Components

Monogatari’s interface is built from components — small, self-contained custom elements you can restyle, reconfigure, or replace. This section is the reference for the components you’ll customize most often.

Dialog & text#

• Text Box — The main dialog box where characters speak.
• Centered Dialog — A floating, centered dialog for dramatic moments.
• Type Writer — The animated text engine, with inline effects.
• Dialog Log — A scrollable history of everything that’s been said.

Menus & navigation#

• Main Menu — The game’s title-screen menu.
• Quick Menu — The in-game toolbar (save, load, settings…).
• Choice Container — The buttons shown by the choice action.

Screens#

• Loading Screen — The asset-preloading progress screen.
• Main Screen — The root game-screen container.
• Settings Screen — Player settings: language, text speed, volume…
• Save Screen — Where players name and store saves.
• Load Screen — Where players pick a save to load.
• Gallery Screen — The unlockable image gallery.
• Help Screen — In-game controls and shortcuts.
• Credits Screen — Your game’s credits.
• Language Selection Screen — The pre-game language picker.

Saving#

• Save Slot — A single save/load slot with its preview.

Inputs & modals#

• Text Input — Flexible player input (name entry, prompts…).
• Alert Modal — Confirmation dialogs (quit, delete…).
• Message Modal — Custom message pop-ups shown by the message action.