Story Forge

Story Forge is a modern desktop app for Vintage Story players, designed to make switching between game versions, modpacks, servers, and accounts effortless.

✨ Features

Version Management: Easily install, switch, and launch different Vintage Story versions.
Modpack Handling: Import, export, and swap modpacks with a click.
Server Browser: Favorite, connect, and organize your servers with drag-and-drop.
Account Switching: Manage multiple accounts and switch between them instantly.
Minimal & Fast: Built with Tauri (Rust) for a lightweight, secure, and fast experience.
Beautiful UI: Powered by Vite + React for a snappy, modern interface.
Updater: Install once, update forever - with the built-in auto updater.

Warning

macOS Users: Story Forge is not notarized yet, so macOS Gatekeeper may block it from launching. After installing, run the following in your terminal to allow the app:

sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Story\ Forge.app

🧰 Prerequisites

Set up the following tooling before running Story Forge locally:

Bun (v1.0+)
Rust (v1.70+)
Tauri Prerequisites

🚀 Getting Started

Install dependencies
```
bun install
```
Run the app in development
```
bun tauri dev
```
Build for release
```
bun tauri build
```

🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend: Vite + React
Backend: Tauri (Rust)
State Management: Zustand
UI Components: shadcn/ui

💡 Why Story Forge?

Vintage Story is a sandbox game with a vibrant modding and multiplayer community. Story Forge helps you:

Keep your installations organized
Quickly switch between modpacks and servers
Manage multiple accounts for family or friends
Spend less time on setup, more time playing

📦 Packaging & Distribution

Story Forge uses Tauri to package the app into a minimal, secure binary for Windows, macOS, and Linux. No Electron bloat—just fast, native performance.