Talking to Roflow
You talk to Roflow in plain words, the way you would brief a teammate. There are no commands to learn.
Asking for things
Say what you want to happen in the game, and how you will know it works:
- "Add a round system: 30 second intermission, then a 3 minute round."
- "Give players a sword that does 20 damage and has a 1 second cooldown."
- "The first tap on the jump button does nothing on phones. Fix it, and keep keyboard jumping working."
A request that names an outcome you could check by playing gets the best results, because Roflow writes its play-test checks from it. "Make it better" leaves Roflow guessing; "Make coins worth twice as much after the first rebirth" does not.
Say what must keep working. Roflow checks those things too.
Suggestions and Try prompts
An empty chat shows a short read of your place and a few suggestions based on what is in it. The items in the left list each have Try prompts. Both fill the message box so you can edit before sending; neither sends by itself.
Effort
The effort chip next to the send button (new in Roflow 2.0.4) sets how hard Roflow works:
- Low: fastest, for small edits and quick questions.
- Medium: balanced speed and care, right for most work. The default.
- Max: thinks longest, for big builds and hard bugs. Uses your monthly allowance faster.
The choice applies to everything you send until you change it, and Roflow remembers it on this computer. In the CLI, use /tier low, /tier medium or /tier max.
When Roflow asks you something
Sometimes Roflow needs a decision before it goes on: a choice between options, a yes or no (Approve or Not now), or a short answer. The question appears in the chat and Roflow waits.
Pausing and stopping
While Roflow works, the chat header shows Pause and Stop. Pause holds the goal so you can look at Studio; Resume carries on. Stop ends it. Sending a new message also stops the current play-test, so Roflow never repairs something you have moved on from.
Chats
Each game has its own chats. Open Chats at the top to switch, or start a New chat for an unrelated task. Roflow keeps your draft if you switch away mid-sentence.