you can find your own worlds, or worlds that you have added to your account via a share link. It also contains the 4 default worlds and at the bottom you will find the community worlds section, where you can search for more worlds to play.

This page also contains a button for you to create your own world and a button for you to manage and add your worlds to the community so that others can find them.

Create your own adventure

Clicking this button will open the AI assisted world creator

Save Game

Clicking on save game will enable you to save your current game. Once the game has been saved, you can start a new game, and then return to your saved game in the future.

1. Save to new slot - Clicking this will prompt you to name your save, and then create a new save slot for the game. There are no limits to the amount of save slots you can have.

2. Cancel - This closes the save menu and returns you to the game .

3. Save - This will save your game, but it will overwrite the game currently in this slot, in this case, Example game.

4. "Bin" - This will delete the game currently in the slot.

5. This shows the game details, including turn count and last time it was played.

Load Game

Clicking on the 'Load game' button will open the load game menu. Each line contains one of your previous save worlds. When ever you load a game, it will overwrite the current in progress game, so be sure to save your game before loading one.

1. Shows the details of the game you want to load, the name you gave it, the turn and the last time you played it.

2. Load - This will load the game when you click the load icon.

3. 'Bin' - This will delete the save file permanently.

4. Cancel - This will take you back to the game.

Restart Adventure

Clicking the restart adventure option will end the current adventure and take you back to the character selection screen for the adventure. You will lose all progress on your current adventure.

Storyteller mode

Clicking the Storyteller Mode option will toggle the 'Storyteller Mode' On or Off. Storyteller mode is an advanced mode to play games in IW.

You will be able to

• View the secret information section of the game.
• View hidden tracked items and see their values.
• Manually edit the contents of all tracked items and all the text for the turn.
• Enable the "and/or tell the AI what should happen next:" input box.

Storyteller mode is discussed in its own article.

AI Model

Clicking on the AI model option, you will be able to choose the AI model you'd like to use as the Storyteller AI. Each option has its own benefits and downsides. The list is quite long, at the bottom of the list there is a dropdown to show more niche models. When selecting a different AI model, you must click the selection pip and then scroll down and hit OK.

1. Storyteller model name and selection pip.

2. Short description of the Storyteller model.

3. An estimated cost per turn for that model - This is an estimate and can be cheaper or much more expensive depending on the world.

4. The amount of free turns you will get a day if this is the selected model.

5. Activates the dropdown to show the niche models.

6. Cancel - This returns you to the story without selecting an AI

7. OK - This confirms your selected AI model, OK must be clicked to select it.

Image model

This option lets you select a new image model to use in the game you're currently playing. This lets you change the image model without leaving the game, It's especially useful if you're enjoying a game bur want to try different art styles.

1. Model selection pip, click the pip for the model you want to use.

2. Flux.1 - Uses the Flux.1 image model.

3. Drop down menu to select the preset Flux.1 image styles, These are default styles for IW.

4. Anime model - A model for a specific type of anime style.

5. Classic - A different kind of image model.

6. Extra realistic - another type of specific image model.

7. Dreamshaper - Another type of model that seems to be better for some monsters.

8. Cancel - Cancel the changes to the image model and return to the game

9. OK - Confirm the changes and return to the game

You can find more information in the Image style article

Illustration options

The Illustration options menu allows you to select how often the game will generate images, and how many of those images are generated per turn. The cost for all images is 3.5 credits. so if you generate 2 images, this costs 7 credits.

By default, the Infinite Worlds system generates two images per turn for the player to choose between. However, some players would prefer to have more control over the system, and these options provide that control.

Note that images are much cheaper than text, so you don't save a lot of credits by reducing image generation.

1. Selection pips for how often to generate images.

• Every turn - Generates new images every turn.
• When the illustration subject changes - This will generate new images if the Storyteller AI decides a new subject should be illustrated.
• Never - Never generates and image

2. Selection pips to select how many images should be generated.

• 1 Image - When new images are generated, 1 image will be made of the subject.
• 2 Images - When new images are generated, 2 images will be made of the subject.
• 3 Images - When new images are generated, 3 images will be made of the subject

4. Cancel - Cancels any changes made and returns to the game.

5. OK - Confirms any selections made and returns to the game.

Download story as PDF

This option allows you to download the entire story so-far, including the associated images, as a PDF. Click OK to begin the process of getting your PDF, or Cancel to return to the game.

When you click OK, you will be given a popup with a link where the PDF will appear. COPY THIS LINK, then click OK to return to the game.

The system can take some time, so you may have to be patient. After some time, paste that link in to your web browser and, if it has worked, you should be able to get your PDF.

Reset user age

If your account has been set as 'Over 18' you can use this option to amend this for any reason, if you wish.

Note that any past mature content (in saved games etc) will still be available - you might just want to start a new account.

Account details (Cog next to Email)

This option lets you see your account details.

• Account created - the date you created your account
• Turns played - The total number of turns that you have played
• Worlds created - The total number of world you have created using the automatic world builder
• All-time bonus credits - The total number of credits that you have received from all your worlds and links.

There is also a delete account option here, for you to delete your account.

Log out

This option Logs you out of Infinite Worlds, you will have to log back in again

Cancel

This option closes the menu and returns you to the game.