Start and Launch a Game in Discord

Last updated 7 days ago

Already connected Discord to aiga? Great β€” this guide covers how to launch your first game in Discord, what each Discord command does, and how to control a running game.

Before you start

Make sure:

  • Your Discord server is already connected to aiga (via /setup and integration key).

    • You can find the guide to add and set-up the Discord aiga_ bot here

  • You are a server admin in Discord (admin permissions are required for management commands)

1) Create a Discord game in aiga

  1. In aiga, create a new game.

  2. In platform selection, choose Discord.

  3. Choose a World you want to start the game with from Shared or My Worlds

  4. Configure:

    • Image options for the game, from Pure Text to fully illustrated for every event

    • If using β€œMy World” and and Illustrated image option, choose an Art-Style for this game

    • If using Illustrated Image option, choose a Hero image that will be used as a reference to generate the Hero in the game

  5. In the Last Step, you can configure the settings, which you can also change when the game is already live. Adjust your Voting Time per event, the maximum amount of votes needed for a choice to be selected. You can also select if the event posts happen Automatically, or you can manually review and edit any details between each event being posted to Discord.

  6. Launch the game.

After creation, Discord games are created in a Pending state and wait for activation from Discord.

2) Launch the game from Discord

  1. In your Discord server, run:

    • /games

  2. Open the Pending category.

  3. Select the game you want.

  4. Click πŸš€ Activate Game.

You’ll get a confirmation, and the first story event will be posted into the channel.

3) Play flow in Discord

When an event appears, players can:

  • Vote using numbered choice buttons.

  • Use quick info buttons:

    • πŸ“Š Voting Status

    • 🎯 Progression

    • πŸ“Š Stats

    • πŸ“° News

  • Open πŸ“– View Game to jump to the web view.