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Updating narrat

Narrat frequently updates with new features, improvements and fixes, so it is advised to keep up to date.

The changelog

Before updating, it is worth noting that there is a changelog on GitHub showing what's been changed in recent versions.
When there is a breaking change (that is, a change in the engine that requires a game developer to change something in their game to not break), it is mentioned very clearly in the changelog.
When updating to a new version, it's a good idea to at least check for breaking changes in the changelog
There are many new features frequently added to narrat which aren't always documented, so looking at the changelog can be a way of discovering new features.

How to update

The narrat version used in a game is the one specified in the dependencies part of the package.json file at the root of the game. For example:
narrat version example
To update, simply run the command npm install [email protected] in the terminal, which will pick up the latest released version.
Otherwise, it is also possible to put a specific version number in package.json and then run npm install to install that version.
To find out what versions exist and which is the latest released, visit the npm page for narrat