Hi guys!

It's been a while since I wrote anything here... The thing is that we're very actively developing a new project Story Architect (KIT 2.0 if you like) and it can almost completely replace its predecessor. So today I'm here to tell you that June is the last month when we're answering questions related to KIT Scenarist, and then we archive the project and let it free-float in its current state.

Below is a short list of questions and answers about what happens after June 30, 2023, and in the comments below this post I suggest collecting questions you didn't find answers to so that we can prepare the most comprehensive materials for the community.

So, here we go!

1. Why is KIT Scenarist archiving?

There are a number of reasons for this, but here are the two main ones:

- The architecture of KIT Scenarist 10 years ago wasn't supposed to have all the functionality that it has right now, especially the functionality to work with multiseries and projects of various types. What is more, even integrating the card module into it led to huge problems and increased the complexity of support (and still there are problems in this module, which could not be tracked down and fixed).

- The project has become quite popular, and as a consequence began to require constant participation and working on it. As practice has shown, to do this within the framework of a free program is not possible. And to maintain a healthy relationship between all of us, there should be a commercial component, which requires to reconsider the way of licensing the project.

2. What does it mean that KIT Scenarist is being archived?

This means that the program itself and all related services (cloud and mobile version) remain in their current state and will operate as is today.

There will be no more new updates (fixing existing bugs and improving current functionality) of the application and related services.

User support, email and social media responses will stop.

3. What's the difference between KIT Scenarist and Story Architect?

The first thing you'll encounter is, of course, the new interface. The appearance of the application and the whole concept of project management in Story Architect is slightly different from the one used in KIT Scenarist. If in KIT you worked at script level, in STARC you will work at project level, within which you can have as many scripts as you want. Sure, there is an option to get to the lower level to focus on a particular script and work only with it.

Story Architect includes all the features that exist in KIT Scenarist and adds many new ones:
- the ability to work with multi-part scripts within a single project;
- specialized tools for writing not only screenplays, but also novels, comics, audio dramas, and stage plays;
- new story world development tools, such as character relationship maps, location and world maps, and their advanced profiles;
- a built-in intelligent assistant;
- and much more.

In addition to the new features, Story Architect has a number of improvements to the existing functionality, for example, it has significantly improved the export of scripts into different formats (especially DOCX), optimized the speed of working with texts, and redesigned the cloud storage.

4. How much does Story Architect cost? Can I use it for free? What are the limitations?

Detailed information about the cost of the different versions of the application, as well as the features that are included in each version, can be found on the corresponding application page.  

In short, there are three options:  
- FREE, in which all the basic functionality is available for working with texts with no limits on the number of projects/scripts and no watermarks when exporting;
- PRO, in which additional tools are available, such as maps of characters, locations, worlds, their extended profiles, cards, advanced statistics, etc.
- TEAM, a cloud-based one, which additionally offers collaborative work on projects, as well as tools to prepare the script for shooting planning (script breakdown).

Now we are additionally working on a corporate version. If you want to automate processes connected with script-room work, or related processes, then write to support@starc.app to discuss the details.

5. How do I transfer projects from KIT Scenarist to Story Architect?

Story Architect supports the ability to import KIT Scenarist projects.  

The path is very simple:
- Create a new project.
- "Menu - Import" - select a KIT Scenarist project file
- Press the "Import" button
- All the project data will be imported and you will be able to continue working with it.

6. I have a paid KIT cloud, what should I do?

We can transfer your subscription to Story Architect on a one-to-one basis. To do this, just send us an email to support@starc.app with your account information and we'll activate your subscription in the service. Or you can continue to use your current solution.

The window of opportunity to transfer your subscription will close on July 31, 2023.

That's the news, folks :)

If you have any more questions, ask us and we'll update the article.

Hey!

Today the KIT Scenarist 0.7.2 rc15 update is released. And in it:
- fixed a problem with project synchronization when switching between projects frequently and when closing the application;
- fixed crash when deleting bookmarks in script editor;
- fixed a problem with the work of shortcuts for the script editor in read-only mode (which is also affected script versions and their comparison tool);
- fixed the program freezing when performing text replacements like "hero" -> "superhero";
- added display of the date and time of the last editing of projects on the start page;
- updated Courier Prime font;
- added Croatian translation;
- and other small improvements in the program and translations.

Hey folks!

Today we published small patch update of the KIT Scenarist 0.7.2 rc14a.

In it the problem with loading the list of scenes fixed plus added Cambodian translation.

Hi!

KIT Scenarist 0.7.2 rc14 is ready.

We've tweaked cloud sync a little more:
- fixed crash when synchronizing lists of locations and characters;
- fixed a problem with synchronization when importing a script and replacing the current one;
- fixed several technical problems when the application was working with cloud files.

Hello guys!

We have the next update KIT Scenarist 0.7.2 rc13 ready.

Inside:
- added Danish and Belarusian translations of the application;
- improved synchronization of changes at the moment when co-authors make edits at the same time in one place in the script;
- fixed the problem with overwriting the logline, synopsis and title page when importing;
- fixed the problem when, when importing text from a DOCX file, part of the text was perceived as an editor's note with black color :)
- now when you reset the application parameters, in addition to the settings, the parameters of the window and panels will also be reset;
- fixed problem with export to DOCX for Hebrew documents;
- fixed crash on double click on script version in backup tool;
- improved text descriptions of error messages when synchronizing changes;
- fixed minor bugs with the names.

P.S. With this update we drop support of Windows XP. It's very hard to support old systems, which aren't maintained for over 10 years.
UPD. Yesterday we posted a slightly clumsy update installer for Windows, which required the removal of the old version of KIT, today we have fixed and updated the installer, which will now do everything as it should be.

Hey everyone,

KIT Scenarist for Mobile 1.5.0 is out today!

Here’s what’s inside:
- Updated version of the app core (pulled up a lot of fixes from the desktop version over the past year);
- Added the image gallery module;
- Scripts backups have been implemented;
- Possibility to restore a script from a backup copy has been added;
- Temporarily removed the item with the scripts versions from the research module (until the next update when we’ll add full support of this functionality);
- Fixed an issue with selection and scrolling of cards (you may now select them with a single or double tap, and a long tap to move the card to another place on the board);
- Fixed an issue when the names of the characters or locations were erased if they’ve been changed in the development module (now they are correctly updated in the script, too).

Hi all, 

We work hard on making KIT Scenarist more stable so please welcome the next release 0.7.2 rc12!

Here's what's inside:
- Added the ability to print out cards in color;
- Fixed an issue with blurred cards for Retina displays;
- Fixed an issue with cards shuffling when a new scene is added after the folder title;
- Fixed an issue with cards randomly disappearing in some cases;
- Fixed an issue with inserting text from the stamp into the tags of additional card colors;
- The ability to lock scene numbers has been moved from the script editor to the general settings of scene numbers in "Research -> Script";
- Fixed an error of script syncing in case of frequent connection failures;
- Improved the script editor’s reaction when co-authors type text at the same time;
- Fixed an issue with undoing the last action, which caused the app to crash;
- Fixed an issue with copying spare information from one scene to another, in case when the content of one block of time and place (for example, location) is being copied into another one;
- Fixed an issue with program being crashed when few paragraphs with folders got to a page break;
- Improved the logic of checking app’s current working folder to avoid working with files from the backup folder;
- Fixed an issue with launching the app after applying the high resolution zoom option in some cases;
- Fixed an issue in the Arabic translation and updated the script’s template;
- Updated the Turkish translation;
- Added spelling dictionary for the Danish language.

The next thing on our agenda is to have the next release of Starc and then update the mobile version, which will include not only the bug fixes but new features too!

Have a nice day you all!