@50
Make sure caps lock, scroll lock, and probably number lock are all off.

@49
OK, I've just pushed a possible fix for that. Try updating Earwax and trying again.

@48
Same as above, although I don't think they're related.

Ok, Can you add builder menu, like this from sbyw? I don't know all of the shortcuts
I have next ideas.
1. Sounds inside the game. Object sounds for stepping on the object, static object sound etc.
2. Info if player or builder passes the room.
3. Using objects outside the inventory, using static objects, for example this can simulate simple npc's

@53
Because I reasoned that when you're adding sounds into a story, you've probably already got the path from Reaper's media explorer for example.

The Earwax configuration menu is a dynamically created menu, so it doesn't know what sort of path you're selecting, only that you're selecting a path, so it gives you a menu to select it from.

@54
Yes, I'll add that now, and post back here when it's done.

As an FYI though, you can press shift and slash (question mark on english keyboards) to get a help men. That lists the shortcuts in a round-about fashion.

#1 and #3 on your wish list are already there: focus an object and press shift a.

I'm afraid I don't know what you mean by #2.

@55
That's a really kind and generous offer, thank you. My problem is, I'm not entirely sure how that would work. I mean the text strings are just hard coded as it stands, and I've no clue how to implement i18n in practise.

I'll definitely bear you in mind though, if I ever do decide to go international.

For now, if you look in the messages menu (m while you're on the room name or description), there's all the story messages your player will ever see, so you can change them to be in whatever language you like. That's at least a way for you to localise your own story.

@57
OK, you can already do that. So find the exit you want to change, and set the message with the M key, or the sound with the S key.

As an aside, you can configure actions on *most* things. To do that, focus the object, and press Shift + A.

Great, but you will, later add the combat?

@pates, what you may not realize is the amount of work required to pull off what you want, not to mention the sheer specificity of your request. You want a turn-based combat system. What if I want a realtime feeling to my game? Would Chris have to add that in? How bout somebody who wants their combat to work like Simon? Perhaps he will later add something that allows you to add your custom Python code (that is, if he hasn't done it yet, I haven't messed much with this), but it would be up to you to make your skills and levels and experience and attacks and what have you. There's a reason why there isn't a perfect formula out there for pulling stuff like this off -- mainly because whatever people want is most certainly tailored to their game. Sable is an exception, one which will lose its appeal precisely do to the lack of ability to customize core game features.

@62
Haha, thanks.

You can build your story into Python then add extra functionality, or you could code in the extra story elements you wanted, and roll your own version of story builder.

Obviously story builder isn't perfect, but I've got far more important things to be doing outside of coding; spending actual time with my wife where I'm not going "programming is fuuuuuunnnnn!!" being chief among them LOL.

64.
Yeah, yes. Engine is good, I like it. Sighted people can use it?

Yeah.@66, how do you expect some one who is not able to see, to work with graphics?
Yeah i get that it's programming and all, and you just code the graphics to work with the game you're working on...
But how is that all going to look?
It might not be too atractive to a sighted person.
And i'd say no for a combatting system in this story builder.
The reason why i say so, is due to the fact that there are a shit tun of combat systems out there.
From the basic ones, well one i am thinking of is where the character has health, the enemy has health, you press an attack button and a random number will tell what happens, to the hard ones where you actually walk around on the map and slay your enemies face to face.
I know you mensioned turn based combat, but how hard could that be to implement when you've got the python code of your story infront of you?

69.
If anyone knows how to implement the combat system, yes

Ok, some ideas from me .
1. New item type. Disposable. This will destroy the item if this will be throwned or used.
2. Ambience for all rooms.
3. Sound for esc key.
4. Walking around the rooms by using arrow keys.
5. Custom shortcuts.
6. Item descriptions.
7. Change log for the earwax story.
8. Readme and change log options for games created with earwax story.

@73
I'm in danger of starting to ignore all of your bug reports and suggestions, because they have no information for me to work on.

This is like ringing the police and saying "Someone robbed me", then putting the phone down and expecting them to solve the crime.

In addition, you demand - rather than ask for - radical changes, with very little explanation of what you want out of a feature, then get pissed when I don't instantly jump to implementing your request.

Seriously, even if you were a little bit polite about the raft of things you wanted done, that might make me a little more predisposed towards doing some of it.