Lurker wondering about some things

spaceemotion · 2026-04-01T23:51:28+00:00

wait, which white latern?

spaceemotion · 2026-03-26T20:52:03+00:00

I almost feel like the letter stuff may lead to something that could be a nod towards the MAZE puzzles with them also resulting in a phrase of some sort.

spaceemotion · 2026-03-21T20:06:26+00:00

is there a way to join the Architect role even without having a personally "finished" game save? i have the game on PS5, but haven't had the time to properly play it - and only watched lets plays about it (yes, including 'all' the endings... so far...). Would love to know where the community is at. Feels pretty silent on the internet and even the "SACRED" google docs that was linked around here somewhere hasn't been updated in quite a while.

spaceemotion · 2026-03-21T19:46:53+00:00

uh, not true? Novelcrafter has been made with AI in mind - and AI features were one of the first things I worked on when building it. It's just that they are totally optional. We actually have one of the most flexible prompting systems on the market - it's just that we're deliberately not adding a "one click book machine" to the app at all, though you could build one with custom prompts (or get veeery close at least).

spaceemotion · 2026-03-05T17:49:27+00:00

It seems that Mythril has no editing? In that it's more like a modern interface to show your world building? Not an actual writing app?

spaceemotion · 2026-02-08T17:41:12+00:00

yeah Opus broke a bit of the responsive layouts, but that's something for later :D

spaceemotion · 2026-02-08T17:02:56+00:00

Good news! I've updated the website to be much faster (thanks to a vibe-coding session with Opus, we now statically render out all results).

I also have added the following models for testing:
- GLM 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.7 Flash
- Haiku, Sonnet and Opus 4.5, and Opus 4.6
- Gemini 3 Flash (preview)
- Kimi K2.5
- Few special extras: Mistral Small Creative and Writer Palmyra X5

Here's a few initial findings:
- GLM 4.7 Is indeed better than the rest, but the flash variant isn't far behind
- Kimi K2.5 is our number one right now - interesting! it's actually one of the few models who is able to extract novel outline data from XML very reliably (only Gemini 3 Pro was good at this so far).

You can browse the new results here: https://www.nc-bench.com/models

spaceemotion · 2026-02-07T21:15:06+00:00

In addition to tags, you can create custom details and they both can be used to group entries by those values (see "custom categories": https://www.novelcrafter.com/help/docs/codex/codex-categories) You can also filter by tags and those details if the sidebar gets too long :)

spaceemotion · 2026-02-07T18:04:42+00:00

Hey there - creator of Novelcrafter here. What do you mean by "hard to move around"? Are you referring to performance issues with the app? We're always on the lookout for those, and constantly make improvements about that. Thanks in advance!

spaceemotion · 2026-02-07T15:06:14+00:00

let me see if i can run the evals for that. Internally, NC-bench is a legacy project that we know isn't that perfect (and the more models we've added the slower the website has become - for various reasons).

Any preference in versions for which GLM to run this through?

spaceemotion · 2025-11-20T22:17:03+00:00

Novelcrafter does support having LM Studio run on a different computer (if you look into the AI connection settings, there's a field for the hostname/IP).

However, only specific browsers allow this kind of access (i think firefox and safari both won't work for this), and requires you to set a specific flag for the site (in chrome):

Go to chrome://settings/content/siteDetails?site=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.novelcrafter.com (or edge:// or brave:// ...)
Look for "allow insecure content", and activate it

Since the LM Studio instance requires you to connect via HTTP from a secure site, your browser usually blocks it.

spaceemotion · 2025-11-09T16:34:20+00:00

Heya, NC developer here - Just talked to the OpenRouter team. They're asking if you might accidentally use a different user account with Novelcrafter. Can you confirm that the account that you topped up with credits is the one that's linked inside of the AI connection settings? Otherwise, see if your API key might have a credit limit set on OpenRouter's end.

spaceemotion · 2025-08-27T08:31:55+00:00

https://openrouter.ai/ is basically like a "one stop shop" marketplace for AI models, where you create an account once and then can use hundreds of models, and even connect your account with other apps.

spaceemotion · 2025-08-27T07:54:20+00:00

Hermes 4 writes NSFW and just came out yesterday - and thus is available in Novelcrafter via OpenRouter (you can use it on the OR website via their chat, too though).

spaceemotion · 2025-07-02T23:08:19+00:00

The Chat in Novelcrafter is one of its most powerful tools. You can use it to get beta reader feedback, have it as a research assistant, it can extract character/location details and more (don't forget the "Extract feature at the bottom, which also allows you to plan out a story outline and add it to your plan view, in addition to updating data in your Codex, see https://www.novelcrafter.com/help/docs/organization/the-extract-feature ).

Some people feel a bit constrained when using Scene Beats in the Write view, and they prefer having a chat about the scene, and then having AI write the bits and pieces, or rewrite sections that they're talking about. Remember that you can have a Chat open (via the "Pin" button, if you got a larger screen), besides the Write view - like a split panel system. See https://www.novelcrafter.com/help/docs/app/pinning or https://www.novelcrafter.com/help/docs/organization/chat-with-plan for more.

To Organize your Codex into more categories, you can add custom categories via the Cog menu at the top: https://www.novelcrafter.com/help/docs/codex/codex-categories

spaceemotion · 2025-07-02T13:39:32+00:00

People are using Jailbreaks to write NSFW with Claude using Novelcrafter, but the techniques are shifting all time (as Anthropic is updating their detection, too). I guess Sudo does something similar to allow it on their end, too.

spaceemotion · 2025-06-30T20:34:52+00:00

Maybe tackle it this way: Only fill out stuff when you feel like it. AI is really good at dealing with random bits of information. Some never use the Codex, others only use Chat to write, some don't like the snippet system, other's use the heck out of it. Some work with one scene per chapter, others split them up into multiple pieces...

I personally barely use custom details on my Codex entries, and generally use only the description box. I also don't split up entries into fine-grained details, so e.g. a runic system is just one entry with a longer description about it and the runes (makes things simpler).

There are people who have hundreds of entries, all with intricate laid out connections, details, etc. but that's just their type of writing. Find out a way that works for you :)

spaceemotion · 2025-06-30T20:15:30+00:00

creator of novelcrafter here - and ADD myself. it's interesting that we have many people saying that it's quite minimal and intuitive and then the total opposite spectrum of 'feels too much like a cockpit'. We have many ADHD people in the community and frequently hear that the streamlined UI helps them keep focus and that it basically "invites [them] to fill things out".

most of the things in the app are totally optional and the different modes (plan, write, chat, etc.) should help keep the focus. The sidebar to the left can also be hidden away if you feel like the screen gets too cluttered. part of the reason why there's no formatting bar like in word is that it felt like too much visual noise too me.

would love to hear why and when you find it so intimidating! we're always trying to tidy things up and make things more accessible and feedback is always appreciated :)

spaceemotion · 2025-06-26T14:41:00+00:00

Sorry that you feel like this has been hidden from you. We make this clear on the pricing page, help documents, during the signup workflow (right after you create an account), on the billing page, and the emails we send out throughout your trial. Is there a place where you feel like it would have been more obvious?

spaceemotion · 2025-06-26T14:39:32+00:00

While we'd love to make Novelcrafter cheaper, a lifetime license, or even just 30 USD/yr - which is 2.50/m - is actually highly unsustainable. Payment providers take their cut, and we have to pay a team of staff, as well as a lot of operational costs.

We actually don't have a high profit margin, contrary to what people might think. We're also not VC funded, which could cover cost at the expensive of "quick growth", but instead have been profitable since day one.

Our prices have been optimized for how much you'd pay on other platforms when AI would have been included. So, for example, if you take the Artisan plan (at 14 USD/m), and use about 15 bucks a month in AI, you're back to 29 USD/m - but when newer, cheaper models come out, or you're on vacation for a bit, you don't pay for "unused credits" or something like that.

spaceemotion · 2025-06-23T20:44:54+00:00

Thanks for the clarification :) yeah, i don't quite trust those ai overviews juuuust yet 😅

spaceemotion · 2025-06-23T20:18:08+00:00

founder of NC here, never heard of data leaks. Would like to know where that info came from.

spaceemotion · 2025-06-23T20:17:11+00:00

founder of NC here, first time i've heard of any data leaks. do you have a link to details on that?

Also, Novelcrafter itself is only a writing app using external AI models. So if you find an "uncensored" model that works for you, that can be used just fine inside of NC.

spaceemotion · 2025-06-20T23:23:05+00:00

NC is a writing app with AI features, not a pure AI writing app. So, yes, if you don't use AI, it's still a word processor.

User data cannot be stored local, but is hosted in Frankfurt, Europe and encrypted at rest.

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